It sure looks like they went out of their way to pick things other than what is leading.

Awards Tallies

(4) Sinners
(3) Sorry, Baby
(2) Warfare, Weapons
(1) 28 Years Later, The Alabama Solution, Frankenstein, Hamnet, It Was Just an Accident, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Train Dreams

The Awards

Best Film

Sorry, Baby (Runner-Up: Hamnet)

Best Animated Feature

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (Runner-Up: KPop Demon Hunters)

Best Director

Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby (Runner-Up: Ryan Coogler – Sinners)

Best Actor

Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Runner-Up: Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams)

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Runner-Up: Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)

Best Supporting Actor

Delroy Lindo – Sinners (Runner-Up: Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein)

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Madigan – Weapons (Runner-Up: Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners)

Best Screenplay

Sorry, Baby (Runner-Up: Sinners)

Best Score

Sinners (Runner-Up: Hamnet)

Best Film Editing

Warfare (Runner-Up: Sinners)

Best Cinematography

Train Dreams (Runner-Up: Sinners)

Best Sound

Warfare (Runner-Up: F1)

Best Visual Effects

Frankenstein (Runner-Up: Avatar: Fire and Ash)

Best Non-English Language Film

It Was Just an Accident (Runner-Up: Sentimental Value)

Best Documentary

The Alabama Solution (Runner-Up: The Perfect Neighbor)

Best Stunt Design

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Runner-Up: Ballerina)

Best Ensemble

Sinners (Runner-Up: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery)

Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film

TIE:
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later

Utah Film Critics Data

First Awards: 2002 (24)