North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations: ‘Saltburn,’ ‘The Holdovers’ Score Big

The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) has revealed its nominations for 2023 in film where Saltburn, The Holdovers, American Fiction, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer and Poor Things scored Best Picture nominations among many others down the line.

Winners will be revealed December 14. Here are the nominees.

Best Picture

American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Saltburn

Best Director

Emerald Fennell, Saltburn
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla
Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor

Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Glenn Howerton, Blackberry
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actress

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
America Ferrera, Barbie
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Screenplay

Alex Convery, Air
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Celine Song, Past Lives

Best Animated Film

The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Wish

Best Documentary Film

20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
A Disturbance in the Force
Judy Blume Forever
Little Richard: I Am Everything
The Mission
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Foreign Language Film

Anatomy of a Fall
Godland
Perfect Days
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Cinematography

Robert Yeoman, Asteroid City
Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Dariusz Wolski, Napoleon
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Linus Sandgren, Saltburn

Best Newcomer

Halle Bailey, The Little Mermaid and The Color Purple
Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Charles Melton, May December
Allison Oliver, Saltburn
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

Gary Murray Award (Best Ensemble)

Air
Asteroid City
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Oppenheimer
Saltburn

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