The National Society of Film Critics 58th annual awards has honored Celine Song’s directorial debut Past Lives for its top prize, beating out runners-up Oppenheimer and The Zone of Interest for Best Picture.
Critics convened today in New York and Los Angeles to vote on the year’s best movies and performances.
Andrew Scott won Best Actor for his performance in All of Us Strangers, while the Best Actress was Sandra Hüller for her roles in both Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest.
Charles Melton took home Best Supporting Actor for May December, with Ryan Gosling and Robert Downey Jr. named runners-up.
The complete awards list:
Best Picture: “Past Lives”
Runners-up:
“The Zone of Interest”
“Oppenheimer”
Best Director: Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”
Runners-up:
Todd Haynes, “May December”
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Best Film Not in the English Language: “Fallen Leaves”
Runners-up:
“The Zone of Interest”
“Anatomy of a Fall”
Best Nonfiction Film: “Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros”
Runners-up:
“20 Days in Mariupol”
“Kokomo City”
Best Actor: Andrew Scott, “All of Us Strangers”
Runners-up:
Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”
Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
Best Actress: Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall” and “The Zone of Interest”
Runners-up:
Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Best Supporting Actor: Charles Melton, “May December”
Runners-up: Robert Downey, Jr., “Oppenheimer”, and Ryan Gosling, “Barbie” (tie)
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Runners-up:
Penélope Cruz, “Ferrari”
Rachel McAdams, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”
Best screenplay: Samy Burch, “May December”
Runners-up:
Celine Song, “Past Lives”
David Hemingson, “The Holdovers”
Best cinematography:
Rodrigo Prieto, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Runners-up:
Łukasz Żal, “The Zone of Interest”
Hoyte van Hoytema, “Oppenheimer”
Best experimental film: Jean Luc-Godard’s “Trailer of a Film That Will Never Exist: Phony Wars”
Film heritage award: Criterion Channel
Film heritage award: Facets, Kim’s Video, Scarecrow Video and Vidiots
Special citation for a film awaiting U.S. distribution: Víctor Erice’s “Close Your Eyes”