29th Critics Choice Nominations

While it’s tempting to call these the Barbenheimer awards, It’s really the Barbie-plus awards. Barbie dominated with 18 nominations, though Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and Killers of the Flower Moon did quite well too. The Critics Choice tended to ignore foreign language films with Past Lives and Anatomy of a Fall the most recognized with only three apiece. Not much new here, though some faces that we thought might have shown up didn’t. I’m thinking specifically of Andrew Scott and Rachel McAdams. Other than that, these are largely familiar (or expected) selections.

Nominations Tallies

(18) Barbie
(13) Oppenheimer, Poor Things
(12) Killers of the Flower Moon
(8) Maestro, The Holdovers
(5) American Fiction, The Color Purple
(3) Air, Anatomy of a Fall, May December, Past Lives, Saltburn, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(2) Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Rustin, Society of the Snow, The Creator, Wish, Wonka
(1) All of Us Strangers, Asteroid City, Bottoms, kThe Boy and the Heron, Elemental, Godzilla Minus One, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Napoleon, Nimona, No Hard Feelings, Nyad, Perfect Days, Priscilla, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Taste of Things, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Zone of Interest

The Nominations

Best Picture

American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Saltburn

Best Animated Feature

The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Wish

Best Director

Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor

Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
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
America Ferrera – Barbie
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Julianne Moore – May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay

Air
Barbie
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives

Best Adapted Screenplay

All of Us Strangers
American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Saltburn

Best Song

Dance the Night – Barbie
I’m Just Ken – Barbie
Peaches – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Road to Freedom – Rustin
This Wish – Wish
What Was I Made For? – Barbie

Best Score

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Society of the Snow
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Editing

Air
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Cinematography

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Saltburn

Best Production Design

Asteroid City
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Saltburn

Best Costume Design

Barbie
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Poor Things
Wonka

Best Hair & Makeup

Barbie
The Color Purple
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Priscilla

Best Visual Effects

The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Foreign Language Film

Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Documentary

20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
The Deepest Breath
The Eternal Memory
Judy Blume Forever
Kokomo City
The Mission
Stamped from the Beginning
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Short Documentary

The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Between Earth & Sky
Keys to the City
The Last Repair Shop
Last Song from Kabul

Best Young Actor / Actress

Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie
Calah Lane – Wonka
Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Madeleine Yuna Voyles – The Creator