The Ninth Annual KohOscars

We have once again reached the end of another year in film, which means it is time to reveal our nominations for the best of 2023. Our membership came together once again to select the very best in film, who were apart of nominating these films. A huge thank you to these members: Madie Bahl, Caleb Boatman, Michael Campbell, Zack Ford, Scott Harvey, Payson Johnson, Kirk Kowalkowski, Jake Meltzer, Paul Oyama, Lucas Schildbach & Adelaide Spence. This year we added one new categories: Best Documentary. Films that were released at any point in the calendar year of 2023 were deemed eligible. Without further ado, here are the nominees of the Ninth Annual KohOscars. *WINNERS WILL BE BOLDED* Check back in next week for the winners!

Best Picture

• Anatomy of a Fall
• Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
• Asteroid City
• The Boy and the Heron
• The Holdovers
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• May December
• Oppenheimer
• Past Lives
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Director

• Wes Anderson – Asteroid City
• Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
• Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
• Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
• Kelly Reichardt – Showing Up
• Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest

Best Actor

• Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Adam Driver – Ferrari
• Zac Efron – The Iron Claw
• Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
• Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
• Jason Schwartzman – Asteroid City
• Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best Actress

• Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
• Greta Lee – Past Lives
• Carey Mulligan – Maestro
• Natalie Portman – May December
• Margot Robbie – Barbie
• Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor

• Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer
• Ryan Gosling – Barbie
• John Magaro – Past Lives
• Charles Melton – May December
• Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
• Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actress

• Penelope Cruz – Ferrari
• Viola Davis – Air
• Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
• Julianne Moore – May December
• Cara Jade Myers – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Florence Pugh – Oppenheimer
• Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay

• Air – Alex Convery
• Anatomy of a Fall – Arthur Harari & Justine Triet
• Asteroid City – screenplay by Wes Anderson; story by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
• The Boy and the Heron – Hayao Miyazaki
• The Holdovers – David Hemingson
• May December – screenplay by Samy Burch; story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
• Past Lives – Celine Song

Best Adapted Screenplay

• 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 book by Judy Blume)
• Barbie – Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig (based on characters created by Ruth Handler)
• Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese (based on the book by David Grann)
• Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan (based on the book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird & Martin Sherwin)
• Poor Things – Tony McNamara (based on the novel by Alasdair Gray)
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Dave Callaham, Phil Lord, & Christopher Miller (based on the Marvel Comics characters)

Best Young Actor:

• Joe Bird –Talk to Her
• Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
• Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall
• Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie
• Jude Hill – A Haunting in Venice
• Jake Ryan – Asteroid City
• Madeline Yuna Voyles – The Creator

Best Cameo

• Tom Conti – Oppenheimer
• Gary Oldman – Oppenheimer
• Rhea Perlman – Barbie
• Margot Robbie – Asteroid City
• Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Stephen A. Smith – Creed III
• Tilda Swinton – The Killer

Best Voice Performance

• Bradley Cooper – Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
• Oscar Isaac – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Daniel Kaluuya – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Shamiek Moore – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Chloe Grace Moretz – Nimona
• Robert Pattinson – The Boy and the Heron
• Hailee Steinfeld – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Animated Feature

• The Boy and the Heron
• Elemental
• Leo
• Nimona
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Suzume
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best International Feature

• Afire
• Anatomy of a Fall
• The Boy and the Heron
• Godzilla Minus One
• Past Lives
• Suzume
• The Zone of Interest

Best Documentary

• 20 Days in Mariupol
• Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
• American Symphony
• Beyond Utopia
• King Coal
• Menus-Plasirs – Les Troisgros
• Nerdy Prudes Must Die

Best Comic Book Movie

• Blue Beetle
• The Flash
• Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
• The Killer
• Nimona
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Sequel

• Creed III
• The Equalizer 3
• Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
• John Wick: Chapter 4
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
• Scream VI
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Cinematography

• Asteroid City – Robert Yeoman
• El Conde – Edward Lachman
• Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto
• Maestro – Matthew Libatique
• Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema
• Poor Things – Robbie Ryan
• The Zone of Interest – Lukasz Zal

Best Editing

• Air – William Goldenberg
• Anatomy of a Fall - Laurent Sénéchal
• Asteroid City – Barney Pilling
• The Holdovers – Kevin Tent
• The Killer – Kirk Baxter
• Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker
• Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame

Best Production Design

• Asteroid City – Adam Stockhausen
• Barbie – Sarah Greenwood
• Killers of the Flower Moon – Jack Fisk
• Napoleon – Arthur Max
• Oppenheimer – Ruth De Jong
• Poor Things – Shona Heath & James Price
• The Zone of Interest – Chris Oddy

Best Original Score

• American Fiction – Laura Karpman
• The Boy and the Heron – Joe Hisashi
• Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson
• Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson
• Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton
• The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi

Best Original Song

• “Camp Isn’t Home” – Theater Camp (music & lyrics by Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt, & Mark Sonnenblick)
• “Can’t Catch Me Now” – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (music & lyrics by Dan Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo)
• “Dance the Night” – Barbie (music & lyrics by Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson, & Andrew Wyatt)
• “Dear Alien (Who Art in Heaven)” – Asteroid City (music & lyrics by Wes Anderson, Jarvis Cocker, & Richard Hawley)
• “I’m Just Ken” – Barbie (music & lyrics by Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt)
• “Meet in the Middle” – Flora and Son (music & lyrics by John Carney & Gary Clark)
• “What Was I Made For?” – Barbie (music & lyrics by Billie Eilish & Finnea O’Connell)

Best Costume Design

• Asteroid City – Milena Canonero
• Barbie – Jacqueline Durran
• Killers of the Flower Moon – Jacqueline West
• Napoleon – Janty Yates
• Poor Things – Hannah Waddington
• Priscilla – Stacey Battat
• The Zone of Interest – Malgorzata Karpiuk

Best Hair & Makeup

• Barbie
• Beau is Afraid
• Ferrari
• Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
• Maestro
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things

Best Sound

• Ferrari
• Godzilla Minus One
• The Killer
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Oppenheimer
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• The Zone of Interest

Best Visual Effects

• The Creator
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• Godzilla Minus One
• Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Stunts

• Creed III
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
• The Iron Claw
• John Wick: Chapter 4
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
• Napoleon

Best Ensemble

• Air
• Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
• Barbie
• The Holdovers
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things

Best Soundtrack

• Air
• Barbie
• Bottoms
• Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
• The Iron Claw
• Maestro
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse