The Eighth Annual KohOscars

We have once again reached the end of another year in film, which means it is time to reveal our nominations for the 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. Without further ado, here are the nominees of the Eighth Annual KohOscars. *WINNERS ARE BOLDED*

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-Over 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
• Babylon
• The Batman
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Fabelmans
• Glass Onion
• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

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)

Best Costume Design

• Babylon – Mary Zophres
• The Batman – Jacqueline Durran
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth Carter
• Everything Everywhere All at Once – Shirley Kurata
• Glass Onion – Jenny Eagen
• Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris – Jenny Beaven
• RRR – Rama Rajamouli

Best Hair & Makeup

• Babylon
• The Batman
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Elvis
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Northman
• The Whale

Best Sound

• Babylon
• The Batman
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Nope
• RRR
• Tár
• Top Gun: Maverick

Best Visual Effects

• Avatar: The Way of Water
• The Batman
• Decision to Leave
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Nope
• RRR
• Three Thousand Years of Longing

Best Stunts

• The Batman
• Bullet Train
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Prey
• RRR
• Top Gun: Maverick
• The Woman King

Best Ensemble

• Babylon
• The Batman
• Bodies Bodies Bodies
• Bullet Train
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Fabelmans
• Glass Onion

Best Soundtrack

• Aftersun
• Bullet Train
• Cha Cha Real Smooth
• Clerks III
• Elvis
• Turning Red
• Wendell & Wild