3rd Six Stars Cinema Awards (Press Release)

Get ready as we unveil the winners of the 3rd SIX STARS CINEMA AWARDS across all eight categories! Join us in celebrating the remarkable performances, films, and talents that made this edition truly unforgettable.

Lead Actor — Action or Thriller

• Tom Cruise — Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One ★

• Chris Hemsworth — Extraction 2

• Denzel Washington — The Equalizer 3

• Keanu Reeves — John Wick: Chapter 4

• Michael Fassbender — The Killer

• Taron Egerton — Tetris

Lead Actress — Action or Thriller

• Priya Kansara — Polite Society ★

• Alicia Silverstone — Reptile

• Ariela Barer — How to Blow Up a Pipeline

• Daisy Ridley — The Marsh King's Daughter

• Lulu Wilson — The Wrath of Becky

• Phoebe Dynevor — Fair Play

Supporting Actor — Action or Thriller

• Donnie Yen — John Wick: Chapter 4 ★

• Jason Momoa — Fast X

• Javier Godino — Sound of Freedom

• Jude Hill — A Haunting in Venice

• Mike Colter — Plane

• Seann William Scott — The Wrath of Becky

Supporting Actress — Action or Thriller

• Rebecca Ferguson — Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One ★

• Charlize Theron — Fast X

• Hayley Atwell — Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

• Pom Klementieff — Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

• Rina Sawayama — John Wick: Chapter 4

• Sigourney Weaver — Master Gardener

Best Film — Action or Thriller

• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One ★

• How to Blow Up a Pipeline

• John Wick: Chapter 4

• Sisu

• The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

• The Wrath of Becky

Direction — Action or Thriller

• David Fincher — The Killer ★

• Chad Stahelski — John Wick: Chapter 4

• Chloe Domont — Fair Play

• Christopher McQuarrie — Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

• Guy Ritchie — The Covenant

• Jalmari Helander — Sisu

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Action or Thriller

• Andrew Kevin Walker — The Killer ★

• Chloe Domont — Fair Play

• Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies — The Covenant

• Jalmari Helander — Sisu

• Matt Angel — The Wrath of Becky

• Noah Pink — Tetris

Lead Actor — Comedy

• Paul Giamatti — The Holdovers ★

• Andrew Barth Feldman — No Hard Feelings

• Jeffrey Wright — American Fiction

• Jesse Garcia — Flamin' Hot

• Justin H. Min — Shortcomings

• Taylor Zakhar Perez — Red, White & Royal Blue

Lead Actress — Comedy

• Emma Stone — Poor Things ★

• Abby Ryder Fortson — Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

• Ayo Edebiri — Bottoms

• Jennifer Lawrence — No Hard Feelings

• Michelle Williams — Showing Up

• Sydney Sweeney — Anyone but You

Supporting Actor — Comedy

• Mark Ruffalo — Poor Things ★

• Dominic Sessa — The Holdovers

• Jeffrey Wright — Asteroid City

• Noah Galvin — Theater Camp

• Sterling K. Brown — American Fiction

• Willem Dafoe — Poor Things

Supporting Actress — Comedy

• Da'Vine Joy Randolph — The Holdovers ★

• Hong Chau — Showing Up

• Kathy Bates — Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

• Rachel McAdams — Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

• Sarah Shahi — Red, White & Royal Blue

• Tilda Swinton — Asteroid City

Best Film — Comedy

• The Holdovers ★

• American Fiction

• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

• Bottoms

• Poor Things

• Shortcomings

Direction — Comedy

• Yorgos Lanthimos — Poor Things ★

• Alexander Payne — The Holdovers

• Cord Jefferson — American Fiction

• Emma Seligman — Bottoms

• Kelly Fremon Craig — Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

• Randall Park — Shortcomings

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Comedy

• Cord Jefferson — American Fiction ★

• David Hemingson — The Holdovers

• Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott — Bottoms

• Gene Stupnitsky and John Phillips — No Hard Feelings

• Kelly Fremon Craig — Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

• Tony McNamara — Poor Things

Lead Actor — Romance or Musical

• Paul Mescal — Carmen ★

• Josh Sharp — Dicks: The Musical

• Manny Magnus — World's Best

• Milo Manheim — Journey to Bethlehem

Lead Actress — Romance or Musical

• Fantasia Barrino — The Color Purple ★

• Chloe Bailey — Praise This

• Eve Hewson — Flora and Son

• Fiona Palomo — Journey to Bethlehem

• Melissa Barrera — Carmen

• Sara Bareilles — Waitress: The Musical

Supporting Actor — Romance or Musical

• Colman Domingo — The Color Purple ★

• Antonio Banderas — Journey to Bethlehem

• Corey Hawkins — The Color Purple

• Jack Reynor — Flora and Son

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Flora and Son

• Utkarsh Ambudkar — World's Best

Supporting Actress — Romance or Musical

• Danielle Brooks — The Color Purple ★

• Anjelika Washington — Praise This

• Halle Bailey — The Color Purple

• Koryn Hawthorne — Praise This

• Rossy de Palma — Carmen

• Taraji P. Henson — The Color Purple

Best Film — Romance or Musical

• The Color Purple ★

• Carmen

• World's Best

• Flora and Son

• Dicks: The Musical

• Journey to Bethlehem

Direction — Romance or Musical

• Blitz Bazawule — The Color Purple ★

• Benjamin Millepied — Carmen

• Brett Sullivan and Diane Paulus — Waitress: The Musical

• John Carney — Flora and Son

• Roshan Sethi — World's Best

• Tina Gordon — Praise This

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Romance or Musical

• Marcus Gardley — The Color Purple ★

• Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Loïc Barrère and Benjamin Millepied — Carmen

