North Texas Film Critics Association announces nominations for this year’s “Best of…”
DALLAS – The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) is pleased to announce this year’s nominations in each of our voting categories.
The organization is also excited to add a new category this year, Best Screenplay.
“As the North Texas Film Critics Association continues to grow, we are proud of the strong base of talent we have within our organization. We are excited about our choices that we believe offer a wide range of what the industry offered this past year at the box office,” said NTFCA President Rita Cook. “The North Texas Film Critics Associations and its membership are happy to reveal this year’s final nominees from our 13 categories.”
The North Texas Film Critics Association spends countless hours throughout the year viewing films to determine each year’s “best” in 13 categories, including our most recent addition of Best Screenplay.
Winners in each category will be announced Monday, Dec. 8, 2023.
BEST PICTURE
“American Fiction”
“Barbie”
“The Holdovers”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
“Saltburn”
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”
Barry Keoghan, “Saltburn”
Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”
BEST ACTRESS
Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Greta Lee, “Past Lives”
Margot Robbie, “Barbie”
Cailee Spaeny, “Priscilla”
Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe, “Poor Things”
Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
Glenn Howerton, “Blackberry”
Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”
Dominic Sessa, “The Holdovers”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
America Ferrera, “Barbi”e
Rachel McAdams, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
Rosamund Pike, “Saltburn”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
BEST DIRECTOR
Emerald Fennell, “Saltburn”
Greta Gerwig, “Barbie”
Cord Jefferson, “American Fiction”
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Alexander Payne, “The Holdovers”
Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Anatomy of a Fall”
“Godland”
“Perfect Days”
“The Taste of Things”
“The Zone of Interest”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
“20 Days in Mariupol”
“American Symphony”
“Beyond Utopia”
“A Disturbance in the Force”
“Judy Blume Forever”
“Little Richard: I Am Everything”
“The Mission”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“The Boy and the Heron”
“Elemental”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
“Wish”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Robert Yeoman, “Asteroid City”
Rodrigo Prieto, “Barbie”
Rodrigo Prieto, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Dariusz Wolski, “Napoleon”
Hoyte van Hoytema, “Oppenheimer”
Robbie Ryan, “Poor Things”
Linus Sandgren, “Saltburn”
BEST NEWCOMER
Halle Bailey, “The Little Mermaid/The Color Purple”
Abby Ryder Fortson, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
Charles Melton, “May December”
Alison Oliver, “Saltburn”
Dominic Sessa, “The Holdovers”
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alex Convery, “Air”
Cord Jefferson, “American Fiction”
David Hemingson, “The Holdovers”
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Celine Song, “Past Lives”
GARY MURRAY AWARD (BEST ENSEMBLE)
“Air”
“Asteroid City”
“The Holdovers”
“The Iron Claw”
“Oppenheimer”
“Saltburn”
The North Texas Film Critics Association consists of 28 broadcast, print, and online journalists from throughout the North Texas area. This also includes three associate members who are respected PR professionals known throughout the North Texas entertainment industry.