For Your Consideration 2022Â Season
These are the movies that I am reviewing that came out in 2022 and will be considered for awards in 2023.
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Independent films, Documentaries, shorts and International films.

Top Movie Lists of 2022
It has been a crazy year for movies! It's the end of the year so I thought I would put together some Top 10 movie lists.
Val's Top 10 Most Satisfying movies of 2022
10.Lightyear (B) Animated movies
9.Bros (B+) Romantic Comedy
8.Violent Night (A) Action
7.Living (A-) Drama
6.Good Night Oppy (A) Documentary
5.Marcel the Schell with Shoes On (A) Stop Animation Hybrid
4.Everything Everywhere All at Once (A) Action/Drama
3.Mrs.Harris Goes to Paris (A) Comedy/Drama
2.Top Gun Maverick (A) Action
1.Thirteen Lives (A) Drama
Val's Top 10 Action/Kick Butt Movies of 2022
10.Thor Love and Thunder
9. Day Shift
8. Bullet Train
7. Violent Night
6.The Batman
5.The Woman King
4. Everything Everywhere all at once
3. Avatar: The Way of Water
2. Wakanda Forever
1. Top Gun Maverik
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Val's Voted for Top "Award Season" Movies of 2022
Best Picture
1. Bardo: False Chronicle of a handful of truths
2. Thirteen Lives
3. A Love Song
4. Till
5. Top Gun: Maverick
Achievement in Directing
1. Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Bardo
2. Chinonye Chukwu, Till
3. Ron Howard, Thirteen Lives
4. Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
5. Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King
Lead Performance, Male
1. Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Bardo
2. Brenden Fraser, The Whale
3. Bill Nighy, Living
4. Ralph Fiennes, The Menu
5. Austin Butler, Elvis
Lead Performance, Female
1. Michelle Yeoh, EEAAO
2. Danielle Deadwyler, Till
3. Dale Dickey, A Love Song
4. Viola Davis, The Woman King
5. Leslie Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Supporting Performance, Male
1. Ke Huy Quan, EEAAO
2. John Way, A love Song
3. Viggo Mortensen, Thirteen Lives
4. Colin Farrell, The Batman
5. Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Supporting Performance, Female
1. Thuso Mbedu, The Woman King
2. Hong Chu, The Whale
3. Angela Bassette, Wakanda Forever
4. Jessie Buckly, Women Talking
5. Stephanie HSU, EEAAO
Ensemble Cast
1. Everything everywhere all at once
2. Thirteen Lives
3. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
4. Top Gun: Maverick
5. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story
Original Screenplay
1. Everything Everywhere All At Once
2. Bordo
3. Thirteen Lives
4. Aftersun
5. A love Song
Adapted Screenplay
1. Marcel The shell with shoes on
2. Woman Talking
3. Living
4. Glass Onion: A knives out mystery
5. Mrs. Harris goes to Paris
Cinematography
1. Emancipation
2. Bardo
3. Thirteen Lives
4. You won’t be alone
5. The Fablemans
Film Editing
1. Everything Everywhere all at once
2. Bullet Train
2. Top Gun: Maverick
3. Thirteen Lives
4. Argentina, 1985
Visual Effects
1. Everything Everywhere all at once
2. Top Gun: Maverick
3. Good Night Oppy
4. Wakanda Forever
5. Bardo: False Chronicle of a handful of truths
Original Score
1. Bardo: False Chronicle of a handful of truths
2. Emancipation
3. The Woman King
4. You won’t be alone
5. Causway
Documentary Feature
1. Goodnight Oppy
2. Free Choi Soo Lee
3. Wildcat
4. Fire of Love
5. Riotsville, U.S.A
Animated Feature
1. Marcel The Shell with shoes on
2. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinnochio
3. Wendell & Wild
4. Lightyear
5. Turning Red
Non-English Language Feature
1. Bardo: False Chronicle of a handful of truths
2. Argentina, 1985
3. Girl Picture
4. Aftesun
5. You won’t be alone
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UTAH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2022 AWARDS WINNERS
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE WINS BEST PICTURE
The Utah Film Critics Association is made up of Utah-based film journalists contributing to print, broadcast and online outlets. For membership and other information, visit utahfilmcritics.com.
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FULL LIST OF 2022 WINNERS
Best Picture:
Everything Everywhere All At Once; Runner-up: Top Gun: Maverick
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Best Achievement in Directing:
Daniel Kwan and Dan Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once; Runner-up: S.S. Rajamouli, RRR
Best Lead Performance, Male:
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin; Runner-up: Austin Butler, Elvis
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Best Lead Performance, Female:
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once; Danielle Deadwyler, Till
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Best Supporting Performance, Female:
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All At Once; Runner-up: Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
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Best Supporting Performance, Male:
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once; Runner-up: Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
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Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film:
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once; Runner-up: Mia Goth, Pearl
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Best Ensemble Cast:
Everything Everywhere All At Once; Runners-up: Women Talking, The Banshees of Inisherin and Glass Onion
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Best Original Screenplay:
Daniel Kwan and Dan Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once; Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin (tie)
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Best Adapted Screenplay:
Dean Fleischer-Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley and Elisabeth Holm, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On; Sarah Polley, Women Talking (tie)
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Best Cinematography:
Top Gun: Maverick, Claudio Miranda; Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All At Once, Larkin Seiple
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Best Original Score:
The Banshees of Inisherin, Carter Burwell; Runner-up: The Batman, Michael Giacchino
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Best Film Editing:
Everything Everywhere All At Once; Runner-up: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Visual Effects: Everything Everywhere All At Once; Runner-up: Avatar: The Way of Water
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Best Documentary Feature:
Wildcat; Runner-up: Good Night Oppy
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Best Animated Feature:
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On; Runner-up: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
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Best Non-English Language Feature:
RRR; Runner-up: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths and Close (tie)