Best FILM
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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Runner-Up: “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Robert Altman Award for Best Director
Christopher Nolan
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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Runner-Up: Greta Gerwig – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Best Actor
Paul Giamatti
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Directed by Alexander Payne
Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block, and David Hemingson
Best Actor
Cillian Murphy
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
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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Runner-Up: 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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Runner-Up: 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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Runner-Up: Rachel McAdams – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (Lionsgate)
Best Original Screenplay (tie)
“Anatomy Of A Fall” (NEON)
Written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Directed by Justine Triet
Produced by Marie-Ange Luciani, Philippe Martin, and David Thion
Best Original Screenplay (tie)
“Past Lives” (A24)
Written by Celine Song
Directed by Celine Song
Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler
Best Adapted Screenplay
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
(Lionsgate)
Written by Kelly Fremon Craig
Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
Produced by Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Kelly Fremon Craig,
Judy Blume, Amy Brooks, and Aldric La’Auli Porter
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Runner-Up: “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Martin Scorsese and Eric Roth (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
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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Runner-Up: “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
Best ORIGINAL 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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Runner-Up: “Killers of the Flower Moon” – Robbie Robertson (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)
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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“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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Runner-Up: “The Zone of Interest” (A24)
Best Documentary (TIE)
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”
(AMC Distribution)
Directed by Sam Wrench | Produced by Taylor Swift
Best Documentary (TIE)
“20 Days In Mariupol” (PBS Distribution)
Directed by Mstyslav Chernov
Produced by Raney Aronson, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Derl McCrudden
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Film
“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: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony + Columbia Pictures)
Tom Poe Award for Best LGBTQ Film
“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: “Maestro” (Netflix)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Best FILM:
Best Director:
Best Actor (TIE):
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
Best Original Screenplay (TIE):
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Cinematography:
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Best Animated Feature:
Best Foreign Language Film:
Best Documentary (TIE):
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror Film:
Best LGBT Film:
“Oppenheimer”
Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer”
Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers”
Cillian Murphy — “Oppenheimer”
Lily Gladstone — “Killers Of The Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr. — “Oppenheimer”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers”
“Anatomy Of A Fall” — Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
“Past Lives” — Celine Song
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” — Kelly Fremon Craig
“Oppenheimer” — Hoyte van Hoytema
“Oppenheimer” — Ludwig Göransson
“Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse”
“Anatomy Of A Fall”
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”
“20 Days In Mariupol”
“Godzilla Minus One”
“All Of Us Strangers”
ABOUT THE Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Our organization was founded by Dr. James Loutzenhiser in 1966 as the Kansas City Film Circle Awards, and is the second oldest professional film critics’ association in the United States, after the New York Film Critics Circle. As of July, 2014, the KCFCC had 26 active members representing print, radio, television and online media outlets.