The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced today the film category nominees for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards.  Disney picked up over 20 nominations for its films across its many studios, including Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Marvel Studios and 20th Century Studios.

Both “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way Of Water” has been nominated for six awards each, while the Searchlight Pictures film, “The Banshees Of Inisherin” has been nominated for nine awards.

The winners will be revealed at the star-studded Critics Choice Awards gala hosted by Chelsea Handler, which will broadcast LIVE on The CW from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 15, 2023 (7:00 – 10:00 pm ET)

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads this year’s film contenders, earning fourteen nominations overall. In addition to Best Picture and Best Comedy nods, the film racked up several acting nominations including Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh and Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan. Both Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu are up for Best Supporting Actress, and the cast garnered a Best Acting Ensemble nomination. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert earned nods in both the Best Director and Best Original Screenplay categories, while Jason Kisvarday and Kelsi Ephraim were nominated for Best Production Design, along with Paul Rogers for Best Editing, and Shirley Kurata for Best Costume Design. The film was also nominated for Best Hair and Makeup and Best Visual Effects.

Steven Spielberg once again received a Best Director nomination, this time for Best Picture nominee “The Fabelmans,” plus a nod for Best Original Screenplay alongside Tony Kushner. In addition to receiving a Best Acting Ensemble nomination, several cast members were recognized for their standout performances, including Best Actress nominee Michelle Williams, Best Supporting Actor nominees Paul Dano and Judd Hirsch, and Best Young Actor/Actress contender Gabriel LaBelle. Rounding out the project’s impressive eleven nominations, Janusz Kaminski earned a nod for Best Cinematography, while Rick Carter and Karen O’Hara are up for Best Production Design, and John Williams could take home the trophy for Best Score.

The list of Best Picture contenders also includes “Babylon” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which garnered an outstanding ten and nine nominations respectively, along with “Elvis” and “Tár,” which collected seven nominations each. Rounding out the Best Picture nominees are “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” “RRR,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” and “Women Talking.” There are eleven Best Picture nominees this year due to an exact tie. Additionally, the CCA expanded the Best Director category to include ten nominees.

Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement:

“We are so proud to be recognizing this incredible group of films and the people who made them possible.  This recognition comes from a diverse group of more than 600 critics and entertainment reporters who share their opinions about film and television with millions of people every day, all year long. Our collective opinion about the year’s finest achievements is truly meaningful to the creative community.”

As previously announced, “Abbott Elementary” leads the TV contenders for the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards, collecting nods in six categories. In addition to Best Comedy Series, the show earned several acting nominations including Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Quinta Brunson. Chris Perfetti and Tyler James Williams were both nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, while Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph both earned nods for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. “Better Call Saul” followed with an impressive five nominations overall, while “Gaslit”, “Reservation Dogs”, and “The Good Fight” tied with four nominations each.

It was also announced that Hollywood icon Jeff Bridges, who recently starred in the FX Series, “The Old Man” will receive the Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s show.

Here are the film nominations for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards:

BEST PICTURE

• Avatar: The Way of Water
• Babylon
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Elvis
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Fabelmans
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• RRR
• Tár
• Top Gun: Maverick
• Women Talking

BEST ACTOR

• Austin Butler – Elvis
• Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick
• Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Brendan Fraser – The Whale
• Paul Mescal – Aftersun
• Bill Nighy – Living

BEST ACTRESS

• Cate Blanchett – Tár
• Viola Davis – The Woman King
• Danielle Deadwyler – Till
• Margot Robbie – Babylon
• Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
• Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Paul Dano – The Fabelmans
• Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans
• Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Jessie Buckley – Women Talking
• Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

• Frankie Corio – Aftersun
• Jalyn Hall – Till
• Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans
• Bella Ramsey – Catherine Called Birdy
• Banks Repeta – Armageddon Time
• Sadie Sink – The Whale

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Fabelmans
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• The Woman King
• Women Talking

BEST DIRECTOR

• James Cameron – Avatar: The Way of Water
• Damien Chazelle – Babylon
• Todd Field – Tár
• Baz Luhrmann – Elvis
• Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Sarah Polley – Women Talking
• Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King
• S. S. Rajamouli – RRR
• Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Todd Field – Tár
• Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner – The Fabelmans
• Charlotte Wells – Aftersun

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Samuel D. Hunter – The Whale
• Kazuo Ishiguro – Living
• Rian Johnson – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Rebecca Lenkiewicz – She Said
• Sarah Polley – Women Talking

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Russell Carpenter – Avatar: The Way of Water
• Roger Deakins – Empire of Light
• Florian Hoffmeister – Tár
• Janusz Kaminski – The Fabelmans
• Claudio Miranda – Top Gun: Maverick
• Linus Sandgren – Babylon

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Hannah Beachler, Lisa K. Sessions – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Rick Carter, Karen O’Hara – The Fabelmans
• Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole – Avatar: The Way of Water
• Jason Kisvarday, Kelsi Ephraim – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn – Elvis
• Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino – Babylon

BEST EDITING

• Tom Cross – Babylon
• Eddie Hamilton – Top Gun: Maverick
• Stephen Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua, James Cameron – Avatar: The Way of Water
• Paul Rogers – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond – Elvis
• Monika Willi – Tár

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Ruth E. Carter – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Jenny Eagan – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Shirley Kurata – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Catherine Martin – Elvis
• Gersha Phillips – The Woman King
• Mary Zophres – Babylon

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

• Babylon
• The Batman
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Elvis
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Whale

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Avatar: The Way of Water
• The Batman
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• RRR
• Top Gun: Maverick

BEST COMEDY

• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Bros
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Triangle of Sadness
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
• Turning Red
• Wendell & Wild

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Argentina, 1985
• Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
• Close
• Decision to Leave
• RRR

BEST SONG

• Carolina – Where the Crawdads Sing
• Ciao Papa – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
• Hold My Hand – Top Gun: Maverick
• Lift Me Up – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Naatu Naatu – RRR
• New Body Rhumba – White Noise

BEST SCORE

• Alexandre Desplat – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
• Michael Giacchino – The Batman
• Hildur Guðnadóttir – Tár
• Hildur Guðnadóttir – Women Talking
• Justin Hurwitz – Babylon
• John Williams – The Fabelmans

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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