Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
| 17th Houston Film Critics Society Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 22, 2024 |
| Location | Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston, Texas |
| Presented by | Houston Film Critics Society |
| Website | houstonfilmcritics |
The 17th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were announced on January 22, 2024, at the Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH) in Texas. [1] [2] [3] [4] The nominations were announced on January 9, 2024, with Barbie leading the nominations with ten, followed by Oppenheimer with nine. [5] [6] [7]
The nominees for the Texas Independent Film Award were announced on December 6, 2023. [8]
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
Sandra Hüller is a German actress. She has appeared in German, Austrian, American, British and French films. She gained international recognition in 2023 for her starring roles in Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest and Justine Triet's legal drama Anatomy of a Fall. Her performances in them earned her two BAFTA Film Award nominations, while the latter earned her a European Film Award, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award, César Award and an Academy Award for Best Actress.
The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best animated feature of the year.
Greta Jiehan Lee is an American actress. She had supporting roles in the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll (2019–present) and the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2021–present). She gained prominence for her starring role in the romantic drama film Past Lives (2023), for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.
Rustin is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by George C. Wolfe, from a screenplay by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, and a story by Breece about the life of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground, the film stars Colman Domingo in the title role, alongside Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, Jeffrey Wright, and Audra McDonald. It is based on the true story of Rustin, who helped Martin Luther King Jr. and others organize the 1963 March on Washington.
The 15th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were announced on January 19, 2022, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) in Texas. The nominations were announced on January 3, 2022, with The Power of the Dog leading the nominations with nine.
American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson, in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, the film follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandishly stereotypical "black" book as satire, only for the book to be published to high sales and praise. It stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, and Keith David.
The 16th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were announced on February 18, 2023, at the Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH) in Texas. The nominations were announced on January 10, 2023, with The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once leading the nominations with nine each. Both films won the most awards with three each, with Everything Everywhere All at Once winning Best Picture. The nominees for the Texas Independent Film Award were announced on December 7, 2022.
Past Lives is a 2023 American romantic drama film written and directed by Celine Song in her feature directorial debut. Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro, it follows two childhood friends over the course of 24 years while they contemplate the nature of their relationship as they grow apart, living different lives. The plot is semi-autobiographical and inspired by real events from Song's life.
Dominic Sessa is an American actor. He made his film debut in Alexander Payne's coming-of-age film The Holdovers (2023), portraying troubled teenager Angus Tully. His performance won him the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer in addition to a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Samy Burch is an American screenwriter. She is best known for the 2023 Todd Haynes melodrama May December, for which she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay.
The 28th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced on December 19, 2023. The nominations were announced on December 14, 2023, with Barbie and Oppenheimer ("Barbenheimer") leading the nominations with twelve each, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things with eight apiece.
David Hemingson is an American writer and producer for film and television. He is best known for writing the 2023 film The Holdovers, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
The 27th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2023, were announced on January 22, 2024. The nominations were announced on January 17, 2024.