On Monday, January 9, the Denver Film Critics Society—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their nominees for the best of 2022.

In total, 38 movies received nominations, with Everything Everywhere All at Once leading the pack with 12, followed by The Banshees of Inisherin with eight.

The winners will be announced next week.

Best Film
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Banshees of Inisherin
Women Talking
Tár
RRR

Best Director
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Female
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Mia Goth, Pearl
Danielle Deadwyler, Till

Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Austin Butler, Elvis
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu
Paul Mescal, Aftersun

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Female
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Hong Chau, The Whale
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Male
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Ben Whishaw, Women Talking
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Sci-Fi/Horror
Nope
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Menu
Pearl
Barbarian

Best Animated Film
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Turning Red
The Bad Guys
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Best Comedy
The Banshees of Inisherin
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Menu
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Best Original Screenplay
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Todd Field, Tár
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun
Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, The Menu

Best Adapted Screenplay
Women Talking, screenplay by Sarah Polley based on the novel by Miriam Towes
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, screenplay by Rian Johnson based on characters created by Rian Johnson
She Said, screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz based on the New York Times reporting by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, and Rebecca Corbett
Bones and All, screenplay by David Kajganich based on the novel by Camille DeAngelis
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, screenplay by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale based on the book by Carlo Collodi

Best Documentary Feature
Good Night Oppy
Fire of Love
Wildcat
Moonage Daydream
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Best Original Song
“Naatu Naatu” by M. M. Keeravani, Kala Bhairava, Rahul Sipligunj, RRR
“Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga, Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift Me Up” by Rihanna, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“Ciao Papa” by Gregory Mann, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
“This Is a Life” by Son Lux, Mitski, David Byrne, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Original Score
Simon Franglen, Avatar: The Way of Water
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
John Williams, The Fabelmans
Michael Giacchino, The Batman
Son Lux, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Non-English Language Feature
RRR
All Quiet on the Western Front
EO
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