Best Picture Predictions: 2023

[titanic2187]

 

Best Film: “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Best Actor: Franz Rogowski, “Passages” (Mubi)

Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor: Charles Melton, “May December” (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Best Screenplay: “May December” (Netflix) — Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik

Best Animated Film: “The Boy and the Heron” (GKids)

Best Cinematography: “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) — Hoyte van Hoytema

Best First Film: “Past Lives” (A24) — dir. Celine Song

Best International: “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)

 

winner list from New York film critics awards. 

[eeetooki]

1 minute ago, titanic2187 said:

 

Best Film: “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Best Actor: Franz Rogowski, “Passages” (Mubi)

Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor: Charles Melton, “May December” (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Best Screenplay: “May December” (Netflix) — Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik

Best Animated Film: “The Boy and the Heron” (GKids)

Best Cinematography: “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) — Hoyte van Hoytema

Best First Film: “Past Lives” (A24) — dir. Celine Song

Best International: “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)

 

winner list from New York film critics awards. 

 

Kind of surprised Maestro didn't win anything. 

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Charles Melton going from Riverdale hunk to Oscar nominee within the span of just a few years is the kind of unlikely career narrative story I live for.

 

Hope this is the first of many wins for Lily!

[Valencia]

34 minutes ago, eeetooki said:

 

Kind of surprised Maestro didn't win anything. 

Same.

 

He tried too hard for the Oscar, he’s been blanking on awards.

 

Directed, Produced, and stared in a black/white musical biopic.

 

Looks like he ran through a checklist when he made it.

 

 

Edited November 30, 2023 by Valencia

[stripe]

I didn't expect Flowers to begin the race with such a bang! 

 

Also, May December could be a stronger contender than expected. More than Maestro snub, I am surprised with Poor Things lack of wins. 

[KeepItU25071906]

On 11/30/2023 at 9:20 PM, titanic2187 said:

 

Best Film: “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Best Actor: Franz Rogowski, “Passages” (Mubi)

Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor: Charles Melton, “May December” (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Best Screenplay: “May December” (Netflix) — Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik

Best Animated Film: “The Boy and the Heron” (GKids)

Best Cinematography: “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) — Hoyte van Hoytema

Best First Film: “Past Lives” (A24) — dir. Celine Song

Best International: “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)

 

winner list from New York film critics awards. 

They love Marty, gave BP award to "The Irishman" 4 years ago.

Edited December 2, 2023 by KeepItU25071906

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[Valencia]

Atlanta Film Critics Winners:
 

Best Picture Top 10: 1. OPPENHEIMER 2. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON 3. THE HOLDOVERS 4. PAST LIVES 5. BARBIE 6. MAY DECEMBER 7. SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE 8. AMERICAN FICTION 9. ANATOMY OF A FALL 10. POOR THINGS

 

Best Director Christopher Nolan – OPPENHEIMER

 

Best Lead Actor Cillian Murphy – OPPENHEIMER

 

Best Lead Actress Lily Gladstone: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

 

Best Supporting Actor Robert Downey Jr. –

OPPENHEIMER & Ryan Gosling – BARBIE (TIE)

 

Best Supporting Actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph – THE HOLDOVERS

 

Best Ensemble Cast OPPENHEIMER

 

Best Screenplay Christopher Nolan – OPPENHEIMER

 

Best Documentary STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

 

Best Foreign Language Film ANATOMY OF A FALL

 

Best Animated Film SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

 

Best Cinematography Hoyte van Hoytema – OPPENHEIMER

 

Best Original Score Ludwig Göransson: OPPENHEIMER

 

Best Stunt Work JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4

 

Best Breakthrough Performer Lily Gladstone: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

 

Best First Feature Film Celine Song – PAST LIVES

Edited December 4, 2023 by Valencia

[Valencia]

Michigan Film Critics Guild Winners:

 

Best Picture 

Barbie

 

Best Director  

Greta Gerwig – Barbie

 

Best Actress

Emma Stone – Poor Things

 

Best Actor

Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers (tie) 

Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction (tie)

 

Best Supporting Actress

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

 

Best Supporting Actor

Ryan Gosling – Barbie 

 

Best Animated Film

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

 

Best Documentary

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

 

Best Ensemble

Oppenheimer

 

Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original)

Anatomy of a Fall 

 

Breakthrough Award

Cord Jefferson – Director, American Fiction

 

Stunts

John Wick: Chapter 4 (tie)

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (tie) 

Edited December 4, 2023 by Valencia

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Independent Spirit Awards nominations:

 

Independent Spirit Awards: 2024 Nominees List in Full – The Hollywood Reporter

[Joel M]

I've been seeing a lot of positive vibes on my timeline about Holdovers. Still looks pretty unexciting to me but people seem to like it. If anything is gonna upset from the smaller films it gotta be this one winning screenplay, supporting and BP, in the usual underdog way.

