2023 Chicago Indie Film Critics Noms

Best Studio Film

Barbie
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse


Best Independent Film

All of Us Strangers
Anatomy of a Fall
The Iron Claw
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest


Best Director

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Celine Song, Past Lives


Best Actor

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Teo Yoo, Past Lives


Best Actress

Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Emma Stone, Poor Things


Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
Charles Melton, May December
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers


Best Supporting Actress

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
America Ferrera, Barbie
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Julianne Moore, May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers


Best Original Screenplay

Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Sean Durkin, The Iron Claw
Celine Song, Past Lives


Best Adapted Screenplay

Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It's Me Margaret.
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Tony McNamara, Poor Things


Best Animated Film

The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem


Best Documentary

American Symphony
The Disappearance of Shere Hite
Silver Dollar Road
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
20 Days in Mariupol


Best Foreign Film

Anatomy of a Fall
The Boy and the Heron
Godzilla Minus One
When Evil Lurks
The Zone of Interest


Best Ensemble

American Fiction
Asteroid City
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Poor Things


Best Cinematography

Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Łukasz Żal, The Zone of Interest


Best Editing

Kevin Tent, The Holdovers
Matthew Hannam, The Iron Claw
Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things
Michael Andrews, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse


Best Production Design

Sarah Greenwood, Barbie
Paul D. Austerberry, The Color Purple
Jack Fisk, Killers of the Flower Moon
Ruth De Jong, Oppenheimer
Shona Heath and James Price, Poor Things


Best Costume Design

Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, The Color Purple
Jacqueline West, Killers of the Flower Moon
Holly Waddington, Poor Things
Stacey Battat, Priscilla
Lindy Hemming, Wonka


Best Makeup

Barbie
The Iron Claw
Maestro
Poor Things
Priscilla


Best Original Score

Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie
Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and the Heron
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse


Best Original Song

“I'm Just Ken” from Barbie
“Keep It Movin'” from The Color Purple
“Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie
“A World of Your Own” from Wonka


Best Visual Effects

The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oppenheimer
Poor Things


Best Stunts

The Iron Claw
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Polite Society
Sisu


Breakout Artist

Charles Melton
Dominic Sessa
Cailee Spaeny
Celine Song
Sophie Wilde


Sight Unseen Award

Jack Black, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Bradley Cooper, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oscar Isaac, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Helen Mirren, Barbie
Hailee Steinfeld, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse


Impact Award

Rebecca Fons, Gene Siskel Film Center
Dann Gire and Raymond Benson, Dan and Raymond Movie Club
Morgan Harris, Acacia Media Group
Katie Rife, Will Morris, and Ryan Oestreich, Music Box Theatre programming
Dennis Scott, Music Box Theatre organist