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Kansas City Film Critics Circle awards ‘Oppenheimer’

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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.

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: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers and Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer (Tie)
 
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: Anatomy of a Fall and Past Lives (Tie)
 
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: 20 Days in Mariupol and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Tie)
 
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

‘Nomadland’, ‘Promising Young Woman’ tie for KCFCC Best Picture

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For the sixth time in its esteemed 55-year history, the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) was deadlocked in its Best Film category. At this year’s James Loutzenhiser Awards, “Nomadland” by Chloé Zao and “Promising Young Woman” by Emerald Fennell ended up sharing the group’s top honor. “Nomadland” also received awards in the Best Director and Adapted Screenplay categories, while “Promising Young Woman” won Best Actress and Original Screenplay. They were the only films to win multiple awards.

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. The 22-member group also selected Denmark’s “Another Round,” starring Mads Mikkelsen, as 2020’s Best Foreign Film and “Kajillionaire” receiving recognition with the Tom Poe Award for Best LGBT Film.

Below is a complete list of the winners of the 55th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards:

BEST FILM: “Nomadland” and “Promising Young Woman”

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR: Chloé Zao, “Nomadland”
(Runner-up: Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”)

BEST ACTOR: Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”
(Runner-up: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”)

BEST ACTRESS: Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman”
(Runner-up: Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Leslie Odom, Jr., “One Night in Miami”
(Runner-up: Paul Raci, “Sound of Metal”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Youn Yuh-Jung, “Minari”
(Runner-up: Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: “Promising Young Woman”
(Runner-up: “The Trial of the Chicago 7”)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: “Nomadland”
(Runner-up: “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: “The Vast of Night”
(Runner-up: “Mank”)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: “Wolfwalkers”
(Runner-up: “Soul”)

BEST FOREIGN FILM: “Another Round” – Denmark
(Runner-ups: “76 Days” – China; “Bacurau” – Brazil; “The Life Ahead” – Italy)

BEST DOCUMENTARY: “The Dissident”
(Runner-up: “Crip Camp”)

VINCE KOEHLER AWARD FOR THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR FILM: “The Invisible Man”
(Runner-up: “The Vast of Night”

TOM POE AWARD FOR THE BEST LGBT FILM: “Kajillionaire”
(Runner-up: “The Prom”)

KCFCC elects new President

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Congratulations, albeit a bit delayed, are in order for Abby Olcese was elected as the new President of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle during our annual elections over the summer. In addition, Adrian Torres was elected VP, Michael D. Smith (Secretary) and Lonita Cook (Governing Board).

You can view the full Kansas City Film Critics Circle roster, including links to our reviews.