Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (MNFCA) Nominations: ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads with 13

The Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (MNFCA) nominations for the best in film for 2023 where Oppenheimer leads the way with 13, the most ever for a single film from the group.

Behind Oppenheimer was Poor Things with 11 nominations, despite missing Best Picture, and Barbie with 10. Rounding out the Best Picture nominees were Maestro with seven, The Holdovers with five and Past Lives with four.

Winners will be announced on February 4. Here is the full list of nominations.

Best Picture

• “Barbie”
• “The Holdovers”
• “Maestro”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Past Lives”

Best Director

• Greta Gerwig, “Barbie”
• Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”
• Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
• Celine Song, “Past Lives”
• Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”

Best Actor

• Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
• Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”
• Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
• Andrew Scott, “All of Us Strangers”
• Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”

Best Actress

• Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• Greta Lee, “Past Lives”
• Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”
• Margot Robbie, “Barbie”
• Emma Stone, “Poor Things”

Best Supporting Actor

• Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
• Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
• Charles Melton, “May December”
• Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”
• Dominic Sessa, “The Holdovers”

Best Supporting Actress

• Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
• Claire Foy, “All of Us Strangers”
• Rachel McAdams, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
• Julianne Moore, “May December”
• Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”

Best Ensemble

• “Asteroid City”
• “Barbie”
• “The Iron Claw”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Oppenheimer”

Best Screenplay

• “American Fiction”
• “Anatomy of a Fall”
• “The Holdovers”
• “Past Lives”
• “Poor Things”

Best Editing

• “Barbie”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Maestro”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”

Best Cinematography

• “Barbie”
• “Maestro”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”
• “The Zone of Interest”

Best Music

• “Barbie”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”
• “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse”

Best Costume/Make-up

• “Barbie”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Maestro”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”

Best Production Design

• “Barbie”
• “Killers of the Flower Moon”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”
• “Wonka”

Best Sound Work

• “Ferrari”
• “Maestro”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”
• “The Zone of Interest”

Best Special Effects

• “The Creator”
• “The Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3”
• “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Poor Things”

Best Animated Feature

• “The Boy and the Heron”
• “Elemental”
• “Nimona”
• “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
• “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Mutant Mayhem”

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