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Barbie Wins In Hawaii!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Hawaii Film Critics Society has announced its picks for the best of 2023!

And here they are, with the winners in bold:

BEST PICTURE
American Fiction
Barbie
Ferrari
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST DIRECTOR
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Adam Driver, Ferrari
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

BEST ACTRESS
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert DeNiro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
John Magaro, Past Lives
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Ferrari
Viola Davis, Air
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Barbie
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Maestro
Past Lives

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Ferrari
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST ART DIRECTION
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Napoleon
Poor Things

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie
Ferrari
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Poor Things

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Barbie
Ferrari
Maestro
Poor Things
Oppenheimer

BEST EDITING
Barbie
Ferrari
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Albert Brooks: Defending Your Life
American Symphony
Four Daughters
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

BEST MAKE-UP
Ferrari
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST SOUND
Ferrari
Maestro
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
American Fiction
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST SONG
“Dance the Night” (Barbie)
“I’m Just Ken” (Barbie)
“What Was I Made For?” (Barbie)
“Road to Freedom” (Rustin)
“Peaches” (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST STUNT WORK
Extraction 2
The Iron Claw
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Silent Night

BEST NEW FILMMAKER
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Adele Lim, Joy Ride
Danny & Michael Philippou, Talk to Me
A.V. Rockwell, A Thousand and One
Celine Song, Past Lives

BEST FIRST FILM
American Fiction
Joy Ride
Past Lives
Talk to Me
A Thousand and One

BEST OVERLOOKED FILM
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
A Thousand and One
Joy Ride
Shortcomings
They Cloned Tyrone

BEST VOCAL/MOTION CAPTURE PERFORMANCE
Jack Black, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Bradley Cooper, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Kumail Nanjiani, Migration
Robert Pattinson, The Boy and the Heron
Jason Schwartzman, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST HORROR FILM
Evil Dead Rise
Godzilla Minus One
M3GAN
Talk to Me
Totally Killer

BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
The Marvels
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

BEST SCI-FI FILM
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
The Marvels
Robot Dreams

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Anatomy of a Fall (France)
Godzilla Minus One (Japan)
The Taste of Things (France)
The Three Musketeers:- Part I: D’Artagnan (France)
The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)

BEST HAWAIIAN FILM
Decade of the Dead, dir. Adam Deyoe, Fairai Richmond
Hokulea: Finding the Language of the Navigator, dir. Ty Sanga
Growing Up Local, dir. James Sereno
My Partner, dir. Keli’I Grace
Uncle Bully’s Surf School, dir. Leah Warshawski, Todd Soliday

WORST FILM OF 2023
65
80 for Brady
Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantum Mania
The Flash
Meg 2: The Trench

Here Are The 2023 AARP Nominations! (wait, the aarp does nominations?)

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Did you know that the AARP gives out awards?  Seriously, the American Association of Retried Persons is getting in on the act.  Anyway, here are their nominations for the “Best Movies for Grownups.”

Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups
Barbie
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer

Best Actress
Annette Bening (Nyad)
Juliette Binoche (The Taste of Things)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Origin)
Helen Mirren (Golda)
Julia Roberts (Leave the World Behind)

Best Actor
Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario)
Colman Domingo (Rustin)
Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)
Anthony Hopkins (Freud’s Last Session)
Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis (Air)
Jodie Foster (Nyad)
Taraji P. Henson (The Color Purple)
Julianne Moore (May December)
Leslie Uggams (American Fiction)

Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe (Poor Things)
Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)
Colman Domingo (The Color Purple)
Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things)

Best Director
Ben Affleck (Air)
Michael Mann (Ferrari)
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Alexander Payne (The Holdovers)
Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Best Screenwriter
Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig (Barbie)
David Hemingson (The Holdovers)
Tony McNamara (Poor Things)
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Martin Scorsese and Eric Roth (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Best Ensemble
American Fiction
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Rustin

Best Actress (TV)
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Jennifer Garner (The Last Thing He Told Me)
Imelda Staunton (The Crown)
Meryl Streep (Only Murders in the Building)

Best Actor (TV)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Bryan Cranston (Your Honor)
Oliver Platt (The Bear)
Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat)
Henry Winkler (Barry)

