San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2023

Last updated
28th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
DateDecember 19, 2023
Site San Diego, California, U.S.
Highlights
Best Picture Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Most awards Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Barbie (5)
Most nominations Barbie / Oppenheimer (12)

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 each. [1] [2] [3]

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. and Barbie won the most awards with five wins each, with the former winning Best Picture. [4] [5] [6]

Winners and nominees

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Martin Scorsese, Best Director winner
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Jeffrey Wright, Best Actor winner
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Lily Gladstone, Best Actress winner
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Robert Downey Jr., Best Supporting Actor winner
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Rachel McAdams, Best Supporting Actress winner
Greta Gerwig, Best Original Screenplay co-winner Greta Gerwig at Barbie Movie Reception (headshot).jpg
Greta Gerwig, Best Original Screenplay co-winner
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Kelly Fremon Craig, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner
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Michael Cera, Best Comedic Performance winner
Nicolas Cage, Special Award for Body of Work winner Nicolas Cage Deauville 2013.jpg
Nicolas Cage, Special Award for Body of Work winner

Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold, while the runner-ups and nominees for each category are listed under them.

Best Picture Best Director

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Martin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actor Best Actress

Jeffrey Wright American Fiction as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison

Lily Gladstone Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart

Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress

Robert Downey Jr. Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss

Rachel McAdams Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. as Barbara Simon

Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay

Kelly Fremon Craig and Judy Blume Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Barbie

Best Ensemble Best Comedic Performance

The Holdovers

Michael Cera Barbie as Allan

Best Animated Film Best Documentary

The Boy and the Heron

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Foreign Language Film Best First Feature (Director)

Anatomy of a Fall

Cord Jefferson American Fiction

Best Cinematography Best Editing

Rodrigo Prieto Killers of the Flower Moon

Laurent Sénéchal Anatomy of a Fall

Best Costume DesignBest Production Design

Jacqueline Durran, Charlotte Finlay, and Hope Slepak – Barbie

Sarah Greenwood Barbie

Best Stunt ChoreographyBest Use of Music

John Wick: Chapter 4

Barbie

Best Sound DesignBest Visual Effects

The Zone of Interest

Godzilla Minus One

Best Youth Performance (For a performer under the age of 18)

Abby Ryder Fortson Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. as Margaret Simon

Breakthrough Actor

Abby Ryder Fortson Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. as Margaret Simon

Special Award for Body of Work

Nicolas Cage ( Dream Scenario , The Flash , The Old Way , Renfield , The Retirement Plan , and Sympathy for the Devil )

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References

  1. "2023 San Diego Film Critics Society Nominations". San Diego Film Critics Society. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  2. Anderson, Erik (December 15, 2023). "San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  3. Neglia, Matt (December 15, 2023). "The 2023 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  4. "2023 San Diego Film Critics Society Winners". San Diego Film Critics Society. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  5. Anderson, Erik (December 19, 2023). "San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Awards: Kelly Fremon Craig's 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.' Named Best Picture". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  6. Neglia, Matt (December 19, 2023). "The 2023 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 20, 2023.