Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS): ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Named Best Picture, Christopher Nolan is Best Director

The Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) has named Killers of the Flower Moon the Best Picture of 2023, also awarding the film its adapted screenplay prize. Lily Gladstone was given the group’s Breakthrough Performance award.

Oppenheimer won Best Director, Best Actor, Ensemble, Cinematography, Film Editing and Score.

Here is the complete list of winners.

Best Picture: Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Actress: Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor: Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay: David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Best Adapted Screenplay: Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

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 Ensemble Acting: Oppenheimer

Breakthrough Performance: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Performance by a Youth: Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Best Film Editing: Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Best Production Design: Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, Barbie
Best Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Best Original Song: “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
Best Visual Effects: The Creator

The Overlooked Film of the Year: The Boys in the Boat

Top 10 Films (in alphabetical order):

American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Saltburn
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse