Los Angeles, December 11, 2022—The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) has named “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “TÁR” as a tie for ‘Best Picture of the Year,’ it was announced today by Claudia Puig, President of LAFCA.
“We are so happy about the breadth and depth of this year’s awards, and thrilled to be able to honor our illustrious winners in person for the first time in 3 years,” said LAFCA President Claudia Puig. “We will be celebrating the award winners this year on January 14, 2023 at the Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles, which has a storied cinematic history.”
As previously announced, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association has chosen writer-director Claire Denis as the recipient of this year’s ‘Career Achievement Award.’
Award Winners Are:
Picture (tie): “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “TÁR”
Director: Todd Field, “TÁR”; Runner-up: S. S. Rajamouli, “RRR”
Best Lead Performance: Cate Blanchett, “TÁR”; Runner-up: Danielle Deadwyler, “Till”
Best Lead Performance: Bill Nighy, “Living”; Runner-up: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Supporting Performance: Dolly de Leon, “Triangle of Sadness”; Runner-up: Jessie Buckley, “Women Talking”
Best Supporting Performance: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”; Runner-up: Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”
Screenplay: Todd Field, “TÁR”; Runner-up: Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Animation: “Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio”; Runner-up: “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
Best Film Not in the English Language: “EO”; Runner-up: “Saint Omer”
Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”; Runner-up: “Fire of Love”
New Generation: Davy Chou and Park Ji-Min, “Return to Seoul”
Film Editing: Blair McClendon, “Aftersun”; Runner-up: Monika Willi, “TÁR”
Cinematography: Michał Dymek, “EO”; Runner-up: Hoyte van Hoytema, “Nope”
Production Design: Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, “Avatar: The Way of Water”; Runner-up: Jason Kisvarday, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Music/Score: M.M. Keeravani, “RRR”; Runner-up: Paweł Mykietyn, “EO”
Douglas E. Edwards Independent/Experimental Film/Video: “De human corporis fabrica”
Special Citation: Gwen Deglise, Deputy Director and Co-Director of Programming at American Cinematheque
Career Achievement: Claire Denis
About LAFCA:
Founded in 1975, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) is composed of Los Angeles-based professional film critics working in the Los Angeles print and electronic media. LAFCA members hold their annual awards vote, honoring screen excellence on both sides of the camera.
Aside from honoring each year’s outstanding cinematic achievements, LAFCA has also made it a point to look back and pay tribute to distinguished industry veterans with its annual Career Achievement Award, which is announced in October, as well as to look forward by spotlighting fresh, promising talent with its annual New Generation Award. In addition, over the past three decades, LAFCA has sponsored and hosted numerous film panels and events and donated funds to various Los Angeles film organizations, especially where film preservation was concerned. LAFCA members have also collectively been vocal about taking up causes they have felt passionate about, from drafting formal protests against censorship and colorization to lending their support to controversial films. For more information, please visit www.lafca.net.
For a full list of voting members, visit: http://www.lafca.net/members.html
Please also find the winners via Twitter: @lafilmcritics, or on www.lafca.net.
