The Columbus Film Critics Association is pleased to announce the nominees for its 22nd annual awards. Winners will be announced on the evening of January 4th, 2024.
Best Film
- American Fiction
- Barbie
- Godzilla Minus One (Gojira -1.0)
- The Holdovers
- The Iron Claw
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- May December
- Oppenheimer
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- The Zone of Interest
Best Director
- Greta Gerwig, Barbie
- Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
- Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
- Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Celine Song, Past Lives
Best Lead Performance
- Bradley Cooper, Maestro
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Colman Domingo, Rustin
- Zac Efron, The Iron Claw
- Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
- Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Greta Lee, Past Lives
- Carey Mulligan, Maestro
- Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
- Margot Robbie, Barbie
- Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
- Emma Stone, Poor Things
- Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Best Supporting Performance
- Penélope Cruz, Ferrari
- Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
- Jodie Foster, Nyad
- Ryan Gosling, Barbie
- Glenn Howerton, Blackberry
- Charles Melton, May December
- Julianne Moore, May December
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
- Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
- Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
Best Ensemble
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- The Color Purple
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
- Willem Dafoe, Asteroid City, The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka), Inside, and Poor Things
- Matt Damon, Air and Oppenheimer
- Colman Domingo, The Color Purple, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken, Rustin, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
- Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute) and The Zone of Interest
- Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction, Asteroid City, and Rustin
Breakthrough Film Artist
- Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon – (for acting)
- Cord Jefferson, American Fiction – (for directing and screenwriting)
- Charles Melton, May December – (for acting)
- Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers – (for acting)
- Celine Song, Past Lives – (for directing and screenwriting)
Best Cinematography
- Matthew Libatique, Maestro
- Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
- Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
- Hoyte Van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Best Film Editing
- Michael Andrews, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Kirk Baxter, The Killer
- Nick Houy, Barbie
- Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things
- Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
- Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
- Tony McNamara, Poor Things
- Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
- Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Original Screenplay
- Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Asteroid City
- Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, May December
- Sean Durkin, The Iron Claw
- Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
- David Hemingson, The Holdovers
- Celine Song, Past Lives
- Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute)
Best Score
- Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
- Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
- Laura Karpman, American Fiction
- Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Naoki Satô, Godzilla Minus One (Gojira -1.0)
Best Documentary
- 20 Days in Mariupol
- 32 Sounds
- American Symphony
- Anselm (Anselm – Das Rauschen der Zeit)
- Kokomo City
- Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Foreign Language Film
- Afire (Roter Himmel)
- Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute)
- The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka)
- Godzilla Minus One (Gojira -1.0)
- Perfect Days
- The Zone of Interest
Best Animated Film
- The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka)
- Elemental
- Nimona
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Frank Gabrenya Award for Best Comedy
- American Fiction
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- Bottoms
- The Holdovers
- No Hard Feelings
- You Hurt My Feelings
Best Overlooked Film
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
- Blackberry
- Rye Lane
- Showing Up
- Theater Camp
- You Hurt My Feelings