With awards season underway, Hollywood Film Critics honored the films and craftspeople in the industry.

The event took place with hundreds of guests on Friday night, February 24, at the Beverly Hills Wilshire.

A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once led the ceremony with seven wins, including the Best Picture category. Other awards earned by the critics’ favorite included Best Cast Ensemble, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan, and Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh.

The Indian film RRR was not far behind by scoring four awards with Best Original Song, Best Stunts, Best Action Film, and Best International Film.

Taylor Swift won the Best Short Film for All Too Well: The Short Film.

The Honorary Awards included the Spotlight Award to the cast and crew of RRR, the Artisan Achievement Award to Rick Carter, the Acting Achievement Award to Angela Bassett, the Filmmaking Achievement Award to Rian Johnson, and the Star on the Rise Award to Gabriel LaBelle.

Here is the complete list of both the HCA Film Awards and HCA Creative Arts Awards below:

Inaugural HCA Creative Arts Awards

Casting Director – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe

Makeup and Hairstyling – The Whale – Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Anne Marie Bradley

Cinematography – Top Gun: Maverick – Claudio Miranda

Costume Design – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth Carter

Editing – Everything Everywhere All At Once – Paul Rogers

Marketing Campaign – Smile

Original Song – RRR – “Naatu Naatu”

Production Design – Babylon – Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino

Score – Babylon – Justin Hurwitz

Sound – Top Gun: Maverick – Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor

Stunts – RRR

Visual Effects – Avatar: The Way of Water – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett

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HCA Film Awards

Best Action Film – RRR

Best Animated Film – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Best Comedy – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Documentary Film – Good Night Oppy

Best First Feature – Charlotte Wells – Aftersun

Best Horror Film – The Black Phone

Best Indie Film – Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Best International Film – RRR

Best Short Film – All Too Well: The Short Film

Best Adapted Screenplay – Sarah Polley – Women Talking

Best Original Screenplay – Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Director – Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Cast Ensemble – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance – Jenny Slate in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Best Supporting Actress – Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Best Supporting Actor – Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actress – Michelle Yeoh –Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Actor – Brendan Fraser – The Whale

Best Picture – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Special Honorary Awards

Acting Achievement Award – Angela Bassett

Artisan Achievement Award – Rick Carter

Filmmaking Achievement Award – Rian Johnson

Spotlight Award – RRR

Star on the Rise Award – Gabriel LaBelle

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta was on the red carpet to interview some honorees, guests, nominees, and presents of the night’s festivities.

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Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Hollywood Critics Association