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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE Leads with 14 Nominations for 28th Critics Choice Awards

Awards

Everything Everywhere All At Once directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (A24)

Everything Everywhere All at Once leads this year’s film contenders for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards, 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.

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THE SUPER 8 YEARS Trailer: French Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux’s Personal Documentary Opens in US

Documentary, Foreign Language Films

The Super 8 Years (Les Années Super-8)

Kino Lorber revealed the official trailer for The Super 8 Years (Les Années Super-8), the documentary featuring French writer and 2022 Nobel Prize laureate Annie Ernaux sharing home videos shot by then-husband, Philippe, from 1972 to 1981 that feeds into the themes of her work over the past 60 years.

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Pariah, House Party, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Among 25 Films Chosen for National Film Registry

Awards, Classics

Pariah, House Party, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the annual selection of 25 influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The 2022 selections date back 124 years in filmmaking to an 1898 film of the “Mardi Gras Carnival” parade in New Orleans to 2011’s “Pariah,” directed by Dee Rees.

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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Named Best Picture of 2022 by New York Film Critics Online

Awards

The Banshees of Inisherin

The New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) announced the winners representing the best in film for 2022, honoring The Banshees Of Inisherin as the Best Picture of the year. The film also won the honors of Best Actor for Colin Farrell, Best Supporting Actor for Brendan Gleeson and Best Screenplay for Martin McDonagh who also tied with The Daniels of Everything Everywhere All At Once for Best Director.

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CNN Films Reveals 2023 Programming Slate with Documentary Films on Little Richard, Dionne Warwick, Giuliani

Documentary

Little Richard in Little Richard: I Am Everything by Lisa Cortes, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute

CNN announced its slate of documentary series and documentary films to premiere on the cable network in 2023.

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OUT OF EXILE Trailer: Adam Hampton Stars in the Action Packed Thriller by Kyle Kauwika Harris

Thriller

Out of Exile directed by Kyle Kauwika Harris

Saban Films and Paramount Pictures debuted the official trailer for Out of Exile, the action thriller starring Adam Hampton, Ryan Merrirman, Kyle Jacob Henry, Karrie Cox, Danny Boy O’Connor, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Luce Rains, with Hayley McFarland, and Peter Greene.

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BEAUTIFUL BEINGS Trailer: Icelands Oscar Submission by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson in Theaters in January 2023

Foreign Language Films

Beautiful Beings directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Altered Innocence revealed the new U.S. trailer for Beautiful Beings, the award-winning coming-of-age drama and Iceland’s submission for the 95th Academy Awards. Starring in the film are Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Snorri Rafn Frímannsson, Aníta Briem, Ísgerður Gunnarsdóttir, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.

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THE CIVIL DEAD Trailer: Slamdance Winning Indie Comedy by Whitmer Thomas + Clay Tatum in Theaters in 2023

Comedy, Independent Film

The Civil Dead directed by Clay Tatum and Whitmer Thomas

Utopia debuted the official trailer for The Civil Dead, the award-winning indie comedy starring Clay Tatum, Whitmer Thomas, Whitney Weir, Budd Diaz and Robert Longstreet

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2023 Sundance Film Festival Reveals Short Film and Indie Episodic Lineup

Short Films, Sundance Film Festival

Kailyn Dulay, Whitney Agustin and Gina May Gimongala in When You Left Me On That Boulevard by Kayla Abuda Galangi, an official selection of the U.S. Shorts program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Rajinee Buquing

64 Short Films and 4 Indie Episodic projects have been selected for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. This upcoming year’s Short Film program includes work from 23 countries and the Indie Episodic represents works from five countries.

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RETURN TO SEOUL Named Best Film of 2022 by Boston Society of Film Critics

Awards

Return to Seoul directed by Davy Chou

Return to Seoul directed by Davy Chou was named Best Film of 2022 by the Boston Society of Film Critics. In the film, a 25-year-old French woman returns to South Korea, where she was born, for the very first time and decides to look for her biological parents, but her journey takes a surprising turn.

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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FIRE OF LOVE, RRR Win Southeastern Film Critic’s 2022 Awards

Awards

Everything Everywhere All at Once, Fire of Love, RRR

Everything Everywhere All At Once was named the best picture of 2022 in the annual poll of the 84 members of the Southeastern Film Critic’s Association (SEFCA). The critics association also awarded Michelle Yeoh the honor of Best Actress, Key Huy Quan won Best Supporting Actor, and Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sheinert won for Best Director and Best Screenplay.

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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE Named Best Film of 2022 by Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics

Awards

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Everything Everywhere All At Once scored with the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) winning four major awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for former child star Ke Huy Quan’s breakthrough return to acting after a 20-year hiatus.

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