The Boston Online Film Critics Association Honors Killers of the Flower Moon


The Boston Online Film Critics Association has announced their picks for the best of 2023!  While the majority of the awards went Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon was named Best Picture of the year.

Top 10 of 2023
1. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
2. OPPENHEIMER
3. THE HOLDOVERS
4. PAST LIVES
5. MAY DECEMBER
6. BARBIE
7. THE ZONE OF INTEREST
8. AMERICAN FICTION
9. POOR THINGS
10. ANATOMY OF A FALL

Best Director
Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER

Best Actress
Lily Gladstone, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Best Actor
Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER

Best Supporting Actor
Charles Melton, MAY DECEMBER

Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS

Best Screenplay
David Hemingson, THE HOLDOVERS & Samy Burch, MAY DECEMBER (TIE)

Best Ensemble
OPPENHEIMER

Best Score
Ludwig Göransson, OPPENHEIMER

Best Cinematography
Hoyte va Hoytema, OPPENHEIMER

Best Editing
Jennifer Lame, OPPENHEIMER

Best Documentary
MENUS-PLAISIRS – TROISGROS

Best International Feature
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Best Animated Film
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Here Are The 2023 Nominations For The Black Reel Awards


The nominations for the Black Reel Awards were announced today.  The winners will be announced on January 13th, 2024.

Outstanding Film
American Fiction
The Color Purple
Origin
Rustin
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Outstanding Lead Performance
Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple
John Boyega – They Cloned Tyrone
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Origin
Jamie Foxx – The Burial
Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Chevalier
Michael B. Jordan – Creed III
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand and One
Sophie Wilde – Talk To Me
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Outstanding Director
Blitz Bazawule – The Color Purple
Ava DuVerney – Origin
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
Michael B. Jordan – Creed III
A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One

Outstanding Supporting Performance
Erika Alexander – American Fiction
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
Viola Davis – Air
Colman Domingo – The Color Purple
Jamie Foxx – They Cloned Tyrone
Taraji P. Henson – The Color Purple
Jonathan Majors – Creed III
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Jurnee Smollett – The Burial

Outstanding Screenplay
A Thousand and One
American Fiction
Origin
Rustin
They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Documentary
American Symphony
Kokomo City
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Stamped From The Beginning

Outstanding International Film
Brother (Canada)
Our Father, the Devil (Cameroon)
Rye Lane (UK)

Outstanding Ensemble
American Fiction
The Blackening
The Color Purple
Rustin
They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Voice Performance
Ariana DeBose – Wish
Ayo Edebiri – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Brian Tyree Henry – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Daniel Kaluuya – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Outstanding Independent Film
A Thousand and One
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Earth Mama
How I Learned To Fly
Rye Lane

Outstanding Short Film
ALIVE IN BRONZE: Huey P. Newton
Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
The Dads
The Last Repair Shop

Outstanding Emerging Director
Blitz Bazawule – The Color Purple
Raven Jackson – All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One
Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Halle Bailey – The Little Mermaid
Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Jerrod Carmichael – Poor Things
Archie Madekwe – Gran Turismo
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – The Color Purple
Tia Nomore – Earth Mama
Vivian Oparah – Rye Lane
Dewayne Perkins – The Blackening
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand and One

Outstanding First Screenplay
A Thousand and One
American Fiction
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
The Color Purple
Earth Mama

Outstanding Score
Jon Batiste – American Symphony
Kris Bowers – Chevalier
Kris Bowers – The Color Purple
Brandford Marsalias – Rustin
Desmond Murray & Pierre Charles – They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Original Song
“Am I Dreaming” – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
“It Never Went Away” – American Symphony
“Keep It Moving” – The Color Purple
“My House” – Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
“Road to Freedom” – Rustin

Outstanding Soundtrack
The Color Purple
Creed III
The Little Mermaid
Rustin
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Outstanding Cinematography
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Earth Mama
Kokomo City
Rye Lane
Silver Dollar Road

Outstanding Costume Design
Air
The Color Purple
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Rustin
They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Editing
The Color Purple
Kokomo City
Origin
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Hairstyling & Makeup
A Thousand and One
Air
Bottoms
The Color Purple
Rustin

Outstanding Production Design
Chevalier
The Little Mermaid
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Rustin
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Past Lives Rises From The Ashes In Phoenix!


