The full winners list of this year's KavehJAwards, highlighting my favorite works of 2023.
Best Picture
Monster
Past Lives
May December
The Taste of Things
Riceboy Sleeps
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
The Iron Claw
All of Us Strangers
The Beasts
Other People's Children
Sublime
WINNER: Monster
RUNNER-UP: Past Lives
Best Actress, Leading Role
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Natalie Portman, May December
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Virginie Efira, Other People's Children
Teyana Taylor, A Thousand and One
Mariana Foïs, The Beasts
Michelle Williams, Showing Up
WINNER: Emma Stone, Poor Things
RUNNER-UP: Mariana Foïs, The Beasts
Best Actor, Leading Role
Teo Yoo, Past Lives
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Denis Ménochet, The Beasts
Zac Efron, The Iron Claw
Kôji Yakusho, Perfect Days
Colman Domingo, Rustin
WINNER: Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
RUNNER-UP: Zac Efron, The Iron Claw
Best Actress, Supporting Role
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Julianne Moore, May December
Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Penélope Cruz, Ferrari
Juliette Binoche, The Taste of Things
Margot Robbie, Asteroid City
WINNER: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
RUNNER-UP: Julianne Moore, May December
Best Actor, Supporting Role
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
John Magaro, Past Lives
David Cross, You Hurt My Feelings
WINNER: Charles Melton, May December
RUNNER-UP: Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
Best Ensemble (Film Title Only)
Bottoms
Theater Camp
Oppenheimer
American Fiction
May December
Poor Things
Past Lives
Killers of the Flower Moon
WINNER: May December
RUNNER-UP: Theater Camp
Best Director
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Todd Haynes, May December
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Trần Anh Hùng, The Taste of Things
Sean Durkin, The Iron Claw
Rodrigo Sorgoyen, The Beasts
WINNER: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
RUNNER-UP: Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Best International Feature
Monster
The Taste of Things
Other People's Children
Sublime
Pictures of Ghosts
Godland
The Beasts
Bye Bye Tiberias
WINNER: Monster
RUNNER-UP: The Taste of Things
Best Screenplay, Original
May December, Samy Burch
Past Lives, Celine Song
The Iron Claw, Sean Durkin
La Chimera, Alice Rohrwacher
You Hurt My Feelings, Nicole Holofcener
WINNER: May December, Samy Burch
RUNNER-UP: Past Lives, Celine Song
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Poor Things, Tony McNamara
Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese, Eric Roth
All of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh
BlackBerry, Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller
WINNER: Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese, Eric Roth
RUNNER-UP: BlackBerry, Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller
Best Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Boy and the Heron
Suzume
The First Slam Dunk
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
WINNER: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
RUNNER-UP: The First Slam Dunk
Best Documentary
Bye Bye Tiberias
Four Daughters
Beyond Utopia
32 Sounds
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros
Youth (Spring)
Pictures of Ghosts
WINNER: Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros
RUNNER-UP: Bye Bye Tiberias
Best Original Score
Oppenheimer, Ludwig Görannson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Daniel Pemberton
Killers of the Flower Moon, Robbie Robertson
The Boy and the Heron, Joe Hisaishi
The Zone of Interest, Mica Levi
WINNER: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Daniel Pemberton
RUNNER-UP: Oppenheimer, Ludwig Görannson
Best Original Song
"Camp Isn't Home," Theater Camp
"Dance The Night," Barbie
"Am I Dreaming," Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
"High Life," Flora and Son
"MY HOUSE," Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé
WINNER: "Camp Isn't Home," Theater Camp
RUNNER-UP: "MY HOUSE," Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé
Best Editing
Oppenheimer
Killers of the Flower Moon
Anatomy of a Fall
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé
WINNER: Oppenheimer
RUNNER-UP: Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé
Best Sound
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Killers of the Flower Moon
The Zone of Interest
Maestro
WINNER: Oppenheimer
RUNNER-UP: Maestro
Best Visual Effects
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Creator
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Godzilla Minus One
WINNER: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
RUNNER-UP: Oppenheimer
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