

Best Picture
“Past Lives” (A24)
Directed by Celine Song
Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler
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Runner-Up: “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)


Best Director
Celine Song
“Past Lives” (A24)
Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler
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Runner-Up: Yorgos Lanthimos – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Greta Gerwig – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Martin Scorsese – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)


Best Overall Performance
Emma Stone
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe
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Runner-Up: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Andrew Scott – “All Of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Dominic Sessa – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)


Best Lead Performance, Male
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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Runner-Up: Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Bradley Cooper – “Maestro” (Netflix)
Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Paul Giamatti – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)


Best Lead Performance, Female
Emma Stone
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe
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Runner-Up (TIE): Greta Lee – “Past Lives” (A24)
Runner-Up (TIE): Lily Gladstone – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Carey Mulligan – “Maestro” (Netflix)
Natalie Portman – “May December” (Netflix)


Best Supporting Performance, Male
Dominic Sessa
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Directed by Alexander Payne
Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, and David Hemingson
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Runner-Up: Charles Melton – “May December” (Netflix)
Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Ryan Gosling – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)


Best Supporting Performance, Female
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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Runner-Up: Sandra Hüller – “The Zone of Interest” (A24)
Emily Blunt – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
America Ferrera – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Rachel McAdams – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)


Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Film
Iman Vellani | “The Marvels”
(Marvel Studios + Walt Disney Pictures)
Directed by Nia DaCosta | Produced by Kevin Feige
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Runner-Up: Nicolas Cage – “Renfield” (Universal Pictures)
Bradley Cooper – “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Marvel Studios + Walt Disney Pictures)
Chris Pine – “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (Paramount Pictures)
Emma Stone – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)


Best Ensemble Cast
“The Iron Claw” (A24)
Ensemble Cast including Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney,
Holt McCallany, and Lily James
Directed by Sean Durkin
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Angus Lamont, Sean Durkin, and Derrin Schlesinger
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Runner-Up: “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Air” (Amazon Studios)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)


Best Original Screenplay
“Past Lives” (A24)
Written by Celine Song
Directed by Celine Song
Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler
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Runner-Up: “Barbie” – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Anatomy of a Fall” – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (NEON)
“The Holdovers” – David Hemingson (Focus Features)
“May December” – Samy Burch (Netflix)


Best Adapted Screenplay
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
(Lionsgate)
Written by Kelly Fremon Craig
Based on “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” by Judy Blume
Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
Produced by Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Kelly Fremon Craig,
Judy Blume, Amy Brooks, Aldric La’Auli Porter
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Runner-Up (TIE): “American Fiction” – Cord Jefferson (Orion Pictures)
Runner-Up (TIE): “Oppenheimer” – Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Poor Things” – Tony McNamara (Searchlight Pictures)


Best Cinematography
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Cinematography by Robbie Ryan
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe
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Runner-Up: “Oppenheimer” – Hoyte Van Hoytema (Universal Pictures)
“Barbie” – Rodrigo Prieto (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Maestro” – Matthew Libatique (Netflix)


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
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Runner-Up: “Poor Things” – Jerskin Fendrix (Searchlight Pictures)
“Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” – Christopher Bear and Daniel Rossen (A24)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Daniel Pemberton (Sony Pictures)


Best Film Editing
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
(Sony + Columbia Pictures)
Edited by Michael Andrews
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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Runner-Up (TIE): “Oppenheimer” – Jennifer Lame (Universal Pictures)
Runner-Up (TIE): “The Holdovers” – Kevin Tent (Focus Features)
“Barbie” – Nick Houy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Thelma Schoonmaker (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)


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 (TIE): “The Creator” (20th Century Studios)
Runner-Up (TIE): “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Marvel Studios + Walt Disney Pictures)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony + Columbia 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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Runner-Up: “The Mission” (National Geographic)
“20 Days in Mariupul” (PBS Distribution)
“American Symphony” (Netflix)
“Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)


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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Runner-Up: “Robot Dreams” (NEON)
“The Boy and the Heron” (GKIDS)
“Nimona” (Netflix)
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (Paramount Pictures)


Best Non-English Language Feature
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Produced by James Wilson, Ewa Puszczynska, and Jim Wilson
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Runner-Up: “Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International)
“Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)
“Society of the Snow” (Netflix)
“The Taste of Things” (IFC Films)

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VICE/MARTIN AWARD:
“Past Lives”
Celine Song — “Past Lives”
Andrew Scott — “All Of Us Strangers”
Emma Stone — “Poor Things”
Dominic Sessa — “The Holdovers”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers”
“The Iron Claw”
“Past Lives” — Celine Song
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” — Kelly Fremon Craig
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
“The Zone of Interest”
“Poor Things” — Robbie Ryan
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” — Michael Andrews
“Killers Of The Flower Moon” — Robbie Robertson
“Godzilla Minus One”
Iman Vellani — “The Marvels”

ABOUT THE Utah Film Critics Association
Formed in 2002, the Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) meets every December to vote on the year’s best cinema.







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