Minor Critics Groups Winners

[Mister Tee]

Phoenix Film Critics Society Winners:

(Not to be confused with the Phoenix Critics Circle, below)

PFCS 2023 TOP TEN (in alphabetical order)
American Fiction
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon (Winner: Best Picture)
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Saltburn
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Holdovers

BEST PICTURE: Killers of the Flower Moon
BEST DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Emma Stone – Poor Things
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Ryan Gosling - Barbie
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Da’Vine Joy Randoplh - The Holdovers

BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING: Oppenheimer

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Holdovers
BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL: Killers of the Flower Moon

THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR: The Boys in the Boat

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Anatomy of a Fall
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: I’m Just Ken - Barbie
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Oppenheimer
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Oppenheimer
BEST FILM EDITING: Oppenheimer
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Barbie
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Barbie
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: The Creator
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH: Abby Ryder-Fortson – Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret

[Mister Tee]


Best Scene: Barbie – Gloria (America Ferrara)’s monologue on the impossible standards for women
(RU: John Wick: Chapter 4 – Staircase Fight)

I really thought the staircase fight would win this, but…. What group is this?

Thanks for the alert. I edited to update.

[Sonic Youth]


Best Scene: Barbie – Gloria (America Ferrara)’s monologue on the impossible standards for women
(RU: John Wick: Chapter 4 – Staircase Fight)

I really thought the staircase fight would win this, but…. What group is this?

[Mister Tee]

St. Louis Film Critics

Best Film: Oppenheimer
(RU: Barbie)

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
(RU: Greta Gerwig, Barbie)

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
(RU: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers)
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
(RU: Margot Robbie, Barbie)
Best Supporting Actor: Ryan Gosling, Barbie
(RU: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer & Charles Melton, May December)
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
(RU: Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.)

Best Original Screenplay: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
(RU: David Hemingson, The Holdovers)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
(RU: Cord Jefferson, American Fiction)


Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(RU: The Boy and the Heron)
Best Documentary (tie): American Symphony & Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best International Feature: Anatomy of a Fall
(RU: The Zone of Interest)

Best Ensemble: The Holdovers
(RUs: Barbie & Oppenheimer)

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
(RUs: Robert D. Yeoman, Asteroid City & Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon)
Best Editing: Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
(RU: Kirk Baxter, The Killer)
Best Production Design: Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, Barbie
(RU: Shona Heath and James Price, Poor Things)
Best Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
(RU: Holly Waddington, Poor Things)
Best Music Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
(RUs: Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon & Marcelo Zavros, May December)
Best Music Soundtrack: Barbie
(RU: The Killer)
Best Visual Effects: The Creator
(RU: Oppenheimer)
Best Stunts: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
(RU: John Wick: Chapter 4)



Best Action Movie (tie): John Wick: Chapter 4 & Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Best Comedy: The Holdovers
(RU: Barbie)
Best Horror: Talk to Me
(RU: Skinamarink)


Best Scene: Barbie – Gloria (America Ferrara)’s monologue on the impossible standards for women
(RU: John Wick: Chapter 4 – Staircase Fight)

[mlrg]

a performer will sweep the season if a) the performance is magnificent b) the category is weak and there is no real competition

I tend to think that Randolph fits in category b)

[Mister Tee]

Philadelphia Film Critics

Doesn't feel like they saw very many movies.

Best Film: Poor Things
(RU: Oppenheimer)

Best Director: Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
(RU: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer)

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
(RU: Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction)
Best Actress: Emma Stone, Poor Things
(RU: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon)
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
(RU: Charles Melton, May December)
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
(RU: Julianne Moore, May December)

Best Script: Tony McNamara, Poor Things
(RU: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer)

Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
(RU: Robot Dreams)
Best Documentary Film: 20 Days in Mariupol
(RU: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie)
Best Foreign Language Film: The Boy and the Heron
(RU: Anatomy of a Fall)

Best Ensemble: Oppenheimer
(RU: Poor Things)

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
(RU: Robbie Ryan, Poor Things)
Best Soundtrack/Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
(RU: Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things)

Best Directorial Debut: Celine Song, Past Lives
(RU: Cord Jefferson, American Fiction)
Best Breakthrough Performance: Charles Melton, May December
(RU: Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.)

