As the official nominees for the Academy Awards will be announced tomorrow, January 23, I’m posting my own list of nominees. These are not predictions (some of these films don’t even qualify for the actual Academy Awards; some categories are of my own making) but rather my own celebration of the true, the good, and the beautiful in cinema from 2023. Nominees are listed in alphabetical order by film title, excepting winners in bold.
Best Picture:
- Oppenheimer
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- May December
- Past Lives
- Showing Up
- You Hurt My Feelings
Best Director:
- Greta Gerwig (Barbie)
- Wes Anderson (Asteroid City)
- Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon)
- Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
- Celine Song (Past Lives)
Best Actress:
- Carey Mulligan (Maestro)
- Margot Robbie (Barbie)
- Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)
- Natalie Portman (May December)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (You Hurt My Feelings)
Best Actor:
- Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
- Andrew Scott (All Of Us Strangers)
- Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)
- Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)
- Koji Yakusho (Perfect Days)
Best Supporting Actress:
- Marin Ireland (Eileen)
- Rachel McAdams (Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret)
- Ruby Cruz (Bottoms)
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)
- Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
Best Supporting Actor:
- Ryan Gosling (Barbie)
- Paul Mescal (All Of Us Strangers)
- Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)
- Charles Melton (May December)
- Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
Best Ensemble Cast:
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- May December
- Oppenheimer
Best Film Not in the English Language:
- The Boy and the Heron
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Afire
- Fallen Leaves
- Perfect Days
Best Documentary:
- Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros
- 20 Days in Mariupol
- The Deepest Breath
- The Eternal Memory
- Four Daughters
Best Original Screenplay: Wes Anderson (Asteroid City). Honorable Mention: Rachel Sennott, Emma Seligman (Bottoms)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (Barbie). Honorable Mention: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Best Cinematography: Oppenheimer. Honorable Mention: Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Editing: Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros. Honorable Mention: Oppenheimer
Best Production Design: Barbie. Honorable Mention: Asteroid City
Best Score: Killers of the Flower Moon. Honorable Mention: Oppenheimer
Best Visual Effects: Oppenheimer. Honorable Mention: Godzilla Minus One
Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron. Honorable Mention: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Coming-of-Age Film: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Honorable Mention: Bottoms
Best Film Exploring Christianity: The Starling Girl. Honorable Mention: Society of the Snow
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