Denver’s critics are the first to go almost all-in on Barbie. Few other groups are going for something so mainstream, preferring the popular, but traditional Oppenheimer instead. An interesting choice.
Awards Tallies
(4) Barbie, Oppenheimer
(3) Poor Things
(2) Godzilla Minus One
(1) The Creator, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Holdovers, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, The Zone of Interest
Nominations Tallies
(9) Barbie, Poor Things
(8) Oppenheimer
(6) Killers of the Flower Moon
(4) The Holdovers, Past Lives, Saltburn
(3) American Fiction, Godzilla Minus One, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(2) The Color Purple, The Creator, Maestro, May December, The Zone of Interest
(1) 20 Days in Mariupol, All of Us Strangers, American Symphony, Anatomy of a Fall, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Beyond Utopia, Bottoms, The Boy and the Heron, Elemental, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Kokomo City, Rustin, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Talk to Me, The Taste of Things, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, They Cloned Tyrone
The Nominations & Awards
Best Film
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Best Animated Film
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Best Director
Emerald Fennell – Saltburn
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Barry Keoghan – Saltburn
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Best Actress
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Best Original Screenplay
Barbie
The Holdovers
May December
Past Lives
Saltburn
Best Adapted Screenplay
All of Us Strangers
American Fiction
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Original Song
Am I Dreaming – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Dance the Night – Barbie
I’m Just Ken – Barbie
Keep It Movin’ – The Color Purple
Road to Freedom – Rustin
What Was I Made For? – Barbie
Best Score
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Zone of Interest
Best Visual Effects
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best Non-English Language Feature
Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Past Lives
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Kokomo City
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Comedy
American Fiction
Barbie
Bottoms
The Holdovers
Poor Things
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Film
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Poor Things
Talk to Me
They Cloned Tyrone
Denver Film Critics Society Data
First Awards: 2009 (13)