The Films of 2023. The 24th annual FiLM BiTCH Awards
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AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
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Best Actress in a Limited Performance
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| Anne-Lise Heimburger "Camille" REVOIR PARIS |
Carey Mulligan "Poor Dear Pamela" SALTBURN |
Kerry O'Malley "Dolores" THE KILLER |
Tracee Ellis Ross |
Hanna Schygulla
"Martha Von Kurtzroc" POOR THINGS |
| Devastating as a hostile woman with a dark secret. The MVP among the many vivid peripheral survivors we meet | Hilariously vacant about her precarious position in this world -- such fun we needed more of her |
 So fully formed, so precise, and so devastating. She's a douse of defeated hard reality in this thriller |
In her two-and-a-half scenes she's funny, smart, and delivers heaps of family history / sibling feeling in her quips | Indelibly served and not just that 'look' --its those matter-of-fact line deliveries paired with her unexpected amusements |
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Finalists: Punkie Johnson hilarious as "Rhodes" the reluctance mentor in the trailer park in Bottoms; Yay, it's Jeannie Berlin as "Georgia" in You Hurt My Feelings; It's imposible to hate Chia Mastroianni as the ex-wife "Alice" in Other People's Children even though you're rooting for the protagonist Semi-Finalists: Tilda Swinton as "The Expert" in The Killer, Alicia Pilgrim as "Simone (17)" in A Thousand and One Rosemary Dunsmore as "Mrs Possey" in To Catch a Killer; Delissa Reynolds as "Mrs Jones" in A Thousand and One |
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| Casey Affleck "Boris Pash" OPPENHEIMER |
Matt Lauria "James" 80 FOR BRADY |
Charles Parnell "The Lawyer" THE KILLER |
Cory Michael Smith "Georgie" MAY DECEMBER |
Marlon Wayans "George Raveling" AIR |
| Chilling and hugely memorable despite being a brief drop in this sprawling mosaic of men with agendas |
Subtly game for the silly comedy in his brief "snaggle-toothed" comic duet with Sally Field. Great throwaway punch line, too. | This always reliable character actor is excellent again as a cocky doomed lawyer to an assassin. What a death scene! | In a movie purposefully filled with dissonant tones, he's a riveting chord change as Gracie's estranged too-friendly musician son. | The swiftly-paced movie doesn't exactly "stop" for him, but his quick interlude is still a fine spotlight / monologuing showcase |
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Finalists: James D'Arcy as "Patrick Blackett" is another standout in Oppenheimer; Gabriel Polanco sadly doomed as the accomodating cabby "Leo" in The Killer Semi Finalists: Zach Cherry as "Jim" in You Hurt My Feelings, Willem Dafoe as "Saltzburg Keitel" in Asteroid City, Esai Morales as "Oscar Neruda" in Master Gardener, Sokem Ringuet as "Hakim" in Revoir Paris; Frederick Wiseman as "Dr Wiseman" in Other People's Children |
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Best Vocal Only or MoCap Performance
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| Riz Ahmed "Ballister Boldheart" NIMONA |
Ayo Edebiri "April" TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM |
Hailee Stenfield "Gwen Stacy" SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE |
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Finalists: Luna Lauren Velez as "Rio Morales" in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Shameik Moore as "Miles Morales" in Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse, Mamoudou Athie as "Wade" in Elemental Semi-Finalists: Bradley Cooper (with motion work from Sean Gunn) as "Rocket Raccoon" in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3; Daniel Kaluuya as "Hobie Brown" in Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse; Jason Schwartzmann as "Spot" in Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse; and Chloe Grace Moretz as "Nimona" in Nimona |
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Best Juvenile Performance (Under 18) |
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| Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire "Pauline" THE TASTE OF THINGS |
Abby Ryder Fortson "Margaret Simon" ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET |
Ellie Graham "Nancy Wheeler" ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET. |
Milo Machado Graner "Daniel" ANATOMY OF A FALL |
Ariana Greenblatt "Koa" 65 |
| Revelatory. You can see her character's prodigious gifts awakening in real time. | Emotionally open and very watchable she beautifully carries the film. | Entertainingly delivers a budding "mean girl" reshaped by a meaningful friendship | The last act depends on him meeting the level of his superb co-stars. He rises to the challenge. | She got more attention for Barbie, but she's even better here in this sci-fi duet with Adam Driver |
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Finalists: MiMi Ryder as "Zoe" in Mutt, Aaron Kinglsey Adetola as "Terry" in A Thousand and One; and Luca Reichardt Ben Coker as "Christian" in Rose Semi Finalists: Ariana Greenblatt as "Sasha" in Barbie; Callie Ferreira-Goncalves as "Leila" in Other People's Children, Brooke Timber as "Anna" in Memory; and Violet McGraw as "Cady" in M3gan Special shout out to the five young adult actors who are so good as the teenage "Junior Stargazers" in Asteroid City but they're too old for this category ;) |
