Winners and Nominees for the Seattle Film Critics Society 2023 Awards
BEST PICTURE
Past Lives
Celine Song

NOMINEES:
- American Fiction – Cord Jefferson
- Barbie – Greta Gerwig
- The Holdovers – Alexander Payne
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese
- May December – Todd Haynes
- Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
- Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
- The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer
BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese
Killers of the Flower Moon

NOMINEES:
- Barbie – Greta Gerwig
- Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos
- Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
- Past Lives – Celine Song
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Jeffrey Wright
American Fiction

NOMINEES:
- Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
- Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
- Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
- Kôji Yakusho – Perfect Days
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Lily Gladstone
Killers of the Flower Moon

NOMINEES:
- Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
- Greta Lee – Past Lives
- Margot Robbie – Barbie
- Emma Stone – Poor Things
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Charles Melton
– May December

NOMINEES:
- Sterling K Brown – American Fiction
- Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Ryan Gosling – Barbie
- Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
– The Holdovers

NOMINEES:
- Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
- Penélope Cruz – Ferrari
- Sandra Hüller – The Zone of Interest
- Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Milo Machado Graner
– Anatomy of a Fall

NOMINEES:
- Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
- Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie
- Amie Donald – M3GAN
- Sōya Kurokawa – Monster
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
The Holdovers
– Susan Shopmaker

NOMINEES:
- Asteroid City – Douglas Aibel
- Barbie – Lucy Bevan, Allison Jones, & Oscar Koç
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes, Kate Sprance, & Elise Buedel
- Oppenheimer – John Papsidera
BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FILM
Showing Up
– Kelly Reichardt

NOMINEES:
- Dreamin’ Wild – Bill Pohlad
- Even Hell Has Its Heroes – Clyde Petersen
- Fantasy A Gets A Mattress – David Norman Lewis, Noah Zoltan Sofian
- Richland – Irene Lusztig
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Spider-Man:
Across the Spider-Verse
– Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson

NOMINEES:
- The Boy and the Heron – Hayao Miyazaki
- Nimona – Nick Bruno & Troy Quane
- Suzume – Makoto Shinkai
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Jeff Rowe
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
20 Days in Mariupol
– Mstyslav Chernov

NOMINEES:
- Beyond Utopia – Madeleine Gavin
- Even Hell Has Its Heroes – Clyde Petersen
- Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros – Frederick Wiseman
- Still: a Michael J. Fox Movie – Davis Guggenheim
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Godzilla Minus One
– Takashi Yamazaki

NOMINEES:
- Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet
- The Boy and the Heron – Hayao Miyazaki
- Monster – Hirokazu Kore-eda
- The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Poor Things
– Robbie Ryan

NOMINEES:
- The Creator – Greig Fraser & Oren Soffer
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto
- Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema
- The Zone of Interest – Łukasz Żal
BEST FILM EDITING
Oppenheimer
– Jennifer Lame

NOMINEES:
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker
- Past Lives – Keith Fraase
- Poor Things – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Michael Andrews
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Holdovers
– David Hemingson

NOMINEES:
- American Fiction – Cord Jefferson
- The Holdovers – David Hemingson
- May December – Samy Burch
- Past Lives – Celine Song
- Poor Things – Tony McNamara
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Barbie
– Sarah Greenwood (Production Design) | Katie Spencer (Set Decorator)

NOMINEES:
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Jack Fisk
- Oppenheimer – Ruth De Jong (production designer); Claire Kaufman (set decorator)
- Poor Things – Shona Heath & James Price
- Wonka – Nathan Crowley (production designer); Harry Bielanski (set designer)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie
– Jacqueline Durran

NOMINEES:
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Jacqueline West
- Napoleon – Janty Yates, David Crossman
- Poor Things – Holly Waddington
- Priscilla – Stacey Battat
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Oppenheimer
– Ludwig Göransson

NOMINEES:
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson
- Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton
- The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi
BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
John Wick: Chapter 4
– Scott Rogers,
Stephen Dunlevy, Laurent Demianoff, Ralf Haeger, James M. Halty

NOMINEES:
- Godzilla Minus One – Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya
- The Iron Claw – Hiro Koda
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Wade Eastwood (Stunt Coordinator); Rudolf Vrba (Fight Coordinator)
- Sisu – Oula Kitti (fight coordinator)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Godzilla Minus One
– Takashi Yamazaki

NOMINEES:
- The Creator – Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, Neil Corbould
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, Theo Bialek
- Oppenheimer – Andrew Jackson, Giacomo Mineo, Scott Fisher, Dave Drzewiecki
- Poor Things – Simon Hughes
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Godzilla
– Godzilla Minus One

NOMINEES:
- The Patriarchy (as represented by Kens) – Barbie
- Gabi Bauer – Infinity Pool
- William “King” Hale – Killers of the Flower Moon
- M3GAN – M3GAN