Time to jump universes!
The Daniels’ beloved Everything Everywhere All At Once nabbed 9 nominations at GALECA’s 14th Annual Dorian Awards on Thursday. Members were not required to eat a tube of chapstick or profess their love to their enemies in order to vote. The film earned nominations for Picture, Direction, LGBTQ Film of the Year and mentions for Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu (who was also nominated for the Rising Star Award).
Is it a surprise that Todd Field’s Tár, starring Cate Blanchett was mentioned for 7 awards? If you see a funny Tár meme or gif online…chances are that your closest queer friend shared it. The film is a phenomenon, and one of the most lauded films of the national critics awards so far this season. Field was nominated for Direction and Screenplay. Other notable nominations include Jeremy Pope for The Inspection, Paul Mescal for Aftersun, and Keke Palmer for Nope. Babylon, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Elvis, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Pearl, and RRR will compete for the coveted Campiest Flick of the Year.
See below for GALECA’s press release and full list of nominees!
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Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 – GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics today announced its 14th Dorian Film Awards nominations. The mind-bending comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once, starring Michelle Yeoh as a beleaguered, alternate reality-bouncing laundromat owner, leads with 9 nominations. Tár, the dizzyingly heady drama with Cate Blanchett as an orchestra conductor experiencing her own issues with reality, follows with 7. The cutting end-of-a-bromance tale The Banshees of Inisherin notched 5 nominations, as did the heartbreaking father-daughter drama Aftersun—including two for writer-director Charlotte Wells.
Winners will be named February 23.
Formed in 2009, GALECA now consists of over 400 professional critics and entertainment journalists, making it one of the largest and most influential organizations of its type in the world. Members predominantly based in the U.S., with some in Canada, Australia and the U.K. They work or freelance for an impressive array of online, print and broadcast outlets.
The membership honors the best in film and television, mainstream to LGBTQIA+-focused. Over the years, the group’s top film prize has gone to such titles as Parasite, Nomadland and 12 Years a Slave, as well as queer-driven tales Carol, Moonlight and, last awards season, The Power of the Dog. In addition to Film of the Year, the current 17 Dorian Awards film categories include trademark accolades Unsung Film, Campiest Flick and Visually Striking Film of the Year. The group also bestows its Timeless Star career achievement honor and the “We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star award.
GALECA’s members are well-regarded and regularly vetted critics, reporters, producers, hosts and/or editors working in print, online, podcasting and/or broadcasting across a vast array of noteworthy outlets in the United States, Canada, Australia, the U.K. and beyond. Members vote on the best in all of film in early spring, TV in autumn.
A 501 c 6 nonprofit membership association, GALECA presses for increased access, respect and pay for its members, many of whom remain undervalued by the very media business they champion • GALECA, mindful of the power of screen stories and imagery, encourages thoughtful and constructive film and television criticism for a more enlightened society • Via panels, screenings and its Dorian Awards, the organization also strives to remind bigots, bullies and our own at-risk youth that the world loves the distinct Q+ eye on entertainment.
Fans can follow @DorianAwards on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. On GALECA’s YouTube channel, they can watch the group’s past celebrity-filled Dorians film and TV Toast awards specials and more. For more information, visit GALECA.organd contact info@galeca.org.
GALECA: THE SOCIETY OF LGBTQ ENTERTAINMENT CRITICS
14TH DORIAN FILM AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Film of the Year
- Aftersun (A24)
- The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
- The Fabelmans (Universal)
- Tár (Focus Features)
LGBTQ Film of the Year
- Benediction (Roadside Attractions)
- Bros (Universal)
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
- The Inspection (A24)
- Tár (Focus Features)
Director(s) of the Year
- Todd Field, Tár (Focus Features)
- Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
- Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)
- Sarah Polley, Women Talking (United Artists)
- Charlotte Wells, Aftersun (A24)
Screenplay of the Year
- Todd Field, Tár (Focus Features)
- Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
- Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)
- Sarah Polley, Women Talking (United Artists)
- Charlotte Wells, Aftersun (A24)
Non-English Language Film of the Year
- All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix, Amusement Park)
- Close (A24)
- Decision to Leave (Mubi, CJ Entertainment)
- EO (Sideshow, Janus Films)
- RRR (DVV Entertainment, Variance Films)
Unsung Film of the Year (to an exceptional movie worthy of greater attention)
- Aftersun (A24)
- After Yang (A24)
- Benediction (Roadside Attractions)
- The Eternal Daughter (A24)
- Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (Searchlight)
- The Menu (Searchlight)
- Emily the Criminal
Film Performance of the Year
- Cate Blanchett, Tár (Focus Features)
- Austin Butler, Elvis (Warner Bros.)
