San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Nominations
The San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) has revealed its nominations for the best in film for 2023 with American Fiction (6), Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (8), The Holdovers (6), Killers of the Flower Moon (8) and Oppenheimer (12) all up for Best Picture. Barbie tied Oppenheimer with 12 nods but failed to earn a Best Picture nomination.
Winners will be announced on December 19. See full list of nominations below.
Best Picture
American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Best Director
Kelly Freeman Craig, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Actor
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Zac Efron, The Iron Claw
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Best Actress
Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Julianne Moore, May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best Original Screenplay
Samy Burch, May December
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Celine Song, Past Lives
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
Best Adapted Screenplay
Percival Everett and Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Kelly Freeman Craig and Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, & Martin Sherwin, Oppenheimer
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Animated Film
The Boy and the Heron
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Kokomo City
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Foreign Language Film
Anatomy of a Fall
Fallen Leaves
Godzilla Minus One
Monster
The Zone of Interest
Best Ensemble
Air
Barbie
A Haunting in Venice
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Best Comedic Performance
Michael Cera, Barbie
Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Nathan Lane, Dicks: The Musical
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Best Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Dariusz Wolski, Napoleon
Best Editing
Nick Houy, Barbie
Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things
Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon
Laurent Sénéchal, Anatomy of a Fall
Best Production Design
Ruth De Jong, Oppenheimer
Jack Fisk, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sarah Greenwood, Barbie
Arthur Max, Napoleon
James Price and Shona Heath, Poor Things
Best Costume Design
David Crossman and Janty Yates, Napoleon
Jacqueline Durran, Charlotte Finlay, & Hope Slepak, Barbie
Ellen Mirojnick, Oppenheimer
Holly Waddington, Vincent Dumas, & Zsuzsa Stenger, Poor Things
Jacqueline West, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Use of Music
Air
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Barbie
The Holdovers
Maestro
Best Sound Design
Godzilla Minus One
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
Best Visual Effects
Godzilla Minus One
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Stunt Choreography
John Wick: Chapter 4
The Killer
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Polite Society
Best First Feature (Director)
Chloe Domont, Fair Play
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, Talk to Me
A.V. Rockwell, A Thousand and One
Celine Song, Past Lives
Best Youth Performance (for a performer under the age of 18)
Joe Bird, Talk to Me
Christian Convery, Cocaine Bear
Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Jude Hill, A Haunting in Venice
Milo Machado-Graner, Anatomy of a Fall
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