“Oppenheimer” Wins Big at 5th North Dakota Film Society Awards
BY SCOTTIE KNOLLIN
“Oppenheimer” won big at the 5th annual North Dakota Film Society Awards. Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster masterpiece earned 9 awards, including those for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Cillian Murphy. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” followed with 4 wins. Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall” was a double winner, earning the prize for Best International Feature and the award for Best Screenplay.
“Oppenheimer” joins previous NDFS Awards Best Picture winners “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Nomadland,” “The Power of the Dog” and “Aftersun.”
The annual NDFS Awards are voted on by members of the North Dakota Film Society. The group is composed of film journalists, educators, exhibitors and filmmakers based in North Dakota.
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)
