‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Lead Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Nominations

Barbie and Oppenheimer lead the way by tying the nomination record for the Music City Film Critics Association’s (MCFCA) Film Awards, earning 12 apiece.

The winners will be announced on January 15, 2024. Here is the full list of nominations.

Best Picture

American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Director

Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Zac Efron, The Iron Claw
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor

Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
Charles Melton, May December

Best Supporting Actress

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Penélope Cruz, Ferrari
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Screenplay

Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Celine Song, Past Lives

Best Animated Film

The Boy and the Heron
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Elemental
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Documentary

20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Four Daughters
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best International Film

Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest
When Evil Lurks

Best Acting Ensemble

The Color Purple
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer

Best Young Actor

Joe Bird, Talk to Me
Christian Convery, Cocaine Bear
Milo Machado Graner, Anatomy of a Fall
Jude Hill, A Haunting in Venice
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

Best Young Actress

Mile Davis-Kent, Creed III
Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Ariana Greenblatt, Barbie
Calah Lane, Wonka
Madeleine Yuna Voyles, The Creator

Best Cinematography

Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Shabier Kirchner, Past Lives
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Łukasz Żal, The Zone of Interest

Best Editing

Nick Houy, Barbie
Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon
Michelle Tesoro, Maestro
Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things

Best Production Design

Adam Stockhausen, Asteroid City
Sarah Greenwood, Barbie
Jack Fisk, Killers of the Flower Moon
Ruth De Jong, Oppenheimer
Shona Heath and James Price, Poor Things

Best Score

Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and the Heron
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Original Song

“I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
“Live That Way Forever” from The Iron Claw
“Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“Road to Freedom” from Rustin
“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie

Best Sound

Ferrari
The Killer
Maestro
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

Best Stunt Work

Bottoms
Ferrari
The Iron Claw
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Best Action Film

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Best Comedy Film

American Fiction
Barbie
Bottoms
The Holdovers
Poor Things

Best Horror Film

M3GAN
Scream VI
Talk to Me
Thanksgiving
When Evil Lurks

Best Music Film

American Symphony
Barbie
The Color Purple
Maestro
Wonka

The Jim Ridley Award
– named after the late, great Nashville Scene editor/writer where our critics group selects a film or individual that embodies the spirit of Nashville.

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Beau Is Afraid
The Boy and the Heron
Menus-Plaisirs Les Proisgros
Poor Things
Slotherhouse