2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

20th StLFCA Awards

December 17, 2023

The nominees for the 20th St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 10, 2023.

Oppenheimer led the nominations with fourteen, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon with twelve and Barbie with eleven; the category "Best Stunts" was added. Additionally, the StLFCA recognized two groups for special merits involving the industry's labor strikes in 2023.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The winners were announced on December 17, 2023.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Winners and nominees

Best Scene

Barbie – Gloria's monologue on the impossible standards set for women
- Runner-up: John Wick: Chapter 4 – Fight on the 222 steps leading up to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris
  - Killers of the Flower Moon – Radio show finale
  - Maestro – Leonard Bernstein conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 2 at Ely Cathedral
  - Oppenheimer – Trinity test

Best Director

Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
- Runner-up: Greta Gerwig – Barbie
  - Todd Haynes – May December
  - Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
  - Celine Song – Past Lives

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart
- Runner-up: Margot Robbie – Barbie as Barbie
  - Greta Lee – Past Lives as Nora Moon
  - Natalie Portman – May December as Elizabeth Berry
  - Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter

Best Supporting Actress

Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb
- Runner-up: Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. as Barbara Simon
  - Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer as Kitty Oppenheimer
  - Viola Davis – Air as Deloris Jordan
  - Julianne Moore – May December as Gracie Atherton-Yoo

Best Adapted Screenplay

Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan; based on the book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
- Runner-up: American Fiction – Cord Jefferson; based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett
  - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. – Kelly Fremon Craig; based on the novel by Judy Blume
  - Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese; based on the book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
  - The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer; based on the novel by Martin Amis

Best Documentary Feature

American Symphony (TIE)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (TIE)

Best Ensemble

The Holdovers
- Runner-up: Barbie (TIE)
- Runner-up: Oppenheimer (TIE)
  - Asteroid City
  - Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Editing

Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame
- Runner-up: The Killer – Kirk Baxter
  - The Holdovers – Kevin Tent
  - Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker
  - Maestro – Michelle Tesoro

Best Production Design

Barbie – Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
- Runner-up: Poor Things – James Price, Shona Heath, and Zsuzsa Mihalek
  - Asteroid City – Adam Stockhausen
  - Killers of the Flower Moon – Jack Fisk
  - Oppenheimer – Ruth De Jong

Best Soundtrack

Barbie
- Runner-up: The Killer
  - Air
  - The Holdovers
  - Maestro

Best Action Film

Best Horror Film

Talk to Me
- Runner-up: Skinamarink
  - Evil Dead Rise
  - Knock at the Cabin
  - M3GAN

Best Stunts

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Wade Eastwood
- Runner-up: John Wick: Chapter 4 – Scott Rogers and Stephen Dunlevy
  - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – Mike Massa and Abdelaaziz Attougui
  - The Iron Claw – Chavo Guerrero Jr.
  - The Killer – Dave Macomber

Special Merits

A24 – For showing solidarity with the actors and writers by securing approval from SAG-AFTRA and WGA to continue filmmaking and publicity.
The Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America – For fighting for artists' equity and protecting the future of filmmaking by striking against practices that minimize or eliminate protection and living wages for artists.

References

^ Anderson, Erik (December 10, 2023). "2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ Neglia, Matt (December 10, 2023). "The 2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ Venhaus, Lynn (December 10, 2023). "St. Louis Film Critics Assn Announces Nominations for 2023 Awards". Pop Life STL. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "2023 StLFCA Annual Award Winners". St. Louis Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ Anderson, Erik (December 17, 2023). "St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA): 'Oppenheimer' Wins 7 including Best Picture, Director, Actor". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ Neglia, Matt (December 17, 2023). "The 2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] Anderson, Erik (December 10, 2023). "2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[2] Neglia, Matt (December 10, 2023). "The 2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[3] Venhaus, Lynn (December 10, 2023). "St. Louis Film Critics Assn Announces Nominations for 2023 Awards". Pop Life STL. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[4] "2023 StLFCA Annual Award Winners". St. Louis Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[5] Anderson, Erik (December 17, 2023). "St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA): 'Oppenheimer' Wins 7 including Best Picture, Director, Actor". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[6] Neglia, Matt (December 17, 2023). "The 2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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2023 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actor

Best Original Screenplay

Best Animated Feature

Best International Feature

Best Cinematography

Best Costume Design

Best Score

Best Visual Effects

Best Comedy Film