No different movie brought on as massive a sensation this 12 months as “Top Gun: Maverick.” No different film made as a lot cash both, with Joseph Kosinski‘s film making $1.478 billion at the worldwide box office. Time will tell if James Cameron‘s “Avatar: The Way Of Water” overtakes “Maverick” on both fronts, but there’s one factor that movie received’t do: it received’t be the National Board Of Review‘s Best Film of 2022.
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NBR launched its annual movie awards record as we speak, and “Top Gun: Maverick” got here in because the 12 months’s finest film. Other notable winners embody Best Actor for Colin Farrell for his efficiency in “The Banshees Of Inisherin,” who received the identical honor from the New York Film Critics Circle earlier this month. In addition, Michelle Yeoh received NBR’s Best Actress as laundromat proprietor and multiverse explorer Evelyn in “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” In the supporting appearing classes, Brandon Gleeson received for “The Banshees Of Inisherin” and Janelle Monáe for the “Knives Out” sequel, “Glass Onion.” These accolades don’t often translate to assured wins on the Golden Globes or the Oscars, nevertheless it doesn’t harm their case both.
Steven Spielberg picked up his second profession NBR win for Best Director for “The Fabelmans.” The final director who received NBR’s Best Director honor to win the identical on the Oscars was Martin Scorsese for “The Departed.” Don’t count on Spielberg to do the identical this 12 months. Charlotte Wells received Best Directorial Debut for her vital darling “Aftersun.” Meanwhile, in screenwriting, Martin McDonagh received Best Original Screenplay for “Inisherin,” whereas Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell received for “All Quiet On The Western Front.” Other notable wins embody Claudio Miranda for Cinematography with “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Women Talking” for Best Ensemble. Another be aware of curiosity: Todd Field‘s “Tár” wins no awards and doesn’t make NBR’s record of 2022’s high 10 movies.
Read the entire record of NBR’s 2022 Winners under.
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
NBR Freedom of Expression Awards: “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (Neon) and “Argentina, 1985” (Amazon Studios)
Best Film: “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
Best Director: Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
Best Actor: Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24)
Best Supporting Actor: Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Supporting Actress: Janelle Monáe, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Netflix)
Best Original Screenplay: Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell, “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Netflix)
Breakthrough Performance: Danielle Deadwyler, “Till” (Orion/United Artists Releasing)
Breakthrough Performance: Gabriel LaBelle, “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
Best Directorial Debut: Charlotte Wells, “Aftersun” (A24)
Best Animated Feature: “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” (A24)
Best International Film: “Close” from Belgium (A24)
Best Documentary: “Sr.” (Netflix)
Best Ensemble: “Women Talking” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
Top Films (in alphabetical order):
- “Aftersun” (A24)
- “Avatar: The Way of Water” (twentieth Century Studios)
- “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
- “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24)
- “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
- “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Netflix)
- “RRR” (Variance Films)
- “Till” (Orion/United Artists Releasing)
- “The Woman King” (Sony Pictures)
- “Women Talking”
Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order):
- “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany)
- “Argentina, 1985” (Argentina)
- “Decision to Leave” (South Korea)
- “EO” (Poland)
- “Saint Omer” (France)
Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order):
- “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (Neon)
- “All That Breathes” (HBO)
- “Descendant” (Netflix)
- “Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- “Wildcat” (Amazon Studios)
Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order):
- “Armageddon Time” (Focus Features)
- “Emily the Criminal” (Roadside Attractions/Vertical Entertainment)
- “The Eternal Daughter” (A24)
- “Funny Pages” (A24)
- “The Inspection” (A24)
- “Living” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- “A Love Song” (Bleecker Street)
- “Nanny” (Amazon Studios)
- “The Wonder” (Netflix)
- “To Leslie” (Momentum Pictures)