2023 Cosmo Nominations Announced

The nominees for the 2023 Cosmique Movie Awards have been announced, and Barbie leads the pack with 15 nominations. It’s followed by Killers of the Flower Moon with 12 nominations, and then by Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and Saltburn with ten each.

Best Picture nominees include those top films along with Rustin, which received five nominations.

Lifetime Achievement nominations for the Best Films of All Time went to The Devil Wears Prada, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Fortune and Men’s Eyes, The Princess Bride, Ragtime, and Suddenly Last Summer.

Unlike every other award, the Best Director nominations are chosen by an algorithm that awards points for every nomination and award the director has received from the major awards as well as weighted points for certain Cosmique Movie Awards categories. The final slot was a battle between a film that was popular on the awards circuit but did not receive a single Cosmo nomination, versus another that was popular with Cosmo voters but ignored by other awards. That nomination went to Emerald Fennell for Saltburn, beating out Celine Song for Past Lives. Other Best Director nominations went to Bradley Cooper for Maestro, Greta Gerwig for Barbie, Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things, Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer, and Martin Scorsese for Killers of the Flower Moon.

A complete list of nominations appears at the end of this article.

Final Ballots due on Sunday, June 30, 2024

 Cosmo voters can cast their ballots for the winners up through Sunday, June 30, 2024. (Yes, that’s Pride Sunday in San Francisco and other major cities, but those of you who will be busy that day have weeks beforehand to cast your ballots.)

Here are the links for the online ballots:

• Lifetime Achievement Halls of Fame
• Best Overall of 2023
• Best Performances of 2023
• Best by Genre of 2023
• Specialty Awards of 2023

Cast your vote by midnight Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, June 30, 2024.

Complete List of Nominations

Here is the complete list of nominees.

Lifetime Achievement Halls of Fame

Best Films of All Time Hall of Fame (2023 Awards)

The Devil Wears Prada • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels • Fortune and Men’s Eyes • The Princess Bride • Ragtime • Suddenly Last Summer

Best Actresses of All Time Hall of Fame (2023 Awards)

Julie Andrews • Angela Bassett • Jane Fonda • Jodie Foster • Barbara Stanwyck • Dianne Wiest

Best Actors of All Time Hall of Fame (2023 Awards)

John Gielgud • Gene Hackman • Laurence Olivier • Gregory Peck • Vincent Price • Denzel Washington

Best Comedic Actress of All Time Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame

Sandra Bullock • Joan Cusack • Tina Fey • Carol Kane • Coco Peru • Joan Rivers

Best Comedic Actor of All Time Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame

Jim Carrey • Tim Conway • Billy Crystal • Charles Durning • Chris Rock • James Stewart

Best Films of 2023

Best Overall of 2023

Best Film of 2023

Barbie • Killers of the Flower Moon • Oppenheimer • Poor Things • Rustin • Saltburn

Best Director of a 2023 Film

Bradley Cooper – Maestro • Emerald Fennell – Salburn • Greta Gerwig – Barbie • Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things • Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer • Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Script of a 2023 Film

American Fiction • Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. • Asteroid City • The Color Purple • Killers of the Flower Moon • Poor Things

Best Cinematography, Art Direction or Set Design for a 2023 Film

Asteroid City • Barbie • Killers of the Flower Moon • Maestro • Poor Things • Saltburn

Best Costume Design Or Make-Up for a 2023 Film

Barbie • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves • The Little Mermaid • Napoleon • Poor Things • Wonka

Best Visual Effects for a 2023 Film

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves • Godzilla Minus One • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny • Renfield • Wonka

Favorite Cinematic Guilty Pleasure of 2023

Bottoms • Cocaine Bear • No Hard Feelings • Red, White, and Royal Blue • Theater Camp • Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

Best Use of (Gratuitous?) Nudity in a 2023 Film

Asteroid City • Horseplay • No Hard Feelings • Poor Things • Puppy Love • Saltburn

Best Performances in a 2023 Film

Best Lead Actress of 2023

Annette Bening – Nyad • Fantasia Burino – The Color Purple • Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon • Helen Mirren – Golda • Margot Robbie – Barbie • Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Lead Actor of 2023

Bradley Cooper – Maestro • Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon • Colman Domingo – Rustin • Barry Keoghan – Saltburn • Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer • Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best Supporting Actress of 2023

Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer • Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple • America Ferrera – Barbie • Jodie Foster – Nyad • Rosamund Pike – Saltburn • Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actor of 2023

Willem Dafoe – Poor Things • Matt Damon – Oppenheimer • Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon • Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer • Ryan Gosling – Barbie • Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

Best Young Actress of 2023

Kristen Cui – Knock at the Cabin • Amie Donald – M3gan • Nell Fisher – Evil Dead Rise • Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. • Calah Lane – Wonka • Brooklynn Prince – Cocaine Bear

