Martin McDonagh’s black friendship comedy The Banshees of Inisherin and Daniels’ multiverse marvel Everything Everywhere All At Onceย lead all nomineesย for the 15th annual awards from the Houston Film Critics Society. Both films secured a total of nine noms, including Best Picture of 2022.
Last month, the HFCS also announcedย its nominees for the Texas Independent Film Awards which honor films made in Texas. Acid Test,ย Apollo 10 1โ2: A Space Age Childhood,ย Conception,ย Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Storyย and Facing Nolanย are all up for the award.
All winners will be announced at the Societyโs annual awards celebration, Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH). For details, and ticket information, visit HoustonFilmCritics.com.
This year’s nominees run the gamut from thoughtful and introspective (Banshees, Till, Women Talking) to anything but (Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick, RRR). Tรกr, The Fabelmans, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio round out the Best Picture nominees.
2022 Houston Film Critics Society Nominees
Best Picture
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
RRR
Tรกr
Till
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Best Director
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Todd Field, Tรกr
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Best Actor โ Leading Role
Austin Butler, Elvis
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Jeremy Pope, The Inspection
Best Actress โ Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Tรกr
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Actor โ Supporting Role
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mark Rylance, Bones and All
Ben Whishaw, Women Talking
Best Actress โ Supporting Role
Jesse Buckley, Women Talking
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Janelle Monรกe, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Screenplay
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner – The Fabelmans
Todd Field – Tรกr
Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews – Women Talking
Best Animated Feature
Apollo 10 1โ2: A Space Age Childhood
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Best Cinematography
Russell Carpenter – Avatar: The Way of Water
Linus Sandgren – Babylon
Hoyte Van Hoytema – Nope
Janusz Kamiลski – The Fabelmans
Claudio Miranda – Top Gun: Maverick
Best Documentary
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Bad Axe
Fire of Love
Good Night Oppy
Navalny
Best Foreign Language Feature
All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Close
Decision to Leave
RRR
Best Original Score
Justin Hurwitz – Babylon
Carter Burwell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Empire of Light
John Williams – The Fabelmans
Alexandre Desplat – Guillermo del Toroโs Pinocchio
Hildur Guรฐnadรณttir – Women Talking
Best Original Song
โLift Me Up,โ Ludwig Gรถransson, Tems, Rihanna – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
โCiao Papa,โ Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro, and Roeban Katz – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
โNaatu Naatu,โ Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, and Rahul Sipligunj – RRR
โStand Up,โ Jazmine Sullivan and Dermset โDโMileโ Emile II – Till
โHold My Hand,โ Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Ryan Coogler, and Benjamin Rice – Top Gun: Maverick
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Stunt Coordination Team
The Batman
Everything Everywhere All at Once
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick
The Woman King
Best Ensemble Cast
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Women Talking
Texas Independent Film Award
Acid Test
Apollo 10 1โ2: A Space Age Childhood
Conception
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
Facing Nolan
This article appears in Jan 1 โ Dec 31, 2023.
