Minor Critics Groups Winners

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New Mexico Film Critics

Best Picture: Killers of the Flower Moon
(RU: Past Lives)
Best Director: Celine Song, Past Lives
(RU: Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon)

Best Actor: Teo Yoo, Past Lives
(RU: Glen Powell, Hit Man)
Best Actress: Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
(RU: Greta Lee, Past Lives)
Best Supporting Actor: Ryan Gosling, Barbie
(RU: Charles Melton, May December)
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
(RU: Rosamund Pike, Saltburn)

Best Original Screenplay: Celine Song, Past Lives
(RU: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
(RU: Tony McNamara, Poor Things)

Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
(RU: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Best Documentary: Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros
(RU: Geographies of Solitude)
Best Foreign-Language Film: Anatomy of a Fall
(RU: Perfect Days)

Best Cinematography: Haris Zambarloukos, A Haunting in Venice
(RU: Linus Sandgren, Saltburn)
Best Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon
(RU: Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer)
Best Production Design: Jack Fisk, Killers of the Flower Moon
(RU: Tamara Deverell, Priscilla)
Best Music/Score: Michael Giacchino, Society of the Snow
(RU: Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie)
Best Original Song: “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie
(RU: “Am I Dreaming” from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)

Albuquerque American Award 2023: Do the Right Thing
- for its historical legacy, its great performances, its solid and daring direction, and with powerful messages

Glenn Strange Honorary Award 2023: Judy Davis

[Reza]

All these winners and nominees are now starting to merge into one another. Its like after a bout of overeating you want to violently vomit.

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Georgia Film Critics

Best Picture: Oppenheimer
(RUNNER-UP: Past Lives)

Best Director: Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
(RUNNERS-UP: Barbie – Greta Gerwig; Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese)

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
(RUNNER-UP: Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)

Best Actress: Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)
(RUNNER-UP: Emma Stone (Poor Things)

Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey, Jr. (Oppenheimer)
(RUNNER-UP: Charles Melton (May December)

Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)
(RUNNER-UP: Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer))

Best Original Screenplay: The Holdovers – David Hemingson
(RUNNER-UP: Past Lives – Celine Song)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
(RUNNER-UP: American Fiction – Cord Jefferson)

Best Cinematography: Oppenheimer – Hoyte Van Hoytema
(RUNNER-UP: Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto)

Best Production Design: Barbie – Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
(RUNNER-UP: Poor Things – James Price, Shona Heath, Szusza Mihalek)

Best Original Score: Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson
(RUNNER-UP: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton)

Best Original Song: “What Was I Made For?” – Billie Eillish, Finneas O’Connell (Barbie)
(RUNNER-UP: “I’m Just Ken” – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt (Barbie)

Best Ensemble: Oppenheimer
(RUNNER-UP: The Holdovers

Best International Film: Godzilla Minus One
(RUNNER-UP: Anatomy of a Fall)

Best Animated Film: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
(RUNNER-UP: The Boy and the Heron)

Best Documentary Film: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
(RUNNER-UP: Beyond Utopia)

Breakthrough Award: Dominic Sessa (WINNER)
(RUNNERS-UP: Ayo Edebiri, Charlles Melton)

Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema: May December (Todd Haynes, Samy Burch)
(RUNNER-UP: Origin (Ava DuVernay))

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Columbus Film Critics Association

Best Film: Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Lead Performance: Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Supporting Performance: Jodie Foster, Nyad

Best Original Screenplay: David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Best Adapted Screenplay: Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Best Ensemble: Killers of the Flower Moon

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work): Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest

Breakthrough Film Artist: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Cinematography: Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Best Film Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Score: Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Animated Film: Nimona
Best Documentary (tie): Anselm & Kokomo City
Best Foreign Language Film: Afire

Frank Gabrenya Award for Best Comedy: The Holdovers

Best Overlooked Film: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

[Reza]

Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2023. Here are this year’s winners…

Best Picture
Winner: Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Barbie

Best Director
Winner: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Greta Gerwig – Barbie

Best Actor
Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Bradley Cooper – Maestro

Best Actress
Winner: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Runner-up: Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Ryan Gosling – Barbie

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Runner-up: Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer

Best Cast
Winner: Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Barbie

Best Documentary
Winner: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Runner-up: Beyond Utopia

Best International Film
Winner: The Zone of Interest
Runner-up: Anatomy of a Fall

Best Animated Film
Winner: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Runner-up: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Screenplay
Winner: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – Barbie

Best Cinematography
Winner: Hoyte Van Hoytema – Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Robbie Ryan – Poor Things

Best Costume Design
Winner: Barbie
Runner-up: Poor Things

Best Editing
Winner: Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Poor Things

Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
Winner: Poor Things
Runner-up: Barbie

Best Production Design
Winner: Barbie
Runner-up: Poor Things

Best Score
Winner: Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Original Song
Winner: “I’m Just Ken” – Barbie
Runner-up: “What Was I Made For” – Barbie

