2023 National Society of Film Critics Awards

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58th NSFC Awards
DateJanuary 6, 2024
Highlights
Best Picture Past Lives
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The 58th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 6 January 2024, honored the best in film for 2023. [1] [2] [3]

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American film May December and British historical drama film The Zone of Interest won the most awards with two wins each, though Past Lives (Celine Song's feature directorial debut) won Best Picture.

Winners

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Jonathan Glazer, Best Director winner
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Andrew Scott, Best Actor winner
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Sandra Hüller, Best Actress winner
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Charles Melton, Best Supporting Actor winner
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Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Best Supporting Actress winner

Winners are listed in boldface along with the runner-up positions and counts from the final round:

Best Picture

  1. Past Lives (51)
  2. The Zone of Interest (49)
  3. Oppenheimer (44)

Best Director

  1. Jonathan Glazer The Zone of Interest (65)
  2. Todd Haynes May December (42)
  3. Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer (41)

Best Actor

  1. Andrew Scott All of Us Strangers (52)
  2. Jeffrey Wright American Fiction (39)
  3. Cillian Murphy Oppenheimer (29)

Best Actress

  1. Sandra Hüller Anatomy of a Fall / The Zone of Interest (61)
  2. Emma Stone Poor Things (56)
  3. Lily Gladstone Killers of the Flower Moon (44)

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Charles Melton May December (51)
  2. Robert Downey Jr. Oppenheimer / Ryan Gosling Barbie (31) (TIE)

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Da'Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers (58)
  2. Penélope Cruz Ferrari (32)
  3. Rachel McAdams Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (23)

Best Screenplay

  1. Samy Burch May December (53)
  2. Celine Song Past Lives (50)
  3. David Hemingson The Holdovers (36)

Best Cinematography

  1. Rodrigo Prieto Killers of the Flower Moon (55)
  2. Łukasz Żal The Zone of Interest (45)
  3. Hoyte van Hoytema Oppenheimer (44)

Best Film Not in the English Language

  1. Fallen Leaves (65)
  2. The Zone of Interest (51)
  3. Anatomy of a Fall (44)

Best Nonfiction Film

  1. Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros (65)
  2. 20 Days in Mariupol (25)
  3. Kokomo City (19)

Best Experimental Film

Film Heritage Award

Special Citation for a Film Awaiting U.S. Distribution

References

  1. Lewis, Hilary (January 6, 2024). "'Past Lives' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  2. Pond, Steve; Clark, Jason (January 6, 2024). "'Past Lives' Wins Best Film Award from National Society of Film Critics". TheWrap . Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  3. Wu, Valerie (January 6, 2024). "'Past Lives' Wins Best Picture from National Society of Film Critics (Full Winners List)". Variety . Retrieved January 6, 2024.