Best photo
Thirteen lives
Ron Howard2018’s masterful portrayal of Thai cave rescue may have been hampered by a summer release and/or after the 2021 doc The rescue. It deserves another look.
Dear Director
Joseph Kosinski, Top gun: Maverick
Independent thinking person is one of the most critically and commercially successful films of 2022. It did not direct itself. Kosinski may not be famous, but he deserves respect.
Best Actor
Paul Mescal, After sun
For his subtle performance as a struggling young father in Charlotte Wellscritically acclaimed indie, the Normal people star has already been nominated for Critics Choice and Spirit awards. (His young co-star, Frankie Coriois equally worthy.)
Best Actress
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Sure, the film is overlong and, in some eyes, exploitative – but that’s no fault of this Cuban talent, who hit a huge swing and home run with her performance.
Best Supporting Actor
mark strong, tar
It’s hard not to be acted out by the screen Kate Blanchettbut this veteran actor, donning a hilarious toupee to play a money man who wishes he had Lydia Tár’s talent, holds his own.
Best Supporting Actress
Gabrielle Union, The inspection
Mo’Nique won this award for playing a mother’s bigoted nightmare Wonderful; Union, for an equally terrifying turn opposite Jeremy Popeis equally worthy.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Lady Chatterley’s lover
DH Lawrence‘s 1928 novel has been adapted many times, but never better than by two-time Oscar nominee David Mageewho also adapted this season A man named Otto.
Best Original Screenplay
no
More polarizing than Jordan Peele’s earlier films Get out (for which he won this Oscar) and Us, no is nevertheless comparably smart and funny, and arguably even more ambitious.
Best Documentary Film
Bad axe
David SievOscar’s shortlisted debut is a portrait of COVID-era America through the lens of his Cambodian Mexican-American family in small-town Michigan.
Best Original Song
“Naatu Naatu,” RRR
Chandrabose and M M KeeravaniThe shortlisted song is the centerpiece of a massive blockbuster from India and has had people dancing in the aisles of movie theaters around the world.
A version of this story first appeared in a standalone January issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.
