Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) Awards: ‘Barbie’ Named Best Picture
The Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) has awarded Barbie the Best Picture of 2023, also giving the film its best supporting actor (Ryan Gosling), best art direction and best song prizes (for “What Was I Made For?”).
Oppenheimer won five awards: best director, best actor (Cillian Murphy), best adapted screenplay, best editing and best score. Past Lives was a triple winner with best actress (Greta Lee), best original screenplay and best new filmmaker for Celine Song.
Here is the complete list of winners.
Best Picture: Barbie
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Actress: Greta Lee, Past Lives
Best Supporting Actor: Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best Original Screenplay: Celine Song, Past Lives
Best Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Foreign Language Film: Anatomy of a Fall
Best Cinematography: Erik Messerschmidt, Ferrari
Best Editing: Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Best Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood, Barbie
Best Costume Design: Holly Waddington, Poor Things
Best Make-Up: Poor Things
Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Best Song: “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie
Best Sound: Ferrari
Best Visual Effects: The Creator
Best Stunt Work: John Wick: Chapter 4
Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance: Jason Schwartzman, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best New Filmmaker: Celine Song, Past Lives
Best First Film: American Fiction
Best Overlooked Film: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Best Horror Film: Talk to Me
Best Comic Book Movie: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Sci-Fi Film: Godzilla Minus One
Best Hawaiian Film: Growing Up Local (dir. James Sereno)
Worst Film of 2023: 80 for Brady
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