The 5th Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards, presented by the

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, took place on February 28, 2022 in

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. It was originally scheduled to take place on January 8, 2022, but was postponed due to the rising number of

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cases linked to the

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. The ceremony was hosted by Annaleigh Ashford. The nominations were announced on December 2, 2021. ''

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'' received the most nominations with ten, followed by ''

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'' and ''

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'' with nine each; the latter won Best Picture. In regards to the total number of overall nominations for studios,

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led with 27, followed by

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with 18 and

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with 17.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface. Jane Campion DNZM (cropped)

Andrew Garfield by Gage Skidmore (cropped)

Ariana DeBose for Bibhu Mohapatra, September 2020

Sian Heder during an interview, March 2022

Honorary awards

* Newcomer Award – Jude Hill * Inspire Award –

Aunjanue Ellis Aunjanue L. Ellis ( born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Men of Honor'' (2000), ''The Caveman's Valentine'' (2001), ''Undercover Brother'' (2002), '' Ray'' (2004), '' The Express: The Erni ...

* Game Changer Award –

Simu Liu Simu Liu ( ; ; born 19 April 1989) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings''. He also played Jung Kim in the CBC Television sitcom ''Kim's ...

* Spotlight Award – The Cast of ''

'' * Star on the Rise Award – Saniyya Sidney * International Icon Award –

Javier Bardem Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (; born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. Known for his roles in Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters and foreign films, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the psychopath, ...

* Artisan on the Rise Award –

Alice Brooks Alice Brooks ASC, is an American director of photography best known for her cinematography work on feature films. Early life Brooks grew up in Los Angeles and New York, the daughter of Candace Coulston of South Bristol, ME, and Stephen Levi, t ...

* Acting Achievement Award –

Nicolas Cage Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. Born into the Coppola family, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Gu ...

* Artisans Achievement Award –

Greig Fraser Greig Fraser, , , (born 3 October 1975) is an Australian cinematographer who studied at the RMIT University. His most well-known work includes the films ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), ''Lion'' (2016), ''Rogue One'' (2016), ''Vice'' (2018), ''Dune ...

* Filmmaker on the Rise Award – Natalie Morales * Excellence in Artistry Award –

Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has served as its president since 2015. He has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs (plus t ...

* Filmmaking Achievement Award –

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Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple awards:

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

References

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