2023 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards

8th Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
DateJanuary 8, 2024
SiteSeattle, Washington
Highlights
Best PicturePast Lives
Most awardsGodzilla Minus One / The Holdovers (3)
Most nominationsKillers of the Flower Moon (11)
Poor Things (11)

The 8th Seattle Film Critics Society Awards were announced on January 8, 2024.[1][2][3]

The SFCS announced the first phase of their awards with the 10 Best Films of 2023 as voted on by 100% of their 37 local member critics from all the releases of the year, along with the nominations for Pacific Northwest Filmmaking, on December 19, 2023.[1][4][5] The remaining nominations were announced on January 3, 2024, with Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things leading the nominations with eleven each, followed by Oppenheimer with nine.[6][7][8]

As part of the annual awards highlighting the best in film, the SFCS added a new award to specifically honor the outstanding work of a person with local ties to the region called the John Hartl Pacific Northwest Spotlight Award. The award is named in honor of John Hartl, the late Seattle Times film critic whose legacy remains "a beacon in the region and beyond when it comes to writing about film". The SFCS Board will present the award annually to acknowledge an exceptional body of work, rather than a single film or performance, that represents the Pacific Northwest. This year, the inaugural award was presented to Lily Gladstone.[5][9][10]

Winners and nominees

Martin Scorsese, Best Director winner
Jeffrey Wright, Best Actor in a Leading Role winner
Lily Gladstone, Best Actress in a Leading Role winner and John Hartl Pacific Northwest Spotlight Award recipient
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner
Ludwig Göransson, Best Original Score winner
Takashi Yamazaki, Best Visual Effects co-winner
Kelly Reichardt, Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking winner

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold

Best Picture of the Year

Past Lives (A24)

Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Charles Melton – May December as Joe Yoo

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb

The Holdovers

Best Action Choreography

John Wick: Chapter 4

Best Screenplay

The Holdovers – David Hemingson

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

20 Days in Mariupol

Best International Film

Godzilla Minus One

Best Cinematography

Poor Things – Robbie Ryan

Best Costume Design

Barbie – Jacqueline Durran

Best Film Editing

Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame

Best Original Score

Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson

Best Production Design

Barbie – Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer

Best Visual Effects

Godzilla Minus One – Kiyoko Shibuya and Takashi Yamazaki

Best Youth Performance

Milo Machado-Graner – Anatomy of a Fall as Daniel Maleski

Villain of the Year

Godzilla – Godzilla Minus One

Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking

Showing Up – Kelly Reichardt

References

  1. ^ a b "The Seattle Film Critics Society Names "Past Lives" the Best Picture of 2023". Seattle Film Critics Society. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Macdonald, Moira (January 8, 2024). "Seattle Film Critics name 'Past Lives' as 2023's best". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Josh (January 8, 2024). "Seattle Film Critics name 'Past Lives' the Best Picture of 2023". The SunBreak. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Announces Nominees for 2023 Pacific Northwest Filmmaking Award". Seattle Film Critics Society. November 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Seattle Film Critics Society Announces the 10 Best Films of 2023 and the Presentation of the John Hartl Pacific Northwest Spotlight Award to Lily Gladstone". Seattle Film Critics Society. December 19, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  6. ^ ""Poor Things" and "Killers of the Flower Moon" Lead the 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations". Seattle Film Critics Society. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Anderson, Erik (January 3, 2024). "Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations: 'Poor Things', 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Lead". AwardsWatch. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Neglia, Matt (January 3, 2024). "The 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Macdonald, Moira (December 20, 2023). "Lily Gladstone to receive award from Seattle Film Critics". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Wickersham, Hailee (December 20, 2023). "Northwest's Lily Gladstone to Receive John Hartl Pacific Northwest Spotlight Award". South Sound Magazine. Retrieved January 3, 2024.