The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) have announced their winners for the best in film for 2023. Here are this year’s winners…
Best Picture
ALL OF US STRANGERS
ASTEROID CITY
BARBIE
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MAY DECEMBER
OPPENHEIMER
PAST LIVES
POOR THINGS
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Best Film in a Foreign Language
Justine Triet – ANATOMY OF A FALL
Hayao Miyazaki – HE BOY AND THE HERON
Takashi Yamazaki – GODZILLA MINUS ONE
Wim Wenders – PERFECT DAYS
Jonathan Glazer – THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Best Animated Film
Hayao Miyazaki – THE BOY AND THE HERON
Peter Sohn – ELEMENTAL
Nick Bruno & Troy Quane – NIMONA
Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson – SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Jeff Rowe & Kyler Spears – TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM
Best Documentary
Kaouther Ben Hania – FOUR DAUGHTERS
D. Smith – KOKOMO CITY
Frederick Wiseman – MENUS-PLAISIRS – LES TROISGROS
Davis Guggenheim – STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
Sam Wrench – TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR
Best Director
Greta Gerwig – BARBIE
Todd Haynes – MAY DECEMBER
Christopher Nolan – OPPENHEIMER
Martin Scorsese – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Celine Song – PAST LIVES
Best Lead Actor
Bradley Cooper – MAESTRO
Paul Giamatti – THE HOLDOVERS
Cillian Murphy – OPPENHEIMER
Andrew Scott – ALL OF US STRANGERS
Jeffrey Wright – AMERICAN FICTION
Best Lead Actress
Lily Gladstone – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Sandra Hüller – ANATOMY OF A FALL
Greta Lee – PAST LIVES
Natalie Portman – MAY DECEMBER
Emma Stone – POOR THINGS
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr. – OPPENHEIMER
Ryan Gosling – BARBIE
Charles Melton – MAY DECEMBER
Mark Ruffalo – POOR THINGS
Dominic Sessa – THE HOLDOVERS
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt – OPPENHEIMER
America Ferrera – BARBIE
Anne Hathaway – EILEEN
Rachel McAdams – ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – THE HOLDOVERS
Best Original Screenplay
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – ANATOMY OF A FALL
Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – BARBIE
David Hemingson – THE HOLDOVERS
Samy Burch (story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik) – MAY DECEMBER
Celine Song – PAST LIVES
Best Adapted Screenplay
Andrew Haigh – ALL OF US STRANGERS
Kelly Fremon Craig – ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Christopher Nolan – OPPENHEIMER
Tony McNamara – POOR THINGS
Best Cinematography
Mátyás Erdély – THE IRON CLAW
Rodrigo Prieto – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Matthew Libatique – MAESTRO
Hoyte Van Hoytema – OPPENHEIMER
Robbie Ryan – POOR THINGS
Best Editing
Nick Houy – BARBIE
Thelma Schoonmaker – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Jennifer Lame – OPPENHEIMER
Keith Fraase – PAST LIVES
Yorgos Mavropsaridis – POOR THINGS
Best Score
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – THE KILLER
Robbie Robertson – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Ludwig Göransson – OPPENHEIMER
Jerskin Fendrix – POOR THINGS
Daniel Pemberton – SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Breakthrough Director
Daniel Goldhaber – HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Raven Jackson – ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT
Cord Jefferson – AMERICAN FICTION
A.V. Rockwell – A THOUSAND AND ONE
Celine Song – PAST LIVES
Breakthrough Performance
Abby Ryder Fortson – ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.
Charles Melton – MAY DECEMBER
Dominic Sessa – THE HOLDOVERS
Cailee Spaeny – PRISCILLA
Teo Yoo – PAST LIVES
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