Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads this year’s nominations from the North Carolina Film Critics Association with 15 nods including Best Narrative Film. Elsewhere, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie scored 14 nominations, while Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things earned 11 nods each.
Full list of nominations below. Winners will be announced on January 3.
BEST NARRATIVE FILM
- American Fiction
- Barbie
- Godzilla Minus One
- The Holdovers
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- The Zone of Interest
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
- American Symphony
- May the Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story
- The Mission
- Silver Dollar Road
- Still: A Michael J Fox Movie
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- The Boy and the Heron
- Elemental
- Nimona
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Godzilla Minus One
- Past Lives
- Perfect Days
- The Zone of Interest
BEST DIRECTOR
- Celine Song – Past Lives
- Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
- Greta Gerwig – Barbie
- Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Barbie
- John Wick: Chapter 4
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
BEST ACTOR
- Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
- Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
- Colman Domingo – Rustin
- Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
- Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Charles Melton – May December
- Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
- Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
- Ryan Gosling – Barbie
BEST ACTRESS
- Emma Stone – Poor Things
- Greta Lee – Past Lives
- Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Margot Robbie – Barbie
- Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- America Ferrera – Barbie
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
- Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
- Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
- Julianne Moore – May December
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN ANIMATION OR MIXED MEDIA
- Bradley Cooper – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Chloë Grace Moretz – Nimona
- Daniel Kaluuya – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Hailee Steinfeld – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- The Holdovers
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
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 EDITING
- Barbie
- John Wick: Chapter 4
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
- The Creator
- Godzilla Minus One
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Oppenheimer
BEST STUNT COORDINATION
- Extraction II
- The Iron Claw
- John Wick: Chapter 4
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Sisu
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Barbie
- The Color Purple
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
BEST HAIR & MAKE-UP
- Barbie
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Priscilla
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
BEST SCORE
- The Killer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- “Am I Dreaming” – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- “Can’t Catch Me Now” – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- “I’m Just Ken” – Barbie
- “Peaches” – The Super Mario Brothers Movie
- “What Was I Made For” – Barbie
BEST SOUND DESIGN
- John Wick: Chapter 4
- The Killer
- Oppenheimer
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- The Zone of Interest
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
- Celine Song – Past Lives
- Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
- Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou – Talk to Me
- Mel Eslyn – Biosphere
- Michael B. Jordan – Creed III
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
- Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
- Charles Melton – May December
- Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
- Greta Lee – Past Lives
- Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy Of A Fall
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Make-Up Artist
- Greg Cannom
- Rick Baker
- Stan Winston
- Tom Savini
- Ve Neill
KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
- Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple
- Hunter Schafer – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
- Julianne Moore – May December
- May the Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story
- Silver Dollar Road