Best Film

“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

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


Runner-Up: “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“May December” (Netflix)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)

Best Director

Christopher Nolan
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan


Runner-Up: Greta Gerwig — “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Todd Haynes – “May December” (Netflix)
Martin Scorsese – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Celine Song – “Past Lives” (A24)

Best Actor

Cillian Murphy
“Oppenheimer“ (Universal Pictures)

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


Runner-Up: Paul Giamatti – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Bradley Cooper – “Maestro” (Netflix)
Leonardo DiCaprio – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone
“Killers Of The Flower Moon”
(Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)

Directed by Martin Scorsese
Produced by Martin Scorsese, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, and Daniel Lupi


Runner-Up: Margot Robbie – “Barbie”
 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Greta Lee – “Past Lives” (A24)
Natalie Portman – “May December” (Netflix)
Emma Stone – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor

Ryan Gosling
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner


Runner-Up (TIE): Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer
” (Universal Pictures)
Runner-Up (TIE): Charles Melton – “May December” (Netflix)

Sterling K. Brown – “American Fiction” (Orion 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


Runner-Up: Rachel McAdams – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)
Emily Blunt – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Viola Davis – “Air” (Amazon Studios)
Julianne Moore – “May December” (Netflix)

Best Ensemble

“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Ensemble Cast including Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, and Tate Donovan

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


Runner-Up (TIE): “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Runner-Up (TIE): “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

“Asteroid City” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Written by Christopher Nolan
Based on “American Prometheus” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

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


Runner-Up: “American Fiction” – Cord Jefferson; based on the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett (Orion Pictures)
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” – Kelly Fremon Craig; based on the novel by Judy Blume (Lionsgate)
“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 (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“The Zone of Interest” – Jonathan Glazer; based on the novel by Martin Amis (A24)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach

Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner


Runner-Up: “The Holdovers” – David Hemingson
 (Focus Features)
“Air” – Alex Convery (Amazon Studios)
“Anatomy of a Fall” – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (Neon)
“Past Lives” – Celine Song (A24)

BEST EDITING

“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Edited by Jennifer Lame

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


Runner-Up: “The Killer” – Kirk Baxter (Netflix)

“The Holdovers” – Kevin Tent (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Thelma Schoonmaker (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Maestro” – Michelle Tesoro (Netflix)
“The Zone of Interest” – Paul Watts (A24)

Best Cinematography

“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Cinematography by Hoyte van Hoyema, ASC

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


Runner-Up (TIE): “Asteroid City” – Robert D. Yeoman (Focus Features)
Runner-Up (TIE): “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Runner-Up (TIE): “Maestro” – Matthew Libatique (Netflix)

“The Zone of Interest” – Łukasz Żal (A24)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Production Design by Sarah Greenwood | Set Decoration by Katie Spencer

Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner


Runner-Up: “Poor Things” – James Price, Shona Heath (Production Designers), Szusza Mihalek (Set Decorator) (Searchlight Pictures)
“Asteroid City” – Adam Stockhausen (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Jack Fisk (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Oppenheimer” – Ruth De Jong (Production Designer) (Universal Pictures)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Costume Design by Jacqueline Durran

Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner


Runner-Up: “Poor Things” — Holly Waddington (Searchlight Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Jacqueline West and Julie O’Keefe (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Oppenheimer” – Ellen Mirojnick (Universal Pictures)
“Priscilla” – Stacey Battat (A24)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

“The Creator” (20th Century Studios)

Visual Effects by Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, and Neil Corbould

Directed by Gareth Edwards
Produced by Gareth Edwards, Kiri Hart, Jim Spencer, and Arnon Milchan


Runner-Up: “Oppenheimer” – Andrew Jackson (Production Visual Effects Supervisor), Giacomo Mineo (Visual Effects Supervisor), Scott Fisher (Special Effects Supervisor), Dave Drzewiecki (Visual Effects Director of Photography) (Universal Pictures)
“Godzilla Minus One” – Takashi Yamazaki (Visual Effects Supervisor) (Toho International)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” – Stephane Ceretti (Visual Effects Supervisor), Alexis Wajsbrot (Visual Effects Supervisor), Guy Williams (Visual Effects Supervisor), Teho Bialek (Visual Effects Supervisor) (Marvel Studios + Walt Disney Pictures)
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” – Alex Wuttke (Visual Effects Supervisor), Simone Coco (Visual Effects Supervisor), Jeff Sutherland (Visual Effects Supervisor), Neil Corbould (Special Effects Supervisor) (Paramount Pictures)