Best Young Actor of 2023

Christian Convery – Cocaine Bear • Brayden Frasure – Asteroid City • Ian Loh – The Flash • Milo Machado-Graner – Anatomy of a Fall • Alexander Molony – Peter Pan and Wendy • Colin O’Brien – Wonka

Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast of a 2023 Film

Asteroid City • Barbie • A Haunting in Venice • Killers of the Flower Moon • Oppenheimer • Saltburn

Sexiest Ensemble Cast of a 2023 Film

All of Us Strangers • Barbie • Passages • Red, White, and Royal Blue • Saltburn • Scream VI

Favorite Male Heroic Character of a 2023 Film

Bradley Cooper – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 • Harrison Ford – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny • Jonathan Groff – Knock at the Cabin • Nicholas Hoult – Renfield • Ryunosuke Kamiki – Godzilla Minus One • Chris Pine – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Favorite Female Heroic Character of a 2023 Film

Awkwafina – Renfield • Gal Gadot – Heart of Stone • Elena Kampouris – Children of the Corn • Sophia Lillis – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves • Jenna Ortega – Scream VI • Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Best Male Villain of a 2023 Film

Javier Botet – The Last Voyage of the Demeter • Jack Champion – Scream VI • Jamie Dornan – Heart of Stone • Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer • Hugh Grant – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves • Dermot Mulroney – Scream VI

Best Female Villain of a 2023 Film

Shohreh Aghdashloo – Renfield • Elizabeth Debicki – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 • Daisy Head – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves • Melissa McCarthy – The Little Mermaid • Kate Moyer – Children of the Corn • Alyssa Sutherland – Evil Dead Rise

Sexist Male Character of 2023

Jacob Elordi – Saltburn • Andrew Barth Feldman – No Hard Feelings • Nicholas Galitzine – Red, White, and Royal Blue • Ryan Gosling – Barbie • Grant Gustin – Puppy Love • Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers

Sexist Female Character of 2023

Gal Gadot – Heart of Stone • Scarlett Johansson – Asteroid City • Pom Klementieff – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 • Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings • Carey Mulligan – Maestro • Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla

Best by Genre of 2023

Best Action/Adventure Film of 2023

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves • Fast X • Godzilla Minus One • Heart of Stone • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny • John Wick: Chapter 4

Best Animated Film of 2023

The Boy and the Heron • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse • The Super Mario Bros. Movie • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem • Trolls Band Together • Wish

Best Comedic Film of 2023

American Fiction • Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. • Barbie • Bottoms • No Hard Feelings • Poor Things

Best Documentary Film of 2023

Four Daughters • Little Richard: I Am Everything • Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour • To Kill a Tiger • 20 Days in Mariupol • Wham!

Best Dramatic Film of 2023

Anatomy of a Fall • The Holdovers • Killers of the Flower Moon • Maestro • Nyad • Oppenheimer

Best Fantasy Film of 2023

Barbie • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves • Haunted Mansion • The Little Mermaid • Renfield • Wonka

Best Historical Film of 2023

The Color Purple • Killers of the Flower Moon • Maestro • Napoleon • Oppenheimer • Rustin

Best Horror or Thriller Film of 2023

Children of the Corn • Evil Dead Rise • Knock at the Cabin • M3gan • Scream VI • Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

Best Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer Film of 2023

All of Us Strangers • Bottoms • Nyad • Passages • Red, White, and Royal Blue • Rustin

Best Musical Film of 2023

The Color Purple • The Little Mermaid • Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour • Theater Camp • Wham! • Wonka

Best Mystery or Suspense Film of 2023

Anatomy of a Fall • A Haunting in Venice • Killers of the Flower Moon • Leave the World Behind • Saltburn • Scream VI

Best Science Fiction Film of 2023

Asteroid City • The Creator • Godzilla Minus One • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes • LOLA • They Cloned Tyrone

Best Superhero Film of 2023

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves • The Flash • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 • The Marvels • Shazam! Fury of the Gods • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Specialty Awards of 2023

Best Soundtrack or Score of a 2023 Film

American Symphony • Barbie • The Color Purple • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 • The Little Mermaid • Wonka

Best Male Cameo in a 2023 Film

George Clooney – The Flash • Pete Davidson – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 • Jeff Goldblum – Asteroid City • Michael Gray – Shazam! Fury of the Gods • Christopher Reeve – The Flash • Cesar Romero – The Flash

Best Female Cameo in a 2023 Film

Jodi Benson – The Little Mermaid • Eartha Kitt – The Flash • Dua Lipa – Barbie • Rachel Maddow – Red, White, and Royal Blue • Joy Reid – Red, White, and Royal Blue • Winona Ryder – Haunted Mansion

Favorite Female Empowerment Film of 2023

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. • Barbie • The Color Purple • 80 for Brady • The Marvels • Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Favorite Depiction of Underrepresented Voices of 2023

American Fiction • The Color Purple • Killers of the Flower Moon • Past Lives • Rustin • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse