Yesterday, the Critics Association of Central Florida announced their picks for the best of 2023!
And here they are!
Best Picture
Winner: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Runner-up: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Director
Winner: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Runner-up: Steven Speilberg – The Fabelmans
Best Actor
Winner: Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Runner-up: Austin Butler – Elvis
Best Actress
Winner: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett – TÀR
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Runner-up: Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees Of Inisherin
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Angle Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Runner-up: Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Cast
Winner: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Screenplay
Winner: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Runner-up: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Best International Film
Winner: RRR
Runner-up: Decision To Leave
Best Documentary
Winner: All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
Runner-up: Good Night Oppy
Best Animated Film
Winner: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Runner-up: Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
Best Cinematography
Winner: Top Gun: Maverick
Runner-up: Avatar: The Way Of Water
Special Honor – Golden Paw For Best Animal Performance Winner
The Horses of Nope / The Donkeys of EO (TIE)
Best Production Design
Winner: Babylon
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Makeup And Hairstyling
Winner: The Whale
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Costume Design
Winner: Elvis
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Special Honor – Best First Feature
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
Best Visual Effects
Winner: Avatar: The Way Of Water
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Stunt Coordiantion
Winner: Top Gun: Maverick
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Special Honor – Best Choreography
RRR
Best Score
Winner: The Batman
Runner-up: Babylon
Best Original Song
Winner: “Hold My Hand” – Top Gun: Maverick
Runner-up: “Naatu Naatu”- RRR
Best Central Florida Film
Winner: Calendar Girls
Best Achievement in Diversity
Winner: Nope
I have seen all but one of the films considered in contention for Best Picture nominations, and “Everything Everywhere All At Once” is still in my top 3…so creatively yet compassionate as well….
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