The National Society of Film Critics has named wruter-director Celine Song's Past Lives the best picture of 2023. Past Lives marks Song's feature directorial debut. Finishing second and third in the best picture voting were The Zone of Interest and Oppenheimer, respectively.

Jonathan Glazer earned best director distinction for The Zone of Interest. Second place went to Todd Haynes for May December; third to Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer,

Here's a category-by category rundown of winners and runners-up:

Best Picture
Past Lives
Runners-up:
The Zone of Interest
Oppenheimer

Best Director
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Runners-up:
Todd Haynes, May December
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Best Actor 
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Runners-up:
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Best Actress 
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest
Runners-up:
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Supporting Actor
Charles Melton, May December
Runners-up: A tie between Robert Downey, Jr., Oppenheimer, and Ryan Gosling, Barbie 

Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Runners-up:
Penélope Cruz, Ferrari
Rachel McAdams, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Best Screenplay
Samy Burch, May December
Runners-up:
Celine Song, Past Lives
David Hemingson, The Holdovers

Best Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Runners-up:
Łukasz Żal, The Zone of Interest
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer

Best Nonfiction Film
Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros
Runners-up:
20 Days in Mariupol
Kokomo City

Best Film Not in the English Language
Fallen Leaves
Runners-up:
The Zone of Interest
Anatomy of a Fall

Best Experimental Film
Jean Luc-Godard’s Trailer of a Film That Will Never Exist: Phony Wars

Film Heritage Award
Criterion Channel

Film Heritage Award
Facets, Kim’s Video, Scarecrow Video and Vidiots

Special Citation for a Film Awaiting U.S. Distribution
Víctor Erice’s Close Your Eyes