The Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) have announced their nominations for the best in film for 2023.
Oppenheimer led with 10 nominations including Best Picture, Best Achievement in Directing for Christopher Nolan, Best Lead Performance Male for Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Performance Female for Emily Blunt, as well as two more acting categories, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Score, Editing,
Poor Things was next with nine nominations including Best Picture, Best Achievement in Directing for Yorgos Lanthimos, Best Lead Performance Female and the Vice/Martin Award for Emma Stone, Best Supporting Performance Male for Mark Ruffalo, as well as Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Score, and Visual Effects.
The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie tied for third place with seven nominations each.
Winners will be announced on January 6, 2024. See the full list of nominees below.
Best Picture
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Best Achievement in Directing
Celine Song, Past Lives
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Best Lead Performance, Male
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Best Lead Performance, Female
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Natalie Portman, May December
Best Supporting Performance, Male
Charles Melton, May December
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Best Supporting Performance, Female
America Ferrera, Barbie
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest
Best Ensemble Cast
Air
Barbie
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Oppenheimer
Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Film
Bradley Cooper, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Chris Pine, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Iman Vellani, The Marvels
Nicolas Cage, Renfield
Best Original Screenplay
Celine Song, Past Lives
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
Samy Burch, May December
Best Adapted Screenplay
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
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