Best films of 2023

2023 had some knockout films and performances. A definite rebound from 2022, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Some of the films on this list are in my opinion, modern classics. 

Killers of the Flower Moon

Director: Martin Scorsese

The Holdovers 

Director: Alexander Payne

Poor Things

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

The Boy and the Heron

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Anatomy of a Fall 

Director: Justine Triet

May December

Director: Todd Haynes

All of Us Strangers

Director: Andrew Haigh

The Zone of Interest

Director: Jonathan Glazer

Passages

Director: Ira Sachs

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Favorite Performance of the Year: Natalie Portman ("May December")

Favorite Supporting Performance of the Year: Jodie Foster ("Nyad") (with a strong highlight for Julianne Moore for "May December", Mark Ruffalo for "Poor Things", and Ben Whishaw for "Passages")

Favorite Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto ("Killers of the Flower Moon")

Favorite Score of the Year: Mica Levi ("The Zone of Interest")

Favorite Production Design of the Year: Jack Fisk ("Killers of the Flower Moon")

Favorite Costume Design of the Year: Holly Waddington ("Poor Things")

Favorite Director of the Year: Hayao Miyazaki ("The Boy and the Heron") (with a strong highlight for Jonathan Glazer for "The Zone of Interest")