Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Nominations

Oppenheimer leads the Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) nominations for the best in film for 2023 with six, including Best Picture, Director and Screenplay.

Anatomy of a Fall was next with four. Also nominated in Best Picture in a field of three, it joins The Zone of Interest, also nominated for Director and International Film.

Winners will be announced on February 12. Here is the complete list of nominees.

Best Picture

Anatomy of a Fall
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

Best Director

Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Screenplay

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Male Actor

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Best Female Actor

Annette Bening, Nyad
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best Supporting Male Actor

Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer

Best Supporting Female Actor

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Documentary

American Symphony
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
To Kill a Tiger

Best International Film in a Non-English Language

Anatomy of a Fall
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest

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