Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) Nominations

Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) has announced its 2023 film awards nominations where Oppenheimer leads with 9, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives and Poor Things with seven each.

All are nominated for Best Film alongside All of Us Strangers, Asteroid City, Barbie, The Holdovers, May December and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Winners will be announced on January 6, 2024. Here is the full list of nominations.

Best Film

All of Us Strangers
Asteroid City
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Director

Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Todd Haynes, May December
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives

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
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Natalie Portman, May December
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
America Ferrera, Barbie
Anne Hathaway, Eileen
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay

Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, May December
Celine Song, Past Lives

Best Adapted Screenplay

Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Tony McNamara, Poor Things

Best Animated Film

The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Documentary

Four Daughters
Kokomo City
Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Best Foreign Film

Anatomy of a Fall
The Boy and the Heron
Godzilla Minus One
Perfect Days
The Zone of Interest

Best Cinematography

Mátyás Erdély, The Iron Claw
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Matthew Libatique, Maestro
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things

Best Editing

Nick Houy, Barbie
Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon
Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Keith Fraase, Past Lives
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things

Best Score

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Killer
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Breakthrough Director

Daniel Goldhaber, How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Raven Jackson, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
A.V. Rockwell, A Thousand and One
Celine Song, Past Lives

Breakthrough Performance

Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Charles Melton, May December
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla
Teo Yoo, Past Lives

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