Best Sound Design
Winner: Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Maestro

Best Stunt Coordination
Winner: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Runner-up: John Wick: Chapter 4

Best Visual Effects
Winner: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Runner-up: Oppenheimer

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North Carolina critics

Best Narrative Film: Oppenheimer

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Best Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary Film: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Foreign Language Film: Anatomy of a Fall

Best Acting Ensemble: Oppenheimer

Best Vocal Performance in Animation or Mixed Media: Daniel Kaluuya, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Best Editing: Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Best Production Design: Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, Barbie
Best Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
Best Hair & Make-Up: Barbie
Best Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Best Original Song: “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
Best Sound Design: Oppenheimer
Best Special Effects: Godzilla Minus One
Best Stunt Coordination: John Wick: Chapter 4

Best Directorial Debut: Celine Song, Past Lives
Best Breakthrough Performance: Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

Lifetime Achievement: Make-Up Artist: Rick Baker

Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award: Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple

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Central Florida critics

Best Picture: Oppenheimer (RU: Barbie)

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer (RU: Greta Gerwig, Barbie)

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer (Bradley Cooper, Maestro)
Best Actress: Emma Stone, Poor Things (RU: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon)
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer (RU: Ryan Gosling, Barbie)
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers (RU: Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer)

Best Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer (RU: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie)

Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (RU: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)
Best Documentary: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (RU: Beyond Utopia)
Best International Film: The Zone of Interest (RU: Anatomy of a Fall)

Best Cast: Oppenheimer (RU: Barbie)

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer (RU: Robbie Ryan, Poor Things)
Best Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran, Barbie (RU: Holly Waddington, Poor Things)
Best Editing: Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer (RU: Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things)
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling: Poor Things (RU: Barbie)
Best Production Design: Sarah Greenwood, Barbie (RU: Shona Heath and James Price, Poor Things)
Best Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer (RU: Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Best Original Song: “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie (RU: “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie)
Best Sound Design: Oppenheimer (RU: Maestro)
Best Stunt Coordination: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (RU: John Wick: Chapter 4)
Best Visual Effects: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (RU: Oppenheimer)

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Check out the gratuitous shot at Maestro.

Oklahoma critics

Best Film: Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Supporting Actor: Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay: David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Best Adapted Screenplay: Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary: American Symphony
Best Foreign Language Film: The Zone of Interest

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Best Score: Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Ensemble: Barbie

Best First Feature: Celine Song, Past Lives

Best Body of Work: Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest

Most Disappointing Film: Maestro

Special Citation for Achievement in Oklahoma Independent Filmmaking: Fancy Dance (directed by Erica Tremblay)


Top 10 Films:

1. Killers of the Flower Moon
2. The Holdovers
3. Oppenheimer
4. Barbie
5. Past Lives
6. The Zone of Interest
7. Poor Things
8. May December
9. The Boy and the Heron
10. American Fiction

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ONLINE FEMALE CRITICS ASSOCIATION Winners:

Film: Past Lives
Director: Greta Gerwig

Actor: Paul Giamatti
Actress: Lily Gladstone
Supporting Actor: Charles Melton
Supporting Actress: DaVine Joy Randolph

Original Screenplay: Past Lives
Adapted Screenplay: American Fiction

Acting Ensemble: Barbie

Breakthrough Performer: Charles Melton AND Dominic Sessa
Breakthrough Filmmaker: Celine Song

Cinematography: Oppenheimer
Costume Design: Barbie
VFX: Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse AND Oppenheimer
Editing: Oppenheimer

Documentary: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

[dws1982]

I don't know where Are You There God... sits for me (haven't tried ranking films for the year, haven't seen a ton either), but I liked it a lot and think it's a really inspired pick. It's also a type of movie that isn't getting made a ton anymore, especially for theatrical platforms, although I wish we could get five more movies like it every year.

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San Diego Film Critics Society winners

By my count, the 9th different movie to win best picture from a critics' group this year.

Best Picture
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET – WINNER
OPPENHEIMER – RUNNER UP

Best Director
Martin Scorsese, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – WINNER
Greta Gerwig, BARBIE – RUNNER UP

Best Actor
Jeffrey Wright, AMERICAN FICTION – WINNER
Paul Giamatti, THE HOLDOVERS – RUNNER UP

Best Actress
Lily Gladstone, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – WINNER
Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL – RUNNER UP

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr., OPPENHEIMER – WINNER
Ryan Gosling, BARBIE – RUNNER UP

Best Supporting Actress
Rachel McAdams, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET – WINNER
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS – RUNNER UP

Best Comedic Performance
Michael Cera, BARBIE – WINNER
Mark Ruffalo, POOR THINGS – RUNNER UP