Best TV Movie/Series or Limited Series
The Bear
Fargo
Only Murders in the Building
Succession
The White Lotus

Best Reality TV Series
The Amazing Race
America’s Got Talent
The Golden Bachelor
Jury Duty
The Voice

Best Intergenerational Film
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The Holdovers
Leave the World Behind
Poor Things

Best Time Capsule
Ferrari
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Priscilla
Rustin

Best Documentary
Invisible Beauty
Judy Blume Forever
The Lost Weekend
The Pigeon Tunnel
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Foreign Film
Amerikatsi (Armenia)
Perfect Days (Japan)
Radical (Mexico)
The Taste of Things (France)
The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)

Here Are The 2023 Nominations of the Cinema Audio Society!

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The Cinema Audio Society have announced their nominations for the best sound mixing of 2023!  The winners will be announced on March 3rd!

Here are the feature film nominations:

Motion Pictures – Live Action
“Barbie” – Production Mixer – Nina Rice Re-Recording Mixer – Kevin O’Connell CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Ai-Ling Lee CAS Scoring Mixer – Peter Cobbin Scoring Mixer – Kirsty Whalley ADR Mixer – Bobby Johanson CAS Foley Mixer – Kevin Schultz
“Ferrari” – Production Mixer – Lee Orloff CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Andy Nelson CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Tony Lamberti Re-Recording Mixer – Luke Schwarzweller CAS Scoring Mixer – Andrew Dudman ADR Mixer – Matthew Wood Foley Mixer – Giorgi Lekishvili
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Production Mixer – Mark Ulano CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Tom Fleischman CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Eugene Gearty Foley Mixer – George A. Lara CAS
“Maestro” – Production Mixer – Steven A. Morrow CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Tom Ozanich Re-Recording Mixer – Dean A. Zupancic Scoring Mixer – Nick Baxter ADR Mixer – Bobby Johanson CAS Foley Mixer – Walter Spencer
“Oppenheimer” – Production Mixer – Willie D. Burton CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Gary A. Rizzo CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Kevin O’Connell CAS Scoring Mixer – Chris Fogel CAS Foley Mixer – Tavish Grade Foley Mixer – Jack Cucci Foley Mixer – Mikel Parraga-Wills

Motion Pictures – Animated
“Elemental” – Original Dialogue Mixer – Vince Caro CAS Original Dialogue Mixer – Paul McGrath CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Stephen Urata Re-Recording Mixer – Ren Klyce Scoring Mixer – Thomas Vicari CAS Foley Mixer – Scott Curtis
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Original Dialogue Mixer – Brian Smith Original Dialogue Mixer – Aaron Hasson Original Dialogue Mixer – Howard London CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Michael Semanick Re-Recording Mixer – Juan Peralta Scoring Mixer – Sam Okell Foley Mixer – Randy K. Singer CAS
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” – Original Dialogue Mixer – Doc Kane CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Michael Semanick Re-Recording Mixer – Mark Mangini Scoring Mixer – Trent Reznor Scoring Mixer – Atticus Ross ADR Mixer – Chris Cirino Foley Mixer – Chelsea Body
“The Boy and the Heron” – Original Dialogue & Re-Recording Mixer – Kôji Kasamats
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” – Original Dialogue Mixer – Carlos Sotolongo CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Pete Horner Re-Recording Mixer – Juan Peralta Scoring Mixer – Casey Stone CAS ADR Mixer – Doc Kane CAS Foley Mixer – Richard Durante

Motion Pictures – Documentary
“32 Sounds” – Production Mixer – Laura Cunningham Re-Recording Mixer – Mark Mangini Scoring Mixer – Ben Greenberg ADR Mixer – Bobby Johanson CAS Foley Mixer – Blake Collins CAS
“American Symphony” – Re-Recording Mixer – Tom Paul Re-Recording Mixer – Tristan Baylis Foley Mixer – Ryan Collison
“Little Richard: I Am Everything” – Re-Recording Mixer – Tom Paul
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” – Re-Recording Mixer – Skip Lievsay CAS Re-Recording Mixer – Paul Urmson Re-Recording Mixer – Joel Dougherty Scoring Mixer – John Michael Caldwell Foley Mixer – Micah Blaichman
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” – Production Mixer – Jacob Farron Smith CAS Re-Recording Mixer – John Ross CAS Re-Recording Mixer – David Payne Re-Recording Mixer – Christopher Rowe

Here Are The 2023 Nominations of the Art Directors Guild!

