The author’s considered Best and Worst of 2023 for films released in the science-fiction, horror and fantasy genre. Those listed in each category are listed in bold italics with an asterisk (*). The listed links will take you to more detailed reviews of each film.
The 10 Best Films
- The Creator
- A Murder at the End of the World
- Poor Things
- Dream Scenario
- Beau is Afraid
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Brooklyn 45
- Late Night With the Devil
- I.S.S.
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Worst Films
Best Director
Ari Aster – Beau is Afraid
Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Gareth Edwards – The Creator
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things (*)
Christopher McQuarrie – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Best Original Screenplay
Brooklyn 45
Dream Scenario
I.S.S.
A Murder at the End of the World (*)
They Cloned Tyrone
Totally Killer
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bodies (*)
Boston Strangler
The Fall of the House of Usher
Landscape with Invisible Hand
Poor Things
Best Actor
John Boyega – They Cloned Tyrone
Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario (*)
David Dastmalchian – Late Night With the Devil
Bruce Greenwood – The Fall of the House of Usher
Joaquin Phoenix – Beau is Afraid
Best Actress
Emma Corrin – A Murder at the End of the World
Mia Goth – Infinity Pool
Marin Ireland – Birth/Rebirth
Teyonah Parris – They Cloned Tyrone
Emma Stone – Poor Things (*)
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali – Leave the World Behind
Hugh Grant – Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Mark Hamill – The Fall of the House of Usher
Clive Owen – A Murder at the End of the World (*)
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress
Patti LuPone – Beau is Afraid (*)
Brit Marling – A Murder at the End of the World
Natalie Palamides – Apocalypse Clown
Jolene Purdy – Unseen
Kate Siegel – The Fall of the House of Usher
Best Special Effects
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
The Creator
The Flash
Godzilla Minus One (*)
The Wandering Earth II
Best Production Design
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Asteroid City (*)
Barbie
The Creator
Poor Things
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