North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins 9
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was the big winner with the North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) today, earning nine awards – including those for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Cillian Murphy. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie followed with 4 wins. Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall was a double winner, earning the prize for Best International Feature and the award for Best Screenplay.
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 Screenplay: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary Feature: 20 Days in Mariupol
Best International Feature: Anatomy of a Fall
Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Best Film Editing: Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Best Production Design: Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, Barbie
Best Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Barbie (Ivana Primorac)
Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Best Original Song: ”What Was I Made For?” from Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas)
Best Sound: Oppenheimer (Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, Kevin O’Connell, Willie Burton)
Best Visual Effects: Oppenheimer (Andrew Jackson, Giacomo Mineo, Scott R. Fisher, David Drzewiecki)
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