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The Art Directors Guild announced their nominees for the best of 2023 on the 9th.  The winners will be announced on February 10th!

FEATURE FILM NOMINEES:

PERIOD FEATURE FILM
Asteroid City – Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Killers of the Flower Moon – Production Designer: Jack Fisk
Maestro – Production Designer: Kevin Thompson
Napoleon – Production Designer: Arthur Max
Oppenheimer – Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

FANTASY FEATURE FILM
Barbie – Production Designer: Sarah Greenwood
The Creator – Production Designer: James Clyne
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Production Designer: Beth Mickle
Poor Things – Production Designers: James Price, Shona Heath
Wonka – Production Designer: Nathan Crowley

CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
Beau is Afraid – Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
John Wick: Chapter 4 – Production Designer: Kevin Kavanaugh
The Killer – Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Production Designer: Gary Freeman
Saltburn – Production Designer: Suzie Davies

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Boy and the Heron – Art Director: Yoji Takeshige
Elemental – Production Designer: Don Shank
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Production Designer: Patrick O’Keefe
The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Production Designer: Guillaume Aretos
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Production Designer: Yashar Kassai

Oppenheimer Wins in San Francisco

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Way back on January 9th (not that long ago, to be honest), the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (try to say that 10 times fast) announced their picks for the best of 2023!

And here they are:

Best Picture
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Past Lives”
“Poor Things”
“The Zone of Interest”

Best Director
Celine Song, “Past Lives”
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Greta Gerwig, “Barbie”
Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”
Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Best Original Screenplay
Celine Song, “Past Lives”
David Hemigson, “The Holdovers”
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, “Barbie”
Justine Triet, Arthur Harari, “Anatomy of a Fall”
Samy Burch, “May December”

Best Adapted Screenplay
Andrew Haigh, “All of Us Strangers”
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Cord Jefferson, “American Fiction”
Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”
Tony McNarma, “Poor Things”

Best Actor
Andrew Scott, “All of Us Strangers”
Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”
Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”

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 Supporting Actor
Charles Melton, “May December”
Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”
Robert Downey Jr, “Oppenheimer”
Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction”

Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
Jodie Foster, “Nyad”
Rachel McAdams, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”
Sandra Hüller, “The Zone of Interest”

Best Animated Feature
“The Boy and the Heron”
“Elemental”
“Nimona”
“Robot Dreams”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

Best International Feature Film
“Anatomy of a Fall”
“Fallen Leaves”
“The Taste of Things”
“Perfect Days”
“The Zone of Interest”

Best Documentary Feature
“20 Days in Mariupol”
“American Symphony”
“Beyond Utopia”
“Menu Plaisirs – Les Troigros”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Story”

Best Cinematography
Hoyt Van Hoytema, “Oppenheimer”
Lukas Zal, “The Zone of Interest”
Robbie Ryan, “Poor Things”
Rodrigo Prieto, “Barbie”
Rodrigo Prieto, “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Best Production Design
Adam Stockhausen, “Asteroid City”
Jack Fisk, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
James Price (Production Designer), Shona Heath (Production Designer), Szusza Mihalek (Set Decorator), “Poor Things”
Ruth DeJong, “Oppenheimer”
Sarah Greenwood, “Barbie”

Best Film Editing
Jennifer Lame, “Oppenheimer”
Laurent Senechal, “Anatomy of a Fall”
Paul Watts, “The Zone of Interest”
Thelma Schoonmaker, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, “Poor Things”

Best Original Score
Daniel Pemberton, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Jerskin Fendrix, “Poor Things”
Ludwig Göransson, “Oppenheimer”
Mica Levi, “The Zone of Interest”
Robbie Robertson, “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Special Citation for Independent Cinema
“The Blue Caftan”
“Earth Mama” (TIE)
“Fremont” (TIE)

Here Are The 2023 Nominations of the American Society of Cinematographers

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Yesterday, the American Society of Cinematographers announced their nominations for the best of 2023.  The winners will be announced on March 3rd.

