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Tenoch Huerta dove into Black Panther head-first

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Welcome to the 2022 INVERSE Awards

By Inverse Staff

We hope you enjoy the program.

Best in Entertainment

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Film editor Paul Rogers on parallel universes, The Matrix, and A24's breakout hit 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'

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2022 belonged to RRR director S.S. Rajamouli

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Meet the Inverse Scene Stealers class of 2022

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How Jaymes Butler gave the scariest movie of 2022 a dose of reality

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How Ismael Cruz Córdova became the toughest elf in all of Middle-earth

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How Ruth Codd became Mike Flanagan and Netflix’s newest breakout star

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Boyd Holbrook is the Nightmare that dreams are made of

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How Patty Guggenheim became Marvel’s biggest meme of 2022

Tenoch Huerta dove into Black Panther head-first

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In 'Mythic Quest,' Charlotte Nicdao is her own “dysfunctional” avatar

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How Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio became the darkest musical of the year

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How Jenna Ortega reinvented the Scream Queen title in 2022

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How 2022’s best movies defied the most annoying trend in cinema

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The 25 best movies of 2022

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Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead want to break your brain

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Ralph Macchio takes his victory lap

Best in Gear

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The 7 best action cameras of 2022

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The 7 best noise-cancelling wireless earbuds of 2022

Gear

The 4 best over-ear headphones with ANC released in 2022

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Sorry, metaverse is the word of the year whether you like it or not

Gear

The best tech of 2022

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Arc is the best web browser to come out in the last decade

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The 7 best smartwatches of 2022

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The 4 best wireless earbuds without noise-cancellation released in 2022

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2022 was the year of the gaming handheld

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The best gaming hardware of 2022

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The 9 best smartphones of 2022

Best in Science

Into the abyss

9 deep-sea discoveries from 2022 showcase the ocean's weirdness

Breakthrough Awards

This neuroscientist taught brain cells to play Pong — and shifted how we view human intelligence forever

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This ecologist is on a mission to save Earth’s microbiome — and he’s closer than ever

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Inside NASA's monumental effort to deliver the first Webb Telescope images

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This physicist helped confirm Einstein's greatest predictions in our cosmic backyard

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The 10 biggest space launches and missions of 2022

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This neuroscientist’s breakthrough experiment could herald a new era of psychiatry

Science

The 10 weirdest animal discoveries of 2022

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The 10 most dazzling space images of 2022

Year in review

15 remarkable images from JWST's first year in space

Best in Gaming

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The 10 Best RPGs of 2024, Ranked

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Tactics Ogre Reborn is the most important remake of 2022

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'Elden Ring' is undeniably Game of the Year — and that’s a problem

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The best boss battle of 2022 proves this Nintendo shooter is an all-time classic

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Sonic Frontiers composer says “loneliness” shaped 2022's best game soundtrack

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The 10 most underrated games of 2022

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The best mobile game of 2022 is impossible to put down

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2022's best video game narrative is out of this world

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The 10 best indie games of 2022, ranked

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The best video game romance of 2022 breathes new life into a timeless theme

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The best video game smooch of 2022 makes me feel less alone

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The 10 best action games of 2022

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The 10 biggest RPGs of 2022

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The 10 best PlayStation games of 2022

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The 10 best Xbox Game Pass games of 2022

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The 10 best Nintendo Switch games of 2022

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Tactics Ogre Reborn is the most important remake of 2022

By Hayes Madsen

A new take on an all-time classic.

Sky guide

Wolf Moon and more: 5 stunning celestial events in January 2023

By Jennifer Walter
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'Elden Ring' is undeniably Game of the Year — and that’s a problem

By Jen Glennon
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The best boss battle of 2022 proves this Nintendo shooter is an all-time classic

By Hayes Madsen

An Inkredible end to the trilogy.

Into the abyss

9 deep-sea discoveries from 2022 showcase the ocean's weirdness

By Jennifer Walter
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Sonic Frontiers composer says “loneliness” shaped 2022's best game soundtrack

By Hayes Madsen

Sonic boom.

Huge Chonkers

11 biggest video games of 2022 (by file size)

By Corey Plante

Yes, we mean that literally.

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The 10 most underrated games of 2022

By Robin Bea

The under-the-radar games deserve another look.

Gear

The 5 best budget soundbars under $300 released in 2022

By Samuel Polay

If you’re looking for an affordable way to upgrade your TV’s barebones audio, look no further.

Breakthrough Awards

Four researchers who changed science in 2022

By Claire Maldarelli