Barbie and Oppenheimer lead the way by tying the nomination record for the Music City Film Critics’ Association’s 2024 Film Awards.

Barbenheimer fever carries over from last summer into the 2024 MCFCA Film Awards with each film securing 12 nominations.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – January 8, 2024 – The Music City Film Critics’ Association (MCFCA) is proud to announce its nominations for the MCFCA 2023 Film Awards. The association is comprised of more than 30 professional film critics working in or near Nashville, Tennessee.

The winners will be announced on January 15, 2024.

Barbie and Oppenheimer each secured 12 nominations in categories including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Production Design, and Best Editing. Both films join last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once in receiving the most-ever nominations from the MCFCA.

Killers of the Flower Moon follows just behind with nine nominations, while The Holdovers and Poor Things each secured eight nominations. Rounding things out are two A24 films that each secured five nominations including nominations for Best Picture: Past Lives and The Iron Claw.

“In the year where Barbenheimer defined the film going experience, it’s only appropriate those two films should lead the way,” said Micheal Compton, Vice President of the MCFCA. “But these nominations also show the year was about more than those two films, with everything from The Holdovers and The Zone of Interest to M3GAN and Godzilla Minus One being recognized by the MCFCA.”

To speak with a member of the MCFCA regarding the nominations, please send an email request to mcfca615@gmail.com.

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Best Picture

American Fiction

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Poor Things

The Color Purple

The Holdovers

The Iron Claw

The Zone of Interest

Best Director

Alexander Payne – The Holdovers

Celine Song – Past Lives

Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

Greta Gerwig – Barbie

Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actress

Emma Stone – Poor Things

Greta Lee – Past Lives

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon

Margot Robbie – Barbie

Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper – Maestro

Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer

Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers

Zac Efron – The Iron Claw

Best Supporting Actress

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple

Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer

Penelope Cruz – Ferrari

Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Best Supporting Actor

Charles Melton – May December

Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry

Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon

Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer

Ryan Gosling – Barbie

Best Young Actress

Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie

Calah Lane – Wonka

Madeleine Yuna Voyles – The Creator

Mile Davis-Kent – Creed III

Best Young Actor

Christian Convery – Cocaine Bear

Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers

Joe Bird – Talk to Me

Jude Hill – A Haunting in Venice

Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall

Best Acting Ensemble

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

The Color Purple

The Holdovers

The Iron Claw

Best Music Film

American Symphony

Barbie

Maestro

The Color Purple

Wonka

Best Animated Film

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Elemental

Robot Dreams

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

The Boy and the Heron

Best Documentary

20 Days in Mariupol

American Symphony

Beyond Utopia

Four Daughters

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best International Film

Anatomy of a Fall

Godzilla Minus One

Society of the Snow

The Zone of Interest

When Evil Lurks

Best Screenplay

American Fiction

Barbie

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

The Holdovers

Best Original Song

“I’m Just Ken” Ryan Gosling – Barbie

“Live That Way Forever” Richard Reed Parry, Little Scream, The Barr Brothers – The Iron Claw

“Peaches” Jack Black – The Super Mario Bros. Movie

“Road to Freedom” Lenny Kravitz – Rustin

“What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish – Barbie

Best Score

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The Boy and the Heron

Best Sound

Ferrari

Maestro

Oppenheimer

The Killer

The Zone of Interest

Best Cinematography

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

Best Production Design

Asteroid City

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Best Editing

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

Best Comedy Film

American Fiction

Barbie

Bottoms

The Holdovers

Poor Things

Best Horror Film

M3GAN

Scream VI

Talk to Me

Thanksgiving

When Evil Lurks

Best Action Film

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Godzilla Minus One

Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3

John Wick: Chapter 4

Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning: Part One

Best Stunt Work

Bottoms

Ferrari

John Wick: Chapter 4

Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning: Part One

The Iron Claw

The Jim Ridley Award

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

Beau is Afraid

Menus-Plaisirs Les Proisgros

Poor Things

Slotherhouse

The Boy and the Heron