- Viola Davis, The Woman King (Sony)
- Danielle Deadwyler, Till (United Artists)
- Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)
- Brendan Fraser, The Whale (A24)
- Mia Goth, Pearl (A24)
- Paul Mescal, Aftersun (A24)
- Jeremy Pope, The Inspection (A24)
- Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
Supporting Film Performance of the Year
- Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Disney, Marvel)
- Hong Chau, The Whale (A24)
- Jaime Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
- Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness (Neon)
- Nina Hoss, Tár (Focus Features)
- Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
- Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)
- Janelle Monáe, Glass Onion: Knives Out (Netflix)
- Keke Palmer, Nope (Universal)
- Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
Documentary of the Year
- All The Beauty and the Bloodshed (Neon)
- Fire of Love (Neon, National Geographic)
- Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
- Moonage Daydream (Neon)
- Navalny (Warner Bros.)
LGBTQ Documentary of the Year
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Neon)
- Framing Agnes (Kino Lorber)
- Moonage Daydream (Neon)
- Nelly & Nadine (Auto Images)
- Sirens (Frameline)
Animated Film of the Year
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
- Marcel The Shell with Shoes On (A24)
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (DreamWorks, Universal)
- Turning Red (Disney, Pixar)
- Wendell & Wild (Netflix)
Film Music of the Year
- Babylon – score by Justin Hurvitz (Paramount)
- Elvis – score and music production by Elliott Wheeler; the music of Elvis Presley; various artists (Warner Bros.)
- RRR – score by M.M. Keeravani (DVV Entertainment, Variance Films)
- Tár – score and curation by Hildur Guðnadóttir (Focus Features)
- Women Talking – score by Hildur Guðnadóttir (United Artists)
Visually Striking Film of the Year
- Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century)
- Babylon (Paramount)
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
- Nope (Universal)
- RRR (DVV Entertainment, Variance Films)
Campiest Flick of the Year
- Babylon (Paramount)
- Bodies Bodies Bodies (A24)
- Elvis (Warner Bros.)
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
- Pearl (A24)
- RRR (DVV Entertainment, Variance Films)
Rising Star Award
- Austin Butler
- Frankie Corio
- Stephanie Hsu
- Gabriel LaBelle
- Jenna Ortega
- Jeremy Pope
Wilde Artist Award (to a truly groundbreaking force in film, theater and/or television)
- Cate Blanchett
- Billy Eichner
- Janelle Monáe
- Keke Palmer
- Michelle Yeoh
Timeless Award (to an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom and wit; alternates yearly between male and female / non-binary honorees)
- RuPaul Andre Charles
- Nathan Lane
- Tom Hanks
- Anthony Hopkins
- Bill Nighy
STUDIO & DISTRIBUTOR COUNTS
- A24 – 25 nominations
- Focus: 7
- Searchlight – 7
- Neon – 6
- Netflix – 5
- Universal – 5
- DVV Entertainment / Variance Films – 4
- United Artists – 4
- Warner Bros. – 4
- Paramount – 3
- Roadside Attractions – 3
- Disney – 2
- Sony – 1
- Amazon Studios – 1
- Auto Pictures – 1
- DreamWorks – 1
- Frameline – 1
- Janus/Sideshow – 1
- Kino Lorber – 1
- Marvel – 1
- National Geographic – 1
- Pixar – 1
- Vertical – 1
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment journalists is a core member of CGEM: Critics Groups for Equality in Media, an alliance of underrepresented entertainment journalists organizations.
Perhaps bc fewer films released this year, but a bit more conventional this year, though the group has been getting that way in recent years. That said – pretty good list (other than Condon missing)…and all the Aftersun love: Ok, ok, I’ll see it. I’ve been meaning to get around to it for a few weeks! I expected some more The Menu love here.
And happy to see Hoss! She’s the unsung performance of the year to me. A role not classically “showy,” especially for Supporting where winners tend to get to “ham it up” a bit. But one of finest performances in every look and response. (Condon was similar for me).
Completely agree about Hoss. She’s still my NGNG possible Supp. Actress spoiler for a nomination.
Why is it a surprise to see TAR with 7 noms? It’s a one of the best if not the best movie of the year. This has so many layers, upon each viewing one feels differently. it’s rare movies like these comes along.
Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett & Jamie Lee Curtis over Kerry Condon & Brendan Gleeson?
Yeah, right.
