Today, while most of us were analyzing the Guild nominations, the Iowa Film Critics Association announced their picks for the best of 2022!
And here they are:
Best Film
Winner: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Runners up: “The Banshees of Inisherin” & “Tar”
Best Director
Winner: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Runners up: Martin McDonagh – “The Banshees of Inisherin” & Steven Spielberg – “The Fabelmans”
Best Actor
Winner: Colin Farrell – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Runners up: Brendan Fraser – “The Whale” & Austin Butler – “Elvis”
Best Actress
Winner: Cate Blanchett – “Tar”
Runners up: Michelle Williams – “The Fabelmans” & Michelle Yeoh – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Ke Huy Quan – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Runners up: Brendan Gleeson – “The Banshees of Inisherin” & Barry Keoghan – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Supporting Actress
Winner: Jamie Lee Curtis – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Runners up: Kerry Condon – “The Banshees of Inisherin” & Stephanie Hsu – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Animated Film
Winner: “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”
Runners up: “Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio” & “Turning Red”
Documentary
Winner: “Wildcat”
Runners up: “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” & “Good Night Oppy”
Score
Winner: “The Fabelmans”
Runners up: “The Banshees of Inisherin” & “Women Talking”
Song
Winner: “Hold My Hand” – “Top Gun: Maverick”
Runners up: “Ciao Pappa” – “Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio” & “Lift Me Up” – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

You are doing a terrific job with these award announcements…I am sharing my thoughts on the year this weekend and looking forward to seeing yours…there are two films on this list in various ways that are simply DREADFUL, but we all have our own taste, right? That said “Everything Everywhere” is magical!
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