While Los Angeles used to honor films that were set in their city, Boston can also do that with a small, significant section of The Holdovers taking place in Boston. That could explain its strength and overall victory.

Award Tallies

(4) The Holdovers
(3) Killers of the Flower Moon, The Zone of Interest
(1) Barbie, The Boy and the Heron, The Geographies of Solitude, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, The Taste of Things

The Awards

Best Picture

The Holdovers

Best Animated Film

The Boy and the Heron

Best Director

Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest

Best Actor

Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Supporting Actor

Ryan Gosling – Barbie

Best Supporting Actress

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay

The Holdovers

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Zone of Interest

Best Original Score

Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Film Editing

Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Cinematography

The Taste of Things

Best Documentary

Geographies of Solitude

Best New Filmmaker

Celine Song – Past Lives

Best Ensemble Cast

Oppenheimer

Best Non-English Language Film

The Zone of Interest

Boston Society of Film Critics Data

Year Founded: 1981
First Awards: 1980 (44)