

BEST NARRATIVE FILM
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony + Columbia Pictures)
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)


Best Director
Christopher Nolan
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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Celine Song – “Past Lives” (A24)
Greta Gerwig – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Martin Scorsese – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Yorgos Lanthimos – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)


Best Actor
Cillian Murphy
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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Andrew Scott – “All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Colman Domingo – “Rustin” (Netflix)
Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Paul Giamatti – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)


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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Emma Stone – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Greta Lee – “Past Lives” (A24)
Margot Robbie – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Sandra Hüller – “Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)


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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Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Charles Melton – “May December” (Netflix)
Ryan Gosling – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Robert De Niro – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)


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)
Danielle Brooks – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Emily Blunt – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Julianne Moore – “May December” (Netflix)


BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN ANIMATION OR MIXED MEDIA
Daniel Kaluuya
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
(Sony + 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
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Bradley Cooper – “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Walt Disney Pictures + Marvel Studios)
Chloë Grace Moretz – “Nimona” (Netflix)
Hailee Steinfeld – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony + Columbia Pictures)
Shameik Moore – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony + Columbia Pictures)


BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Ensemble Cast including Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, 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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“Asteroid City” (Focus Features)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)


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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“Anatomy of a Fall” – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (Neon)
“The Holdovers” – David Hemingson (Focus Features)
“May December” – Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik (Netflix)
“Past Lives” – Celine Song (A24)


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
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“All of Us Strangers” – Andrew Haigh (Searchlight Pictures)
“American Fiction” – Cord Jefferson (Orion Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese
“Poor Things” — Tony McNamara (Searchlight Pictures)


BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
“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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“American Symphony” (Netflix)
“May the Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story” (UBN Network)
“The Mission” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
“Silver Dollar Road” (Amazon Studios)


Best Animated Film
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
(Sony + 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
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“The Boy and the Heron” (GKIDS)
“Elemental” (Walt Disney Pictures + Pixar Animation)
“Nimona” (Netflix)
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (Paramount Pictures)


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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“Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Perfect Days” (MUBI)
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)


Best Cinematography
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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“Barbie” – Rodrigo Prieto (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“John Wick: Chapter 4” – Dan Laustsen (Lionsgate)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Poor Things” – Robbie Ryan (Searchlight Pictures)


BEST EDITING
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Edited by Jennifer Lame
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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“Barbie” – Nick Houy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“John Wick: Chapter 4” – Nathan Orloff (Lionsgate)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Thelma Schoonmaker (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Poor Things” – Yorgos Mavropsaridis (Searchlight Pictures)


BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
“Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International)
Visual Effects by Kiyoko Shibuya
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
Produced by Minami Ichikawa, Kazuaki Kishida, Keiichiro Moriya, and Kenji Yamada
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“The Creator” (20th Century Studios)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Walt Disney Pictures + Marvel Studios)
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount Pictures)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)


BEST STUNT COORDINATION
“John Wick: Chapter 4” (Lionsgate)
Stunt Coordinating by Scott Rogers and Stephen Dunlevy
Directed by Chad Stahelski
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Chad Stahelski
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“Extraction II” (Netflix)
“The Iron Claw” (A24)
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount Pictures)
“Sisu” (Lionsgate)


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
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“The Color Purple” –Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Jacqueline West (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Oppenheimer” – Ellen Mirojnick (Universal Pictures)
“Poor Things” – Holly Waddington (Searchlight Pictures)


BEST HAIR & MAKE-UP
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Makeup by Ivana Primorac
Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner
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“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Priscilla” (A24)


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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“Asteroid City” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)


Best Score
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Composed by Ludwig Göransson
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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“The Killer” – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Netflix)
“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 (Sony Pictures)


BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Performed by Ryan Gosling
Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner
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“Am I Dreaming” from “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony + Columbia Pictures)
“Can’t Catch Me Now” from “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” (Lionsgate)
“Peaches” from “The Super Mario Brothers Movie” (Illumination + Universal Pictures)
“What Was I Made For” from “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)


BEST SOUND DESIGN
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Sound Design by Richard King
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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“John Wick: Chapter 4” (Lionsgate)
“The Killer” (Netflix)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony + Columbia Pictures)
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)


BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Celine Song
“Past Lives” (A24)
Directed by Celine Song
Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler
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Cord Jefferson – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou – “Talk to Me” (A24)
Mel Eslyn – “Biosphere” (IFC Films)
Michael B. Jordan – “Creed III” (MGM)


BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Dominic Sessa
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Directed by Alexander Payne
Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, and David Hemingson
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Abby Ryder Fortson – “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” (Lionsgate)
Charles Melton – “May December” (Netflix)
Greta Lee – “Past Lives” (A24)
Milo Machado Graner – “Anatomy of A Fall” (Neon)


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Rick Baker
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Greg Cannom
Stan Winston
Tom Savini
Ve Neill


KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
Fantasia Barrino
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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Hunter Schafer – “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” (Lionsgate)
Julianne Moore – “May December” (Netflix)
“May the Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story” (UBN Network)
“Silver Dollar Road” (Amazon Studios)

North Carolina Film Critics Association
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT:
Ken Hanke Tar Heel Award:
“Oppenheimer”
Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer”
Cillian Murphy — “Oppenheimer”
Lily Gladstone — “Killers Of The Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr. — “Oppenheimer”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Anatomy of a Fall”
Daniel Kaluuya — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Oppenheimer”
“Barbie” — Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
“Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan
“Oppenheimer” — Hoyte Van Hoytema
“Oppenheimer” — Jennifer Lame
“Barbie” — Jacqueline Durran
“Barbie” — Ivana Primorac
“Barbie” — Sarah Greenwood
“Oppenheimer” — Ludwig Göransson
“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
“Oppenheimer”
“Godzilla Minus One”
“John Wick: Chapter 4”
Celine Song — “Past Lives”
Dominic Sessa — “The Holdovers”
Rick Baker
Fantasia Barrino – “The Color Purple”

North Carolina Film Critics Association
The NCFCA was formed by Kenneth R. Morefield in 2012 to promote film journalism in North Carolina. They are comprised of film journalists who either live in North Carolina or write for outlets that serve readers in this state. The NCFCA votes annually on awards for achievements in film. We also recognize the favorites of participating critics at certain film festivals.







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