National Society of Film Critics Gives Top Prize to ‘Past Lives’

Earlier today, the National Society of Film Critics gave out their prizes for 2023. Taking the Best Picture honor was Past Lives, while Jonathan Glazer won Best Director for The Zone of Interest. The acting winners were  Sandra Hüller for Anatomy of a Fall/The Zone of Interest and Andrew Scott for All of Us Strangers in Lead, while the Supporting victors were Charles Melton for May December and Da’Vine Joy Randolph for The Holdovers. You can see the full results below, updated as the rest come in later on in the afternoon.

Here are all of the winners from the National Society of Film Critics:

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 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