 

Otherwise I think it's Oppenheimer's to lose. If it's even winning critic groups, I don't see how the industry would be less excited for it.

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, Joel M said:

I've been seeing a lot of positive vibes on my timeline about Holdovers. Still looks pretty unexciting to me but people seem to like it. If anything is gonna upset from the smaller films it gotta be this one winning screenplay, supporting and BP, in the usual underdog way.

 

Otherwise I think it's Oppenheimer's to lose. If it's even winning critic groups, I don't see how the industry would be less excited for it.

The Holdovers is wonderful! My second favorite movie of the year behind Oppenheimer.

[Valencia]

https://criticstop10.com/best-movies-of-2023/
 

1. KOTFM

 

2. Past Lives

 

3. Oppenheimer

 

4. Zone of Interest

 

5. Anatomy of a Fall

 

6. The Holdovers

 

7. May December

 

8. Poor Things

 

9. Barbie

 

10. Showing up.

 

Currently includes 23 lists. 

Usually goes up to around 1000.

 

Will change around as more critics are included.

[titanic2187]

2 hours ago, Joel M said:

I've been seeing a lot of positive vibes on my timeline about Holdovers. Still looks pretty unexciting to me but people seem to like it. If anything is gonna upset from the smaller films it gotta be this one winning screenplay, supporting and BP, in the usual underdog way.

 

Otherwise I think it's Oppenheimer's to lose. If it's even winning critic groups, I don't see how the industry would be less excited for it.

One thing against Holdovers is that the movie is "unimportant" and lack of real world relevancy. Being a feel-good drama, at least CODA was a cultural landmark whereas GB touches on racial relation.  

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NBR winners:

 

Best Film: “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)

Best Director: Martin Scorsese — “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)

Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

NBR Icon Award: Bradley Cooper

Best Original Screenplay: “The Holdovers” (Focus Features) — David Hemingson

Best Adapted Screenplay: “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) — Tony McNamara

Breakthrough Performance: Teyana Taylor, “A Thousand and One” (Focus Features)

Best Directorial Debut: Celine Song, “Past Lives” (A24)

Best Animated Feature: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures)

Best International Film: “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)

Best Documentary: “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple Original Films)

Best Ensemble: “The Iron Claw” (A24)

Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Director Chad Stahelski and Stunt Coordinators Stephen Dunlevy & Scott Rogers, “John Wick: Chapter 4” (Lionsgate)

 

 

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto, “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) and “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)

NBR Freedom of Expression Awards:

Top Films (in alphabetical order):

• “Barbie”
• “The Boy and the Heron”
• “Ferrari”
• “The Holdovers”
• “The Iron Claw”
• “Maestro”
• “Oppenheimer”
• “Past Lives”
• “Poor Things”

Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order):

• “La Chimera” (Neon)
• “Fallen Leaves” (Mubi)
• “The Teachers’ Lounge” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Tótem
• “The Zone of Interest” (A24)

Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order):

• 20 Days in Mariupol
• 32 Sounds
• The Eternal Memory
• The Pigeon Tunnel
• A Still Small Voice

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order):

• All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
• All of Us Strangers
• BlackBerry
• Earth Mama
• Flora and Son
• The Persian Version
• Scrapper
• Showing Up
• Theater Camp
• A Thousand and One

National Board of Review Winners: Killers of the Flower Moon (variety.com)

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph is looking the most likely to pull off an acting sweep this year.

[Valencia]

No May December this time.

[Cmasterclay]

In the ten film era, they usually miss 3-5 movies - they particularly love their big masculine epics by guys like Eastwood, so no stunner on Ferrari here. Now, AFI tomorrow? That'll capture 8 of the 10 nominees, I'd bet. Very predictive. 

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

I think Air is pretty DOA even if it makes AFI. A big NBR miss, the lack of a major campaign, will be a struggle to make the SAG Ensemble and the Globe. Won't do well at BAFTA

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2 minutes ago, BestPicturePlutoNash said:

I think Air is pretty DOA even if it makes AFI. A big NBR miss, the lack of a major campaign, will be a struggle to make the SAG Ensemble and the Globe. Won't do well at BAFTA

Air feels pretty much done for everything in all categories tbh. All the buzz it had back in April is completely gone now.