Yesterday, the Music City Film Critics Association — that’s the Nashville group — has announced their picks for the best of 2023!  The winners are in bold.

Best Picture
American Fiction
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
The Zone of Interest

Best Director
Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
Celine Song – Past Lives
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actress
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall

Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Zac Efron – The Iron Claw

Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Penelope Cruz – Ferrari
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Best Supporting Actor
Charles Melton – May December
Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie

Best Young Actress
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie
Calah Lane – Wonka
Madeleine Yuna Voyles – The Creator
Mile Davis-Kent – Creed III

Best Young Actor
Christian Convery – Cocaine Bear
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Joe Bird – Talk to Me
Jude Hill – A Haunting in Venice
Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall

Best Acting Ensemble
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw

Best Music Film
American Symphony
Barbie
Maestro
The Color Purple
Wonka

Best Animated Film
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Elemental
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
The Boy and the Heron

Best Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Four Daughters
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best International Film
Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest
When Evil Lurks

Best Screenplay
American Fiction
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
The Holdovers

Best Original Song
“I’m Just Ken” Ryan Gosling – Barbie
“Live That Way Forever” Richard Reed Parry, Little Scream, Barr Brothers – The Iron Claw
“Peaches” Jack Black – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“Road to Freedom” Lenny Kravitz – Rustin
“What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish – Barbie

Best Score
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Boy and the Heron

Best Sound
Ferrari
Maestro
Oppenheimer
The Killer
The Zone of Interest

Best Cinematography
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Production Design
Asteroid City
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Editing
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Comedy Film
American Fiction
Barbie
Bottoms
The Holdovers
Poor Things

Best Horror Film
M3GAN
Scream VI
Talk to Me
Thanksgiving
When Evil Lurks

Best Action Film
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Best Stunt Work
Bottoms
Ferrari
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
The Iron Claw

The Jim Ridley Award
The Jim Ridley Award is named after the late, great Nashville Scene editor/writer where our critics group selects a film or individual that embodies the spirit of Nashville.
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Beau is Afraid
Menus-Plaisirs Les Proisgros
Poor Things
Slotherhouse
The Boy and the Heron

The Music City Film Critics Association — that’s the Nashville group — has announced their nominations for the best of 2023!  The winners will be announced on January 15th.

Best Picture
American Fiction
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
The Zone of Interest

Best Director
Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
Celine Song – Past Lives
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actress
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall

Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Zac Efron – The Iron Claw

Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Penelope Cruz – Ferrari
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Best Supporting Actor
Charles Melton – May December
Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie

Best Young Actress
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie
Calah Lane – Wonka
Madeleine Yuna Voyles – The Creator
Mile Davis-Kent – Creed III

Best Young Actor
Christian Convery – Cocaine Bear
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Joe Bird – Talk to Me
Jude Hill – A Haunting in Venice
Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall

Best Acting Ensemble
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw

Best Music Film
American Symphony
Barbie
Maestro
The Color Purple
Wonka

Best Animated Film
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Elemental
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
The Boy and the Heron

Best Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Four Daughters
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best International Film
Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest
When Evil Lurks

Best Screenplay
American Fiction
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
The Holdovers

Best Original Song
“I’m Just Ken” Ryan Gosling – Barbie
“Live That Way Forever” Richard Reed Parry, Little Scream, Barr Brothers – The Iron Claw
“Peaches” Jack Black – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“Road to Freedom” Lenny Kravitz – Rustin
“What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish – Barbie

Best Score
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Boy and the Heron

Best Sound
Ferrari
Maestro
Oppenheimer
The Killer
The Zone of Interest

Best Cinematography
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Production Design
Asteroid City
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Editing
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Comedy Film
American Fiction
Barbie
Bottoms
The Holdovers
Poor Things

Best Horror Film
M3GAN
Scream VI
Talk to Me
Thanksgiving
When Evil Lurks

Best Action Film
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Best Stunt Work
Bottoms
Ferrari
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
The Iron Claw

The Jim Ridley Award
The Jim Ridley Award is named after the late, great Nashville Scene editor/writer where our critics group selects a film or individual that embodies the spirit of Nashville.
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Beau is Afraid
Menus-Plaisirs Les Proisgros
Poor Things
Slotherhouse
The Boy and the Heron

The Nashville-based Music City Film Critics Association has announced their picks for the best of 2022!  You can check out the nominations by clicking here and you can see the winners below!

Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Director
The Daniels – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actor
Brendan Fraser – The Whale

Best Actress
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actress
Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Young Actor
Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans

Best Young Actress
Frankie Corio – Aftersun

Best Acting Ensemble 
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Music Film
Elvis

Best Animated Film
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Best Documentary
Good Night Oppy

Best International Film
RRR

Best Screenplay
Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Original Song
“Naatu Naatu” – RRR

Best Score
Babylon

Best Sound
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Cinematography
Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Production Design
Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Editing
Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Comedy Film
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Horror Film
Nope

Best Action Film
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Stunt Work
Top Gun: Maverick

The Jim Ridley Award
Nicole Kidman – The Northman

The winners will be announced on January 9th and, considering that this is a Nashville-based group, I will be massively disappointed if every award doesn’t go to Elvis.

Best Picture
Aftersun
Babylon
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Nope
RRR
Tár
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Fabelmans
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Director
Damien Chazelle – Babylon
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
S. S. Rajamouli – RRR
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
The Daniels – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Todd Field – Tár

Best Actor
Austin Butler – Elvis
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Diego Calva – Babylon
Paul Mescal – Aftersun

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett – Tár
Margot Robbie – Babylon
Mia Goth – Pearl
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Viola Davis – The Woman King

Best Supporting Actor
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Paul Dano – The Fabelmans

Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau – The Whale
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Young Actor
Banks Repeta – Armageddon Time
Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans
Gregory Mann – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Jalyn Hall – Till
Mason Thames – The Black Phone

Best Young Actress
Anna Cobb – We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
Bella Ramsey – Catherine Called Birdy
Frankie Corio – Aftersun
Julia Butters – The Fabelmans
Sadie Sink – The Whale

Best Acting Ensemble
Babylon
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
The Fabelmans
Women Talking

Best Music Film
Elvis
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Moonage Daydream
Tár

Best Animated Film
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Best Documentary
All that Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Good Night Oppy
Moonage Daydream

Best International Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Decision to Leave
EO
RRR

Best Screenplay
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tár
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Fabelmans
Women Talking

Best Original Song
“Ciao Papa” – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
“Hold My Hand” – Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift Me Up” – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“Naatu Naatu” – RRR
“New Body Rhumba” – White Noise

Best Score
Babylon
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
The Batman
The Fabelmans
Women Talking

Best Sound
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
Nope
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Cinematography
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Nope
The Batman
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Production Design
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
The Northman

Best Editing
Aftersun
Babylon
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Comedy Film
Confess, Fletch
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Best Horror Film
Barbarian
Nope
Pearl
Smile
X

Best Action Film
Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
RRR
The Batman
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Stunt Work
Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
RRR
The Batman
Top Gun: Maverick

The Jim Ridley Award
Elvis
Moonage Daydream
Still Working 9 to 5
The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile
Nicole Kidman – The Northman