Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations: ‘Poor Things,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Lead

The Seattle Film Critics Society has announced nominations for the 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the year’s best in film. Leading the field with 11 nominations is Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. 

Poor Things received nominations for Best Picture, Director, Lead Actress (Emma Stone), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Original Score, Production Design, and Visual Effects. 

Killers of the Flower Moon received nominations for Best Picture, Director, Lead Actress (Lily Gladstone), Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Ensemble Cast, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Original Score, Production Design, and Villain of the Year for Robert De Niro’s portrayal of William “King” Hale. In December, former Seattleite Gladstone was honored with the inaugural SFCS John Hartl Pacific Northwest Spotlight Award, recognizing her for an exceptional body of work.

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer received 9 nominations, for Best Picture, Director, Actor (Cillian Murphy), Ensemble Cast, Cinematography, Editing, Original Score, Production Design, and Visual Effects. 

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie received 9 nominations, for Best Picture, Director, Lead Actress (Margot Robbie), Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling), Ensemble Cast,  Costume Design, Production Design, Youth Performance (Ariana Greenblatt), and Villain of the Year for The Patriarchy (represented by the Kens). 

Celine Song’s debut feature Past Lives, received 5 nominations: Best Picture,  Director, Lead Actress (Greta Lee), Screenplay, and Editing. 

Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers received 5 nominations: Best Picture, Lead Actor (Paul Giamatti), Supporting Actress (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), Ensemble Cast, and Screenplay. 

Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest also received 5 nominations: Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Sandra Hüller), International Film, Cinematography, and Original Score. 

Winners will be announced on January 8. Here is the full list of nominations.

Best Picture

American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Zone of Interest

Best Director

Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives

Best Actor

Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Kôji Yakusho, Perfect Days

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor

Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

Best Supporting Actress

Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Penélope Cruz, Ferrari
Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Screenplay

Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Samy Burch, May December
Celine Song, Past Lives
Tony McNamara, Poor Things

Best Animated Feature

The Boy and the Heron
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Suzume
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Documentary

20 Days in Mariupol
Beyond Utopia
Even Hell Has Its Heroes
Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best International Film

Anatomy of a Fall
The Boy and the Heron
Godzilla Minus One
Monster
The Zone of Interest

Best Ensemble Cast

Asteroid City
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer

Best Cinematography

Greig Fraser and Oren Soffer, The Creator
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Łukasz Żal, The Zone of Interest

Best Film Editing

Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon
Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Keith Fraase, Past Lives
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things
Michael Andrews, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Production Design

Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, Barbie
Jack Fisk, Killers of the Flower Moon
Ruth De Jong and Claire Kaufman, Oppenheimer
Shona Heath and James Price, Poor Things
Nathan Crowley and Harry Bielanski, Wonka

Best Costume Design

Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
Jacqueline West, Killers of the Flower Moon
Janty Yates and David Crossman, Napoleon
Holly Waddington, Poor Things
Stacey Battat, Priscilla

Best Original Score

Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest

Best Visual Effects

The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Action Choreography

Godzilla Minus One
The Iron Claw
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Sisu

Best Youth Performance

Amie Donald, M3gan
Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Milo Machado Graner, Anatomy of a Fall
Ariana Greenblatt, Barbie
Sōya Kurokawa, Monster

Villain of the Year

Gabi Bauer, Infinity Pool (Mia Goth)
Godzilla, Godzilla Minus One
the Patriarchy, Barbie
M3gan, M3gan (Jenna Davis and Amie Donal)
William “King” Hale, Killers of the Flower Moon (Robert De Niro)

Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking

Bill Pohlad, Dreamin’ Wild
Clyde Petersen, Even Hell Has Its Heroes
David Norman Lewis and Noah Zoltan Sofian, Fantasy A Gets a Mattress
Irene Lusztig, Richland
Kelly Reichardt, Showing Up