The Eighth Annual KohOscars (Best of 2022)

Our membership came together once again to select the very best in film, who were apart of nominating these films. A huge thank you to these members: Caleb Boatman, Michael Campbell, Matthew Chen, Zack Ford, Cameron Holzmann, Payson Johnson, Jake Meltzer, Paul Oyama, Lucas Schildbach, Thomas Scully, & Adelaide Spence. This year we added two new categories: Best Voice-Over Performance and Best International Feature. Films that were released at any point in the calendar year of 2022 were deemed eligible.

Best Picture

Babylon
The Batman
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion
Nope
RRR
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – Babylon
Matt Reeves – The Batman
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Jordan Peele – Nope
S.S. Rajamouli – RRR
Todd Field – Tár

Best Actor

Austin Butler – Elvis
Diego Calva – Babylon
Ram Charan – RRR
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Cooper Raiff – Cha Cha Real Smooth

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett – Tár
Penelope Cruz – Official Competition
Mia Goth – Pearl
Keke Palmer – Nope
Margot Robbie – Babylon
Tang Wei – Decision to Leave
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor

Paul Dano – The Fabelmans
Colin Farrell – The Batman
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Brad Pitt – Babylon

Best Supporting Actress

Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Nina Hoss – Tár
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Janelle Monae – Glass Onion
Haley Lu Richardson – After Yang
Rachel Sennott – Bodies Bodies Bodies
Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
Bodies Bodies Bodies – Sarah DeLappe
Cha Cha Real Smooth – Cooper Raiff
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan & Daniel Schienert
The Fabelmans – Tony Kushner & Steven Spielberg
Nope – Jordan Peele
Tár – Todd Field

Best Adapted Screenplay

After Yang – Kogonada (based on the short story “Saying Goodbye to Yang” by Alexander Weinstein)
The Batman – Peter Craig & Matt Reeves (based on the DC characters)
Glass Onion – Rian Johnson (based on characters he created)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – screenplay by Paul Fisher & Tommy Swerdlow; story by Tommy Swerdlow & Tom Wheeler (based on the previous film)
Three Thousand Years of Longing – Agusta Gore & George Miller (based on the short story “The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye” by A.S. Bryatt)
Top Gun: Maverick – screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Christopher McQuarrie & Eric Warren Singer; story by Peter Craig & Justin Marks (based on characters created by Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr.)
Women Talking – Sarah Polley & Miriam Toews (based on the book by Miriam Toews)

Best Young Actor

Vanessa Burghardt – Cha Cha Real Smooth
Frankie Corio – Aftersun
Xóchitl Gómez – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans
Gregory Mann – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Bella Ramsay – Catherine Called Birdy
Alisha Weir – Matilda the Musical

Best Cameo

Jack Black – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans
Val Kilmer – Top Gun: Maverick
David Lynch – The Fabelmans
Tobey Maguire – Babylon
Boban Marajanovich – Hustle
Channing Tatum – Bullet Train

Best Voice Performance

Antonio Banderas – Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
David Bradley – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Kevin McCann – Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Wagner Moura – Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Isabella Rossellini – Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Jenny Slate – Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Christoph Waltz – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Best Animated Feature

Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
The Bad Guys
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Best International Feature

All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Broker
Close
Decision to Leave
Official Competition
RRR

Best Comic Book Movie

The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
DC League of Super-Pets
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Marry Me
Morbius
Thor: Love & Thunder

Best Sequel

Avatar: The Way of Water
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Glass Onion
Jackass Forever
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Prey
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Cinematography

Babylon – Linus Sandgren
The Batman – Greig Fraser
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Larkin Seiple
The Fabelmans – Janusz Kaminski
Nope – Hoyte van Hoytema
Tár – Florian Hoffmeister
Top Gun: Maverick – Claudio Miranda

Best Film Editing

Babylon – Tom Cross
Bullet Train – Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Paul Rogers
The Fabelmans – Michael Kahn
Glass Onion – Bob Ducsay
Tár – Monika Willi
Top Gun: Maverick – Eddie Hamilton

Best Production Design

After Yang - Alexandra Schaller
Babylon - Florencia Martin
The Batman - James Chinlund
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Jason Kisvarday
The Fabelmans - Rick Carter
Glass Onion - Rick Heinrichs
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio - Guy Davis & Curt Enderle

Best Original Score

Babylon – Justin Hurwitz
The Batman – Michael Giacchino
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Son Lux
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Alexandre Desplat
Tár – Hildur Guðnadóttir
Turning Red – Ludwig Goransson
RRR – M.M. Keeravani

Best Original Song

“Bringin’ Back Christmas” – Spirited (music & lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)
“Ciao Papa” – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (music by Alexandre Desplat; lyrics by Roeban Katz & Guillermo del Toro)
“Hold My Hand” – Top Gun: Maverick (music & lyrics by Lady Gaga & BloodPop)
“Naatu Naatu” – RRR (music by M.M. Keeravani; lyrics by Chandrabose)
“New Body Rhumba” – White Noise (music & lyrics by James Murphy, Pat Mahoney, & Nancy Whang)
“Nobody Like U” – Turning Red (music & lyrics by Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell)
“This is a Life” – Everything Everywhere All at Once (music & lyrics by Ryan Lott, David Byrne, & Mitski)