The Films of 2022. The 23rd annual FiLM BiTCH Awards
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AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Breakthrough PerformerThis is not strictly an *acting* award. The basic criteria is being a) early in movie career and b) making us immediately want to see them in something else soon! (Note: Actors are not eligible for this category if they are nominated in one of the four traditional acting categories) |
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| Diego Calva BABYLON |
Stephanie Hsu EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE |
Aamu Milonoff GIRL PICTURE |
Brandon Perea NOPE |
Bella Ramsey CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY |
| Holds his own with superstars with intent and skill. And that face! Made for the movies |  Funny, sad, silly, charismatic and great fun to watch in her insane dual role |
Captivating. We're eager to see her stretch her acting muscles. C'mon European casting directors! |
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Finalists: Gabriel Labelle brings young Spielberg to life in The Fabelmans, Eleonoora Kauhanen & Linnea Leino the other two thirds of the charismatic trio from Girl Picture (perhaps I should have cheated and included them all as one?), Anamaria Vartolomei is bewitching and marvelous as the protagonist of Happening. What a find! And finally Felix Kamerrer who is compelling as the focal point of All Quiet on the Western Front Semi Finalists: Tenoch Huerta Mejia grabs attention and raises alarm bells with fierce power in Black Panther Wakanda Forever, Daryl McCormack holds his own with genius Emma Thompson in Good Luck to You Leo Grande, and Amber Midhunter carries Prey through exciting skirmish after exciting skirmish |
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Best Actress in a Limited Performance
or Cameo Role discuss |
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| Sara Fazilat "Zinab" HOLY SPIDER |
Shirley Henderson "Agatha Christie" SEE HOW THEY RUN |
Samantha Morton "Zelda Perkins" SHE SAID |
Anna Mougalis "Mme Riviere" HAPPENING |
Lia Williams
"Edith Sitwell" BENEDICTION |
| Completely catches you, and the Spider Killer off guard with her brazen spirit | A "dessert" if you will. Something sweet (but feisty) with your tea near movie's end |
A pure shock of righteous anger. You can feel the years she's sat with it, waiting to tell stories |
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Finalists: Sima Seyed filled with grief as "Gohra" in Holy Spider, Ariana Nazari disturbingly broken and lost as "?" in Holy Spider, Jeannie Berlin is a potent grandmother presence as "Hadassah Fabelman" in The Fabelmans Semi-Finalists: Olivia Hamilton controls the set as "Ruth Adler" in Babylon though even she isn't prepared for the sea change of sound, Jane Adams is delightful as hippie "Tamara" in Dog, Isabelle Laughlan is a welcome presence as "Becky" meeting an old school teacher in Good Luck to You Leo Grande, and Lihi Kornowski is haunting as "Djuna" in Crimes of the Future |
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| Louis-do de Lencquesaing "Andre" RETURN TO SEOUL |
Julian Glover "Andris Davis" TAR |
Judd Hirsch "Uncle Boris" THE FABELMANS |
David Lynch "John Ford" THE FABELMANS |
Tyler Merritt "Shamus" THE INSPECTION |
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Amusing and over and above it as TAR's retired mentor | He packs gestural punch as a circus man imparting lessons |
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Warm knowing and protective as an elder gay saying goodbye to French |
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Finalists: PJ Byrne is always a treat and he's delightfully on the verge of a breakdown as "Ruth's AD" in Babylon, Tobey Maguire over the top but with rotting purpose as "James McKay" in Babylon Semi Finalists: Bowen Yang as "Lawrence Grape" in Bros, Kelvin Harrison as "B.B. King" in Elvis, John Magaro as "Detective Chilmark" in Call Jane, Willem Dafoe as "Heimer the Fool" in The Northman, and Anthony Hopkins as "Peter's Father" in The Son |
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| Lee Eddy "Mom" APOLLO 10½ : A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD |
Wagner Moura "Death/Wolf" PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH |
Jenny Slate "Marcel" MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON |
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Wickedly intimidating - pitched just right to give your child nightmares. |
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Finalists: Isabella Rosselini as "Connie" in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. That accent comes all the way from the garage! Semi Finalists: Antonio Banderas as "Puss" in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Miranda July as "Narrator" in Fire of Love, Zoe Saldana as "Neytiri" in Avatar: The Way of Water, Tilda Swinton as "Wood Sprite / Death " in Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Harvey Guillen as "Perrito" in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and Angela Bassett as "Narrator" Good Night Oppy, |
