The Critics Choice Association unveiled their nominations for the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards. You can find the final nominations here:

As Cinema Debate’s lead film critic, I am also part of the Critics Choice Association and submit my the ballot for this year’s nominees.

29th ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE

1. OPPENHEIMER
2. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
3. PAST LIVES
4. AMERICAN FICTION
5. MAESTRO

BEST ACTOR – name AND film

1. Cillian Murphy – OPPENHEIMER
2. Bradley Cooper – MAESTRO
3. Paul Giamatti – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST ACTRESS – name AND film

1. Lily Gladstone – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
2. Emma Stone – POOR THINGS
3. Margot Robbie – BARBIE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – name AND film

1. Robert Downey Jr. – OPPENHEIMER
2. Charles Melton – MAY DECEMBER
3. Ryan Gosling – BARBIE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – name AND film

1. Emily Blunt – OPPENHEIMER
2. Julianne Moore- MAY DECEMBER
3. Da’Vine Joy Randolph- THE COLOR PURPLE

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21) – name AND film

1. Madeleine Yuna Voyles – THE CREATOR
2. Milo Machado-Graner – ANATOMY OF A FALL
3. Calah Lane – WONKA

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – film only

1. OPPENHEIMER
2. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
3. ASTROID CITY

BEST DIRECTING – film only

1. OPPENHEIMER
2. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
3. BARBIE

BEST SCREENWRITING (Original Screenplay) – film only

1. PAST LIVES
2. MAESTRO
3. AIR

BEST SCREENWRITING (Adapted Screenplay) – film only

1. OPPENHEIMER
2. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
3. AMERICAN FICTION

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – film only

1. OPPENHEIMER
2. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
3. MAESTRO

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – film only

1. OPPENHEIMER
2. BARBIE
3. POOR THINGS

BEST EDITING – film only

1. OPPENEHEIMER
2. BARBIE
3. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

BEST COSTUME DESIGN – film only

1. BARBIE
2. POOR THINGS
3. THE COLOR PURPLE

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP – film only

1. MAESTRO
2. BARBIE
3. POOR THINGS

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – film only

1. THE CREATOR
2. GODZILLA MINUS ONE
3. SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

BEST COMEDY

1. AMERICAN FICTION
2. POOR THINGS
3. ASTROID CITY

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1. SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
2. THE BOY AND THE HERON
3. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

1. BOY AND THE HERON
2. ANATOMY OF A FALL
3. GODZILLA MINUS ONE

BEST SONG (please list the song and film)

1. Dance The Night – BARBIE
2. This Wish – WISH
3. Road to Freedom – RUSTIN

BEST SCORE – film only

1. OPPENHEIMER
2. MAESTRO
3. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

YOUR NAME AND OUTLET: SHERAZ FAROOQI, CINEMA DEBATE

CRITICS CHOICE ASSOCIATION
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