On the 14th, the Portland Critics Association announced its picks for the best of 2023!

The winners are listed in bold!

Best Picture
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

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

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Natalie Portman, May December
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Robert DeNiro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
America Ferrera, Barbie
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Julianne Moore, May December
Rachel McAdams, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret

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

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

Best Documentary Feature
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Still: A Michael J. Fox Story
The Pigeon Tunnel

Best Film Not in the English Language
Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Past Lives
The Boy and the Heron
The Zone of Interest

Best Comedy Feature
American Fiction
Barbie
Bottoms
Dream Scenario
The Holdovers

Best Horror Feature
Infinity Pool
No One Will Save You
Talk to Me
When Evil Lurks

Best Science Fiction Feature
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Creator
They Cloned Tyrone

Best Screenplay
Celine Song, Past Lives
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, May December
Tony McNamara, Poor Things

Best Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Łukasz Żal, The Zone of Interest
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Original Score
Daniel Pemberto, 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

Best Costume Design
Ellen Mirojnick, Oppenheimer
Holly Waddington, Poor Things
Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
Jacqueline West, Killers of the Flower Moon
Milena Canonero, Asteroid City

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

Best Sound Design
Ferrari
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

Best Visual Effects
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Stunts or Action Choreography
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
The Iron Claw

Here are the 2023 nominations of the Portland Critics Association!

The winners will be announced on January 15th!

Best Picture
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

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

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Natalie Portman, May December
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Robert DeNiro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
America Ferrera, Barbie
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Julianne Moore, May December
Rachel McAdams, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret

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

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

Best Documentary Feature
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Still: A Michael J. Fox Story
The Pigeon Tunnel

Best Film Not in the English Language
Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Past Lives
The Boy and the Heron
The Zone of Interest

Best Comedy Feature
American Fiction
Barbie
Bottoms
Dream Scenario
The Holdovers

Best Horror Feature
Infinity Pool
No One Will Save You
Talk to Me
When Evil Lurks

Best Science Fiction Feature
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Creator
They Cloned Tyrone

Best Screenplay
Celine Song, Past Lives
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, May December
Tony McNamara, Poor Things

Best Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Łukasz Żal, The Zone of Interest
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Original Score
Daniel Pemberto, 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

Best Costume Design
Ellen Mirojnick, Oppenheimer
Holly Waddington, Poor Things
Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
Jacqueline West, Killers of the Flower Moon
Milena Canonero, Asteroid City

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

Best Sound Design
Ferrari
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

Best Visual Effects
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Stunts or Action Choreography
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
The Iron Claw

The Portland Critics Association has announced their picks for the best of 2022!

And here they are!

Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (RUNNER UP)
Tár
The Banshees of Inisherin
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Director
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
S.S. Rajamouli, RRR
Todd Field, Tár (RUNNER UP)

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Adam Driver, White Noise
Austin Butler, Elvis
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin (WINNER)
Park Hae-il, Decision to Leave (RUNNER UP)
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Tár (RUNNER UP)
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Mia Goth, Pearl
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Anthony Hopkins, Armageddon Time
Brad Pitt, Babylon (RUNNER UP)
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)
Paul Dano, The Fabelmans
Rory Kinnear, Men

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Hong Chau, The Whale
Keke Palmer, Nope (RUNNER UP)
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)

Best Ensemble Cast
Amsterdam
Babylon
Everything Everywhere All at Once (RUNNER UP)
Glass Onion (WINNER)
Jackass Forever
The Menu

Best Animated Feature
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (WINNER)
Mad God
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red (RUNNER UP)

Best Documentary Feature
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (RUNNER UP)
Fire of Love
Good Night Oppy
Moonage Daydream (WINNER)

Best Film Not in the English Language
Athena
Decision to Leave (WINNER)
EO
Happening
RRR (RUNNER UP)

Best Comedy Feature
Bros
Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)
Jackass Forever
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (RUNNER UP)
Triangle of Sadness
White Noise

Best Horror Feature
Barbarian (WINNER)
Bones and All
Men
Pearl
X (RUNNER UP)

Best Science Fiction Feature
After Yang
Avatar: The Way of Water (RUNNER UP)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope (WINNER)
Prey

Best Screenplay
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once (RUNNER UP)
Jeong Seo-kyeong and Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion (WINNER)
Todd Field, Tár

Best Cinematography
Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick (WINNER)
Greig Fraser, The Batman
Hoyte van Hoytema, Nope
Kim Ji-yong, Decision to Leave (RUNNER UP)
Linus Sandgren, Babylon
Russell Carpenter, Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (WINNER)
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
M.M. Keeravaani, RRR
Michael Giacchino, The Batman (RUNNER UP)

Best Costume Design
Catherine Martin, Elvis (WINNER)
Mary Zophres, Babylon
Ruth E. Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once (RUNNER UP)

Best Production Design
Avatar: The Way of Water (RUNNER UP)
Babylon
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)
Glass Onion

Best Sound Design
Avatar: The Way of Water (RUNNER UP)
Babylon
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope
Top Gun: Maverick (WINNER)

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: The Way of Water (WINNER)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Everything Everywhere All at Once (RUNNER UP)
Nope
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Stunts or Action Choreography
Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once (RUNNER UP)
RRR
The Batman
Top Gun: Maverick (WINNER)

Top 10 Films Of 2022
1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. Tár
3. Decision to Leave
4. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
5. Top Gun: Maverick
6. RRR
7. Avatar: The Way of Water
8. Glass Onion
9. The Banshees of Inisherin
10. The Whale

This morning, The Portland Critics Association announced their nominations for the best of 2022.  The winners will be announced on January 16th.  Here are the nominees:

Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Tár
The Banshees of Inisherin
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Director
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
S.S. Rajamouli, RRR
Todd Field, Tár

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Adam Driver, White Noise
Austin Butler, Elvis
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Park Hae-il, Decision to Leave
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Mia Goth, Pearl
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Anthony Hopkins, Armageddon Time
Brad Pitt, Babylon
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Paul Dano, The Fabelmans
Rory Kinnear, Men

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Hong Chau, The Whale
Keke Palmer, Nope
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Ensemble Cast
Amsterdam
Babylon
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion
Jackass Forever
The Menu

Best Animated Feature
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Mad God
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

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

Best Film Not in the English Language
Athena
Decision to Leave
EO
Happening
RRR

Best Comedy Feature
Bros
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jackass Forever
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Triangle of Sadness
White Noise

Best Horror Feature
Barbarian
Bones and All
Men
Pearl
X

Best Science Fiction Feature
After Yang
Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope
Prey

Best Screenplay
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jeong Seo-kyeong and Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion
Todd Field, Tár

Best Cinematography
Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick
Greig Fraser, The Batman
Hoyte van Hoytema, Nope
Kim Ji-yong, Decision to Leave
Linus Sandgren, Babylon
Russell Carpenter, Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
M.M. Keeravaani, RRR
Michael Giacchino, The Batman

Best Costume Design
Catherine Martin, Elvis
Mary Zophres, Babylon
Ruth E. Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Production Design
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion

Best Sound Design
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: The Way of Water
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope
Top Gun: Maverick

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