The Phoenix Critics Circle has announced its pick for the best of 2023 and, despite the heat being generated for Oppenheimer and Killers of The Flower Moon by other regional groups, it named Past Lives as best picture of the year!

The winners are listed in bold:

BEST PICTURE
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
OPPENHEIMER
PAST LIVES
POOR THINGS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST COMEDY FILM
AMERICAN FICTION
ASTEROID CITY
BARBIE
BOTTOMS
THE HOLDOVERS

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
ASTEROID CITY
THE CREATOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
INFINITY POOL
THEY CLONED TYRONE

BEST HORROR FILM
EVIL DEAD RISE
NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU
TALK TO ME
THANKSGIVING
WHEN EVIL LURKS

BEST ANIMATED FILM
THE BOY AND THE HERON
ELEMENTAL
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM
WISH

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ANATOMY OF A FALL
FALLEN LEAVES
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
PERFECT DAYS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST DOCUMENTARY
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
AMERICAN SYMPHONY
BEYOND UTOPIA
THE MISSION
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

BEST ACTOR
BRADLEY COOPER – MAESTRO
LEONARDO DICAPRIO – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
PAUL GIAMATTI – THE HOLDOVERS
BARRY KEOGHAN – SALTBURN
CILLIAN MURPHY – OPPENHEIMER
JEFFREY WRIGHT – AMERICAN FICTION

BEST ACTRESS
LILY GLADSTONE – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
SANDRA HÜLLER – ANATOMY OF A FALL
GRETA LEE – PAST LIVES
NATALIE PORTMAN – MAY DECEMBER
MARGOT ROBBIE – BARBIE
EMMA STONE – POOR THINGS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WILLEM DAFOE – POOR THINGS
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – OPPENHEIMER
RYAN GOSLING – BARBIE
MARK RUFFALO – POOR THINGS
DOMINIC SESSA – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
EMILY BLUNT – OPPENHEIMER
PENELOPE CRUZ – FERRARI
RACHEL MCADAMS – ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.
JULIANNE MOORE – MAY DECEMBER
ROSAMUND PIKE – SALTBURN
DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST DIRECTOR
GRETA GERWIG – BARBIE
JONATHAN GLAZER – THE ZONE OF INTEREST
YORGOS LANTHIMOS – POOR THINGS
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN – OPPENHEIMER
MARTIN SCORSESE – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
CELINE SONG – PAST LIVES

BEST SCREENPLAY
GRETA GERWIG AND NOAH BAUMBACH – BARBIE
DAVID HEMINGSON – THE HOLDOVERS
CORD JEFFERSON AND PERCIVAL EVERETT – AMERICAN FICTION
TONY MCNAMARA AND ALASDAIR GRAY – POOR THINGS
CELINE SONG – PAST LIVES

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA – OPPENHEIMER
MATTHEW LIBATIQUE – MAESTRO
RODRIGO PRIETO – BARBIE
RODRIGO PRIETO – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
ROBBIE RYAN – POOR THINGS
LUKASZ ZAL – THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST 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

The New York Film Critics Online Honors Killers of the Flower Moon


The New York Film Critics Online have announced their picks for the best of 2023.

