Online Film Critics Society Ballot 2022

  • Complete list of winners is posted at ofcs.org


Below is my January 20th ballot for the 26th annual Online Film Critics Society Awards honoring movies released domestically in the United States during the 2022 calendar year. Each category is ordered according to my preferential rankings. Group winners were announced on January 23rd, 2023 and are labeled in red.


Best Picture

#1
Everything Everywhere All At Once

WINNER

Review

#2
Aftersun

Review

#3
Women Talking

Review

#4
The Banshees of Inisherin

Review

#5
Tár

Review

#6
Top Gun: Maverick

Review

#7
Nope

Review

#8
RRR (Rise Roar Revolt)

Review

#9
The Fabelmans

Review

#10
EO

Review

Best Animated Film

#1
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

WINNER

Review

#2
Turning Red

Review

#3
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Review

#4
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Review

#5
Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

Review

Best Film Not in the English Language

#1
Decision to Leave

WINNER

Review

#2
All Quiet on the Western Front

Review

#3
No Bears

Review

#4
RRR (Rise Roar Revolt)

Review

#5
EO

Review

Best Documentary

#1
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Review

#2
Fire of Love

WINNER

Review

#3
All That Breathes

Review

#4
Moonage Daydream

Review

#5
Good Night Oppy

Review

Best Director

#1
Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
(Everything Everywhere All At Once)

WINNER

Review

#2
Charlotte Wells
(Aftersun)

Review

#3
Todd Field
(Tár)

Review

#4
Martin McDonagh
(The Banshees of Inisherin)

Review

#5
Steven Spielberg
(The Fabelmans)

Review

Best Lead Actor

#1
Bill Nighy
(Living)

Review

#2
Brendan Fraser
(The Whale)

Review

#3
Paul Mescal
(Aftersun)

Review

#4
Austin Butler
(Elvis)

Review

#5
Colin Farrell
(The Banshees of Inisherin)

WINNER

Review

Best Lead Actress

#1
Danielle Deadwyler
(Till)

Review

#2
Michelle Yeoh
(Everything Everywhere All At Once)

WINNER

Review

#3
Cate Blanchett
(Tár)

Review

#4
Viola Davis
(The Woman King)

Review

#5
Mia Goth
(Pearl)

Review

Best Supporting Actor

#1
Brian Tyree Henry
(Causeway)

Review

#2
Ke Huy Quan
(Everything Everywhere All At Once)

WINNER

Review

#3
Brendan Gleeson
(The Banshees of Inisherin)

Review

#4
Barry Keoghan
(The Banshees of Inisherin)

Review

#5
Paul Dano
(The Fabelmans)

Review

Best Supporting Actress

#1
Stephanie Hsu
(Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Review

#2
Angela Bassett
(Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

Review

#3
Kerry Condon
(The Banshees of Inisherin)

WINNER

Review

#4
Dolly De Leon
(Triangle of Sadness)

Review

#5
Jamie Lee Curtis
(Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Review

Best Original Screenplay

#1
Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
(Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Review

#2
Todd Field
(Tár)

Review

#3
Martin McDonagh
(The Banshees of Inisherin)

WINNER

Review

#4
Jordan Peele
(Nope)

Review

#5
Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
(The Fabelmans)

Review

Best Adapted Screenplay

#1
Sarah Polley
(Women Talking)

Review

#2
Guillermo del Toro & Patrick McHale
(Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)

Review

#3
Rian Johnson
(Glass Onion)

WINNER

Review

#4
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
(She Said)

Review

#5
Noah Baumbach
(White Noise)

Review

Best Editing

#1
Paul Rogers
(Everything Everywhere All At Once)

WINNER

Review

#2
Eddie Hamilton
(Top Gun: Maverick)

Review

#3
Monika Willi
(Tár)

Review

#4
Jonathan Redmond & Matt Villa
(Elvis)

Review

#5
Sarah Broshar & Michael Kahn
(The Fabelmans)

Review

Best Cinematography

#1
Ben Davis
(The Banshees of Inisherin)

Review

#2
Florian Hoffmeister
(Tár)

Review

#3
Claudio Miranda
(Top Gun: Maverick)

WINNER

Review

#4
Hoyte Van Hoytema
(Nope)

Review

#5
Janusz Kaminski
(The Fabelmans)

Review

Best Original Score

#1
Justin Hurwitz
(Babylon)

Review

#2
Hildur Guðnadóttir
(Women Talking)

Review

#3
Michael Giacchino
(The Batman)

Review

#4
Carter Burwell
(The Banshees of Inisherin)

WINNER

Review

#5
John Williams
(The Fabelmans)

Review

Best Production Design

#1
Florencia Martin
(Babylon)

Review

#2
Catherine Martin & Karen Murphy
(Elvis)

Review

#3
Jason Kisvarday
(Everything Everywhere All At Once)

WINNER

Review

#4
Rick Carter
(The Fabelmans)

Review

DIDN’T SEE
Dylan Cole & Ben Procter
(Avatar: The Way of Water)

Didn’t See

Best Costume Design

#1
Gersha Phillips
(The Woman King)

Review

#2
Ruth E. Carter
(Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

WINNER

Review

#3
Shirley Kurata
(Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Review

#4
Catherine Martin
(Elvis)

Review

#5
Mary Zophres
(Babylon)

Review

Best Visual Effects

#1
Everything Everywhere All At Once

Review

#2
Nope

Review

#3
Top Gun: Maverick

Review

#4
RRR (Rise Roar Revolt)

Review

DIDN’T SEE
Avatar: The Way of Water

WINNER

Didn’t See

Best Debut Feature

#1
Charlotte Wells
(Aftersun)

WINNER

Review

#2
Panah Panahi
(Hit the Road)

Review

#3
Domee Shi
(Turning Red)

Review

#4
Alice Diop
(Saint Omer)

Review

#5
John Patton Ford
(Emily the Criminal)

Review

#6
Owen Kline
(Funny Pages)

Review

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