Best Picture

“Past Lives” (A24)

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


“All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Asteroid City” (Focus Features)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“May December” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony + Columbia Pictures)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

“The Zone of Interest” (German) (A24)

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


“Anatomy of a Fall” (French) (NEON)
“The Boy and the Heron” (Japanese) (GKIDS)
“Godzilla Minus One” (Japanese) (Toho International)
“Perfect Days” (Japanese) (MUBI)

Best Animated Film

“The Boy and the Heron” (GKIDS)

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki | Produced by Toshio Suzuki


“Elemental” (Walt Disney Pictures + Pixar Animation)
“Nimona” (Netflix)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony + Columbia 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


“Four Daughters” (Kino Lorber)
“Kokomo City” (Magnolia Pictures)
“Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros” (Zipporah Films)
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” (AMC Distribution)

Best Director

Christopher Nolan
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan


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 LEAD ACTOR

Paul Giamatti
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

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


Bradley Cooper – “Maestro” (Netflix)
Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Andrew Scott – “All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)

BEST LEAD 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


Sandra Hüller – “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
Greta Lee – “Past Lives” (A24)
Natalie Portman – “May December” (Netflix)
Emma Stone – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best SUPPORTING ACTOR

Charles Melton
“May December” (Netflix)

Directed by Todd Haynes
Produced by Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Grant S. Johnson, Pamela Koffler, Tyler W. Konney,
Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, and Christine Vachon


Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer” (Universal 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)
America Ferrera – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Anne Hathaway – “Eileen” (NEON)
Rachel McAdams – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)

Best Original Screenplay

“Past Lives” (A24)

Written by Celine Song

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


“Anatomy of a Fall” – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (NEON)
“Barbie” – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Holdovers” – David Hemingson (Focus Features)

“May December” – Samy Burch (story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik) (Netflix)

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


“All of Us Strangers” – Andrew Haigh (Searchlight Pictures)
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” – Kelly Fremon Craig (Lionsgate)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Poor Things” – Tony McNamara (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Cinematography 

“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema

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


“The Iron Claw” – Mátyás Erdély (A24)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Maestro” – Matthew Libatique (Netflix)
“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


“Barbie” – Nick Houy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Thelma Schoonmaker (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Past Lives” – Keith Fraase (A24)
“Poor Things” – Yorgos Mavropsaridis (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Original Score 

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

Composed by Robbie Robertson

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


“The Killer” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Netfix)
“Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson (Universal Pictures)
“Poor Things” – Jerskin Fendrix (Searchlight Pictures)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Daniel Pemberton (Sony Pictures)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Charles Melton
“May December” (Netflix)

Directed by Todd Haynes
Produced by Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Grant S. Johnson, Pamela Koffler, Tyler W. Konney,
Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, and Christine Vachon


Abby Ryder Fortson – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)
Dominic Sessa – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Cailee Spaeny – “Priscilla” (A24)
Teo Yoo – “Past Lives” (A24)

BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR

Celine Song
“Past Lives” (A24)

Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler


Daniel Goldhaber – “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” (NEON)
Raven Jackson – “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” (A24)
Cord Jefferson – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
A.V. Rockwell – “A Thousand and One” (Focus Features)

Greater Western New York Film Critics Association

BEST PICTURE:
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
BEST DIRECTOR:
LEAD ACTOR:
LEAD ACTRESS:
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
BEST EDITING:
BEST SCORE:
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR:

“Past Lives”
“The Zone Of Interest”
“The Boy And The Heron”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer”
Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers”
Lily Gladstone — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Charles Melton — “May December”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers”
“Past Lives” — Celine Song
“Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan
“Oppenheimer” — Hoyte Van Hoytema
“Oppenheimer” — Jennifer Lame
“Killers of the Flower Moon” — Robbie Robertson
Charles Melton — “May December”
“Past Lives” — Celine Song

ABOUT THE Greater Western New York Film Critics Association

Founded in 2018 as a way to bring the disparate voices from the area together, the GWNYFCA membership includes writers from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines, and online venues. We’re here to amplify each others’ work as well as champion the best cinema has to offer each year with regular polls and a year-end awards vote.

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