It’s that time. With the the Critics Association of Central Florida results making their way out yesterday, I wanted to follow up with my own personal ballot. Below I’ve included my first batch of nominees and winners. I hope you enjoy, and return for parts 2 & 3 later in the weekend.
Best Original Song
- “Hold My Hand” – Lady Gaga – Top Gun: Maverick
- “Naatu Naatu” – RRR Ensemble – RRR
- “new body rhumba” – LCD Soundsystem – White Noise – WINNER
- “Nobody Like U” – Billie Eilish & Phineas – Turning Red – RUNNER-UP
- “(You Made It Feel Like) Home” – Atticus Ross & Trent Reznor – Bones & All
Best Original Score
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Score by Volker Bertelmann
- The Batman – Score By Michael Giacchino – WINNER
- Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Score by Alexandre Desplat – RUNNER-UP
- Halloween Ends – Score by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies
- Nope – Score By Michael Abels
Best Sound
- All Quiet On The Western Front – WINNER
- The Batman
- Moonage Daydream
- Nope – RUNNER-UP
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
- The Batman
- Crimes of the Future
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Neptune Frost – RUNNER-UP
- X – WINNER
Best Costume Design
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Everything Everywhere All At Once – RUNNER-UP
- Neptune Frost – WINNER
- The Northman
- The Woman King
Best Production Design
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – WINNER
- Mad God – RUNNER-UP
- White Noise
Best Visual Effects
- Avatar: The Way of Water – WINNER
- Good Night, Oppy
- Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Nope – RUNNER-UP
- RRR
Best Cinematography
- Decision to Leave – DP Kim Ji-yong
- EO – DP Michal Dymek
- The Fabelmans – DP Janusz Kamiński – RUNNER-UP
- Nope – DP Hoyte van Hoytema – WINNER
- Top Gun: Maverick – Claudio Miranda
Best Editing
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Barbarian
- Everything Everywhere All at Once – WINNER
- Top Gun: Maverick – RUNNER-UP
Best International Feature
- Bardo, False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths
- Decision to Leave – WINNER
- EO
- RRR – RUNNER-UP
- Saint Omer
Best Documentary
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed – RUNNER-UP
- Fire of Love – WINNER
- Good Night, Oppy
- Mija
- Wildcat
Best Animated Feature
- Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – WINNER
- Inu-Oh
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
- Turning Red – RUNNER-UP
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Bones and All – Adapted by David Kajganich
- Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Adapted by Guillermo Del Toro & Patrick McHale – WINNER
- Pearl – Adapted by Ti West & Mia Goth
- White Noise – Adapted by Noah Baumbach
- Women Talking – Adapted by Sarah Polley – RUNNER-UP
Best Original Screenplay
- Bodies Bodies Bodies Written by Sarah DeLappe & Kristen Roupenian
- Everything Everywhere All At Once Written by Daniel Scheinert & Daniel Kwan
- The Menu – Written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy – WINNER
- Nope – Written by Jordan Peele
- TÁR – Written by Todd Field – R
Best Supporting Actress
- Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – RUNNER-UP
- Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once – WINNER
- Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness
- Zoe Kravitz – The Batman
- Britney Snow – X
Best Supporting Actor
- David Bradley – Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Paul Dano – The Fabelmans
- Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway – RUNNER-UP
- Mark Rylance – Bones and All
- Ku Huy Kwan – Everything Everywhere All At Once – WINNER
Best Lead Actress
- Danielle Deadwyler – Till – RUNNER-UP
- Keke Palmer – Nope
- Taylor Russell – Bones and All
- Tang Wei – Decision to Leave – WINNER
- Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Lead Actor
- Ram Charan – RRR
- Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Daniel Gimenez Cacho – Bardo, False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths – WINNER
- Park Hae-Il- Decision to Leave – RUNNER-UP
- Daniel Kaluuya – Nope
Best Director
- Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave
- Sara Dosa – Fire of Love
- Daniel Scheinert & Daniel Kwan – Everything Everywhere All At Once – RUNNER-UP
- Jordan Peele – Nope – WINNER
- Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Best Picture
- Bones and All
- Decision to Leave
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- The Fabelmans
- Fire of Love
- Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – RUNNER-UP
- Nope – WINNER
- RRR
- Turning Red
- X
Nomination and Wins Leaders
Nope – 9 Nominations, 3 Wins
Everything Everywhere All At Once – 9 Nominations, 2 Wins
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – 7 Nominations, 2 Wins
Decision to Leave – 6 Nominations, 2 Wins
Bones & All – 5 Nominations
The Batman – 4 Nominations, 1 Win
The Fabelmans, RRR, Top Gun: Maverick – 4 Nominations
All Quiet on the Western Front, Fire of Love, White Noise, X – 3 Nominations, 1 Win
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Turning Red – 3 Nominations
Avatar: The Way of Water, Bardo False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths, Neptune Frost – 2 Nominations, 1 Win
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, EO, Good Night Oppy – 2 Nominations
The Menu – 1 Nomination, 1 Win
Total Films Nominated – 42
Come back in the coming days to see Alan’s ballot for non-traditional and unique categories tomorrow! Best Ensemble, Best Hybrid, Best Horror Film, and more will be included!
