Read the complete list of winners of the 2023 Chicago Indie Critic (also known as The Windie) awards, recognizing the best in film this past year.
BEST INDEPENDENT FILM
Past Lives – Producers: Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, and David Hinojosa
BEST STUDIO FILM
Oppenheimer – Producers: Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, and Emma Thomas
BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Zone of Interest – Producers: James Wilson and Ewa Puszczyńska
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie – Producers: Davis Guggenheim, Annetta Marion, Jonathan King, and Will Cohen
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Producers: Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, and Christina Steinberg
BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Past Lives – Celine Song
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
BEST ACTOR
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
BEST ACTRESS
Emma Stone – Poor Things
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
BEST ENSEMBLE
Oppenheimer – Casting director: John Papsidera
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Barbie – Susan Greenwood and Katie Spencer
BEST COSTUMES
Poor Things – Holly Waddington
BEST MAKEUP
Poor Things – Nadia Stacey, Mark Couler, and Josh Weston
BEST EDITING
Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie – Written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Godzilla Minus One – Kiyoko Shibuya and Takashi Yamazaki
BEST STUNTS
John Wick: Chapter 4 – Stephen Dunleavy, Scott Rogers, and Jeremy Marinas
BREAKOUT ARTIST
Celine Song
SIGHT UNSEEN AWARD
Oscar Isaac – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
IMPACT AWARD
Local award given to individuals who have made a positive impact on Chicago cinema
Dennis Scott – Music Box Theatre organist
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