• Jessie Nelson — Waitress: The Musical

• John Carney — Flora and Son

• Tina Gordon, Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana and Jana Savage — Praise This

• Utkarsh Ambudkar and Jamie King — World's Best

Lead Actor — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• John Boyega — They Cloned Tyrone ★

• Bradley Cooper — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

• Chris Pine — Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

• Timothée Chalamet — Wonka

• Tom Blyth — The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

• Xolo Maridueña — Blue Beetle

Lead Actress — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Margot Robbie — Barbie ★

• Brie Larson — The Marvels

• Halle Bailey — The Little Mermaid

• Iman Vellani — The Marvels

• Phoebe Waller-Bridge — Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

• Rachel Zegler — The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Supporting Actor — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Ryan Gosling — Barbie ★

• Chukwudi Iwuji — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

• Michael Keaton — The Flash

• Mads Mikkelsen — Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

• Jamie Foxx — They Cloned Tyrone

• Keegan-Michael Key — Wonka

Supporting Actress — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• America Ferrera — Barbie ★

• Calah Lane — Wonka

• Madeleine Yuna Voyles — The Creator

• Melissa McCarthy — The Little Mermaid

• Olivia Colman — Wonka

• Zoë Saldaña — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Best Film — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Barbie ★

• Blue Beetle

• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

• They Cloned Tyrone

• Wonka

Direction — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Greta Gerwig — Barbie ★

• James Mangold — Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

• Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley — Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

• Juel Taylor — They Cloned Tyrone

• Paul King — Wonka

• Rob Marshall — The Little Mermaid

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach — Barbie ★

• David Magee — The Little Mermaid

• Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, David Koepp, and James Mangold — Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

• Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier — They Cloned Tyrone

• Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt — The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

