Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All at Once has been named Best Picture by the Critics Association of Central Florida. The film also picked up wins for Best Director, Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh, Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan, and Best Screenplay.
Established in 2021, the CACF is an organisation of critics based in or around the Central Florida area with a passion for cinema, both as a medium of entertainment and as artistic expression. The CACF is comprised of working film and television critics who regularly contribute critiques through print, radio, television, podcast, online or other relevant means.
Full list of winners and runners-up below.
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
In addition to the traditional line up of awards, the CACF has several special honors. Returning this year are: “Best Central Florida Film,” a category designed to recognize outstanding achievement by a film with a significant connection to the Central Florida area, and “Best Achievement in Diversity,” a category designed to recognize outstanding achievement by a film that showcases inclusion and diversity, both on the screen and behind the scenes. New for 2022 are: “The Golden Paw,” for best animal performance, “Best Achievement in Choreography,” for achievement in dance, fight, and stunt choreography, and “Best First Feature,” to honor the work of this year’s most exciting new voice. These winners are listed below.
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
