On January 5th, the Georgia Film Critics Association announced its pick for the best of 2023!
And here they are:
Best Picture
“American Fiction”
“Barbie”
“Godzilla Minus One”
“The Holdovers”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“May December”
“Oppenheimer” (WINNER)
“Past Lives” (RUNNER-UP)
“Poor Things”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Best Director
“American Fiction” – Cord Jefferson
“Barbie” – Greta Gerwig (RUNNER-UP)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Martin Scorsese (RUNNER-UP)
“Oppenheimer” – Christopher Nolan (WINNER)
“Past Lives” – Celine Song
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”)
Colman Domingo (“Rustin”)
Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”)
Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”) (WINNER)
Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”) (RUNNER-UP)
Best Actress
Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) (WINNER)
Sandra Hüller (“Anatomy of a Fall”)
Greta Lee (“Past Lives”)
Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”)
Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) (RUNNER-UP
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown (“American Fiction”)
Robert Downey, Jr. (“Oppenheimer”) (WINNER)
Ryan Gosling (“Barbie”)
Glenn Howerton (“BlackBerry”)
Charles Melton (“May December”) (RUNNER-UP)
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer”) (RUNNER-UP)
Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”)
Penélope Cruz (“Ferrari”)
Rachel McAdams (“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) (WINNER)
Best Original Screenplay
“Barbie” – Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
“Dream Scenario” – Kristoffer Borgli
“The Holdovers” – David Hemingson (WINNER)
“May December” – Samy Burch
“Past Lives” – Celine Song (RUNNER-UP)
Best Adapted Screenplay
“American Fiction” – Cord Jefferson (RUNNER-UP)
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” – Kelly Fremon Craig
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese
“Oppenheimer” – Christopher Nolan (WINNER)
“Poor Things” – Tony McNamara
Best Cinematography
“All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” – Jomo Fray
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto (RUNNER-UP)
“Maestro” – Matthew Libatique
“Oppenheimer” – Hoyte Van Hoytema (WINNER)
“Poor Things” – Robbie Ryan
Best Production Design
“Asteroid City” – Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran
“Barbie” – Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer (WINNER)
“The Creator” – James Clyne, Chris DiPaola, Matt Sims, Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
“Oppenheimer” – Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman
“Poor Things” – James Price, Shona Heath, Szusza Mihalek (RUNNER-UP)
Best Original Score
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Robbie Robertson
“Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson (WINNER)
“Poor Things” – Jerskin Fendrix
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Daniel Pemberton (RUNNER-UP)
“The Zone of Interest” – Mica Levi
Best Original Song
“Am I Dreaming” – Mike Dean, Peter Lee Johnson, Rakim Mayers, Roisee, Landon Wayne, Leland Wayne (“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”)
“I’m Just Ken” – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt (“Barbie”) (RUNNER-UP)
“Peaches” – Jack Black, John Spiker, Eric Osmond, Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath (“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”)
“Quiet Eyes” – Sharon Van Etten, Zach Dawes (“Past Lives”)
“What Was I Made For?” – Billie Eillish, Finneas O’Connell (“Barbie”) (WINNER)
Best Ensemble
“American Fiction”
“Asteroid City”
“Barbie”
“The Color Purple”
“The Holdovers” (RUNNER-UP)
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer” (WINNER)
Best International Film
“Anatomy of a Fall” (RUNNER-UP)
“The Boy and the Heron”
“Godzilla Minus One” (WINNER)
“Perfect Days”
“The Taste of Things”
“The Zone of Interest”
Best Animated Film
“The Boy and the Heron” (RUNNER-UP)
“Elemental”
“Robot Dreams”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (WINNER)
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
Best Documentary Film
“Beyond Utopia” (RUNNER-UP)
“Four Daughters”
“The Mission”
“The Pigeon Tunnel”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (WINNER)
Breakthrough Award
Ayo Edebiri (RUNNER-UP)
Abby Ryder Fortson
Charlles Melton (RUNNER-UP)
Dominic Sessa (WINNER)
Celine Song
Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
“Blue Beetle” (Angel Manuel Soto, Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer)
“Chipper” (short; Shaun MacLean, Lane Skye, Ruckus Skye)
“The Color Purple” (Blitz Bazawule, Marcus Gardley)
“Creed III” (Michael B. Jordan, Keenan Coogler, Zach Baylin)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (James Gunn)
“May December” (Todd Haynes, Samy Burch) (WINNER)
“Origin” (Ava DuVernay) (RUNNER-UP)
“She Watches Blindly” (Bryan Tan)
“They Cloned Tyrone” (Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier)
“This World is Not My Own” (Petter Ringbom, Marquise Stillwell, Ruchi Mital)
Through the Shattered Lens 