‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ dominated the inaugural celebration with 11 wins, including Best Picture and half of the acting categories.
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Geek Vibes Nation is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 GVN Critics Choice Awards. In our inaugural year, 60 unique films were nominated across 30 categories. In a stunning leap ahead of the pack, Everything Everywhere All at Once dominated with an unprecedented 11 wins, including Best Picture and three of the six acting categories. Behind that is The Batman with four wins, including the GVN Audience Award, an achievement given to a film as voted on by our readers. The Banshees of Inisherin and Glass Onion were also multi-award winners with two victories each.
Other films recognized as part of this year’s winners include Babylon, Top Gun: Maverick, Nope, Avatar: The Way of Water, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, Good Night Oppy, All Quiet on the Western Front, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Prey, and TÁR. Across these many award-winning films, and the esteemed runner-ups, include a number of female-identifying and POC storytellers who we are incredibly happy to recognize amidst an awards season that often neglects them.
The GVN CCA voting body consists of the over 20 critics currently contributing to Geek Vibes Nation. Each voter was given access to a secure, private voting link in which they were given the opportunity to vote for films and talent using a personalized ballot. These ballots were then tabulated through a preferential voting system.
We appreciate all of our many readers, listeners, and followers who have helped grow Geek Vibes Nation to the point that these awards are even possible. A special thank you to our incredible team of writers, podcasters, and editors, who help make our site what it is today.
Read below for a full list of categories and nominees. See you next year!
Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-ups: Glass Onion and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Best Director
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King
Best Actor
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Runner-up: Daryl McCormack, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Best Actress
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
Best Supporting Actress
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Breakthrough Performance
Amber Midthunder, Prey
Runner-up: Vanessa Burghardt, Cha Cha Real Smooth
Best Ensemble
Glass Onion
Runner-up: Women Talking
Best Vocal or Motion Capture Performance
Jenny Slate, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Runner-up: Ewan McGregor, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best Original Screenplay
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Katy Brand, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Best Adapted Screenplay
Rian Johnson (based on characters written by Johnson), Glass Onion
Runner-up: Sarah Polley (based on the novel by Miriam Toews), Women Talking
Best Animated Feature
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Runner-up: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Best Documentary Feature
Good Night Oppy
Runner-up: Fire of Love
Best International Feature
All Quiet on the Western Front
Runner-up: RRR
Best Original Score
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
Runner-up: Michael Giacchino, The Batman
Best Original Song
“Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga, Top Gun: Maverick
Runner-up: “This Is A Life” by Son Lux, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Use of a Pre-Existing Song in a Film
“Something In The Way” by Nirvana, The Batman
Runner-up: “Under Pressure” by Queen ft. David Bowie, Aftersun
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser, The Batman
Runner-up: Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Production Design
Jason Isvarday and Kelsi Ephraim, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino, Babylon
Best Hair and Makeup
Michelle Chung and Anissa Salazar, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Babalwa Mtshiselwa, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Jamika Wilson, and Louisa V. Anthony,
The Woman King
Best Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Runner-up: Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Sound Design
Roland Winke, Stephen Griffiths, Deb Adair, Steve Single, and Andy Shelley, TÁR
Runner-up: Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Editing
Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at Once
All four remaining nominees tied as runner-ups.
Best Visual Effects
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett, Avatar: The Way of Water
Runner-up: Zak Stoltz, Ethan Feldbau, Benjamin Brewer, Jeff Desom, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Stunt Work or Fight Choreography
Timothy Eulich, Andy Le, and Brian Le, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Ivan Kostadinov, Raicho Vasilev, and Vicky Arora, RRR
Achievement in Comedy
The Banshees of Inisherin
Runner-up: Cha Cha Real Smooth
Achievement in Action or Adventure
The Batman
Runner-up: The Woman King
Achievement in Horror
Nope
Runner-up: Barbarian
Achievement in Science Fiction or Fantasy
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: After Yang
The GVN Audience Award
The Batman
Runner-up: Top Gun: Maverick
Larry Fried is a filmmaker, writer, and podcaster based in New Jersey. He is the host and creator of the podcast “My Favorite Movie is…,” a podcast dedicated to helping filmmakers make somebody’s next favorite movie. He is also the Visual Content Manager for Special Olympics New Jersey, an organization dedicated to competition and training opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities across the Garden State.