Elaine May Award: Barbie

Philips Steaks Cheesesteak Award: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
(RU: Godzilla Minus One)

[Mister Tee]

The 2023 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Winners

BEST FILM
Poor Things (WINNER)
Oppenheimer (RUNNER-UP)

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Emma Stone, Poor Things (WINNER)
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer (RUNNER-UP)

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things (WINNER)
Robert Downey, Jr., Oppenheimer (RUNNER-UP)

BEST DIRECTOR
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things (WINNER)
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer (RUNNER-UP)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
David Hemingson, The Holdovers (WINNER)
Samy Burch (screenplay / story) and Alex Mechanik (story), May December (RUNNER-UP)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Tony McNamara, Poor Things (WINNER)
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie (RUNNER-UP)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (WINNER)
Robot Dreams (RUNNER-UP)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Zone of Interest (WINNER)
Godzilla Minus One (RUNNER-UP)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Kokomo City (WINNER)
20 Days in Mariupol (RUNNER-UP)

BEST VOCAL / MOTION-CAPTURE PERFORMANCE
Hailee Steinfeld, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (WINNER)
Shameik Moore, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (RUNNER-UP)

BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
Poor Things (WINNER)
Oppenheimer (RUNNER-UP)

BEST EDITING
Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon (RUNNER-UP)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Dan Laustsen, John Wick: Chapter 4 (RUNNER-UP)

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon (RUNNER-UP)

BEST STUNT / MOVEMENT CHOREOGRAPHY
Laurent Demianoff (fight / stunt coordinator), John Wick: Chapter 4 (WINNER)
Jennifer White (choreographer) and Lisa Welham (associate choreographer), Barbie (RUNNER-UP)

BREAKOUT OF THE YEAR
Celine Song (writer-director), Past Lives (WINNER)
Charles Melton (performer, May December (RUNNER-UP)

ORIGINAL VISION
Poor Things (WINNER)
Barbie (RUNNER-UP)

The Edward Johnson-Ott Hoosier Award
Director Sam Mirpoorian, Greener Pastures

[Mister Tee]

Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners


Best Picture: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS
Best Supporting Actor: Charles Melton, MAY DECEMBER

Best Ensemble: OPPENHEIMER

Best Screenplay: Tie between THE HOLDOVERS and MAY DECEMBER

Best Score: Ludwig Goransson, OPPENHEIMER
Best Cinematography: Hoyte Van Hoytema, OPPENHEIMER
Best Editing: Jennifer Lame, OPPENHEIMER

Best International: THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Best Documentary: MENUS-PLAISIRS – TROISGROS
Best Animated: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Top 10:
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
OPPENHEIMER
THE HOLDOVERS
PAST LIVES
MAY DECEMBER
BARBIE
THE ZONE OF INTEREST
AMERICAN FICTION
POOR THINGS
ANATOMY OF A FALL

[Mister Tee]

NY Online Film Critics

Best Film: 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 and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary: The Eternal Memory
Best International Feature: Anatomy of a Fall

Best Ensemble: Oppenheimer

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Best Use of Music: Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie

Best Debut Director: Celine Song, Past Lives
Breakthrough Performer: Charles Melton, May December

Top 10 Films (in alphabetical order):
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
May December
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

[Mister Tee]

The 2023 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Winners

BEST PICTURE: PAST LIVES

BEST ACTOR: CILLIAN MURPHY – OPPENHEIMER
BEST ACTRESS: EMMA STONE – POOR THINGS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – OPPENHEIMER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST DIRECTOR:YORGOS LANTHIMOS – POOR THINGS
BEST SCREENPLAY: DAVID HEMINGSON – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA – OPPENHEIMER
BEST SCORE: LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – OPPENHEIMER

BEST COMEDY FILM: THE HOLDOVERS
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM: THEY CLONED TYRONE
BEST HORROR FILM: TALK TO ME
BEST ANIMATED FILM: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: THE ZONE OF INTEREST
BEST DOCUMENTARY: STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

