KC Film Critics Circle announce 58th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards for excellence in film
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer—nominated in seven categories—received six awards.
KCFCC celebrates the best in movies for 2023. // Illustration by Jacqulyn Seyferth
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” nominated in seven categories, received six awards at the 58th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards voted on by the 26 members of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC). These included Best Film, the Robert Altman Award for Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey, Jr. While Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” was runner-up in multiple categories, it’s lone win was for Best Actress in recognition of Lily Gladstone’s breakout performance.
[Read our feature on the history of the KCFCC or check out last year’s winners.]
The KCFCC, the second oldest professional film critic organization in the United States, was founded in 1966 by the late Dr. James Loutzenhiser (1931-2001) who served as the group’s president for over 30 years. Other winners of note included a tie between Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”) & Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”) for Best Actor. Marvel was recognized again this year with “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” winning for Best Animated Feature.
Below is a complete list of the winners and runners-up from the 58th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards:
BEST FILM: “Oppenheimer”
(Runner-up: “Killers of the Flower Moon”)
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
(Runner-up: Greta Gerwig, “Barbie”)
BEST ACTOR: Tie between Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers” & Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”)
BEST ACTRESS: Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
(Runner-up: Sandra Huller, “Anatomy of a Fall”)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Robert Downey, Jr., “Oppenheimer”
(Runner-up: Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
(Runner-up: Rachel McAdams, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Tie between “Anatomy of a Fall” & “Past Lives”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”
(Runner-up: “Killers of the Flower Moon”)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: “Oppenheimer”
(Runner-up: “Killers of the Flower Moon”)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: “Oppenheimer”
(Runner-up: “Killers of the Flower Moon”)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
(Runner-up: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: “Anatomy of a Fall” – France
(Runner-ups: “The Zone of Interest” – United Kingdom)
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Tie between “20 Days in Mariupol” & “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”
VINCE KOEHLER AWARD FOR THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR FILM: “Godzilla Minus One”
(Runner-up: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”)
TOM POE AWARD FOR THE BEST LGBTQ FILM: “All of Us Strangers”
(Runner-up: “Maestro”)