Keke Palmer is completely Oscar-worthy for Nope. Even win-worthy. There, I said it.
It’s funny how when EEAAO is second by a single nod, it’s never mentioned as a leader, but when EEAAO is leading, a second film (that has 2 nominations less) is presented as a co-leader. This is really misleading and part of AD’s attempt to bring down EEAAO.
Yeah, it’s not exactly subtle, is it?
Frankly, after this year in movie blog land, I don’t want to see any more handwringing about how mean social media was to Green Book, because the negative campaigning and takedown campaigns against some films this year has been really something to behold.
I wrote the piece and EEAAO is my favorite movie of the year. So…
So the headline is inaccurate. And that’s not my opinion. It’s a fact.
It’s not inaccurate. Both movies have more nominations than the rest. Does EEAAO have the most? Yes. When people run in a race, two people can “take the lead” over the majority of the other runners. It also has to do with having more things in the headline to grab the attention of readers. Nothing nefarious going on.
So you mean these are an inaccurate headline and sub-headline then…
‘Banshees of Inisherin’ Leads 2023 Golden Globe Nominations
‘Everything Everywhere’ lands second with 6, ‘Fabelmans,’ ‘Babylon,’ tie for third with five nominations each
Both films had more nominations than other films. One had 8, the other 6. So they LED together.
Or maybe Hepburn, Streep, Bergman, Field, Swank lead Oscar wins for actresses… They have more than others.
Or maybe Trump actually led in the 2020 elections. He had more votes than independents.
Be happy that this is all you have to gripe about today.
Oh dear. Of course, the top AD jerk pretending to be witty…
Exactement!
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I don’t think it is AD all together, but certainy Sasha isn’t a fan of the film, to point it gently… How many times is being considered a woke film?
It’s TAR that suffers a lot on this site.
Sasha even decided to remove the NSFC, NYFCC and LAFCA credentials from her side tracker – this season…!.. 🙂
She still has the NBR there though – and Top Gun: Maverick had won it as you know.. 🙂
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It’s all about that mediocrity Top Gun: Maverick… that’s about to save the Oscars. If this is the film that saves the Oscars, it would be better to cancel the Oscars because this movie’s stature is an insult to the art of cinema.
now swinging back to this… EEAAO is my fave film of the year – Moonage Daydream is close second – and calling Top Gun: Maverick, a mediocrity is not understanding anything of filmmaking… and screenwritting.
Or maybe you should finally get it that your understanding is not a fact but an opinion, just like mine. I don’t expect you to get it. But try to listen a bit more and see what others have to say. And yes, in my opinion, Top Gun: Maverick is mediocre. I can also explain very well why it is. But I don’t see why I should bother with somebody who has no eyes or ears for anybody else’s opinion. I don’t judge your understanding of cinema, which I can judge in much more objective terms, believe me. I don’t judge your taste even though I consider it often appalling. You can do the same. If you have something specific and meaningful to say — something that makes sense and could help engage in a discussion — shoot. Otherwise, go sell crazy someplace else. We’re all stocked up here.
well, I can tell you that if you call mediocre the stunt planning, the film editing of this film, you have absolutely zero idea about filmmaking. That’s not an opinion, it’s fact. It’s an achievement that could be compared to Mad Max: Fury Road or 1917’s full lenght movie long take. It pushes cinema forward and sets a new high on those aspects.
Where did I refer to the stunt planning? Many mediocre films have impressive stunt planning. The film editing is good craftsmanship. Let’s make sure we can see the difference between craftsmanship and art.
if you don’t want to call it art, it’s totally up to you, but that supposed craftmanship is way beyond excellence and far away from mediocrity…
but let’s talk about art, ok? the screenplay stablishes – something similar to what happened on both Trainspotting films – a dialogue between the old one and the new one, with a allegoric meditation on the state of cinema then and now (stunts are obsolete in the age of CGI), and even a commentary on father/son dynamics… the film ain’t about nothing, there are themes explored in it that suggest several intepretation, depending on the spectator.
Is it a masterpiece? Only on stunts and cinematography and editing. Is it a great, memorable film? Yes. Even if it rips off the climax of A New Hope…
Ha! You’re not talking about the screenplay. I would have praised an inventive angle in a scene, I would have marvelled at an interesting reference in the dialogue or an unexpected turn of events. This is what screenwriting is about. It’s about presenting conflict in unexpected ways. What you write about (the commentary, the allegoric meditation) is critical bs.
