UPDATE: Winners have been announced and are now indicated here.
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The Alliance of Women Film Journalists — of which I am a member — has announced the nominees of its 2023 EDA Awards. Links here go to my reviews, with reviews to come for more of those I haven’t yet reviewed. (I have a lot of writing to do!)
And the nominees are:
AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS
These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.
Best Film
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest | WINNER
Best Director
Greta Gerwig – Barbie | WINNER
Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song – Past Lives
Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall
Best Screenplay, Original
Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Barbie – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach | WINNER
The Holdovers – David Hemingson
May December – Samy Burch
Past Lives – Celine Song
Best Screenplay, Adapted
American Fiction – Cord Jefferson | WINNER
Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese
Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
Poor Things – Tony McNamara
The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer
Best Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony | WINNER (tie)
Beyond Utopia
Four Daughters
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood | WINNER (tie)
Best Animated Film
The Boy and the Heron – Hayao Miyazaki | WINNER
Nimona – Troy Quane and Nick Bruno
Robot Dreams – Pablo Berger
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K Thompson
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears
Best Actress
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon | WINNER
Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
America Ferrera – Barbie
Sandra Huller – The Zone of Interest
Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers | WINNER
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction | WINNER
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie | WINNER
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best Ensemble Cast (award to casting director)
American Fiction – Jennifer Euston | WINNER (tie)
Barbie – Lucy Brava and Allison Jones | WINNER (tie)
The Holdovers – Susan Shopmaker
Killers of the Flower Moon – Ellen Lewis
Oppenheimer – John Papsidera
Best Cinematography
Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto | WINNER
Maestro – Matthew Libatique
Oppenheimer – Hoyte Van Hoytema
Poor Things – Robbie Ryan
The Zone of Interest – Lukasz Zal
Best Editing
Anatomy of a Fall – Laurent Senechal
Killers of the Flower Moon – Thelma Schoonmaker | WINNER
Maestro – Michelle Tesoro
Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame
The Zone of Interest – Paul Watts
Best Non-English-Language Film
Anatomy of a Fall – France
Fallen Leaves – Finland
Past Lives – South Korea
The Teacher’s Lounge – Germany
The Zone of Interest – UK and Poland | WINNER
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor women only.
Best Woman Director
Ava DuVernay – Origin
Emerald Fennell – Saltburn
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Celine Song – Past Lives
Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall | WINNER
Best Woman Screenwriter
Samy Burch – May December
Emerald Fennell – Saltburn
Greta Gerwig (with Noah Baumbach) – Barbie
Celine Song – Past Lives | WINNER
Justine Triet (with Arthur Harari) – Anatomy of a Fall
Best Animated Female
“Asha” (Ariana Debose) – Wish
“April O’Neil” (Ayo Edebiri) – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
“Ember” (Leah Lewis) – Elemental
“Nimona” (Chloë Grace Moretz) – Nimona
“Gwen Stacy” (Hailee Steinfeld) – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | WINNER
Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon | WINNER
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla
Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry
• Fran Drescher, for leading SAG-AFTRA through the actors’ strike and standing strong for an equitable contract. | WINNER
• Ava DuVernay, for creating a new financing model, for consistently supporting women in film, and for focusing her work on social justice.
• Greta Gerwig, for all that is Barbie.
• Lily Gladstone, for championing Native American stories, advocating for diversity and authenticity, and for starring in two exceptional films in 2023.
• Margot Robbie, for producing and starring in Barbie, and for continued support for women in film via her LuckyChap production company.
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Grand Dame Award for defying ageism
Annette Benning – Nyad | WINNER
Julia Louis Dreyfus – You Hurt My Feelings
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Helen Mirren – Golda and Fast X
Julianne Moore – May December
Most Egregious Lovers’ Age Difference Award
Leo DiCaprio (49) and Lily Gladstone (37) – Killers of the Flower Moon
Tom Cruise (61) and Haley Atwell (41) – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Cillian Murphy (47) and Florence Pugh (27) – Oppenheimer | WINNER
Mark Ruffalo (56) and Emma Stone (35) – Poor Things
She Deserves A New Agent Award
(NOTE: This is not a put-down. On the contrary, it suggests that the actor is better than the role she’s been given.)
Ana de Armas – Ghosted
Candace Bergen, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Mary Steenburgen – Book Club: The Next Chapter | WINNER (tie)
Toni Colette – Mafia Mamma | WINNER (tie)
Nia Vardalos – My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Reese Witherspoon – Your Place or Mine
Most Daring Performance
Anette Benning – Nyad
Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
Sandra Huller – The Zone of Interest
Julianne Moore – May December
Emma Stone – Poor Things | WINNER
Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award
The Exorcist: Believer | WINNER
The Expendables 4
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Magic Mike’s Last Dance
AWFJ Hall of Shame Award (women and men are eligible)
• The AMPTP and studio heads for their despicable behavior concerning the WGA and SAG-AFTRA negotiations and strikes. | WINNER
• Drew Barrymore for resuming her show during the WGA strike, resulting in three writers leaving the show.
• Greta Gerwig for crossing WGA and SAG picket lines (she’s a member of both and although not an actor in Barbie, she cowrote it) to promote Barbie, claiming she was just there as a nonstriking director. Her cowriter, Noah Baumbach, respected the picket line. Media gave her a free pass while Black director Justin Simien (not a member of any striking guild) was given flack for attending the Disney premiere of his film The Haunted Mansion. Shame on Greta.
• Jonathan Majors for domestic violence.
• Danny Masterson, sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after having been found guilty of raping two women.
