Full disclosure: I have been a longtime voting member of the Critics Choice Association for our annual Critics Choice Awards. And yes, I chose “Barbie” as one of the best films of 2023. Because it was! But we’ll see if Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” takes home Best Film at the Critics Choice Awards. We’ll find out the winners on January 14th. And I’ll be there to give you full report.
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/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 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 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 & Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
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 FEATURE
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
NOMINATIONS BY FILM FOR THE 29TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
AIR – 3
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Original Screenplay – Alex Convery
Best Editing – William Goldenberg
ALL OF US STRANGERS – 1
Best Adapted Screenplay – Andrew Haigh
AMERICAN FICTION – 5
Best Picture
Best Actor – Jeffrey Wright
Best Supporting Actor – Sterling K. Brown
Best Adapted Screenplay – Cord Jefferson
Best Comedy
ANATOMY OF A FALL – 3
Best Actress – Sandra Hüller
Best Young Actor/Actress – Milo Machado Graner
Best Foreign Language Film
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET. – 2
Best Young Actor/Actress – Abby Ryder Fortson
Best Adapted Screenplay – Kelly Fremon Craig
ASTEROID CITY – 1
Best Production Design – Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran
BARBIE – 18
Best Picture
Best Actress – Margot Robbie
Best Supporting Actor – Ryan Gosling
Best Supporting Actress – America Ferrera
Best Young Actor/Actress – Ariana Greenblatt
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Greta Gerwig
Best Original Screenplay – Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
Best Cinematography – Rodrigo Prieto
Best Production Design – Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
Best Editing – Nick Houy
Best Costume Design – Jacqueline Durran
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Comedy
Best Song – “Dance the Night”
Best Song – “I’m Just Ken”
Best Song – “What Was I Made For”
Best Score – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
BOTTOMS – 1
Best Comedy
ELEMENTAL – 1
Best Animated Feature
GODZILLA MINUS ONE – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 – 1
Best Visual Effects
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – 12
Best Picture
Best Actor – Leonardo DiCaprio
Best Actress – Lily Gladstone
Best Supporting Actor – Robert De Niro
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Martin Scorsese
Best Adapted Screenplay – Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese
Best Cinematography – Rodrigo Prieto
Best Production Design – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
Best Editing – Thelma Schoonmaker
Best Costume Design – Jacqueline West
Best Score – Robbie Robertson
MAESTRO – 8
Best Picture
Best Actor – Bradley Cooper
Best Actress – Carey Mulligan
Best Director – Bradley Cooper
Best Original Screenplay – Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
Best Cinematography – Matthew Libatique
Best Editing – Michelle Tesoro
Best Hair and Makeup
MAY DECEMBER – 3
Best Supporting Actor – Charles Melton
Best Supporting Actress – Julianne Moore
Best Original Screenplay – Samy Burch
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE – 1
Best Visual Effects
NAPOLEON – 1
Best Costume Design – Janty Yates, David Crossman
NIMONA – 1
Best Animated Feature
NO HARD FEELINGS – 1
Best Comedy
NYAD – 1
Best Supporting Actress – Jodie Foster
OPPENHEIMER – 13
Best Picture
Best Actor – Cillian Murphy
Best Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr.
Best Supporting Actress – Emily Blunt
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Christopher Nolan
Best Adapted Screenplay – Christopher Nolan
Best Cinematography – Hoyte van Hoytema
Best Production Design – Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman
Best Editing – Jennifer Lame
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Visual Effects
Best Score – Ludwig Göransson
PAST LIVES – 3
Best Picture
Best Actress – Greta Lee
Best Original Screenplay – Celine Song
PERFECT DAYS – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
POOR THINGS – 13
Best Picture
Best Actress – Emma Stone
Best Supporting Actor – Mark Ruffalo
Best Director – Yorgos Lanthimos
Best Adapted Screenplay – Tony McNamara
Best Cinematography – Robbie Ryan
Best Production Design – James Price, Shona Heath, Szusza Mihalek
Best Editing – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Best Costume Design – Holly Waddington
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Visual Effects
Best Comedy
Best Score – Jerskin Fendrix
PRISCILLA – 1
Best Hair and Makeup
RUSTIN – 2
Best Actor – Colman Domingo
Best Song – “Road to Freedom”
SALTBURN – 3
Best Picture
Best Cinematography – Linus Sandgren
Best Production Design – Suzie Davies, Charlotte Dirickx
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW – 2
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Score – Michael Giacchino
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – 3
Best Visual Effects
Best Animated Feature
Best Score – Daniel Pemberton
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM – 1
Best Animated Feature
THE BOY AND THE HERON – 1
Best Animated Feature
THE COLOR PURPLE – 5
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actress – Danielle Brooks
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Costume Design – Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Best Hair and Makeup
THE CREATOR – 2
Best Young Actor/Actress – Madeleine Yuna Voyles
Best Visual Effects
THE HOLDOVERS – 8
Best Picture
Best Actor – Paul Giamatti
Best Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Best Young Actor/Actress – Dominic Sessa
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Alexander Payne
Best Original Screenplay – David Hemingson
Best Comedy
THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE – 1
Best Song – “Peaches”
THE TASTE OF THINGS – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
THE ZONE OF INTEREST – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
WISH – 2
Best Animated Feature
Best Song – “This Wish”
WONKA – 2
Best Young Actor/Actress – Calah Lane
Best Costume Design – Lindy Hemming