Best Youth Performance (For a performer under the age of 18)
Abby Ryder Fortson, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET – WINNER
Milo Machado-Graner, ANATOMY OF A FALL – RUNNER UP

Best Original Screenplay
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, BARBIE – WINNER
David Hemingson, THE HOLDOVERS – RUNNER UP

Best Adapted Screenplay
Kelly Fremon Craig, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET – WINNER
Cord Jefferson, AMERICAN FICTION – RUNNER UP

Best First Feature (Director)
Cord Jefferson, AMERICAN FICTION – WINNER
Celine Song, PAST LIVES – RUNNER UP

Best Documentary
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE – WINNER
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL – RUNNER UP
LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING – RUNNER UP

Best Animated Film
THE BOY AND THE HERON – WINNER
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – RUNNER UP

Best Foreign Language Film
ANATOMY OF A FALL – WINNER
GODZILLA MINUS ONE – RUNNER UP
THE ZONE OF INTEREST – RUNNER UP

Best Editing
Laurent Sénéchal, ANATOMY OF A FALL – WINNER
Jennifer Lame, OPPENHEIMER – RUNNER UP

Best Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – WINNER
Hoyte Van Hoytema, OPPENHEIMER – RUNNER UP

Best Production Design
Sarah Greenwood, BARBIE – WINNER
Ruth De Jong, OPPENHEIMER – RUNNER UP

Best Visual Effects
GODZILLA MINUS ONE – WINNER
POOR THINGS – RUNNER UP

Best Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran, Charlotte Finlay, Hope Slepak, BARBIE – WINNER
Holly Waddington, Vincent Dumas, Zsuzsa Stenger, POOR THINGS – RUNNER UP

Best Sound Design
THE ZONE OF INTEREST – WINNER
OPPENHEIMER – RUNNER UP

Best Use of Music
BARBIE – WINNER
AIR – RUNNER UP

Best Stunt Choreography
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 – WINNER
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING – RUNNER UP

Best Ensemble
THE HOLDOVERS – WINNER
BARBIE – RUNNER UP
A HAUNTING IN VENICE – RUNNER UP

Breakthrough Actor
Abby Ryder Fortson, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME MARGARET

Special Award for Body of Work – 3 Credits
Nicolas Cage, DREAM SCENARIO, THE FLASH, THE OLD WAY, RENFIELD, THE RETIREMENT PLAN, SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

[Okri]

Phoenix Film Critics Society Winners:

(Not to be confused with the Phoenix Critics Circle, below)

... this is ridiculous. 15 critics are in the Critics Circle, 23 are in the Film Critics Society (two are in both, for a total of 36 critics). Even my lovingly mocked Kansas City Film Critics Circle has 26 members.

I feel like such a dick, because this has me going through many critics groups to see how many members they have.

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Southeastern critics

Best Picture: Oppenheimer
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay: David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Best Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Foreign-Language Film: Anatomy of a Fall

Best Ensemble: Oppenheimer

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Best Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer


Top 10 Films:

1. Oppenheimer
2. Killers of the Flower Moon
3. The Holdovers
4. Past Lives
5. Barbie
6. Poor Things
7. American Fiction
8. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
9. Anatomy of a Fall
10. The Zone of Interest

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Dallas-Ft. Worth Critics

Best Picture: The Holdovers
2. Oppenheimer
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Poor Things
5. American Fiction
6. Past Lives
7. Maestro
8. Anatomy of a Fall
9. Barbie
10. May December

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
2. Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
3. Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
4. Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
5. Celine Song, Past Lives

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
2. Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
3. Bradley Cooper, Maestro
4. Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
5 (tie). Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon & Colman Domingo, Rustin

Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
2. Emma Stone, Poor Things
3. Carey Mulligan, Maestro
4. Greta Lee, Past Lives
5. Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
2. Charles Melton, May December
3. Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
5. Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
2. Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
3. Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
4. Jodie Foster, Nyad
5. Julianne Moore, May December

Best Screenplay: David Hemingson, The Holdovers
(RU: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall)

Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
(RU: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Best Documentary: American Symphony
(2. 20 Days in Mariupol
3. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
4. The Deepest Breath
5. The Pigeon Tunnel)
Best Foreign Language Film: Anatomy of a Fall
(2. The Zone of Interest
3. The Taste of Things
4. Society of the Snow
5. Fallen Leaves)

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
(RU: Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon)
Best Musical Score: Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
(RU: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer)

Russell Smith Award (Best Low-Budget or Cutting-Edge Independent Film): The Zone of Interest

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North Texas Critics winners:

Best Picture: Oppenheimer
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Supporting Actor (tie): Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer & Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Screenplay: David Hemingson, The Holdovers

Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary Film: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Foreign Language Film: Anatomy of a Fall

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer

Best Newcomer: Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

Gary Murray Award (Best Ensemble): Oppenheimer