Best Feature - Everything Everywhere All at Once
Is it any surprise that this A24 film won? The better of this year's multiverse films (sorry Doctor Strange), Everything Everywhere All at Once instantly became a hit with audiences and critics alike. Starring Michelle Yeoh, the film is one best going in blind. The film is currently available on Prime Video.
Best Documentary Feature - All That Breathes
This Hindi language documentary centres on two brothers who devote their time to protecting Black Kite birds amid air pollution. The documentary screened at this year's Cannes Film Festival where it won two documentary awards.
Best International Feature - Happening
Up against The Banshees of Inisherin and Decision to Leave, Happening debuted at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Based on Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, Happening deals with pregnancy and issues of abortion in 1963.
See our reviews for The Banshees of Inisherin and Decision to Leave by clicking on the links.
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award - Charlotte Wells for Aftersun
Another A24 wins an award, this time for breakthrough director Charlotte Wells for Aftersun, starring Normal People's Paul Mescal. Aftersun delves into the relationship between a father and his daughter in her childhood and her reflection as an adult. The award was named after Bingham Ray in 2013 but has existed as the Open Palm Award since 1991.
Best Screenplay - Tár, Todd Field
Centering on fictional conductor-composer Lydia Tár, Tár stars Cate Blanchett in the titular role, who was nominated for Outstanding Lead Performance but missed out.
Outstanding Lead Performance - Danielle Deadwyler in Till
A biographical drama, Till tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley who sought justice after her son was murdered in a racially aggravated attack in 1955. Danielle Deadwyler stars as Mamie whose activism in the light of her son's murder played a role in the civil rights movement. In recent times, President Joe Biden made lynching a federal hate crime by signing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law earlier this year.
Outstanding Supporting Performance - Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All At Once
Starring as Waymond, main character Evelyn's husband, Ke Huy Quan plays multiple versions of the same character across the multiverse and gave us the heart-breaking line "So, even though you have broken my heart yet again, I wanted to say, in another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you.”
Breakthrough Performer - Gracija Filipović in Murina
Murina premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, winning the Caméra d'Or. Directed by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (her directorial debut), Murina stars Gracija Filipović in the lead role.
Breakthrough Series (under 40 minutes) - Mo
Released on Netflix in August, Mo stars Mo Amer as the titular character and is loosely based off his own experiences as a Palestinian refugee living in Houston, Texas.
Breakthrough Series (over 40 minutes) - Pachinko
Premiering on Apple TV+, Pachinko is based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name, following a Korean immigrant family over four generations.
Outstanding Performance in a New Series - Ben Whishaw in This Is Going to Hurt
Based on Adam Kay's book about his experiences as a junior doctor in the NHS, This Is Going to Hurt was released on BBC and stars Ben Whishaw (also played Paddington) in the lead role. The show will inevitably make you feel as stressed as the doctors and nurses, showing how underfunded and overworked the NHS is.
Breakthrough Nonfiction Series - We Need to Talk About Cosby
Premiering all the way back in January at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, We Need to Talk About Cosby explores the life and career of Bill Cosby and his sexual assault cases.