Three Films Win Three Hours Each!

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, OPPENHEIMER and MAY DECEMBER each earn trio of awards; THE ZONE OF INTEREST named Best Foreign Language Film

Chicago, IL (December 12, 2023) — The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2023 award winners. Claiming the organization’s top honor as Best Picture of the year is KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, directed by Martin Scorsese. The film also earns awards for Best Adapted Screenplay (Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese) and Best Original Score (Robbie Robertson). Also notching three honors each is OPPENHEIMER for Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema) and Best Editing (Jennifer Lame); and MAY DECEMBER for Best Original Screenplay (Samy Burch) and a double win for Charles Melton (Best Supporting Actor and Most Promising Performer). Paul Giamatti is named Best Actor for THE HOLDOVERS, Emma Stone named Best Actress for POOR THINGS; Best Documentary goes to KOKOMO CITY while THE ZONE OF INTEREST is named Best Foreign Language Film.

Other highlights among the winners this year include: THE BOY AND THE HERON named Best Animated Feature; Celine Song named recipient of the Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award (PAST LIVES); and Da’Vine Joy Randolph named Best Supporting Actress for THE HOLDOVERS. The complete list of 2023 Chicago Film Critics Award winners is as follows:

BEST PICTURE: Killers of the Flower Moon
BEST DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
BEST ACTOR: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
BEST ACTRESS: Emma Stone, Poor Things
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Charles Melton, May December
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: May December by Samy Burch
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Killers of the Flower Moon by Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: The Boy and the Heron
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Kokomo City
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Zone of Interest
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Oppenheimer, Hoyte Van Hoytema
BEST EDITING: Oppenheimer, Jennifer Lame
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN: Barbie
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Poor Things, Holly Waddington
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Killers of the Flower Moon, Robbie Robertson
BEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS: Godzilla Minus One
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Charles Melton, May December
MILOS STEHLIK AWARD FOR BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER: Celine Song, Past Lives