Critics Poll: ‘TÁR’ Tops IndieWire Best of 2022

IndieWire polled 165 critics and asked them to submit their picks for the best films of 2022. I again completely forgot to submit my ballot this year. I need a better, more structured calendar …

Todd Field’s “TÁR” topped the poll, followed by Charlotte Welles’ “Aftersun” and Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin.” “RRR” again appears (#8) . The fanbase for this film is getting bigger and bigger by the day.

Anyways, I’m off to catch Scott Cooper’s “Pale Blue Eye,” which has been appearing in zero to nil critics lists. IndieWire didn’t release their full top 50 results, but I’m sure we’ll be getting it soon. For now, the top 10 for Film, Director and Performance:

1. “TÁR”
2. “Aftersun”
3. “The Banshees of Inisherin”
4. “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
5. “The Fabelmans”
6. “Decision to Leave”
7. “Nope”
8. “RRR”
9. “Top Gun: Maverick”
10. “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”

Best Director
1. Todd Field, “TÁR”
2. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
3. S.S. Rajamouli, “RRR”
4. Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
5. Charlotte Wells, “Aftersun”
6. Park Chan-wook, “Decision to Leave”
7. Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
8. Jerzy Skolimowski, “EO”
9. Jordan Peele, “Nope”
10. Alice Diop, “Saint Omer”

Best Performance
1. Cate Blanchett, “TÁR”
2. Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
3. Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
4. Danielle Deadwyler, “Till”
5. Park Ji-Min, “Return to Seoul”
6. Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”
7. Tilda Swinton, “The Eternal Daughter”
8. Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”
9. Mia Goth, “Pearl”
10. TIE: Guslagie Malanda, “Saint Omer,”; Austin Butler, “Elvis”; Léa Seydoux, “One Fine Morning”