Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
| 6th Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 24, 2023 |
| Site | Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills |
| Hosted by | Tig Notaro |
| Official website | hollywoodcreative |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Everything Everywhere All at Once |
| Most awards | Everything Everywhere All at Once (6) |
| Most nominations | Everything Everywhere All at Once (10) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | KNEKT Television Network YouTube (@HollywoodCreativeAlliance) |
The 6th Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards, presented by the Hollywood Critics Association, took place on the evening of February 24, 2023, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, while the winners of the 1st Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Film Awards were announced earlier that day via social media platforms. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The nominations for both events were announced on the HCA official YouTube channel and app on December 8 and December 15, 2022, respectively; Jalyn Hall, Jude Hill, and Madeleine McGraw announced the December 15 nominations. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Everything Everywhere All at Once led the nominations with ten, followed by The Banshees of Inisherin with seven. The former also received six HCA Creative Arts Awards nominations, bringing the film's total to 16 nominations. [9] [10] [11] Everything Everywhere All at Once ultimately won the most awards with six wins, including Best Picture and Best Director (the Daniels); plus, one Creative Arts Award: Best Editing. [4]
The ceremony was broadcast live on KNEKT Television Network, and streamed live on the official HCA YouTube channel and app. [4] [13] [14] Comedian Tig Notaro hosted the ceremony. [9]
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
The following films received multiple awards:
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | Everything Everywhere All at Once |
| 4 | RRR |
| 2 | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On |
The following films received multiple nominations:
Kerry Condon is an Irish actress. She was the youngest actress to play Ophelia in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet (2001–2002). She played Octavia of the Julii in Rome (2005–2007), Stacey Ehrmantraut in Better Call Saul (2015–2022), and was the voice of the artificial intelligence entity F.R.I.D.A.Y. in various films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known collectively as the Daniels, are an American filmmaker duo. They began their career as directors of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, both of which earned them nominations at the Grammy Awards.
Domee Shi is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She directed the 2018 short film Bao and the 2022 feature film Turning Red, becoming the first woman to direct a short film and then the first woman with sole director's credit on a feature film for Pixar.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a 2021 American independent live-action/stop-motion animated mockumentary comedy-drama film directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, with a screenplay by Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate and Nick Paley from a story by Fleischer Camp, Slate, Paley and Elisabeth Holm. It is based on and serves both as a direct stand-alone sequel and prequel to the series of shorts of the same name written by Slate and Fleischer Camp. Slate reprises her voice role as Marcel, an anthropomorphic seashell. Fleischer Camp, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, Lesley Stahl, and Isabella Rossellini also star. The film follows Marcel, a shell who lives with his grandmother, Connie, after posting a short film online bringing Marcel millions of passionate fans and a new hope of reuniting with his long-lost family.
Fire of Love is a 2022 independent documentary film about the lives and careers of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft. Directed, written, and produced by Sara Dosa, the film had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2022, where it won the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award. It was released on July 6, 2022, by National Geographic Documentary Films and Neon. It received acclaim from critics, and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 95th Academy Awards.
The 1st Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards, presented by the Hollywood Critics Association, took place on February 24, 2023. The winners were announced on the official HCA Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, while the 6th Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards took place on the same day at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills. The nominations were announced on the HCA official YouTube channel and app on December 8, 2022.
The Banshees of Inisherin (Original Score) is the score album consisting of the original score composed by Carter Burwell for the 2022 film of the same name directed by Martin McDonagh. It was released on 21 October 2022 by Hollywood Records. The album was announced with a three-track sampler debuted on the Deadline Hollywood magazine. Burwell experimented the score with approaching Colin Farrell's character through "the child-like" and "Disney character"-based music as well as fiddle-themed compositions for Brendan Gleeson's character, and non-Irish music, despite the setting in 20th century Ireland. The score received a nomination for Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Feature Film, as well as Satellite Award and Golden Globe Award nomination in the "Best Original Score" category.
The 16th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were announced on February 18, 2023, at the Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH) in Texas. The nominations were announced on January 10, 2023, with The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once leading the nominations with nine each. Both films won the most awards with three each, with Everything Everywhere All at Once winning Best Picture. The nominees for the Texas Independent Film Award were announced on December 7, 2022.