To many fans’ surprise, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been publicly chosen as the best movie of 2022, beating fan favorites like The Batman, Top Gun: Maverick, and more.It’s been an interesting year for comic book movie fans. For one, both Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder were met with mixed reactions from both fans and critics. Then, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever became easily the most highly praised MCU installment since Spider-Man: No Way Home.As for the DCU, Dwayne Johnson’s self-hyped movie, Black Adam, didn’t do too well at the box office. However, Matt Reeves’ The Batman performed admitably with favorable reactions through and through.Outside of superheroes in general, movies like Jurassic World Dominion landed with a thud, while Top Gun and Elvis both impressed.However, despite the projects that were thought to be favorites, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Multiversal shenanigans might have leaked into this timeline.Multiverse of Madness Wins Big at PCAs Marvel & DCDuring the 2022 People’s Choice Awards (PCAs), Marvel Studios got a big win over the DCU.The awards given throughout the PCA are voted on by the public, with voting open from October 26 to November 9.In the category of Best Movie of 2022, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness won the award and beat out The Batman. The other nominees were Bullet Train, Elvis, Jurassic World Dominion, Nope, Thor: Love and Thunder, and Top Gun: Maverick.For Best Action Movie of 2022, Top Gun: Maverick took the win in the following group of nominees:Black AdamBullet TrainDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessJurassic World DominionThe BatmanThe Woman KingThor: Love and ThunderTop Gun: MaverickChris Hemsworth from Thor: Love and Thunder took home the win for best Male Movie Star of 2022:Brad Pitt – Bullet TrainChris Hemsworth – Thor: Love and ThunderChris Pratt – Jurassic World DominionDaniel Kaluuya – NopeDwayne Johnson – Black AdamMiles Teller – Top Gun: MaverickRyan Reynolds – The Adam ProjectTom Cruise – Top Gun: MaverickElizabeth Olsen got another win for Marvel in Best Female Movie Star of 2022:Elizabeth Olsen – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessGal Gadot – Death on the NileJennifer Garner – The Adam ProjectJennifer Lopez – Marry MeJoey King – Bullet TrainKeke Palmer – NopeQueen Latifah – HustleViola Davis – The Woman KingOlsen was also chosen for Best Action Hero, even while playing the villain in Doctor Strange 2:Chris Hemsworth – Thor: Love and ThunderChris Pratt – Jurassic World DominionDwayne Johnson – Black AdamElizabeth Olsen – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessJoey King – Bullet TrainTom Cruise – Top Gun: MaverickViola Davis – The Woman KingZöe Kravitz – The BatmanFor best Sci/Fantasy show of 2022, Stranger Things triumphed over HBO Max’s House of The Dragon:House of The DragonLa BreaMoon KnightObi-Wan KenobiShe-Hulk: Attorney at LawStranger ThingsThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerThe Umbrella AcademyStrange Things’ Noah Schnapp also won best Male TV Star of 2022, beating out Moon Knight’s Oscar Isaac and Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Ewan McGregor.Dwayne Johnson – Young RockEwan McGregor – Obi-Wan KenobiIce-T – Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJason Bateman – OzarkNoah Schnapp – Stranger ThingsNorman Reedus – The Walking DeadOscar Isaac – Moon KnightSterling K. Brown – This Is UsA Mistake in the MultiverseWhile Multiverse of Madness certainly wasn’t hated or even greatly disliked, it’s hard to see a popular vote choose it over hits like Batman or Top Gun: Maverick. As for Wakanda Forever, that movie was released just after the voting period had ended, so it was never up for consideration in the first place. Maybe Scarlet Witch’s rampage through the fabric of reality has had some unforeseen effects.Either way, some people are certainly happy with Strange’s win. Somehow even fan backlash couldn’t keep Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff from winning her ‘Best Action Hero’ award.It’s no surprise to see Thor: Love and Thunder not get anything besides Chris Hemsworth as the best Male Actor—considering how some feel about the film, it’s lucky to have even gotten that. It probably helps to have been an original Avenger, after all.Interestingly enough, The Batman’s Robert Pattinson didn’t even get a nomination in that category, despite getting heaping amounts of praise after his debutThe Batman is now streaming on HBO Max, while Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness can be found on Disney+.
To many fans’ surprise, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been publicly chosen as the best movie of 2022, beating fan favorites like The Batman, Top Gun: Maverick, and more.
