THE INVERSE AWARDS
Best in Entertainment
Film editor Paul Rogers on parallel universes, The Matrix, and A24's breakout hit 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'
2022 belonged to RRR director S.S. Rajamouli
Meet the Inverse Scene Stealers class of 2022
How Jaymes Butler gave the scariest movie of 2022 a dose of reality
How Ismael Cruz Córdova became the toughest elf in all of Middle-earth
How Ruth Codd became Mike Flanagan and Netflix’s newest breakout star
Boyd Holbrook is the Nightmare that dreams are made of
How Patty Guggenheim became Marvel’s biggest meme of 2022
Tenoch Huerta dove into Black Panther head-first
In 'Mythic Quest,' Charlotte Nicdao is her own “dysfunctional” avatar
How Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio became the darkest musical of the year
How Jenna Ortega reinvented the Scream Queen title in 2022
How 2022’s best movies defied the most annoying trend in cinema
The 25 best movies of 2022
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead want to break your brain
Ralph Macchio takes his victory lap
Best in Gear
The 7 best action cameras of 2022
The 7 best noise-cancelling wireless earbuds of 2022
The 4 best over-ear headphones with ANC released in 2022
Sorry, metaverse is the word of the year whether you like it or not
The best tech of 2022
Arc is the best web browser to come out in the last decade
The 7 best smartwatches of 2022
The 4 best wireless earbuds without noise-cancellation released in 2022
2022 was the year of the gaming handheld
The best gaming hardware of 2022
The 9 best smartphones of 2022
Best in Science
9 deep-sea discoveries from 2022 showcase the ocean's weirdness
This neuroscientist taught brain cells to play Pong — and shifted how we view human intelligence forever
This ecologist is on a mission to save Earth’s microbiome — and he’s closer than ever
Inside NASA's monumental effort to deliver the first Webb Telescope images
This physicist helped confirm Einstein's greatest predictions in our cosmic backyard
The 10 biggest space launches and missions of 2022
This neuroscientist’s breakthrough experiment could herald a new era of psychiatry
The 10 weirdest animal discoveries of 2022
The 10 most dazzling space images of 2022
15 remarkable images from JWST's first year in space
Best in Gaming
Tactics Ogre Reborn is the most important remake of 2022
'Elden Ring' is undeniably Game of the Year — and that’s a problem
The best boss battle of 2022 proves this Nintendo shooter is an all-time classic
Sonic Frontiers composer says “loneliness” shaped 2022's best game soundtrack
The 10 most underrated games of 2022
The best mobile game of 2022 is impossible to put down
2022's best video game narrative is out of this world
The 10 best indie games of 2022, ranked
The best video game romance of 2022 breathes new life into a timeless theme
The best video game smooch of 2022 makes me feel less alone
The 10 best action games of 2022
The 10 biggest RPGs of 2022
The 10 best PlayStation games of 2022
The 10 best Xbox Game Pass games of 2022
The 10 best Nintendo Switch games of 2022
Tactics Ogre Reborn is the most important remake of 2022
A new take on an all-time classic.
Wolf Moon and more: 5 stunning celestial events in January 2023
'Elden Ring' is undeniably Game of the Year — and that’s a problem
The best boss battle of 2022 proves this Nintendo shooter is an all-time classic
An Inkredible end to the trilogy.
9 deep-sea discoveries from 2022 showcase the ocean's weirdness
Sonic Frontiers composer says “loneliness” shaped 2022's best game soundtrack
Sonic boom.
11 biggest video games of 2022 (by file size)
Yes, we mean that literally.
The 10 most underrated games of 2022
The under-the-radar games deserve another look.
The 5 best budget soundbars under $300 released in 2022
If you’re looking for an affordable way to upgrade your TV’s barebones audio, look no further.
Four researchers who changed science in 2022