• Simon Farnaby and Paul King — Wonka

Lead Actor — Drama

• Cillian Murphy — Oppenheimer ★

• Barry Keoghan — Saltburn

• Bradley Cooper — Maestro

• Colman Domingo — Rustin

• Leonardo DiCaprio — Killers of the Flower Moon

• Matt Damon — Air

Lead Actress — Drama

• Lily Gladstone — Killers of the Flower Moon ★

• Annette Bening — Nyad

• Carey Mulligan — Maestro

• Greta Lee — Past Lives

• Sandra Hüller — Anatomy of a Fall

• Teyana Taylor — A Thousand and One

Supporting Actor — Drama

• Robert Downey Jr. — Oppenheimer ★

• Charles Melton — May December

• Jacob Elordi — Saltburn

• Milo Machado-Graner — Anatomy of a Fall

• Robert De Niro — Killers of the Flower Moon

• Trevante Rhodes — Bruiser

Supporting Actress — Drama

• Emily Blunt — Oppenheimer ★

• Jodie Foster — Nyad

• Julianne Moore — May December

• Penélope Cruz — Ferrari

• Rosamund Pike — Saltburn

• Sandra Hüller — The Zone of Interest

Best Film — Drama

• Oppenheimer ★

• Anatomy of a Fall

• Air

• The Zone of Interest

• Past Lives

• Killers of the Flower Moon

Direction — Drama

• Christopher Nolan — Oppenheimer ★

• Bradley Cooper — Maestro

• Jonathan Glazer — The Zone of Interest

• Celine Song — Past Lives

• Justine Triet — Anatomy of a Fall

• Martin Scorsese — Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Drama

• Justine Triet and Arthur Harari — Anatomy of a Fall ★

• Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer — Maestro

• Celine Song — Past Lives

• Christopher Nolan — Oppenheimer

• Martin Scorsese and Eric Roth — Killers of the Flower Moon

• Samy Burch — May December

Lead Actor — Horror

• Nicolas Cage — Dream Scenario ★

• Christopher Abbott — Sanctuary

• Dave Bautista — Knock at the Cabin

• Joaquin Phoenix — Beau Is Afraid

• Josh Hutcherson — Five Nights at Freddy's

• Tobin Bell — Saw X

Lead Actress — Horror

• Alyssa Sutherland — Evil Dead Rise ★

• Grace Byers — The Blackening

• Kaitlyn Dever — No One Will Save You

• Melissa Barrera — Scream VI

• Natalia Solián — Huesera: The Bone Woman

• Sophie Wilde — Talk to Me

Supporting Actor — Horror

• Joe Bird — Talk to Me ★

• Alexander Skarsgård — Infinity Pool

• Judah Lewis — Suitable Flesh

• Kyle Gallner — The Passenger

• Morgan Davies — Evil Dead Rise

• Nicolas Cage — Renfield

Supporting Actress — Horror

• Amie Donald — M3GAN ★

• Anne Hathaway — Eileen

• Jenna Ortega — Scream VI

• Marin Ireland — Birth/Rebirth

• Parker Posey — Beau Is Afraid

• Patti LuPone — Beau Is Afraid

Best Film — Horror

• When Evil Lurks ★

• Evil Dead Rise

• M3GAN

• Saw X

• Scream VI

• Talk to Me

Direction — Horror

• Demián Rugna — When Evil Lurks ★

• Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou — Talk to Me

• Gerard Johnstone — M3GAN

• Lee Cronin — Evil Dead Rise

• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett — Scream VI

• Michelle Garza Cervera — Huesera: The Bone Woman

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Horror

• Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman — Talk to Me ★

• Ari Aster — Beau Is Afraid

• Brandon Cronenberg — Infinity Pool

• Demián Rugna — When Evil Lurks

• James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick — Scream VI

• M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, and Michael Sherman — Knock at the Cabin

Lead Voice Actor — Animation

• Shameik Moore — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ★

• Adam Sandler — Leo

• Brad Noon — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

• Chris Pratt — The Super Mario Bros. Movie

• Mamoudou Athie — Elemental

• Riz Ahmed — Nimona

Lead Voice Actress — Animation

• Hailee Steinfeld — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ★

• Anna Kendrick — Trolls Band Together

• Ariana DeBose — Wish

• Chloë Grace Moretz — Nimona

• Lana Condor — Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

• Leah Lewis — Elemental

Supporting Voice Actor — Animation

• Daniel Kaluuya — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ★

• Brian Tyree Henry — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

• Charlie Day — The Super Mario Bros. Movie

• Jack Black — The Super Mario Bros. Movie

• Jackie Chan — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

• Vico Ortiz — Craig Before the Creek

Supporting Voice Actress — Animation

• Ayo Edebiri — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem ★

• Amy Schumer — Trolls Band Together

• Annie Murphy — Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

• Anya Taylor-Joy — The Super Mario Bros. Movie

• Catherine O'Hara — Elemental

• Lauren Velez — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Film — Animation

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ★

• Elemental

• Nimona

• Robot Dreams

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

• The Boy and the Heron

Direction — Animation

• Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ★

• Jeff Rowe — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

• Nick Bruno and Troy Quane — Nimona

• Pablo Berger — Robot Dreams

• Peter Sohn — Elemental

• Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, and David Wachtenheim — Leo

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Animation

• Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Dave Callaham — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ★

• Kat Likkel, John Hoberg and Brenda Hsueh — Elemental

• Pablo Berger — Robot Dreams

• Robert L. Baird and Lloyd Taylor — Nimona

• Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler, and Paul Sado — Leo

• Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez, and Benji Samit — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Character of the Year

• M3GAN — played by Amie Donald and voiced by Jenna Davis ★

• Ariel — played by Halle Bailey

• Barbie —  played by Margot Robbie

• Bella Baxter — played by Emma Stone

• Ghostface — played by Max Laferriere and voiced by Roger L. Jackson

• Rocket Raccoon — voiced by Bradley Cooper

Avantgarde Award

• Courteney Cox ★

  Courteney Cox rose to international prominence as Monica Geller in Friends, one of the most beloved TV shows in history, and as Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise. With a career spanning decades, she has earned multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, along with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Beyond these iconic roles, she starred in Cougar Town, Shining Vale, Bedtime Stories, Zoom, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. She also directed Just Before I Go and recently launched a line of cleaning products and a home beauty brand. Who would have thought that the model from Bruce Springsteen’s Dancing in the Dark music video would go on to achieve such an incredible career?

Rising Star

• Taylor Zakhar Perez ★

• Alyssa Sutherland

• Cailee Spaeny

• Jack Champion

• Sophie Wilde

• Tom Blyth

Ensemble Performance

• Oppenheimer — Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Jason Clarke, and Kenneth Branagh ★

• Asteroid City — Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum

• Barbie — Ritu Arya, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Michael Cera, Nicola Coughlan, Ana Cruz Kayne, Scott Evans, Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Ncuti Gatwa, Ryan Gosling, Ariana Greenblatt, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Emma Mackey, Helen Mirren, Hari Nef, Rhea Perlman, Issa Rae, Margot Robbie, Sharon Rooney, Alexandra Shipp, and Connor Swindells

• Saltburn — Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, and Carey Mulligan

• Poor Things — Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Jerrod Carmichael, and Margaret Qualley

• The Color Purple — Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Fantasia Barrino, and Ciara

Best Popular Film

• Barbie ★

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

• Oppenheimer

• Poor Things

• Saltburn

• Scream VI

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The nominees are based on releases from January 1st to December 31st, 2023, showcasing the most thrilling performances and productions of the year.