Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2023

22nd Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards

The 22nd Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 10, 2023.[1][2][3] The nominations were announced on December 9, 2023.[4] Oppenheimer led the nominations with eleven, followed by Barbie with ten.[5] The former won the most awards with six, including Best Director and Best Actor.[6]

Winners and nominees

Christopher Nolan, Best Director winner
Cillian Murphy, Best Actor winner
Lily Gladstone, Best Actress winner
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Best Supporting Actress winner
Celine Song, Best Original Screenplay winner
Ludwig Göransson, Best Original Score winner
Shameik Moore, Best Voice Performance winner

The winners are listed first and in boldface.

Best Film Best Director

American Fiction

  • Barbie
  • The Holdovers
  • Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Oppenheimer
  • Past Lives

Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

  • Greta Gerwig – Barbie
  • Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
  • Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Celine Song – Past Lives
Best Actor Best Actress

Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart

Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress

Charles Melton – May December as Joe Yoo

Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb

Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay

Past Lives – Celine Song

American Fiction – Cord Jefferson

Best Animated Feature Best Documentary

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

American Symphony

Best International/Foreign Language Film Best Cinematography

Anatomy of a Fall

Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema

Best Editing Best Original Score

Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame

Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson

Best Production Design Best Acting Ensemble

Barbie – Sarah Greenwood (production designer); Katie Spencer (set decorator)

  • Asteroid City – Adam Stockhausen (production designer); Kris Moran (set decorator)
  • Killers of the Flower Moon – Jack Fisk (production designer); Adam Willis (set decorator)
  • Oppenheimer – Ruth De Jong (production designer); Claire Kaufman (set decorator)
  • Poor Things – Shona Heath and James Price (production designers); Zsuzsa Mihalek (set decorator)

Oppenheimer

Best Youth Performance Best Voice Performance

Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers as Angus Tully

Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Miles Morales / Spider-Man

Multiple nominations and wins

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations Film
11 Oppenheimer
10 Barbie
9 Killers of the Flower Moon
7 The Holdovers
6 Poor Things
5 American Fiction
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
4 Past Lives
3 Anatomy of a Fall
Maestro
2 Air
The Boy and the Heron
The Color Purple
Origin


The following films received multiple awards:

Wins Film
6 Oppenheimer
2 American Fiction
The Holdovers
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 WAFCA Awards". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Hopson, Travis (December 10, 2023). "D.C. Film Critics Name 'American Fiction' Best Film of 2023". Punch Drunk Critics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Neglia, Matt (December 10, 2023). "The 2023 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Neglia, Matt (December 9, 2023). "The 2023 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Anderson, Erik (December 9, 2023). "2023 Washington D.C. Critics Nominations (WAFCA)". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Anderson, Erik (December 10, 2023). "2023 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners: 'American Fiction' is Best Feature, 'Oppenheimer' takes Six". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

External links

  • The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association