Oppenheimer wins Best Picture, Best Director, & Best Supporting Actor for the Music City Film Critics’ Association’s 2024 Film Awards.

Along with three awards, Christopher Nolan’s drama wins seven awards in total

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – January 15, 2024 – The Music City Film Critics’ Association is proud to announce its winners for the MCFCA 2023 Film Awards. The association is comprised of more than 30 professional film critics working in or near Nashville, Tennessee.

Oppenheimer comes out on top with seven awards, including Best Picture, Best Director – Christopher Nolan, Best Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr., Best Score, Best Sound, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

“Christopher Nolan has long been a favorite director among critics and general audiences,” Sean Atkins, President of the MCFCA said, “And with Oppenheimer, our group recognized the famed director’s illustrious career with arguably his most vital film to date.”

The film with the second-most awards for this year’s MCFCA awards is The Holdovers,coming away with four awards, including Best Actor – Paul Giamatti, Best Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Best Young Actor – Dominic Sessa, and Best Screenplay.

“Among the many wonderful films this year, The Holdovers was a throwback to classic cinema storytelling. I’m delighted to see our group recognize such a wonderful film,” MCFCA Vice President Micheal Compton added.

Each year the MCFCA gives out The Jim Ridley Award, a special award named after one of Nashville’s most beloved film critics, who died at age 50 in 2016. It is given to the film or person that best represents Nashville and Tennessee. This year’s recipient is Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. 

“Jim had a great affection for films with a reach that spanned tradition and invention, taking classical pathways but finding a new route through them,” Jim Ridley Award Jury member Jason Shawhan said. “And Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things blazes its trails while making sure its ornate shoulders hold the doors open for all. Raucous, randy, and resplendent in glitter and gore, Poor Things is one of the many films we wish Jim had lived to see.”

The 2024 Music City Film Critics’ Association Film Award Winners: 

Best Picture

Oppenheimer

Best Director

Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

Best Actress

Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Actor

Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actress

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer

Best Young Actress

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

Best Young Actor

Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers

Best Acting Ensemble

Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Music Film

Maestro

Best Animated Film

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Documentary

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best International Film

Godzilla Minus One

Best Screenplay

The Holdovers

Best Original Song

“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie

“What Was I Made For?” – Barbie

Best Score

Oppenheimer

Best Sound

Oppenheimer

Best Cinematography

Oppenheimer

Best Production Design

Barbie

Poor Things

Best Editing

Oppenheimer

Best Comedy Film

Barbie

Best Horror Film

Talk to Me

Best Action Film

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning: Part One

Best Stunt Work

John Wick: Chapter 4

The Jim Ridley Award

Poor Things