Precursor: 14th Indiana Critics Nominations (2022)

The Indiana Film Journalists Association like to throw everything, including the kitchen sink, into their opening slate of nominees. So, the solid performances of The Northman, After Yang, and Ambulance need to be taken with grain of salt.

Nominations Tallies

(12) Everything Everywhere All at Once
(11) The Northman
(10) After Yang
(9) RRR
(8) Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, The Woman King
(7) Aftersun, Ambulance, The Banshees of Inisherin, Decision to Leave, The Fabelmans, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Happening, The Whale
(6) The Batman, Men, Tar
(5) Top Gun: Maverick, Women Talking
(4) All Quiet on the Western Front, The Bad Guys, Kimi, Turning Red
(3) Bones and All, Elvis, Emily the Criminal, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Hustle, Nitram, Nope, On the Count of Three, Till, White Noise, X

The Nominations

Best Film Nominees

After Yang
Aftersun
All Quiet on the Western Front
Ambulance
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Batman
Decision to Leave
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Halloween Ends
Happening
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
The Northman
RRR
Tár
Till
Top Gun: Maverick
The Whale
The Woman King

Best Animated Film Nominees

Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
The Bad Guys
The House
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Best Director Nominees

Darren Aronofsky – The Whale
Michael Bay – Ambulance
Dean Fleischer Camp – Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Audrey Diwan – Happening
Robert Eggers – The Northman
Todd Field – Tár
Alex Garland – Men
Rian Johnson – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Kogonada – After Yang
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave
Jordan Peele – Nope
Sarah Polley – Women Talking
Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King
S.S. Rajamouli – RRR
Matt Reeves – The Batman
Steven Soderbergh – KIMI
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Charlotte Wells – Aftersun
Ti West – X

Best Lead Performance Nominees

Cate Blanchett – Tár
John Boyega – Breaking
Jessie Buckley – Men
Austin Butler – Elvis
Daniel Craig – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Colin Farrell – After Yang
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Mia Goth – Pearl
Mia Goth – X
Jake Gyllenhaal – Ambulance
Adam Sandler – Hustle
Alexander Sarsgard – The Northman
Anamaria Vartolomei – Happening
Aubrey Plaza – Emily the Criminal
Caleb Landry Jones – Nitram
Florence Pugh – The Wonder
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
N.T. Rama Rao Jr. – RRR
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Ram Charan Teja – RRR
Rebecca Hall – Resurrection
Rory Kinnear – Men
Zoe Kravitz – Kimi

Best Supporting Performance Nominees

Christopher Abbott – On the Count of Three
Jessie Buckley – Women Talking
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Frankie Corio – Aftersun
Essie Davis – Nitram
Judy Davis – Nitram
Colin Farrell – The Batman
Ralph Fiennes – The Menu
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dakota Johnson – Cha Cha Real Smooth
Nicole Kidman – The Northman
Lashana Lynch – The Woman King
Thuso Mbedu – The Woman King
Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Justin H. Min – After Yang
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tim Roth – Resurrection
Sadie Sink – The Whale
David Howard Thornton – Terrifier 2
Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans

Best Original Screenplay Nominees

The Banshees of Inisherin
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Decision to Leave
Emily the Criminal
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Men
The Menu
On the Count of Three
Tár
X

Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees

After Yang
Bones and All
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Happening
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
The Northman
Till
The Whale
White Noise
Women Talking

Best Musical Score Nominees

All Quiet on the Western Front
Ambulance
After Yang
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Batman
Bones and All
Decision to Leave
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Hustle
Kimi
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Men
Nope
The Northman
RRR
Turning Red
The Whale
White Noise
The Woman King
Women Talking

Best Editing

After Yang
Aftersun
Ambulance
Barbarian
Decision to Leave
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Hustle
Kimi
RRR
Tár
The Northman
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Cinematography

After Yang
All Quiet on the Western Front
Ambulance
Athena
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Bones and All
Decision to Leave
Don’t Worry Darling
Elvis
EO
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Happening
Men
Nope
RRR
Tár
The Fabelmans
The Northman
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Foreign Language Film Nominees

All Quiet on the Western Front
Broker
Decision to Leave
EO
Happening
Hit the Road
RRR
You Won’t Be Alone

Best Documentary Nominees

Aftershock
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Bad Axe
Chop & Steele
Fire of Love
I Didn’t See You There
Navalny

Original Vision Award Nominees

Everything Everywhere All at Once
Flux Gourmet
Glorious
The House
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
The Northman
Strawberry Mansion
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair

Best Ensemble Acting Nominees

After Yang
Broker
The Dune
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Flux Gourmet
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Hit the Road
The Northman
Soft & Quiet
What We Do Next
The Woman King
Women Talking

Best Vocal / Motion Capture Performance Nominees

Richard Ayoade – The Bad Guys
David Bradley – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Rosaline Chang – Turning Red
James Hong – Wendell & Wild
Marc Maron – The Bad Guys
Isabella Rossellini – Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
J.K. Simmons – Glorious
Jenny Slate – Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Christoph Waltz – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Breakout of the Year Nominees

Hanna Bergholm – Hatching
Jerrod Carmichael – On the Count of Three
Frankie Corio – Aftersun
Beth du Araujo – Soft & Quiet
Mariama Diallo – Master
Audrey Diwan – Happening
John Patton Ford – Emily the Criminal
Amber Midthunder – Prey
Nick Richey – 1-800-HOT-NITE
Jane Schoenbrun – We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
Domee Shi – Turning Red
Charlotte Wells – Aftersun
Dallas Dupree Young – 1-800-HOT-NITE