

Best Picture
“Past Lives” (A24)
Directed by Celine Song
Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler
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Runners-Up:
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)


Best Director
Jonathan Glazer
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
Produced by James Wilson, Ewa Puszczynska, and Jim Wilson
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Runners-Up:
Todd Haynes – “May December” (Netflix)
Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)


Best Actor
Andrew Scott
“All Of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Andrew Haigh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Sarah Harvey
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Runners-Up:
Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)


Best Actress
Sandra Hüller
“Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)
Directed by Justine Triet
Produced by Marie-Ange Luciani, Philippe Martin, and David Thion
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Runners-Up:
Emma Stone – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Lily Gladstone – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)


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
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Runners-Up:
Robert Downey, Jr. – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Ryan Gosling — “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)


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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Runners-Up:
Penélope Cruz – “Ferrari” (NEON)
Rachel McAdams – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)


Best Screenplay
“May December” (Netflix)
Written by Samy Burch | Story by Alex Mechanik
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
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Runners-Up:
“Past Lives” – Celine Song (A24)
“The Holdovers” — David Hemingson (Focus Features)


BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
“Fallen Leaves” (MUBI)
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Produced by Misha Jaari, Aki Kaurismäki, and Mark Lwoff
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Runners-Up:
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
“Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)


BEST NONFICTION FILM
“Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros”
(Zipporah Films)
Directed by Frederick Wiseman
Produced by Frederick Wiseman, Karen Konicek, and Olivier Giel
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Runners-Up:
“20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS Distribution)
“Kokomo City” (Magnolia Pictures)


Best Cinematography
“Killers Of The Flower Moon”
(Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Produced by Martin Scorsese, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, and Daniel Lupi
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Runners-Up:
“The Zone of Interest” – Łukasz Żal (A24)
“Oppenheimer” – Hoyte Van Hoytema (Universal Pictures)


BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
“Trailer of a Film That Will Never Exist: Phony Wars”
(Kino Lorber)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Produced by Gary Farkas, Clément Lepoutre, Olivier Muller, and Anthony Vaccarello


SPECIAL CITATION FOR A FILM AWAITING U.S. DISTRIBUTION
“Close Your Eyes”
Directed by Víctor Erice
Produced by Cristina Zumárraga, Pablo E. Bossi, Víctor Erice, Jose Alba, Odile Antonio-Baez,
Pol Bossi, and Maximiliano Lasansky


FILM HERITAGE AWARDS
Criterion Channel
For an adventurous, wide-ranging, finely curated selection of films, ranging from American independents to world cinema to short films to classic Hollywood, making readily available the kind of repertory cinema that every city should have.


FILM HERITAGE AWARDS
Facets, Kim’s Video, Scarecrow Video and Vidiots
For maintaining wide-reaching libraries of films on disc and tape and making those libraries available to the general public.

National Society Of Film Critics
Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
Best Screenplay:
Best Cinematography:
Best Nonfiction Film:
BEST FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
“Past Lives”
Jonathan Glazer — “The Zone Of Interest”
Andrew Scott — “All Of Us Strangers”
Sandra Hüller — “Anatomy Of A Fall”
Charles Melton — “May December”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers”
“May December” — Samy Burch
“Killers Of The Flower Moon” — Rodrigo Prieto
“Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros”
“Fallen Leaves”

ABOUT THE National Society Of Film Critics
Founded in 1966, the Society differs from other critical associations in a number of significant ways. In the first place, it is truly national. Its members include critics from major papers in Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Denver. Its members also include the critics not just of The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and The New Yorker, but also of The Village Voice, The Boston Herald, and prominent online sites. Second, membership is by election.





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