For the second year, the Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) announced the winners and runners-up of the best in film for 2022, naming Everything Everywhere All at Once the Best Picture of the year along with wins for Best Director along with Best Screenplay for the Daniels, Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh, and Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan.
Top films honored include Best Central Florida Film for Calendar Girls, Best Documentary for All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Best International Film for RRR, and Best First Feature for Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.
In addition to Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh, other performance awards include Best Actor for Brendan Fraser, The Whale and Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Complete list of winners and runners-up of 2022 Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF)
Best Picture
Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Director
Winner: Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Best Actor
Winner: Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Runner-up: Austin Butler, Elvis
Best Actress
Winner: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett, TÀR
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Runner-up: Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Cast
Winner: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Documentary
Winner: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Runner-up: Good Night Oppy
Best International Film
Winner: RRR
Runner-up: Decision to Leave
Best Animated Film
Winner: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Runner-up: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Best Screenplay
Winner: Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Cinematography
Winner: Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick
Runner-up: Russell Carpenter, Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Score
Winner: Michael Giacchino, The Batman
Runner-up: Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
Best Original Song
Winner: “Hold My Hand,” Top Gun: Maverick
Runner-up: “Naatu Naatu,” RRR
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
Winner: The Whale
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Production Design
Winner: Babylon
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Visual Effects
Winner: Avatar: The Way of Water
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Costume Design
Winner: Elvis
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Stunt Coordination
Winner: Top Gun: Maverick
Runner-up: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Central Florida Film
Winner: Calendar Girls
Best Achievement in Diversity
Winner: Nope
Best Achievement in Choreography
Winner: RRR
Golden Paw for Best Animal Performance
Winner (tie): The Horses of Nope / The Donkeys of EO
Best First Feature
Winner: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On