Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Nominations: ‘Poor Things’ Leads
The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) nominations for the best in film for 2023 have been announced where Poor Things leads with 8, followed by Oppenheimer with 7. The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon and Barbie were next with six each.
Winners will be announced on December 18. Here are the nominees.
Best Picture
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Director
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
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
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Natalie Portman, May December
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Penélope Cruz, Ferrari
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Julianne Moore, May December
Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Cord Jefferson and Percival Everett, American Fiction
Tony Mcnamara and Alasdair Gray, Poor Things
Celine Song, Past Lives
Best Animated Film
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Wish
Best Foreign Language Film
Anatomy of a Fall
Fallen Leaves
Godzilla Minus One
Perfect Days
The Zone of Interest
Best Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
The Mission
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Matthew Libatique, Maestro
Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Łukasz Żal, Zone of Interest
Best Score
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Comedy Film
American Fiction
Asteroid City
Barbie
Bottoms
The Holdovers
Best Science Fiction Film
Asteroid City
The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Infinity Pool
They Cloned Tyrone
Best Horror Film
Evil Dead Rise
No One Will Save You
Talk to Me
Thanksgiving
When Evil Lurks
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