28th San Diego Critics Nominations & Awards

It started out with Barbenheimer and then became Barbenmargaret? Barbie and Oppenheimer understandably dominated the nominations, but Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. came out on top with the Best Picture win, a surprising development. It and Barbie tied for most awards.

Awards Tallies

(5) Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Barbie
(3) Killers of the Flower Moon
(2) American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall
(1) The Boy and the Heron, Dream Scenario, The Flash, Godzilla Minus One, The Holdovers, John Wick: Chapter 4, The Old Way, Oppenheimer, Renfield, The Retirement Plan, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Sympathy for the Devil, The Zone of Interest

Nominations Tallies

(12) Barbie, Oppenheimer
(9) Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,
(8) Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things
(6) American Fiction, The Holdovers
(5) Anatomy of a Fall
(4) Napoleon, The Zone of Interest
(3) Godzilla Minus One, May December, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
(2) Air, A Haunting in Venice, John Wick: Chapter 4, Maestro, Past Lives, Talk to Me
(1) 20 Days in Mariupol, American Symphony, The Boy and the Heron, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Cocaine Bear, Dicks: The Musical, Fair Play, Fallen Leaves, The Iron Claw, The Killer, Kokomo City, Little Richard: I Am Everything, Monster, Nimona, Nyad, Polite Society, Robot Dreams, Rustin, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, A Thousand and One

The Nominations

Best Picture

American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer (Runner-Up)

Best Animated Film

The Boy and the Heron
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Runner-Up)

Best Director

Kelly Fremon Craig – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Greta Gerwig – Barbie (Runner-Up)
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actor

Colman Domingo – Rustin
Zac Efron – The Iron Claw
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers (Runner-Up)
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best Actress

Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall (Runner-Up)
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor

Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie (Runner-Up)
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actress

Jodie Foster – Nyad
Sandra Hüller – The Zone of Interest
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Julianne Moore – May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers (Runner-Up)

Best Original Screenplay

Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers (Runner-Up)
May December
Past Lives

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Fiction (Runner-Up)
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

Best Editing

Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer (Runner-Up)
Poor Things

Best Cinematography

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer (Runner-Up)
Poor Things
Napoleon

Best Production Design

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer (Runner-Up)
Poor Things
Napoleon

Best Costume Design

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things (Runner-Up)
Napoleon

Best Sound Design

Godzilla Minus One
Maestro
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer (Runner-Up)
The Zone of Interest

Best Visual Effects

Godzilla Minus One
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Poor Things (Runner-Up)

Best Foreign Language Film

Anatomy of a Fall
Fallen Leaves
Godzilla Minus One (Runner-Up)
Monster
The Zone of Interest (Runner-Up)

Best Documentary

20 Days in Mariupol (Runner-Up)
American Symphony
Kokomo City
Little Richard: I Am Everything (Runner-Up)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best First Feature

A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One
Celine Song – Past Lives (Runner-Up)
Chloe Domont – Fair Play
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou – Talk to Me

Best Youth Performance

Joe Bird – Talk to Me
Christian Convery – Cocaine Bear
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Jude Hill – A Haunting in Venice
Milo Macahado-Graner – Anatomy of a Fall (Runner-Up)

Breakthrough Artist

Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Body of Work

.Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario, The Flash, The Old Way, Renfield, The Retirement Plan, Sympathy for the Devil

Best Ensemble

Air
Barbie (Runner-Up)
A Haunting in Venice (Runner-Up)
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer

Best Use of Music in a Film

Air (Runner-Up)
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Barbie
The Holdovers
Maestro

Best Stunt Choreography

John Wick: Chapter 4
The Killer
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Runner-Up)
Napoleon
Polite Society

Best Comedic Performance

Michael Cera – Barbie
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Nathan Lane – Dicks: The Musical
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things (Runner-Up)