The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) voted The Zone of Interest starring Sandra Hüller and Christian Friede as Best Film of 2023, with Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig collecting Best Director honors. The critics group also recognized Killers of the Flower Moon, American Fiction, The Holdovers, and The Boy and the Heron as EDA Awards winners.
“2023 was an exceptional year with so many women playing major creative roles in high-profile projects,” said AWFJ President Jennifer Merin. “AWFJ always focuses on and supports women’s contributions in all aspects of film production, and we are delighted that this year’s AWFJ EDA Awards honor women creatives in six of our ten non-gendered BEST OF categories, as well as in all of our Female Focus categories. We hope this female forward trend will continue in 2024.”
2023 EDA AWARDS WINNERS
BEST FILM
AMERICAN FICTION
ANATOMY OF A FALL
BARBIE
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
OPPENHEIMER
PAST LIVES
WINNER: THE ZONE OF INTEREST
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Greta Gerwig – BARBIE
Jonathan Glazer – THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Martin Scorsese – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Celine Song – PAST LIVES
Justine Triet – ANATOMY OF A FALL
BEST SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL
ANATOMY OF A FALL – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
WINNER: BARBIE – Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
THE HOLDOVERS – David Hemingson
MAY DECEMBER – Samy Burch
PAST LIVES – Celine Song
BEST SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED
WINNER: AMERICAN FICTION – Cord Jefferson
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese
OPPENHEIMER – Christopher Nolan
POOR THINGS – Tony McNamara
THE ZONE OF INTEREST – Jonathan Glazer
BEST DOCUMENTARY (TIE)
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
WINNER: AMERICAN SYMPHONY
BEYOND UTOPIA
FOUR DAUGHTERS
WINNER: SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD
BEST ANIMATED FILM
WINNER: THE BOY AND THE HERON – Hayao Miyazaki
NIMONA – Troy Quane and Nick Bruno
ROBOT DREAMS – Pablo Berger
SPIDER-MAN ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K Thompson
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears
BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Lily Gladstone – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Sandra Huller – ANATOMY OF A FALL
Greta Lee – PAST LIVES
Margot Robbie – BARBIE
Emma Stone – POOR THINGS
BEST ACTRESS, SUPPORTING
Danielle Brooks – THE COLOR PURPLE
America Ferrera – BARBIE
Sandra Huller – THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Rosamund Pike – SALTBURN
WINNER: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – THE HOLDOVERS
BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – MAESTRO
Paul Giamatti – THE HOLDOVERS
Cillian Murphy – OPPENHEIMER
Andrew Scott – ALL OF US STRANGERS
WINNER: Jeffrey Wright – AMERICAN FICTION
BEST ACTOR, SUPPORTING
Sterling K Brown – AMERICAN FICTION
Robert Downey Jr – OPPENHEIMER
WINNER: Ryan Gosling – BARBIE
Charles Melton – MAY DECEMBER
Mark Ruffalo – POOR THINGS
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST AND CASTING DIRECTOR (TIE)
WINNER: AMERICAN FICTION – Jennifer Euston
WINNER: BARBIE – Lucy Brava and Allison Jones
THE HOLDOVERS – Susan Shopmaker
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Ellen Lewis
OPPENHEIMER – John Papsidera
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Rodrigo Prieto
MAESTRO – Matthew Labatique
OPPENHEIMER – Hoyte Van Hoytema
POOR THINGS – Robbie Ryan
THE ZONE OF INTEREST – Lukasz Zal
BEST EDITING
ANATOMY OF A FALL – Laurent Senechal
WINNER: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Thelma Schoonmaker
MAESTRO – Michelle Tesoro
OPPENHEIMER – Jennifer Lame
THE ZONE OF INTEREST – Paul Watts
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
ANATOMY OF A FALL – France
FALLEN LEAVES – Finland
PAST LIVES – South Korea
THE TEACHER’S LOUNGE – Germany
WINNER: THE ZONE OF INTEREST – UK and Poland
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR
Ava DuVernay – ORIGIN
Emerald Fennell – SALTBURN
Greta Gerwig – BARBIE
Celine Song – PAST LIVES
WINNER: Justine Triet – ANATOMY OF A FALL
BEST FEMALE SCREENWRITER
Samy Burch – MAY DECEMBER
Emerald Fennell – SALTBURN
Greta Gerwig (with Noah Baumbach) – BARBIE
WINNER: Celine Song – PAST LIVES
Justine Triet (with Arthur Harari) – ANATOMY OF A FALL
BEST ANIMATED FEMALE
Ariana Debose – WISH – Asha
Ayo Edebiri – TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM – April; Neil
Leah Lewis – ELEMENTAL – Ember
Chloe Grace Moretz – NIMONA – Nimona
WINNER: Hailee Steinfeld – SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – Gwen Stacy
BEST WOMEN’S BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Abby Ryder Fortson -ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET
WINNER: Lily Gladstone – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Greta Lee – PAST LIVES
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – THE HOLDOVERS
Cailee Spaeny – PRISCILLA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY A WOMAN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY
WINNER:Fran Drescher – for leading SAG-AFTRA through the actors’ strike and standing strong for an equitable contract.
• Ava DuVernay – For creating a new financing model, for consistently supporting women in film and for focusing her work on social justice.
• Greta Gerwig – For all that is BARBIE.
• Lily Gladstone – For championing Native American stories, advocating for diversity and authenticity, and for starring in two exceptional films in 2023.
• Margot Robbie – For producing and starring in BARBIE, and for continued support for women in film via her LuckyChap production company.
EDA SPECIAL MENTIONS
GRAND DAME FOR DEFYING AGEISM
WINNER:Annette Bening – NYAD
Julia Louis Dreyfus – YOU HURT MY FEELINGS
Jodie Foster – NYAD
Helen Mirren – GOLDA and FAST X
Julianne Moore – MAY DECEMBER
MOST EGREGIOUS LOVERS’ AGE DIFFERENCE
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY – Harrison Ford (81) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (38)
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Leo DiCaprio (49) and Lily Gladstone (37)
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE DEAD RECKONING PART ONE – Tom Cruise (61) and Hayley Atwell (41)
WINNER: OPPENHEIMER – Cillian Murphy (47) and Florence Pugh (27)
POOR THINGS – Mark Ruffalo (56) and Emma Stone (35)
SHE DESERVES A NEW AGENT (TIE)
NOTE: This is not a put-down. On the contrary, it suggests that the actress is better than the role(s) she’s been given.
Ana de Armas – GHOSTED
WINNER: Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen – BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER
WINNER: Toni Colette – MAFIA MAMMA
Nia Vardalos – MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3
Reese Witherspoon – YOUR PLACE OR MINE
MOST DARING PERFORMANCE
Annette Bening – NYAD
Sandra Huller – ANATOMY OF A FALL
Sandra Huller THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Julianne Moore – MAY DECEMBER
WINNER: Emma Stone – POOR THINGS
TIME WASTER REMAKE OR SEQUEL
WINNER: THE EXORCIST BELIEVER
THE EXPENDABLES 4
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE
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