Lisa Marie’s Final 2024 Oscar Predictions

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Oscar nominations are due to be announced tomorrow so I guess I should post my final predictions. 2024 has been a rough year for me and my sisters. Our Dad was in a car accident in May and, after two months of physical rehab, passed away in August while in home hospice care. Needless to say, going to the movies was the last thing on my mind for much of 2024.

(I’m very thankful that my fellow contributors who kept the site going during our frequent absences. Their hard work not only kept TSL alive but it also rekindled my own passion for the Shattered Lens. I am still very much in mourning but writing for this site and sharing my thoughts with our readers has definitely helped me to regain some semblance of stability.)

So, there’s a lot of Oscar hopefuls that I have not seen. That’s one reason why I haven’t done a best of 2024 list this year or my usual “If Lisa Marie Had All The Power” posts because there’s still a lot that I need to watch. (I may publish them at some point in February, by which point everyone will have moved on but it will make me feel happy.) I’m flying blind here with a lot of the potential nominees. But I’ve been following the guilds and the critic awards and I feel reasonably confident about the predictions below.

Tomorrow morning, we’ll find out how right or wrong I am.

Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune Part II

The Brutalist

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Wicked

Best Director

Jacques Audiard for Emilia Perez

Sean Baker for Anora

Edward Berger for Conclave

Brady Corbet for The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat for The Substance

Best Actress

Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl

Cynthia Erivo in Wicked

Karla Sofia Gascon in Emilia Perez

Mikey Madison in Anora

Demi Moore for in Substance

Best Actor

Adrien Brody in The Brutalist

Timothee Chalamet in A Compete Unknown

Domingo Colman in Sing Sing

Daniel Craig in Queer

Ralph Fiennes in Conclave

Best Supporting Actress

Jamie Lee Curtis in The Last Showgirl

Ariana Grande in Wicked

Margaret Qualley in The Substance

Isabella Rossellini in Conclave

Zoe Saldana in Emilia Perez

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov in Anora

Kieran Culkin in A Real Pain

Edward Norton in A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce in The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong in The Apprentice

Here Are The 2024 DGA Nominations

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Director Guild has announced its nominees for the best of 2024. This is one of strongest of the precursors so A Complete Unknown getting mentioned both by the DGA and the SAG would seem to indicate that it’s going to get a Best Picture nod as well. We’ll find out next week!

FEATURE FILM
JACQUES AUDIARD, Emilia Pérez
SEAN BAKER, Anora
EDWARD BERGER, Conclave
BRADY CORBET, The Brutalist
JAMES MANGOLD, A Complete Unknown

FIRST-TIME THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
PAYAL KAPADIA, All We Imagine as Light
MEGAN PARK, My Old Ass
RAMELL ROSS, Nickel Boys
HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL, Armand
SEAN WANG, Dìdi

Here’s What Won At The Golden Globes

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
The Brutalist

BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Emilia Perez

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Brady Corbet for The Brutalist

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Fernanda Torres for I’m Still Here

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Adrien Brody for The Brutalist

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Demi Moore for The Substance

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Sebastian Stan for A Different Man

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
Zoe Saldana for Emilia Perez

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain

BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Emilia Perez

BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
Flow

CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
Wicked

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Conclave

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Challengers

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
El Mal from Emilia Perez

Conclave Wins In North Carolina

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The North Carolina Film Critics Association has announced its picks for the best of 2024!

