2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

The nominees for the 20th St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 10, 2023.

20th StLFCA Awards

December 17, 2023

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Best Film:
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer led the nominations with fourteen, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon with twelve and Barbie with eleven; the category "Best Stunts" was added. Additionally, the StLFCA recognized two groups for special merits involving the industry's labor strikes in 2023.^[1][2][3]

The winners were announced on December 17, 2023.^[4][5][6]

Winners and nominees

Best Film Oppenheimer Runner-up: Barbie American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro May December Past Lives The Zone of Interest Best Actor Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer Runner-up: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers as Paul Hunham Bradley Cooper – Maestro as Leonard Bernstein Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon as Ernest Burkhart Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison Best Supporting Actor Ryan Gosling – Barbie as Ken Runner-up: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss (TIE) Runner-up: Charles Melton – May December as Joe Yoo (TIE) Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction as Clifford "Cliff" Ellison Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers as Angus Tully Best Original Screenplay Barbie – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Runner-up: The Holdovers – David Hemingson Air – Alex Convery Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari Past Lives – Celine Song Best Animated Feature Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Runner-up: The Boy and the Heron Elemental Robot Dreams Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Best International Feature Anatomy of a Fall • France Runner-up: The Zone of Interest • United Kingdom Fallen Leaves • Finland Perfect Days • Japan The Teachers' Lounge • Germany Best Cinematography Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema Runner-up: Asteroid City – Robert Yeoman (TIE) Runner-up: Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto (TIE) Maestro – Matthew Libatique The Zone of Interest – Łukasz Żal Best Costume Design Barbie – Jacqueline Durran Runner-up: Poor Things – Holly Waddington Killers of the Flower Moon – Jacqueline West and Julie O'Keefe Oppenheimer – Ellen Mirojnick Priscilla – Stacey Battat Best Score Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson Runner-up: Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson (TIE) Runner-up: May December – Marcelo Zarvos (TIE) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi Best Visual Effects The Creator – Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Neil Corbould, and Andrew Roberts Runner-up: Oppenheimer – Dave Drzewiecki, Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, and Giacomo Mineo Godzilla Minus One – Takashi Yamazaki Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Theo Bialek, Stéphane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, and Guy Williams Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Simone Coco, Neil Corbould, Jeff Sutherland, and Alex Wuttke Best Comedy Film The Holdovers Runner-up: Barbie American Fiction Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Bottoms Best Scene Barbie – Gloria's monologue on the impossible standards set for women Runner-up: John Wick: Chapter 4 – Fight on the 222 steps leading up to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris Killers of the Flower Moon – Radio show finale Maestro – Leonard Bernstein conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 2 at Ely Cathedral Oppenheimer – Trinity test

Best Director Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Runner-up: Greta Gerwig – Barbie Todd Haynes – May December Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon Celine Song – Past Lives Best Actress Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart Runner-up: Margot Robbie – Barbie as Barbie Greta Lee – Past Lives as Nora Moon Natalie Portman – May December as Elizabeth Berry Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter Best Supporting Actress Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb Runner-up: Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. as Barbara Simon Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer as Kitty Oppenheimer Viola Davis – Air as Deloris Jordan Julianne Moore – May December as Gracie Atherton-Yoo Best Adapted Screenplay Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan; based on the book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin Runner-up: American Fiction – Cord Jefferson; based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. – Kelly Fremon Craig; based on the novel by Judy Blume Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese; based on the book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer; based on the novel by Martin Amis Best Documentary Feature American Symphony (TIE) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (TIE) Beyond Utopia It Ain't Over Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros Best Ensemble The Holdovers Runner-up: Barbie (TIE) Runner-up: Oppenheimer (TIE) Asteroid City Killers of the Flower Moon Best Editing Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame Runner-up: The Killer – Kirk Baxter The Holdovers – Kevin Tent Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker Maestro – Michelle Tesoro Best Production Design Barbie – Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer Runner-up: Poor Things – James Price, Shona Heath, and Zsuzsa Mihalek Asteroid City – Adam Stockhausen Killers of the Flower Moon – Jack Fisk Oppenheimer – Ruth De Jong Best Soundtrack Barbie Runner-up: The Killer Air The Holdovers Maestro Best Action Film John Wick: Chapter 4 (TIE) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (TIE) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny The Killer Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Best Horror Film Talk to Me Runner-up: Skinamarink Evil Dead Rise Knock at the Cabin M3GAN Best Stunts Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Wade Eastwood Runner-up: John Wick: Chapter 4 – Scott Rogers and Stephen Dunlevy Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – Mike Massa and Abdelaaziz Attougui The Iron Claw – Chavo Guerrero Jr. The Killer – Dave Macomber Special Merits A24 – For showing solidarity with the actors and writers by securing approval from SAG-AFTRA and WGA to continue filmmaking and publicity. The Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America – For fighting for artists' equity and protecting the future of filmmaking by striking against practices that minimize or eliminate protection and living wages for artists.

References

1. Anderson, Erik (December 10, 2023). "2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
2. Neglia, Matt (December 10, 2023). "The 2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
3. Venhaus, Lynn (December 10, 2023). "St. Louis Film Critics Assn Announces Nominations for 2023 Awards". Pop Life STL. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
4. "2023 StLFCA Annual Award Winners". St. Louis Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
5. Anderson, Erik (December 17, 2023). "St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA): 'Oppenheimer' Wins 7 including Best Picture, Director, Actor". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
6. Neglia, Matt (December 17, 2023). "The 2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

External links

• Official website