Oscars Watch: 2023 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

Best Film

“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”
(Lionsgate)

Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
Produced by Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Kelly Fremon Craig,
Judy Blume, Amy Brooks, and Aldric La’Auli Porter

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Runner-Up: “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)

Best Director

Martin Scorsese
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
(Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)

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

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Runner-Up: Greta Gerwig – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Kelly Fremon Craig – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (Lionsgate)
Cord Jefferson – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Best Actor

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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Runner-Up: Paul Giamatti – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Colman Domingo – “Rustin” (Netflix)
Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Zac Efron – “The Iron Claw” (A24)

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

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Runner-Up: Sandra Hüller – “Anatomy Of A Fall” (Neon)
Abby Ryder Fortson – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (Lionsgate)
Margot Robbie – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Emma Stone – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey Jr.
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

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

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Runner-Up: Ryan Gosling – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Sterling K. Brown – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Charles Melton – “May December” (Netflix)
Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Supporting Actress

Rachel McAdams
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
(Lionsgate)

Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
Produced by Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Kelly Fremon Craig,
Judy Blume, Amy Brooks, and Aldric La’Auli Porter

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Runner-Up: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Jodie Foster – “Nyad” (Netflix)
Sandra Hüller – “Anatomy Of A Fall” (NEON)
Julianne Moore – “May December” (Netflix)

Best Comedic Performance

Michael Cera
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

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

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Runner-Up: Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Abby Ryder Fortson – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (Lionsgate)
Ryan Gosling – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nathan Lane – “Dicks: The Musical” (A24)

Best Youth Performance (For a performer under the age of 18)

Abby Ryder Fortson
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
(Lionsgate)

Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
Produced by Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Kelly Fremon Craig,
Judy Blume, Amy Brooks, and Aldric La’Auli Porter

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Runner-Up: Milo Machado-Graner – “Anatomy Of A Fall” (NEON)
Joe Bird – “Talk To Me” (A24)
Christian Convery – “Cocaine Bear” (Universal Pictures)
Jude Hill – “A Haunting In Venice” (20th Century Studios)

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

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Runner-Up: “The Holdovers” – David Hemingson (Focus Features)
“Anatomy Of A Fall” – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (NEON)
“May December” – Samy Burch (Netflix)
“Past Live” – Celine Song (A24)

Best Adapted Screenplay

“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”
(Lionsgate)

Written by Kelly Fremon Craig

Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
Produced by Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Kelly Fremon Craig,
Judy Blume, Amy Brooks, and Aldric La’Auli Porter

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Runner-Up: “American Fiction” – Cord Jefferson (Orion Pictures)
“Killers Of The Flower Moon” – Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Oppenheimer” – Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures)
“The Zone Of Interest” – Jonathan Glazer (A24)

Best First Feature (Director)

Cord Jefferson
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)

Produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson

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Runner-Up: Celine Song – “Past Lives” (A24)
Chloe Domont – “Fair Play” (Netflix)
Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou – “Talk To Me” (A24)
A.V. Rockwell – “A Thousand And One” (Focus Features)

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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Runner-Up (TIE): “20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS Distribution)
Runner-Up (TIE): “Little Richard: I Am Everything” (Magnolia Pictures)
“American Symphony” (Netflix)
“Kokomo City” (Magnolia Pictures)

Best Animated Film

“The Boy and the Heron” (GKIDS)

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki | Produced by Toshio Suzuki

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Runner-Up: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Columbia Pictures)
“Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget” (Netflix)
“Nimona” (Netflix)
“Robot Dreams” (NEON)

Best Foreign Language Film

“Anatomy of a Fall“ (NEON)

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

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Runner-Up (TIE): “Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International)
Runner-Up (TIE): “The Zone of Interest” (A24)
“Fallen Leaves” (MUBI)
“Monster” (Well Go USA Entertainment)

Best Editing

“Anatomy of a Fall“ (NEON)

Cinematography by Laurent Sénéchal

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

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Runner-Up: “Oppenheimer” – Jennifer Lame (Universal Pictures)
“Barbie” — Nick Houy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Poor Things” — Yorgos Mavropsaridis (Searchlight Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” — Thelma Schoonmaker (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)

Best Cinematography

“Killers of the Flower Moon”
(Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)

Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto

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

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Runner-Up: “Oppenheimer” — Hoyte van Hoyema, ASC (Universal Pictures)
“Barbie” — Rodrigo Prieto (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Poor Things” — Robbie Ryan (Searchlight Pictures)
“Napoleon” — Dariusz Wolski (Columbia Pictures + Apple Original Films)

Best Production Design

“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Production Design by Sarah Greenwood

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

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Runner-Up: “Oppenheimer” — Ruth De Jong (Universal Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” — Jack Fisk (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Napoleon” — Arthur Max (Columbia Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Poor Things” — James Price and Shona Heath (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Visual Effects

“Godzilla Minus One”
(Toho International)

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
Produced by Minami Ichikawa, Kazuaki Kishida, Keiichiro Moriya, and Kenji Yamada

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Runner-Up: “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“John Wick: Chapter 4″ (Lionsgate)
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One” (Paramount Pictures)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Best Costume Design

“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Costume Design by Jacqueline Durran, Charlotte Finlay, and Hope Slepak

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

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Runner-Up: “Poor Things” — Holly Waddington, Vincent Dumas, Zsuzsa Stenger (Searchlight Pictures)
“Napoleon” — David Crossman and Janty Yates (Columbia Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Oppenheimer” — Ellen Mirojnick (Universal Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” — Jacqueline West (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)

Best Sound Design

“The Zone Of Interest” (A24)

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

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Runner-Up: “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One” (Paramount Pictures)

Best Use of Music

“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

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

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Runner-Up: “Air” (Amazon Studios)
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (Lionsgate)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Maestro” (Netflix)

Best Stunt Choreography

“John Wick: Chapter 4” (Lionsgate)

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

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Runner-Up: “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One” (Paramount Pictures)
“The Killer” (Netflix)
“Napoleon” (Columbia Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Polite Society” (Focus Features)

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

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Runner-Up (TIE): “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Runner-Up (TIE): “A Haunting In Venice (20th Century Studios)
“Air” (Amazon Studios)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Breakthrough Actor

Abby Ryder Fortson
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
(Lionsgate)

Special Award for Body of Work – 3 Credits

Nicolas Cage

“Dream Scenario”
“The Flash”
“The Old Way”
“Renfield”
“The Retirement Plan”
“Sympathy For The Devil”