BEST STUNTS

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
(Paramount Pictures)

Stunts Coordinated by Wade Eastwood

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
Produced by Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, and Leifur B. Dagfinnsson


Runner-Up: “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Scott Rogers (Stunt Coordinator), Stephen Dunlevy (Stunt Coordinator) (Lionsgate)

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” – Mike Massa (Stunt Coordinator / Double), Abdelaaziz Attougui (Stunt Performer) (Walt Disney Pictures)
“The Iron Claw” – Chavo Guerrero Jr. (Stunt Performer and Stunt Wrestling Coordinator) (A24)
“The Killer” – Dave Macomber (Fight / Stunt Coordinator) (Netflix)

BEST SCORE

“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Composed by Ludwig Göransson

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


Runner-Up (TIE): “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Robbie Robertson (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Runner-Up (TIE): “May December” – Marcelo Zavros (Netflix)

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Daniel Pemberton (Columbia Pictures)
“The Zone of Interest” – Mica Levi (A24)

BEST SOUNDTRACK

“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner


Runner-Up: “The Killer” (Netflix)
“Air” (Amazon Studios)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Maestro” (Netflix)

BEST ACTION FILM (TIE)

“John Wick: Chapter 4” (Lionsgate)

Directed by Chad Stahelski
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Chad Stahelski

BEST ACTION FILM (TIE)

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
(Paramount Pictures)

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
Produced by Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, and Leifur B. Dagfinnsson


“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (Paramount Pictures)
“Indiana Jones and Dial of Destiny” (Walt Disney Pictures)
“The Killer” (Netflix)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Columbia Pictures)

BEST COMEDY FILM

“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

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


Runner-Up: “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)
“Bottoms” (MGM)

BEST HORROR FILM

“Talk To Me” (A24)

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


Runner-Up: “Skinamarink” (IFC Midnight)
“Evil Dead Rise” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Knock at the Cabin” (Universal Pictures)
“M3GAN” (Universal Pictures)

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


Runner-Up: “The Boy and the Heron” (GKIDS)
“Elemental” (Pixar Animation)
“Robot Dreams” (Neon)
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (Paramount Pictures)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM (TIE)

“American Symphony” (Netflix)

Directed by Matthew Heineman
Produced by Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino, and Joedan Okun

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM (TIE)

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

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


“Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)
“It Ain’t Over” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Menus Plaisirs – Les Troisgros” (Zipporah Films)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

“Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)

Directed by Justine Triet
Produced by Marie-Ange Luciani, Philippe Martin, and David Thion


Runner-Up: “The Zone of Interest” (A24)
“Fallen Leaves” (MUBI)
“Perfect Days” (MUBI)
“The Teachers’ Lounge” (Sony Pictures Classics)

BEST SCENE

“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Gloria’s monologue on the impossible standards set for women

Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner


Runner-Up: “John Wick: Chapter 4” – Fight on the 222 steps leading up to the Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris (Lionsgate)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Radio show finale (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Maestro” – Leonard Bernstein conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 at Ely Cathedral (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” – Trinity test (Universal Pictures)

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“Oppenheimer”
Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer”
Cillian Murphy — “Oppenheimer”
Lily Gladstone — “Killers Of The Flower Moon”
Ryan Gosling — “Barbie”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers”
“The Holdovers”
“Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan
“Barbie” — Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
“Oppenheimer” — Jennifer Lame
“Oppenheimer” — Hoyte van Hoyema
“Barbie” — Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
“Barbie” — Jacqueline Durran
“The Creator”
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
“Oppenheimer” — Ludwig Göransson
“Barbie”
“John Wick: Chapter 4”
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
“The Holdovers”
“Talk To Me”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“American Symphony”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
“Anatomy of a Fall”
“Barbie” – Gloria’s monologue on the impossible standards set for women.

ABOUT THE St. Louis Film Critics Association

The St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) is an organization of professional film critics operating in the greater metropolitan St. Louis area and adjoining areas of Missouri and Illinois. The StLFCA was founded in late 2004.

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