Feature
Edward Lachmann, ASC for “El Conde” (Netflix)
Matthew Libatique, ASC, LPS for “Maestro” (Netflix)
Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC for “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple TV+)
Robbie Ryan, ISC for “Poor Things” (Searchlight)
Hoyt van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC for “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Spotlight
Eric Branco for “Story Ave.” (Kino Lorber)
Krum Rodriguez for “Citizen Saint”
Warwick Thornton for “The New Boy”

Documentary
Jeff Hutchens for “Murder in Big Horn”, Episode 1
Curren Sheldon for “King Coal”
D. Smith for “Kokomo City”

Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Dan Atherton for “Great Expectations” – “The Three Keys” (FX)
Sam Chiplin for “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart” – “Part One: BLack Fire Orchid” (Prime Video)
Ben Kutchins, ASC for “Boston Strangler” (Hulu)
Igot Martinovic for “George & Tammy” – “Stand by Your Man” (Showtime)
Jason Oldak for “Lessons in Chemistry” – “Book of Calvin” (Apple TV+)
Tobias Schliessler, ASC for “All The Light We Cannot See” – “Episode 2” (Netflix)

Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series
Ricardo Diaz for “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” – “The Second Coming” (Max)
Rob C. Givens for “Gotham Knights” – “Daddy Issues” (CW)
M. David Mullen, ASC for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” – “Four Minutes” (Prime Video)
Cathal Watters, ASC, ISC for “Foundation” – “In Seldon’s Shadow” (Apple TV+)
Glen Keenan for “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” – “Hegemony” (Paramount+)

Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series
Julian Court, BSC for “The Diplomat” – “The James Bond Clause” (Netflix)
Carl Herse for “Barry” – “Tricky Legacies” (Max)
Jon Joffin, ASC for “Schmigadoon!” – “Something Real” (Apple TV+)
Blake McClure, ASC for “Minx” – “I Thought the Bed was Gonna Fly” (Starz)
Andrew Wehde for “The Bear” – “The Bear” (Hulu)

Music Video
Scott Cunningham, ASC for “Gorilla” (performed by Little Simz)
Jon Joffin, ASC for “At Home” (performed by Jon Bryant)
Andrey Nikolaev for “Tanto” (performed by Cassie Marin)

Oppenheimer Wins In Denver!

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The Denver Film Critics Society has announced their picks for the best of 2023!  The winners are listed below in bold.

Best Film
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things

Best Director
Emerald Fennell – Saltburn
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Female
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Barry Keoghan – Saltburn
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Female
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Rosamund Pike – Saltburn

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Male
Rober De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

Best Sci-Fi/Horror
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Poor Things
Talk to Me
They Cloned Tyrone

Best Animated Film
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Comedy
American Fiction
Barbie (TIE)
Bottoms
The Holdovers
Poor Things (TIE)

Best Visual Effects
The Creator (TIE)
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (TIE)
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Original Screenplay
Greta Gerwig & Noah Baunmbach – Barbie
Samy Burch – May December
Emerald Fennell – Saltburn
David Hemingson – The Holdovers
Celine Song – Past Lives

Best Adapted Screenplay
Andrew Haigh – All of Us Strangers
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
Tony McNamara – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Documentary Feature
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Kokomo City
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Original Song
Dance the Night – Barbie
I’m Just Ken – Barbie
What Was I Made For – Barbie
Keep It Moving – The Color Purple
Road to Freedom – Rustin
Am I Dreaming – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Original Score
Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things
Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer
Mica Levi – The Zone of Interest
Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robbie Robertson – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Non-English Language Feature
Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One (TIE)
Past Lives
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest (TIE)

Here Are The 2023 Nominations of the Producers Guild!

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The Producers Guild (which is usually a major precursor as far as the Oscar nominees are concerned) have announced their nominations for the best films 0f 2024!

And here they are:

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
American Fiction
Anatomy Of A Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone Of Interest

Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Boy And The Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
The Disappearance Of Shere Hite
The Mother of All Lies
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Squaring The Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

There’s not a lot of surprises here, other than perhaps the nomination for Anatomy of a Fall.  Not getting mentioned here (or by SAG or by DGA) is probably the death knell for May December‘s Best Picture campaign.  As well, The Color Purple could have really used a nomination here to build on whatever momentum it got from SAG.