Spot on! The anti TAR and Blanchett sentiment is rife on this website. Also, TAR is not an ensemble movie to qualify for SAG as it is carried out solely on Cate Blanchett’s mastery.
It’s not fair to say that TAR was snubbed for SAG.
Well, TAR had an ensemble. It had at least four, if not five, substantial performances. It was an ensemble movie and it was snubbed by SAG. Having a strong lead doesn’t mean you don’t have an ensemble. Two other team members of that ensemble have been getting nominations.
Disagree, she’s playing titular character, and basically every frame of the movie and that’s why Supporting performances aren’t in contention. Even screenplay, director , picture nom will be dominated by Blanchett. Most likely she’ll win cuz that’s the way voters will find to reward this movie.
Most likely Yeoh will win, because it’s her year, she’s in a far more beloved film, she is well-liked and overdue, and Blanchett has won enough for now in her career. And I don’t think recognising the film will be a top priority for the Academy, no matter how good it is. It’s not a film many of them will feel good voting for.
But to address your statement: There are numerous films that are considered to be dominated by its lead performances that have received SAG ensemble nods.
If solely talking about performances, Yeoh does not even come close to what Blanchett managed to pull in TAR. She really weirded her technical precision with a flatter artistic filmmaking style, which warranted more from her with close-ups and ones.
If we have to get honest, Oscars are not always about awarding based on performance (which it should be), narrative plays a big part. And we know Yeoh has the strongest narrative there is, I would not be surprised if she wins, she’s been really trumpeting her narrative horn pretty loud lately.
I mean, JLC is frequently left out of potentials here. Even if you don’t like her, or her performance….to leave her out as even a possibility is a bit much. But then Will Smith is frequently listed as an alternate.
A month ago he was a top contender here. Well, I hope the site doesn’t list four nominees in the category of supporting actress until Oscar night.
A TAR sweep looks inevitable here considering their taste… 🙂
More likely EEAAO.
Hsu called the film a “queer fantasia” on the Golden Globes red carpet. Whoever is running A24’s campaign really has the actors’ messaging well constructed (Yeoh’s career moment, Quan’s comeback, Curtis’ fierce advocacy for the film, Hsu’s GG comments)
Exactly. JLC has memes all week from that single photo.
While I’m not fully convinced EEAAO can actually win best picture, they’ve run a hell of campaign to get them into the conversation.
Yay for both Focus Features and A24.
Glad to see Close. Was not expecting the RRR support but also happy to see it.
Hooray for the gays! Finally someone treats Aftersun with respect!
Still thinking Aftersun crashes into Oscar in a Phantom Thread level shock.
not very likely sadly since phantom thread had much bigger names attached.
Well, sure. But considering how poorly Phantom Thread did in the precursors, getting the supporting actress nod for Manville and Anderson knocking out the favored McDonaugh from Director was a shock.
Too low key for Oscar recognition.
the even lower key Drive My Car got four nominations and one win last year.
It was the NYFCC + LAFCA + NSFC winner…!
Just like TAR.
Aftersun has a path to get the #5 directing spot, #5 Best Actor spot and #10 Best Picture. We shall see in 11 days
I hope so but it will be an uphill battle.
It’s still kind of hard to believe that Bill Nighy is as locked into the #4 Best Actor spot as he is. Remaking Ikiru took some big time stones.
Living might even make the cut in BP considering it’s already getting in for actor + adapted screenplay.
Remember when little films hitting Oscar or beloved or hardworking character actors getting their due used to be something that people LOVED about this? Give it up to the right wingers, when they personally don’t like something they work 24/7 to destroy it so everyone else can be as shrill and joyless as they are? It’s really wearying, isn’t it?
Lol given the number of films here who are decidedly not right wing gleeful whenever certain films don’t make into a guild or critics nominations list, can you REALLY say it’s just a right wing thing and not a petty film bro thing?
Sammy – any idea the last NYFCC + LAFCA + NFSC that won picture?
The Hurt Locker in 2010.
Comparisons to Phantom Thread (directed by a previous Oscar nominee, not a first-time director) or Drive My Car (unanimously the critical darling of last year without attention being split in any meaningful way) seem to be a bit of a stretch.
Would love to see a bit of surprising love for it on nominations morning (Mescal, Wells in Director or Screenplay).
just spitballing…there’s only so many “sky is falling thanks to the wokester” posts I can handle without passively fighting back by…..talking about things that this site used to talk about.
it depends on this, on my view…
Mescal gets in for Actor, Aftersun gets for Picture
Cruise gets in for Actor, The Whale gets for Picture
I got Aftersun for Original only, at this point.