Oppenheimer Leads 2023 DiscussingFilm Critic Awards Nominations

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads the nominations for the 2023 DiscussingFilm Critic Awards with 14 nods including Best Picture. Elsewhere, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things earned 13 nominations, while Killers of the Flower Moon and Barbie earned 11 and 10 nods, respectively.

Now in its fifth year, the DiscussingFilm Critic Awards celebrates the most noteworthy films of the year as voted by a diverse range of highly established film critics, awards pundits, and influential voices from around the globe, including journalists from notable outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Empire, The Wrap, Little White Lies, The Independent, and more.

Full list of nominations below. The winners will be announced on January 6.

BEST PICTURE

• All of Us Strangers
• Anatomy of a Fall
• Barbie
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• May December
• Oppenheimer
• Past Lives
• Poor Things
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• The Zone of Interest

BEST DIRECTOR

• Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
• Todd Haynes, May December
• Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
• Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
• Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

BEST ACTRESS

• Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
• Teyana Taylor, A Thousand and One
• Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
• Greta Lee, Past Lives
• Emma Stone, Poor Things

BEST ACTOR 

• Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
• Zac Efron, The Iron Claw
• Bradley Cooper, Maestro
• Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer 
• Colman Domingo, Rustin

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Ryan Gosling, Barbie 
• Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
• Robert DeNiro, Killers of the Flower Moon
• Charles Melton, May December
• Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s me, Margaret.
• Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
• Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
• Julianne Moore, May December
• Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

• Anatomy of a Fall 
• The Boy and The Heron 
• Fallen Leaves
• Godzilla: Minus One 
• Monster 
• Perfect Days
• Society of The Snow 
• The Taste of Things 
• Tótem
• The Zone of Interest 

BEST ENSEMBLE

• Barbie
• Color Purple 
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Anatomy of A Fall
• Barbie 
• The Holdovers
• May December 
• Past Lives 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• All of Us Strangers 
• American Fiction 
• Killers of the Flower Moon 
• Oppenheimer 
• Poor Things 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

• Killers of The Flower Moon 
• Maestro
• Oppenheimer 
• Poor Things 
• Saltburn 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• The Boy and The Heron 
• Killers of The Flower Moon
• Oppenheimer 
• Poor Things
• Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Barbie 
• The Color Purple 
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Poor Things 
• Priscilla 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Asteroid City 
• Barbie 
• Beau Is Afraid
• Oppenheimer 
• Poor Things 

BEST FILM EDITING

• Anatomy of A Fall 
• John Wick: Chapter 4
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Oppenheimer 
• Poor Things 

BEST SOUND

• Killers of The Flower Moon 
• Maestro 
• Oppenheimer 
• Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse 
• The Zone of Interest 

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

• Barbie 
• Guardians of The Galaxy: Vol 3
• Maestro 
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG 

• “I’m Just Ken” – Barbie 
• “What was I Made For” – Barbie
• “Road To Freedom” – Rustin
• “Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• “Camp Isn’t Home” – Theater Camp 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 

• The Creator 
• Godzilla: Minus One
• Guardians of The Galaxy: Vol 3
• Oppenheimer 
• Poor Things 

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• American Symphony 
• Beyond Utopia 
• Four Daughters
• Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie 
• 20 Days in Mariupol

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• The Boy and The Heron 
• Elemental
• The Peasants 
• Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

BEST DEBUT FEATURE

• American Fiction 
• A Thousand and One
• Past Lives 
• Rye Lane
• Talk to Me

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

• Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
• Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers 
• Charles Melton, May December 
• Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla 
• Sophie Wilde, Talk to Me

BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE 

• Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• Extraction 2
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3 
• John Wick: Chapter 4
• Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM 

• A Thousand and One
• How to Have Sex
• Passages 
• Past Lives
• Skinamarink 

BEST COMEDY

• Barbie 
• Bottoms 
• Dream Scenario
• The Holdovers
• Poor Things

BEST HORROR FILM

• Evil Dead Rise 
• Saw X 
• Scream VI
• Skinamarink
• Talk To Me