BEST NARRATIVE FILM
Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
Civil War
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
I Saw the TV Glow
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
The Substance

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Dahomey
No Other Land
Sugarcane
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Transformers One
The Wild Robot

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
All We Imagine As Light
Emilia Pérez
Evil Does Not Exist
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

BEST DIRECTOR
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Luca Guadagnino – Challengers
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Zendaya – Challengers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Chris Hemsworth – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Katy O’Brian – Love Lies Bleeding
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN ANIMATION OR MIXED MEDIA
Kevin Durand – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Lupita Nyong’o – The Wild Robot
Maya Hawke – Inside Out 2
Pedro Pascal – The Wild Robot
Sarah Snook – Memoir of a Snail

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Wicked

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
A Different Man
Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
The Substance

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
Sing Sing

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Challengers
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
The Brutalist

BEST EDITING
Anora
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nosferatu
Wicked

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
A Different Man
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nosferatu
Wicked

BEST SCORE
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
Nosferatu
The Wild Robot

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Compress/Repress” – Challengers
“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez
“Harper and Will Go West” – Will & Harper
“Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot
“Like a Bird” – Sing Sing

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Challengers
Civil War
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Nosferatu
The Substance

BEST STUNT COORDINATION
Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II
Monkey Man

DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Vera Drew – The People’s Joker
Francis Galluppi – The Last Stop in Yuma County
Zoë Kravitz – Blink Twice
Josh Margolin – Thelma
Sean Wang – Dìdi (弟弟)
Malcolm Washington – The Piano Lesson

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Carlos Diehz – Conclave
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Mikey Madison – Anora
Katy O’Brian – Love Lies Bleeding
Adam Pearson – A Different Man

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Christopher Doyle
Greig Fraser
Emmanuel Lubezki
Hoyte van Hoytema

KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
Stephen McKinley Henderson – Civil War
Jeff Nichols (Director) – The Bikeriders
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Hunter Schafer – Cuckoo
Drew Starkey – Queer

Conclave Wins In Oklahoma

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On the 3rd, the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle announced their picks for the best of 2024!

Top 10 Films
1. Conclave
2. Anora
3. The Brutalist
4. Challengers
5. Wicked
6. Sing Sing
7. Dune: Part Two
8. The Substance
9. I Saw the TV Glow
10. Memoir of a Snail

Best Actor
Winner: Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Runner-Up: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Best Actress
Winner: Mikey Madison, Anora
Runner-Up: Demi Moore, The Substance

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Runner-Up: Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Ariana Grande, Wicked
Runner-Up: Isabella Rossellini, Conclave

Best Original Screenplay
Winner: The Brutalist
Runner-Up: Anora

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Conclave
Runner-Up: Sing Sing

Best Director
Winner: Edward Berger, Conclave
Runner-Up: Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

Best Documentary
Winner: Sugarcane
Runner-Up: Will & Harper

Best Animated Feature
Winner: The Wild Robot
Runner-Up: Flow

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: Emilia Pérez
Runner-Up: The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Cinematography
Winner: Nosferatu
Runner-Up: The Brutalist

Best Score
Winner: Challengers
Runner-Up: Conclave

Best Ensemble
Winner: Conclave
Runner-Up: Sing Sing

Best First Feature
Winner: Fancy Dance, dir. Erica Tremblay
Runner-Up: The First Omen, dir. Arkasha Stevenson

Best Body of Work
Winner: Nicholas Hoult (Nosferatu, The Order, Juror #2, Garfield)
Runner-Up: Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Queer)

Best Stunt Coordination
Winner: The Fall Guy
Runner-Up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Best Indigenous Film
Winner: Sugarcane
Runner-Up: Fancy Dance

Best Performance By an Animal Actor
Winner: Peggy (a.k.a. Dogpool), Deadpool & Wolverine
Runner-Up: Jean Claude (dog), The Fall Guy

The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Honors Challengers

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Yesterday, the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association announced its picks for the best of 2024.

BEST PICTURE
Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
I Saw the TV Glow
Nickel Boys
No Other Land
Nosferatu
A Real Pain

BEST FOREIGN FILM
All We Imagine as Light (India)
Evil Does Not Exist (Japan)
Kneecap (Ireland)
No Other Land (Israel)
Red Rooms (Canada)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Daughters
No Other Land
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Luca Guadagnino – Challengers
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys

LEAD ACTOR
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Hugh Grant – Heretic
Keith Kupferer – Ghostlight

LEAD ACTRESS
Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Joan Chen – Dìdi
Ariana Grande-Butera – Wicked
Natasha Lyonne – His Three Daughters
Margaret Qualley – The Substance

