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The National Society of Film Critics is currently voting on the best films from the past year!
Stay tuned below for live updates on the winners.
The NSFC, founded in 1966 and consisting of over 60 critics from leading media outlets nationwide, votes annually on the best picture, director, actor, actress, supporting actor and actress, screenplay, and cinematography. Awards are given in various categories including film not in the English language, nonfiction film, production design, and film heritage.
The ceremony started with special awards, including film heritage honors for Criterion Channel and Facets, Kim’s Video, Scarecrow Video, and Vidiots.
The NSFC commended Criterion for its “adventurous, wide-ranging, finely curated selection of films, making the kind of repertory cinema that every city should have accessible.”
Facet’s, Kim’s Video, Scarecrow Video, and Vidiots were recognized for “maintaining wide-reaching libraries of films on disc and tape and making those libraries available to the public.”
Voting takes place using a weighted ballot system, as explained on its Twitter account, where results are shared as the vote occurs. On the first ballot, members vote for their top three choices, with the first choice getting three points, second choice getting two points and third choice getting one point. The nominee that receives the most points and appears on the majority of ballots wins. If no winner is declared on the first ballot, the category goes to a second ballot, without proxies. Voting continues with as many rounds as necessary until a nominee receives the most points and appears on the majority of ballots.
Any film that debuted in theaters or on streaming platforms in the U.S. during 2023 was eligible for awards consideration.
Last year, the NSFC named Tár as its best film of 2022, with Cate Blanchett also awarded best actress for her starring role and writer-director Todd Field getting the best screenplay award. Separately, The Banshees of Inisherin‘s Colin Farrell won best actor for his performances in both that film and After Yang, and Banshees‘ Kerry Condon was named best supporting actress.
Best picture: Past Lives
Runners-up:
The Zone of Interest
Oppenheimer
Best director:
Best actor: Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Runners-up:
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best actress: Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest
Runners-up:
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best supporting actor: Charles Melton, May December
Runners-up: Robert Downey,