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Los Angeles – Friday, June 30, 2023 – The Hollywood Critics Association has announced today the winners of the 2023 HCA Midseason Movie Awards. The HCA Midseason Movie Awards honors the best in film from the first half of the year. Nominations for the 2023 HCA Midseason Movie Awards were announced on Tuesday, June 27th.
Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the critically acclaimed sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, received a total of three nominations and scored two wins. The film took home the top prize of Best Picture while Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson won Best Director. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the first time that the members of the Hollywood Critics Association have awarded an animated film Best Picture and Best Director.
A24’s Past Lives took home three awards, including Best Actress for Greta Lee, Best Screenplay for Celine Song, and Best Indie Film. Amazon Studios Air won Best Actor for Matt Damon and Best Supporting Actress for Viola Davis. BlackBerry star Glenn Howerton won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Jim Balsillie in the film. Other winners of the HCA Midseason Movie Awards include John Wick: Chapter 4 for Best Stunts, M3GAN for Best Horror, and Barbie for Most Anticipated.
A complete list of all of the nominated films and winners can be found below:
Best Picture
- WINNER: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
- RUNNER-UP: Past Lives (A24)
Best Actress
- WINNER: Greta Lee – Past Lives (A24)
- RUNNER-UP: Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Lionsgate)
Best Supporting Actress
- WINNER: Viola Davis – Air (Amazon Studios)
- RUNNER-UP: Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Lionsgate)
Best Stunts
- WINNER: John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate)
- RUNNER-UP: Polite Society (Focus Features)
Best Horror Film
- WINNER: M3GAN (Universal Pictures)
- RUNNER-UP: Evil Dead Rise (Warner Bros.)
Most Anticipated Film For The Second Half of 2023
- WINNER: Barbie (Warner Bros)
- RUNNER-UP: Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
Best Actor
- WINNER: Matt Damon – Air (Amazon Studios)
- RUNNER-UP: Teo Yoo – Past Lives (A24)
Best Supporting Actor
- WINNER: Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry (IFC Films)
- RUNNER-UP: Jason Momoa – Fast X (Universal Pictures)
Best Director
- WINNER: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson – Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
- RUNNER-UP: Celine Song, Past Lives (A24)
Best Screenplay
- WINNER: Celine Song – Past Lives (A24)
- RUNNER-UP: Alex Convery – Air (Amazon Studios)
Best Indie Film
- WINNER: Past Lives (A24)
- RUNNER-UP: BlackBerry (IFC Films)
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