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Breakthrough PerformerThis is not strictly an *acting* award. The basic criteria is being a) early in movie career and/or the first major role to transfer to the US if most of their work hasn't been in English b) making us immediately want to see them in something else soon! (Note: Actors are not eligible for this category if they are nominated in one of the four traditional acting categories) |
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Paula Luchsinger |
Rosy McEwen |
Teyana Taylor A THOUSAND AND ONE |
Enzo Vogrincic SOCIETY OF THE SNOW |
Sophie Wilde TALK TO ME |
| A sly winning unpredictably maneuvering watch as a nun turned vampire -- What else might she be able to pull off? | She ably carries one fo the year's best indies, charting Vivien's growing personal strength so well we almost need a sequel. | Not every famous singer can act but when the talent does jump mediums, it's electric. | Our focal point to the harrowing survival drama, Vogrincic feels like a star in the making | A smashing drama/horror turn, engaging and fun to watch whether she's partying, grieving, or being possessed by demons |
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Finalists: Dominic Sessa in the Holdovers may be a novice but proves a great natural moody scene partner for seasoned pros, Cara Jade Myers a tragic livewire in Killers of the Flower Moon - casting directors take note; Andrew Barth Feldman is so believably nerdy with hidden depths in No Hard Feelings that we weren't at all surprised to learn he was a Best Actor winner years ago in High school at the Jimmy Awards Semi Finalists: Ariana Greenblatt Barbie / 65; Alison Oliver in Saltburn; Gabriel Leone in Ferrrari; and Hailey Bailey in The Color Purple and The Little Mermaid; This category is dedicated to Past Lives duo Teo Yoo and Greta Lee for 2023 (though neither quite fits with our conception of this category as they've been kicking around for awhile on the screen. Still, it's so wonderful when a familiar face finally gets a levelling-up lead role. May other big opportunities follow! |
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Best Ensemble Performance |
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| ALL OF US STRANGERS | ANATOMY OF A FALL | AMERICAN FICTION | BARBIE | OPPENHEIMER |
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Arlaud Hüller is a commanding lead but what sublime ballast she has all over the place. |
Alexander Winning familial chemistry and everyone brings the funny with dramatic resonance |
Ferrell The year's most happy-to-be-there ensemble -- all on Gerwig's zeitgeist grabbing comic wavelength |
Affleck A winning sprawling ensemble, down to the smallest roles |
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Finalists: The Iron Claw; Asteroid City Semi-Finalists: Bottoms: Joyland; Saltburn; You Hurt My Feelings; Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse |
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Best Casting |
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ANATOMY OF A FALL |
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET |
JOYLAND |
MAY DECEMBER Laura Rosenthal |
OPPENHEIMER |
| Triet & Hüller reunited but the ensemble choices obviously paid off in a big way. |
Winning discoveries and more than fine deployment of old pros. | A risky movie for all involved given the climate for LGBTQ people in Pakistan - and they all do fine work! | Smart casting of the central family, Haynes regulars. Plus the most rewarding "fit" for Portman since Vox Lux or even Jackie | There was so much joking about 'every white guy in Hollywood' getting a job but Papsidera made smart choices with a wide variety of characters |
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Finalists: The Holdovers Susan Shopmaker, A Thousand and One - Avy Kaufman Semi Finalists: All of Us Strangers -Kathleen Crawford; Asteroid City - Douglas Aibel; Saltburn -Kharmel Cochrane; American Fiction Jennifer Euston; Blue Jean - Shaheen Baig |
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Best Stunts / Stunt Teams
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CASSANDRO |
THE IRON CLAW | THE KILLER | MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING | RENFIELD |
| Wrestling pt 1. Rise of the "Exoticas" | Wrestling pt 2. Now with a trademark dynastic move. | Cold-blooded precision and one messy brawl | Car chases, Motorcycle jumps, Trains off cliffs, you name it. | Comically bloody bar fights and supernatural mayhem |
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Finalists: Ferrari; and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Semi Finalists: 65, Bottoms, To Catch a Killer, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and Barbie |
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The Films of 2023. The 24th annual FiLM BiTCH Awards
PICTURE | ACTING | VISUALS | AURALS | EXTRAS - YOU ARE HERE | SPECIAL | SCENES