And here they are:

Best Picture: “Killers Of The Flower Moon“
Best Director: Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer“
Best Actor: Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer“
Best Actress: Sandra Hüller – “Anatomy Of A Fall“
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things“
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers“
Best Screenplay: Justine Triet & Arthur Harari – “Anatomy Of A Fall“
Best Animated Feature: “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse“
Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema – “Oppenheimer“
Best Use of Music: “Barbie“
Best Documentary Feature: “The Eternal Memory“
Best Foreign Language: “Anatomy Of A Fall“
Best Debut Director: Celine Song – “Past Lives”
Breakthrough Performer: Charles Melton – “May December“
Best Ensemble Cast: “Oppenheimer“

Top 10 Films (in alphabetical order)
American Fiction (Amazon MGM)
Anatomy Of A Fall (Neon)
The Holdovers (Focus Features)
Killers Of The Flower Moon (Apple Original Films, Paramount Pictures)
Maestro (Netflix)
May December (Netflix)
Oppenheimer (Universal)
Poor Things (Searchlight)
Past Lives (A24)
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Entertainment)

The Las Vegas Film Critics Society Honors Oppenheimer!


The Las Vegas Film Critics Society announced their picks for the best of 2023!  The winners are listed in bold.

Best Picture
Barbie
The Killer
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer

Best Actor
Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best Actress
Annette Bening – Nyad
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Natalie Portman – May December

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actress
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Julianne Moore – May December
Rosamund Pike – Saltburn

Best Director
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Celine Song – Past Lives

Best Original Screenplay
Air
Barbie
Maestro
May December
Past Lives

Best Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Cinematography
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Saltburn

Best Film Editing
Air
Barbie
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Score
The Killer
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Society of the Snow
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Best Song
I’m Just Ken – Barbie
What Was I Made For? – Barbie
Road to Freedom – Rustin
Peaches – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Better Place – Trolls Band Together

Best Documentary
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Kokomo City
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
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

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

Best Costumes
Barbie
The Color Purple
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

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

Best Visual Effects
The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Godzilla Minus One
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Best Action Movie
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 Comedy
American Fiction
Barbie
Dumb Money
Joy Ride
No Hard Feelings

Best Horror/Sci-FI Movie
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Talk To Me
Thanksgiving
When Evil Lurks

Best Family Film
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Barbie
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Ensemble
Barbie
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Saltburn

Breakout Filmmaker
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
Adele Lim – Joy Ride
Celine Song – Past Lives
Nida Manzoor – Polite Society
Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman – Theater Camp

Best Stunts
John Wick: Chapter 4
The Killer
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Polite Society
Silent Night

Youth In Film (Male)
Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall
Jake Ryan – Asteroid City
Christian Convery – Cocaine Bear
Jude Hill – A Haunting in Venice
Chase Dillion – Haunted Mansion

Youth in Film (Female)
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Elle Graham – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie
Iman Vellani – The Marvels
Violet McGraw – M3GAN

The William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award
Nicolas Cage
Paul Giamatti
Hayao Miyazaki
Julianne Moore
Rodrigo Prieto

The Florida Film Critic Circle Nominate The Boy and The Heron For Best Picture!


The Florida Film Critics Circle have announced their nominations for the best of 2023!  Probably the biggest “surprise” here is the nomination of The Boy and the Heron for not just Best Animated Feature but also for Best Picture as well!

As well, Florida nominated John Wick 4′s Donnie Yen for Best Supporting Actor, The Master Gardener‘s Sigourney Weaver for Best Supporting Actress, and Treyana Taylor for Best Actress!  Way to keep things interesting, Florida!

The winners will be announced on December 21st.

BEST PICTURE
The Boy and the Heron
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Past Lives

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Franz Rogowski – Passages
Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers

BEST ACTRESS
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Natalie Portman – May December
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand and One

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Donnie Yen – John Wick: Chapter 4

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Julianne Moore – May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Sigourney Weaver – Master Gardener

BEST ENSEMBLE
Asteroid City
Barbie
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer

BEST DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson – Asteroid City
Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest
Todd Haynes – May December
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Celine Song – Past Lives

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson – Asteroid City
Samy Burch – May December
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

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dan Laustsen – John Wick: Chapter 4
Rodrigo Prieto – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robbie Ryan – Poor Things
Hoyte van Hoytema – Oppenheimer
Lukasz Zal – The Zone of Interest

VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Asteroid City
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

BEST SCORE
Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer
Gary Gunn – A Thousand and One
Joe Hisaishi – The Boy and the Heron
Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robbie Robertson – Killers of the Flower Moon

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Eternal Memory
Kokomo City
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Menus-Plaisir – Les Troisgros
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

ANIMATED FEATURE
The Boy and the Heron
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Suzume
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

BEST FIRST FILM AWARD
Raven Jackson – All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
Georgia Oakley – Blue Jean
A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One
Celine Song – Past Lives

BREAKOUT AWARD
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Charles Melton – May December
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Celine Song – Past Lives
Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla

GOLDEN ORANGE
Eric Bendick – Path of the Panther
Alex Mechanik – May December
D Smith – Kokomo City

Here Are The 2023 Critics Choice Award Nominations!


The 2023 Critics Choice Award nominations were announced today, because this is the season when everyone is announcing nominations!

Here are the film nominations.  They also nominated a lot of TV shows but who cares about those?  This is Oscar season, baby!  As for the nominations below, the Critics Choice pretty much nominated the same things that everyone else is nominating.  The Color Purple and Saltburn, both of which could use the boost, picked up Best Picture nominations

The winners will be announced on January 14th, 2024.

Best Picture
American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Saltburn

Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

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

Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
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
America Ferrera – Barbie
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Julianne Moore – May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Young Actor or Actress
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie
Calah Lane – Wonka
Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Madeleine Yuna Voyles – The Creator

Best Acting Ensemble
Air
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer

Best Director
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

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

Best Original Screenplay
Samy Burch – May December
Alex Convery – Air
Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer – Maestro
Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – Barbie
David Hemingson – The Holdovers
Celine Song – Past Lives

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

Best Production Design
Suzie Davies, Charlotte Dirickx – Saltburn
Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman – Oppenheimer
Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer – Barbie
James Price, Shona Heath, Szusza Mihalek – Poor Things
Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran – Asteroid City

Best Editing
William Goldenberg – Air
Nick Houy – Barbie
Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer
Yorgos Mavropsaridis – Poor Things
Thelma Schoonmaker – Killers of the Flower Moon
Michelle Tesoro – Maestro

Best Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran – Barbie
Lindy Hemming – Wonka
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck – The Color Purple
Holly Waddington – Poor Things
Jacqueline West – Killers of the Flower Moon
Janty Yates, David Crossman – Napoleon

Best Hair and Makeup
Barbie
The Color Purple
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Priscilla

Best Visual Effects
The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Comedy
American Fiction
Barbie
Bottoms
The Holdovers
No Hard Feelings
Poor Things

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

Best Foreign Language Film
Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Song
“Dance the Night” – Barbie
“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie
“Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“Road to Freedom” – Rustin
“This Wish” – Wish
“What Was I Made For” – Barbie

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

Finally, Here Are The 2023 Nominees of the Phoenix Critics Circle!


Finally, in today’s final awards season development, the Phoenix Critics Circles have announced their nominees for the best of 2023!  On December 15th, we will learn which films will rise from the ashes in Phoenix and be declared the winners!

BEST PICTURE
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
OPPENHEIMER
PAST LIVES
POOR THINGS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST COMEDY FILM
AMERICAN FICTION
ASTEROID CITY
BARBIE
BOTTOMS
THE HOLDOVERS

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
ASTEROID CITY
THE CREATOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
INFINITY POOL
THEY CLONED TYRONE

BEST HORROR FILM
EVIL DEAD RISE
NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU
TALK TO ME
THANKSGIVING
WHEN EVIL LURKS

BEST ANIMATED FILM
THE BOY AND THE HERON
ELEMENTAL
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM
WISH

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ANATOMY OF A FALL
FALLEN LEAVES
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
PERFECT DAYS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST DOCUMENTARY
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
AMERICAN SYMPHONY
BEYOND UTOPIA
THE MISSION
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

