

Best Picture
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe
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“American Fiction” (Amazon MGM Studios + Orion Pictures)
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” (A24)


Best Director of a Motion Picture
Christopher Nolan
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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Greta Gerwig – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Yorgos Lanthimos – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Alexander Payne – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Martin Scorsese – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)


BEST SCREENPLAY
“American Fiction”
(Amazon MGM Studios + Orion Pictures)
Written by Cord Jefferson
Directed by Cord Jefferson
Produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson
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“Barbie” – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Holdovers” – David Hemingson (Focus Features)
“Oppenheimer” – Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” – Celine Song (A24)
“Poor Things” – Tony McNamara (Searchlight Pictures)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Paul Giamatti
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Directed by Alexander Payne
Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, and David Hemingson
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Leonardo DiCaprio – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Cillian Murphy – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Andrew Scott – “All of Us Strangers” (Searchlight Pictures)
Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction” (Amazon MGM Studios + Orion Pictures)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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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Fantasia Barrino – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Lily Gladstone – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Greta Lee – “Past Lives” (A24)
Margot Robbie – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Ryan Gosling
“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner
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Robert De Niro – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Robert Downey Jr. – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Dominic Sessa – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Mark Ruffalo – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
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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Emily Blunt – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Danielle Brooks – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Rachel McAdams – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)
Rosamund Pike – “Saltburn” (Amazon MGM 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 + Studio Ghibli)
“Nimona” (Netflix)
“Robot Dreams” (NEON)
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (Paramount Pictures)


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)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
“Poor Things” – Robbie Ryan (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” – Linus Sandgren (Amazon MGM Studios)


Best Documentary Feature
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
(Apple Original Films)
Directed by Davis Guggenheim
Produced by Davis Guggenheim, Annetta Marion, Jonathan King, and Will Cohen
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“20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS Distribution)
“American Symphony” (Netflix)
“Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)
“The Eternal Memory” (Magnolia Pictures)


Best Foreign Language Film
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Produced by James Wilson and Ewa Puszczyńska
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“Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)
“Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International)
“Perfect Days” (MUBI)
“Society of the Snow” (Netflix)


Best ORIGINAL SONG
“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Music and Lyrics by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
Directed by Greta Gerwig
Produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner
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“Dance the Night” from “Barbie” – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Caroline Ailin, & Dua Lipa (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie” – Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Keep It Movin’” from “The Color Purple” – Halle Bailey, Denisia Andrews, Brittany Coney, and Morten Ristorp (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Meet in the Middle” from “Flora and Son” – Eve Hewson, Gary Clark, John Carney, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, & Robert John Ardiff (Apple Original Films)


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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“The Boy and the Heron” – Joe Hisaishi (GKIDS + Studio Ghibli)
“Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson (Universal Pictures)
“Poor Things” – Jerskin Fendrix (Searchlight Pictures)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Daniel Pemberton (Sony + Columbia Pictures)


Best Stunt Team Coordination
“John Wick: Chapter 4” (Lionsgate)
Stunt Coordinating by Stephen Dunleavy, Scott Rogers, and Jeremy Marinas
Directed by Chad Stahelski
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Chad Stahelski
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“The Iron Claw” – Hiro Koda and Chavo Guerrero Jr. (A24)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Marvel Studios + Walt Disney Pictures)
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” – Wade Eastwood and Rudolf Vrba (Paramount Pictures)
“Polite Society” – Crispin Layfield and Rob Lock (Focus Features)


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe
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“The Creator” (20th Century Studios)
“Godzilla Minus One” (Toho International)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Marvel Studios + Walt Disney Pictures)
“Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount Pictures)


BEST Ensemble
“Killers Of The Flower Moon”
(Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Ensemble Cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons,
Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, and Brendan Fraser
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Produced by Martin Scorsese, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, and Daniel Lupi
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“Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“The Iron Claw” (A24)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)


Texas Independent Film Award
“Chocolate Lizards”
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“Bolivar”
“Breaking the Code”
“I’ll Be There”
“A Town Called Victoria”

Houston Film Critics Society
Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
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Best Screenplay:
Best Cinematography:
Best Animated FILM:
Best Original Score:
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Best Foreign Language Film:
Best Documentary Feature:
Texas Independent Film Award:
Best Visual Effects:
Best Stunt Coordination Team:
Best Ensemble Cast:
“Poor Things”
Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer”
Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers”
Emma Stone — “Poor Things”
Ryan Gosling — “Barbie”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers”
“American Fiction” — Cord Jefferson
“Oppenheimer” — Hoyte van Hoytema
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Killers Of The Flower Moon” – Robbie Robertson
“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
“The Zone of Interest”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
“Chocolate Lizards”
“Poor Things”
“John Wick: Chapter 4”
“Killers Of The Flower Moon”

ABOUT THE Houston Film Critics Society
The Houston Film Critics Society is a not-for-profit, unincorporated voluntary organization of print, broadcast, and internet film critics based in or serving publication in the Houston metropolitan area, the Gulf Coast region, and beyond who meet our membership criteria. We count San Antonio as an affiliate city and include its eligible critics among our collective.
Founded in 2007, the Houston Film Critics Society helps to organize and coordinate the local area film critics community, and bring the wonders of cinema to the public at large.



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