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.