2023 NDFS Award Winners

Read the complete list of winners of the 2023 North Dakota Film Society awards, recognizing the best in film this past year.

Best Picture
OPPENHEIMER – Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures)

Best Director
Christopher Nolan – OPPENHEIMER (Universal Pictures)

Best Actress
Lily Gladstone – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Apple Original Films)

Best Actor
Cillian Murphy – OPPENHEIMER (Universal Pictures)

Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – THE HOLDOVERS (Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr. – OPPENHEIMER (Universal Pictures)

Best Screenplay
ANATOMY OF A FALL – Justine Triet, Arthur Harari (Neon)

Best Cinematography
OPPENHEIMER – Hoyte van Hoytema (Universal Pictures)

Best Costume Design
BARBIE – Jacqueline Durran (Warner Bros.)

Best Film Editing
OPPENHEIMER – Jennifer Lame (Universal Pictures)

Best Makeup & Hairstyling
BARBIE – Ivana Primorac (Warner Bros.)

Best Original Score
OPPENHEIMER – Ludwig Göransson (Universal Pictures)

Best Original Song
BARBIE – ”What Was I Made For?” – Billie Eilish, Finneas (Warner Bros.)

Best Production Design
BARBIE – Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer (Warner Bros.)

Best Sound
OPPENHEIMER – Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, Kevin O’Connell, Willie Burton (Universal Pictures)

Best Visual Effects
OPPENHEIMER – Andrew Jackson, Giacomo Mineo, Scott R. Fisher, David Drzewiecki (Universal Pictures)

Best Animated Feature
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Christina Steinberg (Sony Pictures)

Best Documentary Feature
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL – Mstyslav Chernov, Derl McCrudden, Michelle Mizner (PBS)

Best International Feature
ANATOMY OF A FALL – France (Neon)

still courtesy of Universal Pictures

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