Oppenheimer and Poor Things lead the 5th annual DiscussingFilm Critics Awards nominations with 14 and 13 apiece, respectively, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon and Barbie also earning double digit mentions at 11 and 10.
Joining those four titles for Best Picture are All of Us Strangers (3 nominations), Anatomy of a Fall (5 nominations), May December (6 nominations), Past Lives (5 nominations), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (4 nominations) and The Zone of Interest (4 nominations).
Up for Best Director are Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, Christopher Nolan, Yorgos Lanthimos and Jonathan Glazer. Best Actress contenders are Sandra Hüller for Anatomy of a Fall, Teyana Taylor for A Thousand and One, Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon, Greta Lee for Past Lives and Emma Stone for Poor Things. Competing for Best Actor will be Andrew Scott for All of Us Strangers, Zac Efron for The Iron Claw, Bradley Cooper for Maestro, Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer and Colman Domingo for Rustin.
Winners will be announced on January 6. Here is the complete list of nominees.
BEST PICTURE
All of Us Strangers
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Zone of Interest
BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Todd Haynes, May December
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Teyana Taylor, A Thousand and One
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Emma Stone, Poor Things
BEST ACTOR
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Zac Efron, The Iron Claw
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Colman Domingo, Rustin
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
Robert DeNiro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Charles Melton, May December
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s me, Margaret.
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Julianne Moore, May December
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Anatomy of a Fall
The Boy and The Heron
Fallen Leaves
Godzilla: Minus One
Monster
Perfect Days
Society of The Snow
The Taste of Things
Tótem
The Zone of Interest
BEST ENSEMBLE
Barbie
Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy of A Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
May December
Past Lives
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
All of Us Strangers
American Fiction
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Killers of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Saltburn
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Boy and The Heron
Killers of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Poor Things
Priscilla
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Asteroid City
Barbie
Beau Is Afraid
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST FILM EDITING
Anatomy of A Fall
John Wick: Chapter 4
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST SOUND
Killers of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse
The Zone of Interest
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Barbie
Guardians of The Galaxy: Vol 3
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie
“What was I Made For” – Barbie
“Road To Freedom” – Rustin
“Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“Camp Isn’t Home” – Theater Camp
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator
Godzilla: Minus One
Guardians of The Galaxy: Vol 3
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Four Daughters
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
20 Days in Mariupol
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Boy and The Heron
Elemental
The Peasants
Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
BEST DEBUT FEATURE
American Fiction
A Thousand and One
Past Lives
Rye Lane
Talk to Me
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
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