The winners will be announced on February 25th.

Here Are The 2023 Nominations of The Houston Film Critics Society!

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On January 9th, the Houston Film Critics Society announced their nominations for the best of 2023!  The winners will be announced on January 22nd!

Picture
“American Fiction”
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
“Barbie”
“The Color Purple”
“Godzilla Minus One”
“The Holdovers”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Past Lives”
“Poor Things”

Director
Alexander Payne, “The Holdovers”
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Greta Gerwig, “Barbie”
Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”

Actor – Leading
Andrew Scott, “All of Us Strangers”
Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”

Actress – Leading
Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
Fantasia Barrino, “The Color Purple”
Greta Lee, “Past Lives”
Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Margot Robbie, “Barbie”

Actor – Supporting
Dominic Sessa, “The Holdovers”
Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”
Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”

Actress – Supporting
Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
Rachel McAdams, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
Rosamund Pike, “Saltburn”

Screenplay
Celine Song, “Past Lives”
Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin, “Oppenheimer”
Cord Jefferson, “American Fiction”
David Hemingson, “The Holdovers”
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, “Barbie”
Tony McNamara, “Poor Things”

Animated
“The Boy and the Heron”
“Nimona”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Robot Dreams”

Cinematography
Hoyte Van Hoytema, “Oppenheimer”
Linus Sandgren, “Saltburn”
Robbie Ryan, “Poor Things”
Rodrigo Prieto, “Barbie”
Rodrigo Prieto, “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Documentary
“20 Days in Mariupol”
“American Symphony”
“Beyond Utopia”
“The Eternal Memory”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”

Foreign Language
“Anatomy of a Fall”
“Godzilla Minus One”
“Perfect Days”
“Society of the Snow”
“The Zone of Interest”

Score
Robbie Robertson, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Ludwig Göransson, “Oppenheimer”
Jerskin Fendrix, “Poor Things”
Joe Hisaishi, “The Boy and the Heron”
Daniel Pemberton, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

Song
“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
“Dance the Night” from “Barbie”
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
“Keep It Movin’ ” from “The Color Purple”
“Meet in the Middle” from “Flora and Son”

Visual Effects
“The Creator”
“Godzilla Minus One”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One”
“Poor Things”

Stunts
“The Iron Claw”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“John Wick: Chapter 4”
“Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One”
“Polite Society”

Ensemble
“Barbie”
“Oppenheimer”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“The Holdovers”
“The Iron Claw”

Texas Independent Film Award
“Bolivar”
“Breaking the Code”
“Chocolate Lizards”
“I’ll Be There”
“A Town Called Victoria”

Killers Of The Flower Moon Wins In Austin

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Yesterday, the Austin Film Critics Association announced their picks for the best of 2023!

The winners are listed in bold!

Best Picture
American Fiction
Barbie
Godzilla Minus One
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Director
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives

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

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Andrew Scott, All Of Us Strangers
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Best Supporting Actor
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Julianne Moore, May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

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

Best Original Screenplay
Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, May December
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Celine Song, Past Lives
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy Of A Fall

Best Adapted Screenplay
Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Matthew Libatique, Maestro
Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things

Best Editing
Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things
Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon
Kevin Tent, The Holdovers
Michelle Tesoro, Maestro

Best Original Score
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie

Best International Film
Anatomy Of A Fall
The Boy and the Heron
Godzilla Minus One
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol
Beyond Utopia
Four Daughters
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Animated Film
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Suzume
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance
Bradley Cooper, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Ayo Edebiri, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Shameik Moore, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Chloë Grace Moretz, Nimona
Hailee Steinfeld, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Stunt Coordinator
Stephen Dunlevy & Scott Rogers, John Wick: Chapter 4
Wade Eastwood, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Chavo Guerrero, Jr., The Iron Claw
Crispin Layfield, Polite Society
Noon Orsatti, Extraction 2

Best First Film
Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou, Talk To Me
A.V. Rockwell, A Thousand And One
Celine Song, Past Lives

The Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award
Ayo Edebiri, Bottoms, Theater Camp, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Unknown Country, Fancy Dance, Quantum Cowboys
Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
Celine Song, Past Lives