AWFJ Announces 2022 EDA Award Winners – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Wins Best Film

By Michelle McCue | January 5, 2023

The AWFJ has announced the 2022 EDA Awards in 25 categories divided into three sections, the BEST OF AWARDS, FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS and EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS. Nominees in each category are determined by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists members who submit nominating ballots.

In it’s 16 annual year of awards season, the AWFJ gave THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN four EDAs including top honors for Best Film, Best Original Screenplay for Martin McDonagh, Best Actor for Colin Farrell and Best supporting Actress for Kerry Condon (tied with Jamie Lee Curtis)

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE won three EDAs for Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh, Best Supporting Actress for Jamie Lee Curtis (tied with Kerry Condon), Best supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan and Best Editing for Paul Rogers

WOMEN TALKING garnered four EDAs for Best Director for Sarah Polley, Best adapted screenplay for Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews, Best Ensemble Cast for Casting Directors John Buchan and Jason Knight and Best Woman Screenwriter for Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews.

The full list of nominees can be viewed here.

AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS 2022
These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.

Best Film

• THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (review)

Best Director

• Sarah Polley – WOMEN TALKING

Best Screenplay, Original

• THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN – Martin McDonagh

Best Screenplay, Adapted

• WOMEN TALKING – Sarah Polley

Best Documentary

• ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED – Laura Poitras

Best Animated Film

• GDT’S PINOCCHIO – Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson

Best Actress

• Michelle Yeoh – EVERTHING EVERYWHERE (review)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role (tie)

• Kerry Condon – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• Jamie Lee Curtis – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE

Best Actor

• Colin Farrell – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Ke Huy Quan – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE

Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director

• WOMEN TALKING – John Buchan and Jason Knight

Best Cinematography (tie)

• TOP GUN: MAVERICK – Claudio Miranda
• THE WOMAN KING – Polly Morgan

Best Editing

• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE – Paul Rogers

Best Non-English-Language Film (tie)

• DECISION TO LEAVE
• RRR

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor WOMEN only.

Best Woman Director

• Gina Prince-Bythewood – THE WOMAN KING

Best Woman Screenwriter

• Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews – WOMEN TALKING

Best Animated Female

• Connie – Isabella Rossellni MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance

• Danielle Deadwyler – TILL

Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry

• Viola Davis – For getting THE WOMAN KING made as her lifetime passion project and creating opportunities for other women creatives.

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS

Grand Dame Award for defying ageism.

• Emma Thompson

Most Egregious Lovers’ Age Difference Award

• CRIMES OF THE FUTURE – Viggo Mortensen born 1958 and Lea Sedoux born 1985

She Deserves A New Agent Award (NOTE: This is not a put down. On the contrary, it suggests that the actor is better than the role she’s been given.)

• Ana de Armas for BLONDE

Most Daring Performance

• Emma Thompson – GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE

Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award

• JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION

AWFJ Hall of Shame Award (Women and men are eligible)

• Harvey Weinstein for everything and forever.