The 5th Annual HCA Midseason Awards Winners
This week, the Hollywood Critics Association (often abbreviated to HCA) has announced its winners for the 5th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards.
For those unfamiliar with the Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards, these nominees represent the best films released during the first half of the calendar year. HCA members vote on these films during the second to last week of June. The following week, the HCA reveals its nominees before revealing the winners in the first week of July.
Scroll to read the list of winners.
Best Picture:
Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Photo courtesy of A24.
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
RRR (Runner Up)
The Northman
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Top Gun: Maverick
Turning Red
Best Actor:
Austin Butler in Elvis. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Alexander Skarsgård – The Northman
Austin Butler – Elvis
Nicolas Cage – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Sebastian Stan – Fresh
Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick (Runner Up)
Best Actress:
Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Photo courtesy of A24.
Daisy Edgar-Jones – Fresh
Emma Thompson – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (Runner Up)
Jenna Ortega – The Fallout
Mia Goth – X
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Supporting Actor:
Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Photo courtesy of A24.
Colin Farrell – The Batman
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Miles Teller – Top Gun: Maverick
Paul Dano – The Batman
Pedro Pascal – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Runner Up)
Best Supporting Actress:
Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Photo courtesy of A24.
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Northman
Dakota Johnson – Cha Cha Real Smooth
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All At Once (Runner Up)
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Zoë Kravitz – The Batman
Best Director:
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (commonly referred to as Daniels or The Daniels) on set of Everything Everywhere All At Once. Photo courtesy of A24.
Baz Luhrmann – Elvis
Joseph Kosinski – Top Gun: Maverick (Runner Up)
Matt Reeves – The Batman
Robert Eggers – The Northman
The Daniels – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Screenplay:
Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Photo courtesy of A24.
Cooper Raiff – Cha Cha Real Smooth
Matt Reeves & Peter Craig – The Batman
Graham Moore – The Outfit
The Daniels – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Runner Up)
Best Horror:
Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones in Fresh. Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.
Jenny Slate in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Photo courtesy of A24.
After Yang
Emergency
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Marcel The Shell with Shoes On (Runner Up)
X
Most Anticipated Film:
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon (Runner Up)
Don’t Worry, Darling
Killers of the Flower Moon
Nope
What do you think of this list of winners? Comment your thoughts below!
If you’re hungry for more midseason awards, vote for 2022 Mid-Year Reel Awards nominees here!
Until next time!
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