BEST ACTOR
BRADLEY COOPER – MAESTRO
LEONARDO DICAPRIO – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
PAUL GIAMATTI – THE HOLDOVERS
BARRY KEOGHAN – SALTBURN
CILLIAN MURPHY – OPPENHEIMER
JEFFREY WRIGHT – AMERICAN FICTION

BEST ACTRESS
LILY GLADSTONE – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
SANDRA HÜLLER – ANATOMY OF A FALL
GRETA LEE – PAST LIVES
NATALIE PORTMAN – MAY DECEMBER
MARGOT ROBBIE – BARBIE
EMMA STONE – POOR THINGS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WILLEM DAFOE – POOR THINGS
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – OPPENHEIMER
RYAN GOSLING – BARBIE
MARK RUFFALO – POOR THINGS
DOMINIC SESSA – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
EMILY BLUNT – OPPENHEIMER
PENELOPE CRUZ – FERRARI
RACHEL MCADAMS – ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.
JULIANNE MOORE – MAY DECEMBER
ROSAMUND PIKE – SALTBURN
DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST DIRECTOR
GRETA GERWIG – BARBIE
JONATHAN GLAZER – THE ZONE OF INTEREST
YORGOS LANTHIMOS – POOR THINGS
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN – OPPENHEIMER
MARTIN SCORSESE – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
CELINE SONG – PAST LIVES

BEST SCREENPLAY
GRETA GERWIG AND NOAH BAUMBACH – BARBIE
DAVID HEMINGSON – THE HOLDOVERS
CORD JEFFERSON AND PERCIVAL EVERETT – AMERICAN FICTION
TONY MCNAMARA AND ALASDAIR GRAY – POOR THINGS
CELINE SONG – PAST LIVES

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA – OPPENHEIMER
MATTHEW LIBATIQUE – MAESTRO
RODRIGO PRIETO – BARBIE
RODRIGO PRIETO – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
ROBBIE RYAN – POOR THINGS
LUKASZ ZAL – THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST 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

Here Are The 2023 Nominations of the North Texas Film Critics Association!


Here are the 2023 nominations of the North Texas Film Critics Association!  This group, of which I’m still not a member, will be announcing their winners on December 14th.

BEST PICTURE
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Saltburn

BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Barry Keoghan – Saltburn
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

BEST ACTRESS
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla
Emma Stone – Poor Things

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe – Poor Things
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Glenn Howerton – Blackberry
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
America Ferrera – Barbie
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

BEST DIRECTOR
Emerald Fennell – Saltburn
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Anatomy of a Fall
Godland
Perfect Days
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
A Disturbance in the Force
Judy Blume Forever
Little Richard: I Am Everything
The Mission
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

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
Wish

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Robert Yeoman – Asteroid City
Rodrigo Prieto – Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto – Killers of the Flower Moon
Dariusz Wolski – Napoleon
Hoyte van Hoytema – Oppenheimer
Robbie Ryan – Poor Things
Linus Sandgren – Saltburn

BEST NEWCOMER
Halle Bailey – The Little Mermaid/The Color Purple
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Charles Melton – May December
Allison Oliver – Saltburn
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers

BEST SCREENPLAY
Alex Convery – Air
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
David Hemingson – The Holdovers
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Celine Song – Past Lives

GARY MURRAY AWARD (BEST ENSEMBLE)
Air
Asteroid City
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Oppenheimer
Saltburn

Here Are The 2023 Nominations of the Indiana Film Journalists Association!


The Indiana Film Journalists Association announced their nominations for the best of 2023 today.  The winners will be announced on December 18th.

I like the IFJA nominations because they nominate every single movie that they like, without limiting themselves.  This may be the only critics group to nominate Godzilla Minus One for Best Picture.

