The Zone of Interest Named Best Film by Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest has been named Best Film by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists at the 2023 EDA Awards. The film also picked up a win for Best International Film. Elsewhere, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie scored four wins for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Ensemble Cast/Castin Director in a tie with American Fiction.

“2023 was an exceptional year with so many women playing major creative roles in high-profile projects,” says AWFJ President Jennifer Merin. “AWFJ always focuses on and supports women’s contributions in all aspects of film production, and we are delighted that this year’s AWFJ EDA Awards honor women creatives in six of our ten non-gendered BEST OF categories, as well as in all of our Female Focus categories. We hope this female forward trend will continue in 2024.”

BEST FILM

THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST DIRECTOR

Greta Gerwig – BARBIE

BEST SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL

BARBIE – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach

BEST SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED

AMERICAN FICTION – Cord Jefferson

BEST DOCUMENTARY (TIE)

AMERICAN SYMPHONY

SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD

BEST ANIMATED FILM

THE BOY AND THE HERON – Hayao Miyazaki

BEST ACTRESS

Lily Gladstone – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

BEST ACTRESS, SUPPORTING

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST ACTOR

Jeffrey Wright – AMERICAN FICTION

BEST ACTOR, SUPPORTING

Ryan Gosling – BARBIE

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST AND CASTING DIRECTOR (TIE)

AMERICAN FICTION – Jennifer Euston

BARBIE – Lucy Brava and Allison Jones

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Rodrigo Prieto

BEST EDITING

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Thelma Schoonmaker

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

THE ZONE OF INTEREST – UK and Poland

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS

EDA FEMALE FOCUS: BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR

Justine Triet – ANATOMY OF A FALL

EDA FEMALE FOCUS: BEST FEMALE SCREENWRITER

Celine Song – PAST LIVES

EDA FEMALE FOCUS: BEST ANIMATED FEMALE

Hailee Steinfeld – SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – Gwen Stacy

EDA FEMALE FOCUS: BEST WOMEN’S BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Lily Gladstone – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

EDA FEMALE FOCUS: OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY A WOMEN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY

Fran Drescher – for leading SAG-AFTRA through the actors’ strike and standing strong for an equitable contract.

EDA SPECIAL MENTION: GRAND DAME FOR DEFYING AGISM

Annette Bening – NYAD

EDA SPECIAL MENTION: MOST EGREGIOUS LOVERS’ AGE DIFFERENCE

OPPENHEIMER – Cillian Murphy (47) and Florence Pugh (27)

EDA SPECIAL MENTION: SHE DESERVES A NEW AGENT (TIE)

NOTE: This is not a put down. On the contrary, it suggests that the actress is better than the role(s) she’s been given.

Candace Bergen, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen – BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER

Toni Colette – MAFIA MAMMA

EDA SPECIAL MENTION: MOST DARING PERFORMANCE

Emma Stone – POOR THINGS

EDA SPECIAL MENTION: TIME WASTER REMAKE OR SEQUEL

THE EXORCIST BELIEVER

HALL OF SHAME AWARD – Taking note of miscreant(s) and their unacceptable behavior and dirty deeds.

The AMPTP and studio heads for their despicable behavior concerning the WGA and SAG-AFTRA negotiations and strikes.