After ballots were finalized in 25 categories, the Chicago Indie Critics announced the winners of their seventh annual and newly-named “Windie” film awards on January 21, 2023. Members, guests, and local nominees gathered for a festive winter evening party at the stylish Music Box Lounge in Chicago. The awards presentation was recorded for the CIC’s YouTube channel.
The big winner of the spirited event was Everything Everywhere All at Once from A24. The film, written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, won six Windies. The Daniels were among the winning producers for Best Independent Film and they shared the Best Director and Best Original Screenplay prizes. Everything Everywhere All at Once also won Windies for Michelle Yeoh as Best Actress, Ke Huy Quan for Best Supporting Actor, and Best Editing.
The next most awarded film was the international blockbuster RRR with three Windie victories. The adventure spectacle from director S.S. Rajamouli won for Best Studio Film, Best Original Song, and Best Stunts. Elsewhere in the Windie acting categories, Colin Farrell won Best Actor for The Banshees of Insherin, Janelle Monáe was declared the Best Supporting Actress for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and Rian Johnson’s Netflix mystery won for Best Ensemble. In all, 13 different films won Windie awards from the CIC.
For a special award of local recognition, late Chicago film critic Sergio Mims was the recipient of the 2022 Impact Award. His film festival leadership and long-time advocacy for diversity among films, creators, and journalism was befitting the award’s distinction of groups or individuals who had a positive influence on the Chicagoland film community.
The CIC offers their congratulations and appreciation to all of this year’s Windie winners. Thank you for a terrific year of film and Happy 2023!
The complete list of 2022 Windie winners from the CIC:
BEST INDEPENDENT FILM (budgets under $25 million)
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Producers: Jonathan Wang, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, and Mike Larocca
BEST STUDIO FILM (budgets over $25 million)
RRR
Producers: D.V.V. Danayya
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
DECISION TO LEAVE
Producers: Park Chan-wook and KO Dae-sok
BEST DOCUMENTARY
FIRE OF LOVE
Producers: Shane Boris, Sara Dosa, and Ina Fichman
BEST ANIMATED FILM
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Producers: Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley, and Corey Campodonico
BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WOMEN TALKING
Sarah Polley
BEST ACTOR
Colin Farrell, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Yeoh, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ke Huy Quan, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Janelle Monáe, GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
Casting directors: Brett Howe and Mary Vernieu
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Claudio Miranda
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, and Vanessa Cole
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
THE WOMAN KING
Gersha Phillips
BEST MAKEUP
THE BATMAN
Naomi Donne, Michael Marino, and Mike Fontaine
BEST EDITING
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Paul Rogers
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Alexandre Desplat
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Naatu Naatu” - RRR
Music by M.M. Keeravaani and lyrics by Chandrabose
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett
BEST STUNTS
RRR
Nick Powell
BREAKOUT ARTIST
Austin Butler
SIGHT UNSEEN PERFORMANCE
Jenny Slate, MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
IMPACT AWARD
Given to a person whose work has had a positive impact on the Chicagoland film community
The late Sergio Mims (film critic)
2022 WINDIE WINNERS BY THE NUMBERS
FILMS:
6: Everything Everywhere All at Once
3: RRR
2: Avatar: The Way of Water, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
1: The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman, Decision to Leave, Fire of Love, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Top Gun: Maverick, The Woman King, Women Talking
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