

Best Film
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner
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“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)


Best Director
Greta Gerwig
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner
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Cord Jefferson – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Yorgos Lanthimos – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Martin Scorsese – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Studios)


Best Actor (TIE)
Paul Giamatti
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Directed by Alexander Payne
Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, and David Hemingson


Best Actor (TIE)
Jeffrey Wright
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Directed by Cord Jefferson
Produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson
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Bradley Cooper – “Maestro” (Netflix)
Zac Efron – “The Iron Claw” (A24)
Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)


Best Actress
Emma Stone
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe
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Lily Gladstone – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Studios)
Sandra Hüller – “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
Greta Lee – “Past Lives” (A24)
Carey Mulligan – “Maestro” (Netflix)


Best Supporting Actor
Ryan Gosling
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner
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Sterling K. Brown – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Robert DeNiro – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Studios)
Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)


Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Directed by Alexander Payne
Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, and David Hemingson
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America Ferrera – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Rachel McAdams – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)
Julianne Moore – “May December” (Netflix)
Rosamund Pike – “Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios)


Best Animated Film
“Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse”
(Columbia Pictures + Sony Pictures)
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson
Produced by Chris Miller, Phil Lord, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Christina Steinberg
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“The Boy and The Heron” (GKIDS)
“Nimona” (Netflix)
”The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (Illumination + Universal Pictures)
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (Paramount Pictures)


Best Documentary
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
(Apple Original Films)
Directed by Davis Guggenheim
Produced by Davis Guggenheim, Annetta Marion, and Jonathan King
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“Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)
“Sly” (Netflix)


Best Ensemble Cast
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Ensemble Cast including Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.,
Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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“Air” (Amazon Studios)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Studios)


Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original)
“Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)
Written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Directed by Justine Triet
Produced by Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion
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“American Fiction” — Cord Jefferson (Orion Pictures)
“Barbie” — Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Holdovers” — David Hemingson (Focus Features)
“Past Lives” — Celine Song (A24)


Breakthrough Award
Cord Jefferson | director
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson
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Sandra Hüller (actress) — “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
Greta Lee (actress) — “Past Lives” (A24)
Dominic Sessa (actor) — “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Celine Song (director/writer) — “Past Lives” (A24)


Best STUNTS (TIE)
“John Wick: Chapter 4”
(Lionsgate)
Directed by Chad Stahelski
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Chad Stahelski


Best STUNTS (TIE)
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
(Paramount Pictures)
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
Produced by Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, and Leifur B. Dagfinnsson
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“The Killer” (Netflix)
“Polite Society” (Focus Features)
“Silent Night” (Lionsgate)


Breakthrough AWARD
Keegan-Michael Key | actor
“Wonka” | “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” | “Migration”
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Ashley Park (actress) — “Joy Ride” (Lionsgate)
Paul Schrader (director) — “Master Gardener” (Magnolia Pictures)
Lily Tomlin (actress) — “80 For Brady” (Paramount Pictures)
J.K. Simmons (actor) — “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse” (Columbia Pictures + Sony Pictures)
Bruce Campbell (producer) — “Evil Dead Rise” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Michigan Movie Critics Guild
BEST PICTURE:
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BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
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BREAKTHROUGH AWARD:
STUNTS (TIE):
FILM EXCELLENCE:
“Barbie”
Greta Gerwig — “Barbie”
Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers” | Jeffrey Wright — “American Fiction”
Emma Stone — “Poor Things”
Ryan Gosling — “Barbie”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
“Oppenheimer”
“Anatomy of a Fall” — Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Cord Jefferson — “American Fiction”
“John Wick: Chapter 4” & “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
Keegan-Michael Key — “Wonka”/”The Super Mario Bros. Movie” /”Migration”

Michigan Movie Critics Guild
Launched in 2023, Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) is a collective of professional movie critics throughout the Mitten state. All members must meet strict professional guidelines as well as publish reviews within the entertainment space.




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