Killers of the Flower Moon: Best Film from N.Y. Film Critics, Chris Nolan (“Oppenheimer”) Wins Best Director 

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Wins Best Film, Nolan Best Director

An Oscar bellwether, NYFCC is the first major critics’ group to name the best films and performances of 2023.

Killers of the Flower Moon
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The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), the first major critics group to kick off Oscar season by selecting the best films and performances from 2023.

Celebrating its 89th year, the East Coast group comprises more than 50 journalists.

NYFCC’s winner for best film has typically had strong correlation with the best picture Oscar.

Since the expansion to nominees in 2009, only “Carol” (2015) and First Cow (2020) have missed out on a best picture nomination.

Since 1935, NYFCC and the Academy have matched about 40 percent of the time.

Only Keke Palmer’s surprise supporting actress win missed out on Academy attention.

The NYFCC winners list is below:

Best Film: “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple/Paramount)

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” (Universal)

Best Actor: Franz Rogowski, “Passages” (Mubi)

Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple/Paramount)

Best Supporting Actor: Charles Melton, “May December” (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Best Animated Film: “The Boy and the Heron” (GKids)

Best Cinematography: “Oppenheimer” (Universal) — Hoyte van Hoytema

Best First Film: “Past Lives” (A24) — dir. Celine Song

Best International: “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)

Special mention:

The NYFCC awarded cash prizes to two regional students, focusing on film criticism and journalism.

Mick Gaw (New York University, undergraduate)

Katherine Prior (Brooklyn College, graduate)

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