The Phoenix Film Critics Society has announced their picks for the best of 2022!
And here they are, rising from the ashes:
PFCS 2022 TOP TEN (in alphabetical order)
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Tár
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Fabelmans
The Whale
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
BEST PICTURE
Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL
The Whale
THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
All Quiet on the Western Front
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Good Night Oppy
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Lift Me Up – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Babylon
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Top Gun: Maverick
BEST FILM EDITING
Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Babylon
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: The Way of Water
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Austin Butler – Elvis
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH
Frankie Corio – Aftersun
Through the Shattered Lens 