2023

Every year I try to come up with a list of my personal “Oscars” to reward the films and performances I loved the most.

Best Picture

Saltburn

Director: Emerald Fennell

Best Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Film: The Boy and the Heron

Best Screenplay

David Hemingson

Film: The Holdovers

Best Actor

Paul Giamatti

Film: The Holdovers

Best Actress

Cailee Spaeny

Film: Priscilla

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey Jr.

Film: Oppenheimer

Best Supporting Actress

Carey Mulligan

Film: Maestro

Best Ensemble Cast

May December

Director: Todd Haynes

Best Cinematography

Linus Sandgren

Film: Saltburn

Best Production Design

The Holdovers

Director: Alexander Payne

Best Score

Saltburn

Director: Emerald Fennell

Best Visual Effects

The Creator

Director: Gareth Edwards

Best Animated Feature

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson

Best Action Film

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Best Comedy

Bottoms

Director: Emma Seligman