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2022 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
The 48th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 2022. Both ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' and '' Tár'' received the award for Best Film, being the fourth time the association gave the award to two films in the same year. For the first time in three years, the association held an in-person awards event where all the winners were honored on January 14, 2023. This year, LAFCA introduced gender-neutral acting categories, with two awards for Best Lead Performance and two awards for Best Supporting Performance, each with two winners and two runner-ups. Winners * Best Film (TIE): ** ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' ** '' Tár'' * Best Director: ** Todd Field – '' Tár'' *** Runner-up: S. S. Rajamouli – '' RRR'' * Best Lead Performance: ** Cate Blanchett – '' Tár'' ** Bill Nighy – ''Living'' *** Runner-up: Danielle Deadwyler – ''Till'' *** Runner-up: Michelle Yeoh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything Everywhere All At Once
''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' is a 2022 American Independent film, independent Absurdist fiction, absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniels (directors), Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who produced it with Russo brothers, Anthony and Joe Russo and Jonathan Wang. The film Hybrid genre, incorporates media from several genres and film mediums, including Surreal humour, surreal comedy, science fiction, fantasy film, fantasy, martial arts films, migrant literature, immigrant narrative, and animation. Michelle Yeoh stars as Evelyn Quan Wang, a Chinese Americans, Chinese-American immigrant who, while being Income tax audit, audited by the IRS, discovers that she must connect with Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from destroying the multiverse. The film also stars Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Kwan and Scheinert began work on the project in 2010. Production was ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolly De Leon
Dolly Earnshaw de Leon (born April 12, 1969) is a Filipino actress. Known primarily for her work in independent films and theater, she has received numerous accolades, including a FAMAS Award, a Guldbagge Award, and a Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award. British Vogue, British ''Vogue'' named her one of the 31 most famous stars in the world in 2023. After studying theater at the University of the Philippines Diliman, De Leon began acting on stage. Her earliest performances include local productions of ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''Waiting for Godot'', ''Old Times'', and ''Medea (play), Medea''. She made her film debut in Peque Gallaga's horror anthology ''Shake, Rattle & Roll III'' (1991) and was cast in small and uncredited roles throughout the 1990s and 2000s. De Leon made brief appearances in films and took on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banshees Of Inisherin
''The Banshees of Inisherin'' () is a 2022 black tragicomedy film directed, written, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh. Set on a remote fictional island off the west coast of Ireland in 1923, the film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with severe consequences for both of them. Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan co-star. It reunites Farrell and Gleeson after McDonagh's directorial debut ''In Bruges'' (2008). The film had its world premiere on 5 September 2022 at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where Farrell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and McDonagh won the Golden Osella for Best Screenplay. It was theatrically released in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States on 21 October 2022 by Searchlight Pictures. The film received largely positive reviews, with particular praise for McDonagh's direction and screenplay, the performances of the cast, and Cart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin McDonagh
Martin Faranan McDonagh ( ; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker. He is known for his Absurdism, absurdist Black comedy, dark humour which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic. He has won List of awards and nominations received by Martin McDonagh, numerous accolades including an Academy Award, six BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Laurence Olivier Awards, Olivier Awards in addition to nominations for five Tony Awards. His plays, many of which have been produced in the West End (theatre), West End and on Broadway (theatre), Broadway, include ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'', ''The Cripple of Inishmaan'' (both 1996), ''The Lonesome West'' (1997), ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' (2001), ''The Pillowman'' (2003), ''A Behanding in Spokane'' (2010), and ''Hangmen (play), Hangmen'' (2015). McDonagh won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for ''Six Shooter (film), Six Shooter'' and has received nominations for List of award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Causeway (film)
''Causeway'' is a 2022 American drama film directed by Lila Neugebauer and written by Ottessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebel, and Elizabeth Sanders. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence (who also produced), Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond, Jayne Houdyshell, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Russell Harvard. It follows a soldier struggling to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans. ''Causeway'' had its premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022. The film was released in select theaters on October 28, by A24, then had a streaming release on November 4, 2022, on Apple TV+. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Lawrence and Henry. Among other accolades, Henry was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 95th Academy Awards. Plot Lynsey, a U.S. soldier, experiences a traumatic brain injury after an IED explosion during her tour in Afghanistan which forces her to return home to New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Tyree Henry
Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his role as rapper Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX (TV channel), FX comedy-drama series ''Atlanta (TV series), Atlanta'' (2016–2022), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Henry had a guest role in ''This Is Us'' in 2017, and had his film breakthrough in 2018 with roles in Steve McQueen (director), Steve McQueen's heist film ''Widows (2018 film), Widows'' and Barry Jenkins' romantic drama ''If Beale Street Could Talk (film), If Beale Street Could Talk''. He has since appeared in ''Child's Play (2019 film), Child's Play'' (2019), ''Joker (2019 film), Joker'' (2019), ''Godzilla vs. Kong'' (2021), ''Bullet Train (film), Bullet Train'' (2022), and ''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' (2024). He portrayed Phastos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Eternals (film), Eternals'' (2021), and was nominated for the Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Buckley
Jessie Buckley (born December 28, 1989) is an Irish actress and singer. The accolades she has received include a Laurence Olivier Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards. Buckley began her career in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC TV talent show '' I'd Do Anything'', in which she came second. A RADA graduate, her early onscreen appearances were in BBC television series, such as '' War & Peace'' (2016) and ''Taboo (2017 TV series), Taboo'' (2017). Buckley made her film debut playing the lead role in ''Beast (2017 film), Beast'' (2017), and had her breakthrough starring in the musical film ''Wild Rose (2018 film), Wild Rose'' (2018). Her performance as an aspiring country music singer in the latter earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Buckley's career progressed with starring roles in the HBO miniseries ''Chernobyl (miniseries), Chernobyl'' (2019), ''I'm Thinking of Ending Things (film), I'm Thinking of Ending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triangle Of Sadness
''Triangle of Sadness'' is a 2022 satirical black comedy film written and directed by Ruben Östlund in his English-language feature debut. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean (in her final film role), Dolly de Leon, Zlatko Burić, Iris Berben, Vicki Berlin, Henrik Dorsin, , Amanda Walker, Oliver Ford Davies, Sunnyi Melles, and Woody Harrelson. It follows a celebrity couple on a luxury cruise with wealthy guests who end up stranded on an island and fighting for survival. The film had its world premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2022, where it received an eight-minute standing ovation and was awarded the Palme d'Or. It grossed over $32.8 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised Östlund's direction and screenplay, as well as the performances of the cast (particularly de Leon). At the 95th Academy Awards, the film earned three nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Yeoh
Yeoh Choo Kheng (; born 6 August 1962), known professionally as Michelle Yeoh (), is a Malaysian actress. In a career spanning over four decades, Yeoh has appeared Michelle Yeoh filmography, in projects encompassing a wide array of genres, and List of awards and nominations received by Michelle Yeoh, received various accolades, including an Academy Awards, Academy Award and a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films, she rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s after starring in Hong Kong action cinema, Hong Kong action and Martial arts film, martial arts films where she performed her own stunts. These roles included ''Yes, Madam (1985 film), Yes, Madam'' (1985), ''Magnificent Warriors'' (1987), ''Police Story 3: Super Cop'' (1992), ''The Heroic Trio'', ''Tai Chi Master (film), Tai Chi Master'' (both 1993), and ''Wing Chun (film), Wing Chun'' (1994). After moving to the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Till (film)
''Till'' is a 2022 biographical drama film directed by Chinonye Chukwu and written by Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp, and Chukwu, and produced by Beauchamp, Reilly, and Whoopi Goldberg. It is based on the true story of Mamie Till, an educator and activist who pursued justice after the murder of her 14-year-old son Emmett in August 1955. The film stars Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie and Jalyn Hall as Emmett. Kevin Carroll, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Jayme Lawson, Tosin Cole, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Goldberg also appear in supporting roles. The film was officially announced in August 2020, though a project about Emmett Till's murder had been in the works for several years prior. Much of the main cast joined the following summer, and filming took place in Bartow County, Georgia, that fall. It is the second major media property based on Mamie Till to be released in 2022, following the television series '' Women of the Moveme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Deadwyler
Danielle Deadwyler (born May 3, 1982) is an American actress. She began her career as a theatre actress in Atlanta, Georgia. Deadwyler then transitioned to film and television roles and made her screen debut in the 2012 drama film '' A Cross to Bear''. She appeared in the primetime soap opera '' The Haves and the Have Nots'' (2015–2017), the drama series '' P-Valley'' (2020), and the miniseries '' Station Eleven'' (2021–2022) and '' From Scratch'' (2022). Deadwyler received acclaim for her performances in the western film ''The Harder They Fall'' (2021), the biographical drama ''Till'' (2022), and the drama '' The Piano Lesson'' (2024). Her portrayal of Mamie Till in ''Till'' and a troubled mother in ''The Piano Lesson'' earned her several accolades, including a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the former and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for both. In 2025, ''Time'' magazine named Deadwyler one of the 100 most influential peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