BEST FILM
American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Asteroid City
Barbie
Beau is Afraid
BlackBerry
Dream Scenario
Fair Play
Godzilla Minus One
The Holdovers
John Wick: Chapter 4
The Killer
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
A Thousand and One

BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Boy and the Heron
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Suzume

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Anatomy of a Fall
The Boy and the Heron
Godzilla Minus One
Monster (2023)
Past Lives
Pathaan
The Promised Land (2023)
Suzume
When Evil Lurks
The Zone of Interest

BEST DOCUMENTARY
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Greener Pastures
Kokomo City
Lakota Nation vs. United States
Turn Every Page — The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson (screenplay / story) and Roman Coppola (story), Asteroid City
Kristoffer Borgli, Dream Scenario
Samy Burch (screenplay / story) and Alex Mechanik (story), May December
Chloe Domont, Fair Play
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
A.V. Rockwell, A Thousand and One
Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott, Bottoms
Celine Song, Past Lives

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Ari Aster, Beau is Afraid
Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Daniel Goldhaber, Ariela Barer and Jordan Sjol, How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and David Callaham, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond & Michael Sherman, Knock at the Cabin

BEST DIRECTOR
Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
David Fincher, The Killer (2023)
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Todd Haynes, May December
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives
Chad Stahelski, John Wick: Chapter 4

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Phoebe Dynevor, Fair Play
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Joaquin Phoenix, Beau is Afraid
Natalie Portman, May December
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Teyana Taylor, A Thousand and One
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Viola Davis, Air
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey, Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Charles Melton, May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

BEST VOCAL / MOTION-CAPTURE PERFORMANCE
Jack Black, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Oscar Isaac, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Shameik Moore, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Chloë Grace Moretz, Nimona
Hailee Steinfeld, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
Air
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Asteroid City
Barbie
Beau is Afraid
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
A Thousand and One

BEST EDITING
Michael Andrews, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Kirk Baxter, The Killer
Daniel Garber, How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Curt Lobb, BlackBerry
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things
Nathan Orloff, John Wick: Chapter 4
Franklin Peterson, Fair Play
Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon
Michelle Tesoro, Maestro

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dan Laustsen, John Wick: Chapter 4
Matthew Libatique, Maestro
Erik Messerschmidt, The Killer
Pawel Pogorzelski, Beau is Afraid
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Linus Sandgren, Saltburn
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Robert Yeoman, Asteroid City
Łukasz Żal, The Zone of Interest

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Gavin Brivik, How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Alexandre Desplat, Asteroid City
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Killer
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Naoki Satō, Godzilla Minus One
Marcelo Zarvos, May December

BEST STUNT / MOVEMENT CHOREOGRAPHY
Laurent Demianoff (fight / stunt coordinator), John Wick: Chapter 4
Wade Eastwood (stunt coordinator) and Wolfgang Stegemann (fight coordinator), Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, Part One
Deven MacNair (stunt coordinator), Bottoms
Constanza Macras (choreographer), Poor Things
Noon Orsatti, Shane Habberstad, Leoš Stránský, Stanimir Stamatov and Thayr Harris (stunt coordinators) and Travis Gomez (fight choreographer) & Sunny Sun (fight coordinator), Extraction 2
Marcus Shakesheff (stunt coordinator) and Alison Faulk & Luke Broadlick (choreographers), Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Jennifer White (choreographer) and Lisa Welham (associate choreographer), Barbie

BREAKOUT OF THE YEAR
Josiah Cross (performer), A Thousand and One
Chloe Domont (writer-director), Fair Play
Daniel Goldhaber (director / co-writer), How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Cord Jefferson (writer-director), American Fiction
Marshawn Lynch (performer), Bottoms
Charles Melton (performer, May December
Dominic Sessa (performer), The Holdovers
Celine Song (writer-director), Past Lives
Iman Vellani (performer), The Marvels

ORIGINAL VISION
Barbie
Beau is Afraid
Dream Scenario
Enys Men
Infinity Pool
Poor Things
Robot Dreams
Smoking Causes Coughing