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Best Juvenile Performance (Under 18) |
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| Evan Assante "David" CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH |
Catherine Clinch "Cait" THE QUIET GIRL |
Frankie Corio "Sophie" AFTERSUN |
Eden Dambrine "Léo" CLOSE |
Gustav de Waele "Remi" CLOSE |
| Intuitive and thoughtful and heartbreakingly young when it comes to how he perceives his brother | The Quiet Girl's beautiful construction rests on her unique blend of anxiousness and calm |
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Much of the film's power rests on the gradations (and confusion) of his feelings. Assured work |
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Finalists: Grace Jenkins precocious and a screen natural as "Trixie" in Deep Water, Jalyn Hall sweet and confident as "Emmett Till" in Till, and Mason Thames carrying Black Phone with ease as resourceful "Finney Blake" in Black Phone - he doesn't prove an easy victim. Semi Finalists: Banks Repeta as "Paul Graff" in Armageddon Time, Maya Vanderbeque & Gunter Duret as "Nora and Abel" in Playground, and Jaylin Webb as "Johnny Davis" in Armageddon Time |
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Best Ensemble Performance |
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| ARMAGEDDON TIME | THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN | EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE | FIRE ISLAND | TRIANGLE OF SADNESS |
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Hathaway Surprisingly potent family dynamics, how far apart people can feel even in the same crowded house. Plus the power dynamics! |
Farrell
All of them on the McDonagh wavelength and believably inside the tiny island world even if they chafe against it |
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Exciting interpseronal dynamics, while giving each core member room for siloed eccentricites. Cohensive within the chaos! |
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Found family chemistry without feeling sealed off and perfectly volleyed punchlines. Such warmth, wit, fun, and feeling. |
De Leon While Dolly De Leon was corectly singled out as Best in Show, this is a lot of actors deeply invested and sparking off the material |
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Finalists: Glass Onion and The Fabelmans both feature stellar performances (though some shine more than others) as well as some interesting duet chemistries within the group Semi-Finalists: The Menu, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Benediction, The Woman King, and Babylon |
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Best Casting |
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CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH |
FIRE ISLAND |
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE |
THE MENU |
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS |
| Smart casting all around from sturdy comic support, to child finds, through to Dakota & Raul |
 Believable 'found family' dynamics and comic gifts abound. Bonus points: lots of authentic queer casting |
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An interesting and electric justright hodgepodge of stars and excellent character actors |
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Finalists: The discoveries of Girl Picture from Minna Sorvoja, The Banshees of Inisherin - Farrell & Gleeson were givesn but Louise Kiely fills out the island with so many authentic character actors and memorable faces, TÁR- A well populated rarified classical realm from the team of Simone Bar, Avy Kaufman, Jeremy Zimmermann Semi Finalists: Benediction - Lucy Rands, Emily the Criminal - Chelsea Ellis Bloch & Marisol Roncali, Happening - Elodie Demey, and She Said - Francine Maisler |
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BEST STUNTS / STUNT TEAMS
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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE |
THE NORTHMAN | RRR | TOP GUN MAVERICK | THE WOMAN KING |
| Looney tunes violence... now with more butt plugs! |
Viking brutalism writ large |
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Running leaps, lethal jabs, and warrior collisions |
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Finalists: Road rage insanity in AmbuLAnce -- even the camera thinks its a stuntman!, and the mo-capped Navi vs human action thrills of Avatar: The Way of Water Semi Finalists: Nope, The Batman, All Quiet on the Western Front, Prey , and Black Panther Wakanda Forever |
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The Films of 2022. The 23rd annual FiLM BiTCH Awards
PICTURE | ACTING | VISUALS | AURALS | EXTRAS - YOU ARE HERE | SPECIAL | SCENES