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anora – Sean Baker
The Brutalist – Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
Challengers – Justin Kuritzkes
A Different Man – Aaron Schimberg
A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Conclave – Peter Straughan
Hit Man – Richard Linklater & Glen Powell
Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Oh, Canada – Paul Schrader
Sing Sing – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar / story by
Kwedar, Bentley, Clarence Maclin & John Whitfield

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist – Lol Crawley
Challengers – Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Dune: Part Two – Greig Fraser
Nickel Boys – Jomo Fray
Nosferatu – Jarin Blaschke

BEST EDITING
The Brutalist – David Jancso
Challengers – Marco Costa
Dune: Part Two – Joe Walker
Nickel Boys – Nicholas Monsour
Saturday Night – Nathan Orloff & Shane Reid

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg
Challengers – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Conclave – Volker Bertelman
Nosferatu – Robin Carolan
The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Yura Borisov – Anora
Lily Collias – Good One
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Mikey Madison – Anora
Izaac Wang – Dìdi

BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
India Donaldson – Good One
Vera Drew – The People’s Joker
Josh Margolin – Thelma
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Aaron Schimberg – A Different Man

Here Are The 2024 Nominations of the Minnesota Film Critics Association!

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Minnesota Film Critics Association has announced its nominees for the best of 2024. The winners will be announced on January 10th.

Best Picture
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
The Substance

Best Director
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Luca Guadagnino – Challengers
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Actor
Adrien Brody as László Tóth – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig as William Lee – Queer
Colman Domingo as John “Divine G” Whitfield – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes as Thomas Cardinal Lawrence – Conclave

Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp – Wicked
Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Pansy – Hard Truths
Mikey Madison as Anora “Ani” Mikheeva – Anora
Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle – The Substance
Zendaya as Tashi Duncan – Challengers

Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov as Igor – Anora
Kieran Culkin as Benji Kaplan – A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin as Himself – Sing Sing
Edward Norton as Pete Seeger – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce as Harrison Lee Van Buren – The Brutalist

Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande as Galinda Upland – Wicked
Felicity Jones as Erzsébet Tóth – The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley as Sue – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini as Sister Agnes – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña as Rita Mora Castro – Emilia Pérez

Best Ensemble
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Saturday Night
Sing Sing

Best Adapted Screenplay
Conclave – Peter Straughan
Dune: Part Two – Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts
Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing – Clint Bently, Greg Kwedar
Wicked – Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox

Best Original Screenplay
Anora – Sean Baker
The Brutalist – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Challengers – Justin Kurtizkes
A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
The Substance – Coralie Fargeat

Best Film Editing
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Best Cinematography
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu

Best Music
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Wicked

Best Costume Design
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

Best Production Design
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best Sound
Challengers
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
The Substance

Best Special Effects
Alien: Romulus
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
The Substance

Best Stunt Choreography
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II

Best International Feature
The Beast – France, Canada
Emilia Pérez – France
Evil Does Not Exist – Japan
Flow – Belgium, France, Latvia
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig – Iran, Germany, France

Best Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir Of A Snail
Transformers One
The Wild Robot

Here Are The 2024 Nominations of the Music City Film Critics Association!

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Music City Film Critics Association (that’s Nashville) has announced its nominees for the best of of 2024! The winners will be announced on January 10th.

BEST PICTURE
Anora
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
Sing Sing
The Brutalist
The Substance
Wicked

THE JIM RIDLEY AWARD
Close Your Eyes
Eno
Hundreds of Beavers
The People’s Joker
The Substance

BEST DIRECTOR
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Robert Eggers – Nosferatu

BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Demi Moore – The Substance
Lily Rose-Depp – Nosferatu
Mikey Madison – Anora
Nicole Kidman – Babygirl

BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – A Different Man
Timothee Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Katy O Brian – Love Lies Bleeding
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

YOUNG ACTRESS
Alisha Weir – Abigail
Alyla Brown – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Ariel Donoghue – Trap
Beatrice Schneider – The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass

