Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Awards: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Named Best Picture, ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins 5

The 2023 Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) awards have been announced and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon has been named Best Picture. The film also won Best Actress for Lily Gladstone.

But it was Oppenheimer that led overall wins with five, including Best Director and Best Actor. Charles Melton won Best Supporting Actor for May December and Da’ Vine Joy Randolph continued her dominance in Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers.

Here is the complete list of winners.

Boston Online critics

Best Picture: Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Supporting Actor: Charles Melton, May December
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Screenplay (tie): David Hemingson, The Holdovers & Samy Burch, May December

Best Animated: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary: Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros
Best International: The Zone of Interest

Best Ensemble: Oppenheimer

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Best Editing: Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Best Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer

Top 10 Films:

1. Killers of the Flower Moon
2. Oppenheimer
3. The Holdovers
4. Past Lives
5. May December
6. Barbie
7. The Zone of Interest
8. American Fiction
9. Poor Things
10. Anatomy of a Fall

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