We have just announced the winners for the 3rd Annual ScreenAge Wasteland Awards over on our official Twitter account: @SAWasteland!
In case you don’t follow us over there (c’mon, we know you want to), you can find the full list all of the SAWards 2022 winners below in bold.
Best Picture
- Dune
- The French Dispatch
- The Last Duel
- Licorice Pizza
- Minari
- Nightmare Alley
- Pig
- Shiva Baby
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Titane
Best Animated Film
- Belle
- Encanto
- Luca
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- The Summit of the Gods
Most Overlooked Film
- The Card Counter
- Malignant
- Mass
- Shiva Baby
- The Tender Bar
Best Director
- Denis Villeneuve – Dune
- Wes Anderson – The French Dispatch
- Ridley Scott – The Last Duel
- Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
- Zack Snyder – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Best Breakout Film Direction
- Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah
- Fran Kranz – Mass
- Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
- Michael Sarnoski – Pig
- Emma Seligman – Shiva Baby
Best Actor
- Will Smith – King Richard
- Steven Yeun – Minari
- Nicolas Cage – Pig
- Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
- Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick… Boom!
Best Supporting Actor
- LaKeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah
- Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza
- Jason Isaacs – Mass
- Andrew Garfield – Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Vincent Lindon – Titane
Best Actress
- Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
- Rebecca Ferguson – Dune
- Jodie Comer – The Last Duel
- Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
- Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Best Supporting Actress
- Florence Pugh – Black Widow
- Anya Taylor-Joy – Last Night in Soho
- Martha Plimpton – Mass
- Youn Yuh-jung – Minari
- Cate Blanchett – Nightmare Alley
Best Breakout Film Performance
- Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
- Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza
- Rachel Sennott – Shiva Baby
- Daniela Melichor – The Suicide Squad
- Troy Kotsur – CODA
Best Onscreen Movie Ensemble
- Dune
- The Last Duel
- Nightmare Alley
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- The Suicide Squad
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Dune
- The Last Duel
- Nightmare Alley
- Shiva Baby
- The Suicide Squad
Best Original Screenplay
- The French Dispatch
- Licorice Pizza
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Pig
- Titane
Best Cinematography
- Dune
- The Green Knight
- Last Night in Soho
- Passing
- The Power of the Dog
Best Score
- Beckett
- Dune
- Last Night in Soho
- Shiva Baby
- Spencer
Best Visual Effects
- Dune
- Eternals
- Godzilla vs. Kong
- The Green Knight
- The Suicide Squad
Best Movie Moment
- Final Duel – The Last Duel
- First ‘60s Dream Sequence – Last Night in Soho
- Prison Cell Fight – Malignant
- Bond & Paloma Take Cuba – No Time to Die
- Bus Fight – Nobody
- Opening Flashback – A Quiet Place Part II
- Bus Fight – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Meme Come True – Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Peacemaker vs. Rick Flag – The Suicide Squad
- Knightmare Epilogue with Joker – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
As well, Betty White, Rick Baker, and The Snyder Cut were this year’s recipients for the SAW Lifetime Achievement Award.
White was recognized for her work in television and film, which spanned seven decades. Baker was recognized for his skill as a make-up artist. He won the Academy Award for Best Makeup a record seven times from a record eleven nominations. Finally, The Snyder Cut was recognized for simply becoming a reality that no one, but its passionate fanbase, saw coming.
Dune took home five awards (including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay) making that the film with the most wins this year! Spider-Man: No Way Home gave it a run for its money though with four wins (including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor). No other film took home multiple awards.
Thank you to everyone who voted! We look forward to doing this again next year with all of you!
Were you pleased with who took home an award? Were there any upsets? Looking ahead to 2023, which upcoming 2022 films do you think will snag nominations at the 4th Annual SAWards?