BEST PICTURE

“Past Lives” (A24)

Directed by Celine Song
Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler


“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Studios)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“The Zone Of Interest” (A24)

BEST COMEDY FILM

“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Directed by Alexander Payne
Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, and David Hemingson


“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
“Asteroid City” (Focus Features)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Bottom” (MGM)

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

“They Cloned Tyrone” (Netflix)

Directed by Juel Taylor
Produced by Jamie Foxx, Charles D. King, Stephen “Dr” Love, Tony Rettenmaier,
Kim Roth, Juel Taylor, and Datari Turner


“Asteroid City” (Focus Features)
“The Creator” (20th Century Studios)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Marvel Studios + Walt Disney Pictures)
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (Walt Disney Pictures)
“Infinity Pool” (Neon)

BEST HORROR FILM

“Talk To Me” (A24)

Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou
Produced by Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton


“Evil Dead Rise” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“No One Will Save You” (Hulu + 20th Century Studios)
“Thanksgiving” (TriStar Pictures)
“When Evil Lurks” (IFC Films)

Best Animated Film

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
(Columbia 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


“The Boy and the Heron” (GKIDS)
“Elemental” (Pixar Animation)
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (Paramount Pictures)
“Wish” (Walt Disney Pictures)

Best Foreign Language FILM

“The Zone of Interest” (A24)

Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Produced by James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jim Wilson, and Ewa Puszczynska


“Anatomy Of A Fall” (Neon)
“Fallen Leaves” (MUBI)
“Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International)
“Perfect Days” (MUBI)

Best Documentary Feature

“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
(Apple Original Films)

Directed by Davis Guggenheim
Produced by Davis Guggenheim, Annetta Marion, and Jonathan King


“20 Days In Mariupol” (PBS Distribution)
“American Symphony” (Netflix)
“Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)
“The Mission” (National Geographic Documentary Films)

Best Actor

Cillian Murphy
“Oppenheimer“ (Universal Pictures)

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan


Bradley Cooper — “Maestro” (Netflix)
Leonardo DiCaprio — “Killers Of The Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Barry Keoghan — “Saltburn” (MGM)
Jeffrey Wright — “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)

Best Actress

Emma Stone
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe


Lily Gladstone — “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Sandra Hüller — “Anatomy Of A Fall” (Neon)
Greta Lee — “Past Lives” (A24)
Natalie Portman — “May December” (Netflix)
Margot Robbie — “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey Jr.
“Oppenheimer“ (Universal Pictures)

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan


Willem Dafoe — “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Ryan Gosling — “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mark Ruffalo — “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Dominic Sessa — “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actress

Da’Vine Joy Randolph
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Directed by Alexander Payne
Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, and David Hemingson


Emily Blunt — “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Penélope Cruz — “Ferrari” (Neon)
Rachel McAdams — “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (Lionsgate)
Julianna Moore — “May December” (Netflix)
Rosamund Pike — “Saltburn” (MGM)

Best Director

Yorgos Lanthimos
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)

Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe


Greta Gerwig — “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jonathan Glazer — “The Zone Of Interest” (A24)
Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Martin Scorsese — “Killers Of The Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Celine Song — “Past Lives (A24)

Best Screenplay

“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Written by David Hemingson

Directed by Alexander Payne
Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, and David Hemingson


“American Fiction” — Cord Jefferson (Orion Pictures)
“Barbie” — Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumnach (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Past Lives” — Celine Song (A24)
“Poor Things” — Tony McNamara and Alasdair Gray (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Cinematography

“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Cinematography by Hoyte van Hoyema, ASC

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan


“Barbie” — Rodrigo Prieto (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Killers Of The Flower Moon” — Rodrigo Prieto (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Maestro” — Matthew Libatique (Netflix)
“Poor Things” — Robbie Ryan (Searchlight Pictures)
“The Zone Of Interest” — Łukasz Żal (A24)

Best SCORE

“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Composed by Ludwig Göransson

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan


“Killers Of The Flower Moon” — Robbie Robertson (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original FIlms)
“Poor Things” — Jerskin Fendrix (Searchlight Pictures)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” — Daniel Pemberton (Columbia Pictures)
“The Zone Of Interest” — Mica Levi (A24)

Phoenix Critics Circle

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BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
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BEST SCREENPLAY:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Best Score:

“Past Lives”
“The Holdovers”
“They Cloned Tyrone”
“Talk To Me”
“Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse”
“The Zone Of Interest”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
Cillian Murphy — “Oppenheimer”
Emma Stone — “Poor Things”
Robert Downey Jr. — “Oppenheimer”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers”
Yorgos Lanthimos — “Poor Things”
“The Holdovers” — David Hemingson
“Oppenheimer” — Hoyte van Hoyema
“Oppenheimer” — Ludwig Göransson

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The Phoenix Critics Circle is dedicated to promoting both the larger film industry and our local film community. We are writers, reviewers, and cinema historians moving the conversation forward, through print, broadcast, and online media both within Arizona and nationwide.

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