Founded in 2019, the DiscussingFilm Critic Awards (DFCA) is our very own celebration of the most worthy and impactful films of the year. The DFCA voting body consists of a diverse range of highly established film critics, awards pundits, and influential voices from around the globe. The nominations for the 2023 DiscussingFilm Critic Awards are finally here thanks to this dedicated voting group, which now includes bold voices from right here at DiscussingFilm and major outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The Wrap, and much more. Follow along in the official nomination announcements of what is now our fourth annual edition of the ceremony.
The top winners of our 3rd Annual DiscussingFilm Critic Awards were led by Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, and Julia Ducournau’s Titane. Now, Everything Everywhere All at Once dominated the nominations for the 4th Annual DiscussingFilm Critic Awards with a total tally of 14, including Best Picture, Best Director for the Daniels, Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh, and Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan. Coming in second is a tie between Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave with 7 nominations each. Blockbuster hits from 2022 such as The Batman and Nope received widespread recognition across multiple categories, even including Best Picture for Top Gun: Maverick.
This year, the DFCA included 10 feature films in both the Best Picture and Best International Feature categories to further highlight the reach of this season’s range of influential stores from around the world. This decision led to the Tollywood hit RRR, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Bardo earning a place in the nominations among other powerful features. The DFCA also introduced a new category this awards season with Best Horror Film, which saw both Ti West’s X and Pearl along with the cult hit Barbarian get recognized.
Other standout nominations for the 2023 DiscussingFilm Critic Awards include Park Hae il for Best Actor in Decision to Leave, Mia Goth for Best Actress in Pearl, Dolly De Leon for Best Supporting Actress in Triangle of Sadness, and the cast Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery for Best Ensemble. Additionally, two animated films this year broke out in categories outside of Best Animated Feature, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio in Best Picture and Pixar’s Turning Red in Best Debut Feature for filmmaker Domee Shi. Of course, we can’t go on without mentioning the love for industry veterans Mark Rylance, Cate Blanchett, and Brendan Fraser. Check out the full nominations for the 2023 DiscussingFilm Critic Awards below.
Nominations for the 2023 DiscussingFilm Critic Awards
Best Picture
Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin
Bones and All
Decision To Leave
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Pinocchio
TÁR
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Best Director
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun
Park Chan-wook, Decision To Leave
Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Speilberg, The Fabelmans
Todd Field, TÁR
Best Actor
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Park Hae il, Decision To Leave
Austin Butler, Elvis
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Best Actress
Taylor Russell, Bones and All
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Cate Blanchett, TÁR
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Mia Goth, Pearl
Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Mark Rylance, Bones and All
Ben Whishaw, Women Talking
Best Supporting Actress
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Hong Chau, The Whale
Claire Foy, Women Talking
Best Film Ensemble
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness
The Woman King
Women Talking
Best Original Screenplay
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Park Chan-wook & Jeong Seo-kyeong, Decision To Leave
Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Todd Field, TÁR
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
Best Adapted Screenplay
David Kajganich, Bones and All
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Guillermo del Toro & Patrick McHale, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Samuel D. Hunter, The Whale
Sarah Polley & Miriam Toews, Women Talking
Best Animated Feature
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel The Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild
Best Documentary Feature
All The Beauty and the Bloodshed
Descendant
Fire of Love
Moonage Daydream
Navalny
Best International Feature
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bardo
Broker
Close
Corsage
Decision To Leave
EO
Holy Spider
RRR
Saint Omer
Best Debut Feature
Aftersun
Fresh
The Inspection
Nanny
Turning Red
Best Breakthrough Performance
Frankie Corio, Aftersun
Diego Calva, Babylon
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Gabriel LaBelle, The Fabelmans
Dolly de Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Best Original Score
Babylon
The Batman
Bones and All
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Women Talking
Best Original Song
“Lift Me Up”, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“Vegas”, Elvis
“Ciao Papa”, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
“Naatu Naatu”, RRR
“Hold My Hand”, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Cinematography
Linus Sandgren, Babylon
Greig Fraser, The Batman
Ji-yong Kim, Decision to Leave
Hoyte van Hoytema, Nope
Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Production Design
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Film Editing
Babylon
Decision to Leave
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Costume Design
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Woman King
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Whale
Best Sound
The Batman
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: The Way of the Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Horror Film
Barbarian
Bones and All
Nope
Pearl
X
