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


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

The Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Honors Everything!


Here are the winners from Minnesota!

Best Picture
“The Banshees of Inisherin” (RUNNER-UP)
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” (WINNER)
“The Fabelmans”
“Tár”
“Women Talking”

Best Director
Todd Field for “Tár” (RUNNER-UP)
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (WINNER)
Martin McDonagh for “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Sarah Polley for “Women Talking”
Park Chan-Wook for “Decision to Leave”

Best Actor
Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in “Elvis” (WINNER)
Colin Farrell as Pádraic Súilleabháin in “The Banshees of Inisherin” (RUNNER-UP)
Brendan Fraser as Charlie in “The Whale”
Gabriel LaBelle as Samuel Fabelman in “The Fabelmans”
Paul Mescal as Calum in “Aftersun”

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár in “Tár” (WINNER)
Viola Davis as General Nanisca in “The Woman King”
Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till in “Till”
Mia Goth as Pearl in “Pearl”
Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Quan Wang in “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (RUNNER-UP)

Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano as Burt Fabelman in “The Fabelmans”
Brendan Gleeson as Colm Doherty in “The Banshees of Inisherin” (RUNNER-UP)
Brian Tyree Henry as James in “Causeway”
Barry Keoghan as Dominic Kearney in “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ke Huy Quan as Waymond Wang in “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (WINNER)

Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett as Ramonda in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (WINNER)
Jessie Buckley as Mariche in “Women Talking”
Kerry Condon as Siobhán Súilleabháin in “The Banshees of Inisherin” (RUNNER-UP)
Nina Hoss as Sharon Goodnow in “Tár”
Stephanie Hsu as Joy Wang in “Everything Everywhere All At Once”

Best Ensemble
“Babylon”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” (RUNNER-UP)
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Women Talking” (WINNER)

Best Screenplay
“The Banshees of Inisherin” by Martin McDonagh (WINNER)
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (RUNNER-UP)
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” by Rian Johnson
“Tár” by Todd Field
“Women Talking” by Sarah Polley

Best Editing
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” (WINNER)
“Nope”
“Tár”
“Top Gun: Maverick” (RUNNER-UP)

Best Cinematography
“The Batman” (WINNER)
“Elvis”
“Nope” (RUNNER-UP)
“Tár”
“Top Gun: Maverick”

Best Music
“Babylon”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” (RUNNER-UP)
“The Batman” (WINNER)
“The Fabelmans”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Best Costume and Make-up
“Babylon” (WINNER)
“The Batman” (RUNNER-UP)
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”

Best Production Design
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Babylon” (RUNNER-UP)
“The Batman”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” (WINNER)

Best Sound Work
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“The Batman”
“Elvis”
“Nope” (RUNNER-UP)
“Top Gun: Maverick” (WINNER)

Best Special Effects
“Avatar: The Way of Water” (WINNER)
“The Batman”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
“Nope” (RUNNER-UP)
“Top Gun: Maverick”

Best Animated Feature
“Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood”
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (RUNNER-UP)
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (WINNER
“Turning Red”