20th St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards (2023)
Best Film
Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Barbie
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Best Director
Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Greta Gerwig - Barbie
Todd Haynes - May December
Martin Scorsese - Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song - Past Lives
Best Ensemble
The Holdovers
Runner-up: Barbie (TIE)
Runner-up: Oppenheimer (TIE)
Asteroid City
Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Actor
Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers as Paul Hunham
Bradley Cooper - Maestro as Leonard Bernstein
Leonardo DiCaprio - Killers of the Flower Moon as Ernest Burkhart
Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison
Best Actress
Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart
Runner-up: Margot Robbie - Barbie as Barbie
Greta Lee - Past Lives as Nora Moon
Natalie Portman - May December as Elizabeth Berry
Emma Stone - Poor Things as Bella Baxter
Best Supporting Actor
Ryan Gosling - Barbie as Ken
Runner-up: Robert Downey Jr. - Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss (TIE)
Runner-up: Charles Melton - May December as Joe Yoo (TIE)
Sterling K. Brown - American Fiction as Clifford "Cliff" Ellison
Dominic Sessa - The Holdovers as Angus Tully
Best Supporting Actress
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers as Mary Lamb
Runner-up: Rachel McAdams - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. as Barbara Simon
Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer as Kitty Oppenheimer
Viola Davis - Air as Deloris Jordan
Julianne Moore - May December as Gracie Atherton-Yoo
Best Original Screenplay
Barbie - Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
Runner-up: The Holdovers - David Hemingson
Air - Alex Convery
Anatomy of a Fall - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Past Lives - Celine Song
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan; based on the book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Runner-up: 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 novel by Judy Blume
Killers of the Flower Moon - Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese; based on the book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
The Zone of Interest - Jonathan Glazer; based on the novel by Martin Amis
Best Editing
Oppenheimer - Jennifer Lame
Runner-up: The Killer - Kirk Baxter
The Holdovers - Kevin Tent
Killers of the Flower Moon - Thelma Schoonmaker
Maestro - Michelle Tesoro
Best Cinematography
Oppenheimer - Hoyte van Hoytema
Runner-up: Asteroid City - Robert Yeoman (TIE)
Runner-up: Killers of the Flower Moon - Rodrigo Prieto (TIE)
Maestro - Matthew Libatique
The Zone of Interest - Łukasz Żal
Best Production Design
Barbie - Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
Runner-up: Poor Things - James Price, Shona Heath, and Zsuzsa Mihalek
Asteroid City - Adam Stockhausen
Killers of the Flower Moon - Jack Fisk
Oppenheimer - Ruth De Jong
Best Costume Design
Barbie - Jacqueline Durran
Runner-up: Poor Things - Holly Waddington
Killers of the Flower Moon - Jacqueline West and Julie O'Keefe
Oppenheimer - Ellen Mirojnick
Priscilla - Stacey Battat
Best Visual Effects
The Creator - Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Neil Corbould, and Andrew Roberts
Runner-up: Oppenheimer - Dave Drzewiecki, Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, and Giacomo Mineo
Godzilla Minus One - Takashi Yamazaki
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Theo Bialek, Stéphane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, and Guy Williams
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One - Simone Coco, Neil Corbould, Jeff Sutherland, and Alex Wuttke
Best Score
Oppenheimer - Ludwig Göransson
Runner-up: Killers of the Flower Moon - Robbie Robertson (TIE)
Runner-up: May December - Marcelo Zarvos (TIE)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Daniel Pemberton
The Zone of Interest - Mica Levi
Best Soundtrack
Barbie
Runner-up: The Killer
Air
The Holdovers
Maestro
Best International Feature
Anatomy of a Fall • France
Runner-up: The Zone of Interest • United Kingdom
Fallen Leaves • Finland
Perfect Days • Japan
The Teachers' Lounge • Germany
Best Documentary Feature
American Symphony (TIE)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (TIE)
Beyond Utopia
It Ain't Over
Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros
Best Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Runner-up: The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Robot Dreams
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Best Action Film
John Wick: Chapter 4 (TIE)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (TIE)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The Killer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Comedy Film
The Holdovers
Runner-up: Barbie
American Fiction
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Bottoms
Best Horror Film
Talk to Me
Runner-up: Skinamarink
Evil Dead Rise
Knock at the Cabin
M3GAN
Best Scene
Barbie - Gloria's monologue on the impossible standards set for women
Runner-up: John Wick: Chapter 4 - Fight on the 222 steps leading up to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris
Killers of the Flower Moon - Radio show finale
Maestro - Leonard Bernstein conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 2 at Ely Cathedral
Oppenheimer - Trinity test
Best Stunts
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One - Wade Eastwood
Runner-up: John Wick: Chapter 4 - Scott Rogers and Stephen Dunlevy
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - Mike Massa and Abdelaaziz Attougui
The Iron Claw - Chavo Guerrero Jr.
The Killer - Dave Macomber
Special Merits
A24 - For showing solidarity with the actors and screenwriters by securing approval from SAG-AFTRA and WGA to continue filmmaking and publicity.
The Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America - For fighting for artists' equity and protecting the future of filmmaking by striking against practices that minimize or eliminate protection and living wages for artists.