Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2023 Explained

28th FFCC Awards

December 21, 2023

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Best Picture:
The Boy and the Heron

The 28th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards were held on December 21, 2023.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The nominations were announced on December 13, 2023, led by Oppenheimer with ten nominations, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon with eight and May December with seven.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold, while the runner-ups for each category are listed under them.

Best Picture	Best Director
The Boy and the Heron Runner-up: May December Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Past Lives	Todd Haynes – May December Runner-up: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Wes Anderson – Asteroid City Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest Celine Song – Past Lives
Best Actor	Best Actress
Franz Rogowski – Passages as Thomas Freiburg Runner-up: Bradley Cooper – Maestro as Leonard Bernstein Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers as Paul Hunham Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers as Adam	Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart Runner-up: Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall as Sandra Voyter Runner-up: Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter Natalie Portman – May December as Elizabeth Berry Teyana Taylor – A Thousand and One as Inez de la Paz
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Charles Melton – May December as Joe Yoo Runner-up: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things as Duncan Wedderburn Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers as Angus Tully Donnie Yen – as Caine	Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. as Barbara Simon Runner-up: Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer as Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer Julianne Moore – May December as Gracie Atherton-Yoo Sigourney Weaver – Master Gardener as Norma Haverhill
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Celine Song – Past Lives Runner-up: Wes Anderson – Asteroid City Samy Burch – May December David Hemingson – The Holdovers Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall	Tony McNamara – Poor Things Runner-up: Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon Kelly Fremon Craig – Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Cord Jefferson – American Fiction Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Best Animated Film	Best Documentary Film
The Boy and the Heron Runner-up: None Robot Dreams Suzume	Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros Runner-up: The Eternal Memory Kokomo City
Best Foreign Language Film	Best Ensemble
Anatomy of a Fall Runner-up: The Zone of Interest The Boy and the Heron Godzilla Minus One	Killers of the Flower Moon Runner-up: Asteroid City Barbie How to Blow Up a Pipeline Oppenheimer
Best Art Direction / Production Design	Best Cinematography
Asteroid City Runner-up: Poor Things Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon The Zone of Interest	Dan Laustsen – Runner-up: Hoyte van Hoytema – Oppenheimer Rodrigo Prieto – Killers of the Flower Moon Robbie Ryan – Poor Things Łukasz Żal – The Zone of Interest
Best Score	Best Visual Effects
Joe Hisaishi – The Boy and the Heron Runner-up: Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer Gary Gunn – A Thousand and One Daniel Pemberton – Robbie Robertson – Killers of the Flower Moon	Godzilla Minus One Runner-up: The Creator Runner-up: Oppenheimer Poor Things
Best First Film	Breakout Award
Celine Song – Past Lives Runner-up: A. V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One Raven Jackson – All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Cord Jefferson – American Fiction Georgia Oakley – Blue Jean	Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart Runner-up: Charles Melton – May December as Joe Yoo Runner-up: Celine Song – Past Lives Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers as Angus Tully Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla as Priscilla Presley
Golden Orange

Notes and References

1. 'The Boy and the Heron' Flies High with Florida Film Critics . . December 21, 2023 . December 22, 2023.
2. Web site: Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Awards: 'The Boy and the Heron' Wins Best Picture . Erik . Anderson . AwardsWatch . December 21, 2023 . December 22, 2023.
3. Web site: The 2023 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Winners . Matt . Neglia . Next Best Picture . December 21, 2023 . December 22, 2023.
4. 'Oppenheimer', 'Killers of the Flower Moon', 'Past Lives' lead Pack with Most Nominations . . December 13, 2023 . December 14, 2023.
5. Web site: Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Nominations . Erik . Anderson . AwardsWatch . December 13, 2023 . December 14, 2023.
6. Web site: The 2023 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Nominations . Matt . Neglia . Next Best Picture . December 13, 2023 . December 14, 2023.