Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA): ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins 8 including Best Picture
The Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) has named Oppenheimer the best film of 2023, also awarding the Christopher Nolan film Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Cinematography and Best Score.
Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) took the Best Actress and Supporting Actress wins, respectively.
Here is the complete list of winners.
Best Picture: Oppenheimer
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best Original Screenplay: David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Best Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Foreign-Language Film: Anatomy of a Fall
Best Ensemble: Oppenheimer
Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Best Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Top 10 Films:
1. Oppenheimer
2. Killers of the Flower Moon
3. The Holdovers
4. Past Lives
5. Barbie
6. Poor Things
7. American Fiction
8. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
9. Anatomy of a Fall
10. The Zone of Interest
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