[Mister Tee]

Las Vegas Film Critics

Best Picture: Oppenheimer

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Best Actress: Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay: Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, Maestro
Best Adapted Screenplay: Cord Jefferson, American Fiction

Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best International Movie: Godzilla Minus One

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Best Film Editing: Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Best Art Direction: Barbie
Best Costumes: Holly Waddington, Poor Things
Best Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Best Song: “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
Best Stunts: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Best Visual Effects: The Creator

Best Action Movie: John Wick: Chapter 4
Best Comedy: Barbie
Best Horror/Sci-FI Movie: Godzilla Minus One
Best Family Film: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Best Ensemble: Oppenheimer

Breakout Filmmaker: Celine Song, Past Lives

Youth in Film (Male): Jude Hill, A Haunting in Venice
Youth in Film (Female): Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

The William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award: Nicolas Cage

[danfrank]

Looks like you didn’t copy the full Best Picture slate for Astra. It also includes Oppenheimer, Past Lives, and Spider-Man…

[Reza]

2024 Astra Film & Creative Arts Awards

Best Picture
Air (Amazon MGM Studios)
American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Holdovers (Focus Features)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
Maestro (Netflix)

Best Actor
Barry Keoghan — Saltburn (Amazon MGM Studios)
Bradley Cooper — Maestro (Netflix)
Cillian Murphy — Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
Colman Domingo — Rustin (Netflix)
Jeffrey Wright — American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers (Focus Features)

Best Actress
Carey Mulligan — Maestro (Netflix)
Emma Stone — Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
Fantasia Barrino — The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Greta Lee — Past Lives (A24)
Lily Gladstone — Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
Margot Robbie — Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor
Charles Melton — May December (Netflix)
Colman Domingo — The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Dominic Sessa — The Holdovers (Focus Features)
Glenn Howerton — BlackBerry (IFC Films)
Robert Downey Jr. — Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
Ryan Gosling – Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Supporting Actress
America Ferrera — Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Danielle Brooks — The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — The Holdovers (Focus Features)
Julianne Moore — May December (Netflix)
Rachel McAdams — Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Lionsgate)
Viola Davis — Air (Amazon MGM Studios)

Best Director
Alexander Payne — The Holdovers (Focus Features)
Ben Affleck — Air (Amazon MGM Studios)
Bradley Cooper — Maestro (Netflix)
Celine Song — Past Lives (A24)
Christopher Nolan — Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
Cord Jefferson — American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
Emerald Fennell — Saltburn (Amazon MGM Studios)
Greta Gerwig — Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Martin Scorsese — Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
Yorgos Lanthimos — Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Original Screenplay
Air, Written by Alex Convery (Amazon MGM Studios)
Anatomy of a Fall, Written by Justine Triet & Arthur Harari (NEON)
Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Past Lives, Written by Celine Song (A24)
Saltburn, Written by Emerald Fennell (Amazon/MGM Studios)
The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson (Focus Features)

Best Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig (Lionsgate)
Killers of the Flower Moon, Screenplay by Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese (Apple Original Films)
Oppenheimer, Screenplay by Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures)
Poor Things, Screenplay by Tony McNamara (Searchlight Pictures)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Screenplay by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dave
Callaham (Sony Pictures)

Best Animated Feature
The Boy and The Heron (GKids)
Elemental (Disney/Pixar)
Nimona (Netflix)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
Suzume (Sony Pictures/Crunchyroll)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Paramount Pictures)

[Mister Tee]

Mister Tee wrote
As close to a generic template as you're going to find. All the options this year, and these groups still try to make it as dull as possible.

Are you talking about all groups of these minor critics groups? Because Franz Rogowski winning Best Actor isn't a week old.

I was referring to this group, and the likely dozen or more that will vote almost this exact same slate. (Though the Michigan group threw out some variety.) The classic critics' groups are in a totally different category.

[Sabin]

Mister Tee wrote
As close to a generic template as you're going to find. All the options this year, and these groups still try to make it as dull as possible.

Are you talking about all groups of these minor critics groups? Because Franz Rogowski winning Best Actor isn't a week old.