Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Celine Song’s Past Live took the top honours from the Chicago Indie Critics. The later was named Best Independent Film, while the former took out Best Studio Film. Oppenheimer picked up six wins in total including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., and Best Adapted Screenplay, while Past Lives also scored wins for Best Original Screenplay and Breakout Artist for Song.
Winners in bold below.
BEST INDEPENDENT FILM
All of Us Strangers
Anatomy of a Fall
The Iron Claw
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
BEST STUDIO FILM
Barbie
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Anatomy of a Fall
The Boy and the Heron
Godzilla Minus One
When Evil Lurks
The Zone of Interest
BEST DOCUMENTARY
American Symphony
The Disappearance of Shere Hite
Silver Dollar Road
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
20 Days in Mariupol
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
BEST DIRECTOR
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Celine Song, Past Lives
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Past Lives
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST ACTOR
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Teo Yoo, Past Lives
BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Emma Stone, Poor Things
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
Charles Melton, May December
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.
America Ferrera, Barbie
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Julianne Moore, May December
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
BEST ENSEMBLE (awarded to casting director)
American Fiction
Asteroid City
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Barbie
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST COSTUMES
Barbie
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Poor Things
Priscilla
Wonka
BEST MAKEUP
Barbie
The Iron Claw
Maestro
Poor Things
Priscilla
BEST EDITING
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Barbie
The Boy and the Heron
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie
“What Was I Made For?” – Barbie
“Keep It Movin’” – The Color Purple
“Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“A World of Your Own” – Wonka
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST STUNTS
The Iron Claw
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Polite Society
Sisu
BREAKOUT ARTIST
Charles Melton
Dominic Sessa
Cailee Spaeny
Celine Song
Sophie Wilde
SIGHT UNSEEN PERFORMANCE
Helen Mirren, Barbie
Bradley Cooper, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oscar Isaac, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Hailee Steinfeld – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Jack Black – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
IMPACT AWARD
Rebecca Fons – Gene Siskel Film Center
Dann Gire and Raymond Benson – “Dan and Raymond Movie Club”
Morgan Harris – Acacia Media Group
Katie Rife, Will Morris, and Ryan Oestreich – Music Box Theatre programming
Dennis Scott – Music Box Theatre organist
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