The Ninth Annual KohOscars (2023)

Our membership came together once again to select the very best in film, who were apart of nominating these films. A huge thank you to these members: Madie Bahl, Caleb Boatman, Michael Campbell, Zack Ford, Scott Harvey, Payson Johnson, Kirk Kowalkowski, Jake Meltzer, Paul Oyama, Lucas Schildbach & Adelaide Spence. This year we added one new category: Best Documentary. Films that were released at any point in the calendar year of 2023 were deemed eligible.

Best Picture

Anatomy of a Fall
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Asteroid City
The Boy and the Heron
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Director

Wes Anderson – Asteroid City
Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Kelly Reichardt – Showing Up
Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Adam Driver – Ferrari
Zac Efron – The Iron Claw
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jason Schwartzman – Asteroid City
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Natalie Portman – May December
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor

Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
John Magaro – Past Lives
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actress

Penelope Cruz – Ferrari
Viola Davis – Air
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Julianne Moore – May December
Cara Jade Myers – Killers of the Flower Moon
Florence Pugh – Oppenheimer
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay

Air – Alex Convery
Anatomy of a Fall – Arthur Harari & Justine Triet
Asteroid City – screenplay by Wes Anderson; story by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
The Boy and the Heron – Hayao Miyazaki
The Holdovers – David Hemingson
May December – screenplay by Samy Burch; story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
Past Lives – Celine Song

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Fiction – Cord Jefferson (based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett)
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. – Kelly Fremon Craig (based on the book by Judy Blume)
Barbie – Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig (based on characters created by Ruth Handler)
Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese (based on the book by David Grann)
Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan (based on the book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird & Martin Sherwin)
Poor Things – Tony McNamara (based on the novel by Alasdair Gray)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Dave Callaham, Phil Lord, & Christopher Miller (based on the Marvel Comics characters)

Best Young Actor

Joe Bird – Talk to Her
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall
Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie
Jude Hill – A Haunting in Venice
Jake Ryan – Asteroid City
Madeline Yuna Voyles – The Creator

Best Cameo

Tom Conti – Oppenheimer
Gary Oldman – Oppenheimer
Rhea Perlman – Barbie
Margot Robbie – Asteroid City
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Stephen A. Smith – Creed III
Tilda Swinton – The Killer

Best Voice Performance

Bradley Cooper – Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
Oscar Isaac – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Daniel Kaluuya – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Shamiek Moore – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Chloe Grace Moretz – Nimona
Robert Pattinson – The Boy and the Heron
Hailee Steinfeld – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Animated Feature

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

Best Documentary

20 Days in Mariupol
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
King Coal
Menus-Plasirs – Les Troisgros
Nerdy Prudes Must Die

Best Comic Book Movie

Blue Beetle
The Flash
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
The Killer
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Sequel

Creed III
The Equalizer 3
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Scream VI
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Cinematography

Asteroid City – Robert Yeoman
El Conde – Edward Lachman
Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto
Maestro – Matthew Libatique
Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema
Poor Things – Robbie Ryan
The Zone of Interest – Lukasz Zal

Best Editing

Air – William Goldenberg
Anatomy of a Fall - Laurent Sénéchal
Asteroid City – Barney Pilling
The Holdovers – Kevin Tent
The Killer – Kirk Baxter
Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker
Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame

Best Production Design

Asteroid City – Adam Stockhausen
Barbie – Sarah Greenwood
Killers of the Flower Moon – Jack Fisk
Napoleon – Arthur Max
Oppenheimer – Ruth De Jong
Poor Things – Shona Heath & James Price
The Zone of Interest – Chris Oddy

Best Original Score

American Fiction – Laura Karpman
The Boy and the Heron – Joe Hisashi
Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson
Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson
Poor Things – Jerskin Fendrix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton
The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi

Best Original Song

“Camp Isn’t Home” – Theater Camp (music & lyrics by Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt, & Mark Sonnenblick)
“Can’t Catch Me Now” – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (music & lyrics by Dan Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo)
“Dance the Night” – Barbie (music & lyrics by Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson, & Andrew Wyatt)
“Dear Alien (Who Art in Heaven)” – Asteroid City (music & lyrics by Wes Anderson, Jarvis Cocker, & Richard Hawley)
“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie (music & lyrics by Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt)
“Meet in the Middle” – Flora and Son (music & lyrics by John Carney & Gary Clark)
“What Was I Made For?” – Barbie (music & lyrics by Billie Eilish & Finnea O’Connell)