2022 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards

They will be missed for their "incisive contributions, as well as their warm and wise camaraderie at press screenings and festival events".

The award is meant to celebrate the many talented filmmakers who call the region home and who produce work there.

A nominating committee carefully considered a wide variety of feature films released during 2022 with strong connections to the region and selected five finalists.

[9] Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24) Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin as Pádraic Súilleabháin Cate Blanchett – Tár as Lydia Tár Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once as Waymond Wang Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin as Siobhán Súilleabháin Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Bret Howe and Mary Vernieu, casting directors

The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Dean Fleischer Camp, director Fire of Love – Sara Dosa, director Decision to Leave – Park Chan-wook, director Top Gun: Maverick – Claudio Miranda Elvis – Catherine Martin Everything Everywhere All at Once – Paul Rogers Babylon – Justin Hurwitz Babylon – Florencia Martin (Production Design); Anthony Carlino (Set Decoration) Avatar: The Way of Water – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett Frankie Corio – Aftersun as Sophie Paterson Lydia Tár – Tár (portrayed by Cate Blanchett) Sweetheart Deal (Elisa Levine and Gabriel Miller's deeply moving portrait of sex workers on Seattle's Aurora Avenue seeking salvation from the spiral of addiction)

Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan , Best Director winners
Colin Farrell , Best Actor in a Leading Role winner
Cate Blanchett , Best Actress in a Leading Role and Villain of the Year winner
Ke Huy Quan , Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner
Kerry Condon , Best Supporting Actress winner
Martin McDonagh , Best Screenplay winner
Catherine Martin , Best Costume Design winner
Justin Hurwitz , Best Original Score winner
Park Chan-wook , Best International Film winner