New York Film Critics Circle Names Tar Best Film of 2022

The New York Film Critics Circle has kicked off this year's critics awards by naming Todd Field's "Tar" the best film of 2022. The film also received Best Actress for Cate Blanchett.

Several winners didn't come as much of a surprise, including Colin Farrell receiving Best Actor and Martin McDonagh winning Best Screenplay for "The Banshees of Inisherin," but there were also a few winners that came out of nowhere, including S. S. Rajamouli taking Best Director for "RRR" and Keke Palmer getting Best Supporting Actress for "Nope."

Lots more awards to come, so be sure to check back for more as groups continuing announcing their best of 2022. In the meantime, please see below for a list of today's NYFCC winners:

BEST PICTURE: TÁR

BEST DIRECTOR: S. S. Rajamouli, RRR

BEST ACTOR: Colin Farrell, After Yang and The Banshees of Inisherin

BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, TÁR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Keke Palmer, Nope

BEST SCREENPLAY: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: EO

BEST NON-FICTION FILM: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

BEST FIRST FILM: Aftersun

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