Everything Everywhere All At Once emerged as the best picture of 2022 in the annual poll of the 84 members of the Southeastern Film Critic’s Association (SEFCA), which includes this columnist. Michelle Yeoh was tapped as Best Actress for her role in the film as a failing laundrymat owner who is unexpectedly thrust into a multiverse adventure, Key Huy Quan won Best Supporting Actor for playing several versions of Yeoh’s longsuffering husband, and Daniel Kwan & Daniel Sheinert beat out runner-up Steven Spielberg for Best Director.
“Personally, I am thrilled SEFCA recognized Everything Everywhere All at Once in so many categories,” says SEFCA President Matt Goldberg. “As film critics, one of the best things we can do is celebrate films that push the boundaries of narrative and genre. We hope that our voice can pull in viewers who may not normally check out a film where two women with hot dog fingers figure out their relationship. As strange as the film can be, its core message of embracing the richness of our relationships in the face of nihilistic apathy will endure far beyond this year’s award season.”
Here are the full results from the SEFCA poll:
Top 10 Films
1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. The Banshees of Inisherin
3. The Fabelmans
4. Tár
5. Top Gun: Maverick
6. RRR
7. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
8. Women Talking
9. Nope
10. The Batman
Best Actor
Winner: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Runner-Up: Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Best Actress
Winner: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-Up: Cate Blanchett, Tár
Best Supporting Actor:
Winner: Key Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-Up: Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Supporting Actress:
Winner: Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Runner-Up: Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Ensemble:
Winner: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Runner-Up: Women Talking
Best Director
Winner: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-Up: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-Up: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Runner-Up: Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Documentary
Winner: Fire of Love
Runner-Up: Good Night Oppy
Best Foreign-Language 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 Cinematography
Winner: Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick
Runner-Up: Janusz Kaminski, The Fabelmans
Best Score
Winner: Michael Giacchino, The Batman
Runner-Up: John Williams, The Fabelmans
The Gene Wyatt Award (Film That Best Evokes the Spirit of the South)
Winner: Elvis
Runner-Up: Till