YOUNG ACTOR
Elliott Heffernam – Blitz
Ethan Herisse – Nickel Boys
Griffin Kramer – The People’s Joker
Ian Foreman – I Saw the TV Glow
Izaac Wang – Didi

BEST ENSEMBLE
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Wicked

BEST MUSIC FILM
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Kneecap
Piece by Piece
Wicked

ANIMATED FILM
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

DOCUMENTARY
Daughters
No Other Land
Sugarcane
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

INTERNATIONAL FILM
Emilia Pérez
Flow
I’m Still Here
Red Rooms
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

SCREENPLAY
A Real Pain
Anora
Challengers
The Brutalist
The Substance

ORIGINAL SONG
Claw Machine – I Saw the TV Glow
Compress/Repress – Challengers
El Mal – Emilia Pérez
Kiss the Sky – The Wild Robot
Like a Bird – Sing Sing

SCORE
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
The Brutalist

SOUND
Civil War
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
The Brutalist

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Hundreds of Beavers
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
The Brutalist
Wicked

EDITING
Anora
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
The Brutalist

STUNT WORK
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II
Hundreds of Beavers
The Fall Guy

COMEDY
Deadpool & Wolverine
Hundreds of Beavers
My Old Ass
Saturday Night
Thelma

HORROR
Heretic
Late Night with the Devil
Nosferatu
Smile 2
The Substance

ACTION
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Kill
The Fall Guy

The Substance Wins In Columbus

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Columbus Film Critics Association has named The Substance the best film of 2024!

Best Film
Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
Civil War
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Love Lies Bleeding
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
Sing Sing
The Substance

Best Director
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Robert Eggers – Nosferatu
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Lead Performance
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Lily-Rose Depp – Nosferatu
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: Part I
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Sebastian Stan – A Different Man

Best Supporting Performance
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
Ariana Grande-Butera – Wicked: Part I
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez
Bill Skarsgård – Nosferatu
Stanley Tucci – Conclave
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Best Ensemble
Anora
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
The Piano Lesson
Sing Sing
Wicked: Part I

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown and Dune: Part Two
Nicholas Hoult – The Garfield Movie, Juror #2, Nosferatu, and The Order
Cailee Spaeny – Alien: Romulus and Civil War
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice and A Different Man
Zendaya – Challengers and Dune: Part Two

Breakthrough Film Artist
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist – (for directing and screenwriting)
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance – (for directing, film editing, and screenwriting)
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing – (for acting)
Mikey Madison – Anora – (for acting)
Dev Patel – Monkey Man – (for acting, directing, producing, and screenwriting)

Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys
Benjamin Kracun – The Substance

Best Film Editing
Sean Baker – Anora
Marco Costa – Challengers
Jerome Eltabet, Coralie Fargeat, and Valentin Féron – The Substance
Nick Emerson – Conclave
Dávid Jancsó – The Brutalist
Nicholas Monsour – Nickel Boys

Best Adapted Screenplay
Robert Eggers – Nosferatu
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Chris Sanders – The Wild Robot
Peter Straughan – Conclave
Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two

Best Original Screenplay
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers

Best Score
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Robin Carolan – Nosferatu
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Challengers
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two

Best Documentary
Daughters
No Other Land
Sugarcane
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Will & Harper

Best Foreign Language Film
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
Evil Does Not Exist
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Animated Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Frank Gabrenya Award for Best Comedy
Babes
Hit Man
My Old Ass
A Real Pain
Saturday Night
Thelma

Best Overlooked Film
Didi
His Three Daughters
Hundreds of Beavers
The Last Stop in Yuma County
Snack Shack
Thelma

Lisa Marie’s Oscar Predictions For December

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Lisa Marie Bowman

With the 2024 coming to a close and awards season in full swing, the Oscar race has become a lot clearer. For the last time this year, here are my monthly Oscar predictions!

Be sure to check out my predictions for April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and November!

Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune Part Two

Emilia Perez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

The Substance

Wicked