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Here Are The 2024 Nominations Of The Set Decorators Society of America

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

On the 3rd, the Set Decorators Society of America announced its nominations for the best production designs of 2024.  The winners will be announced on February 5th.

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film
Anora — Neon – Set decoration by Christopher Phelps with production design by Stephen Phelps
Civil War — A24 – Set decoration by Lizbeth Ayala with production design by Caty Maxey
Conclave — Focus Features – Set decoration by Cynthia Sleiter with production design by Suzie Davies
Emilia Pérez — Netflix – Set decoration by Cécile Deleu with production design by Emmanuelle Duplay
The Substance — Mubi – Set decoration by Cécilia Blom with production design by Stanislas Reydellet

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature Film
The Brutalist — A24 – Set decoration by Patricia Cuccia and Mercédesz Nagyváradi with production design by Judy Becker
A Complete Unknown — Searchlight Pictures – Set decoration by Regina Graves with production design by François Auduoy
Gladiator II — Paramount – Set decoration by Jille Azis and Elli Griff with production design by Arthur Max
Maria — Netflix – Set decoration by Sandro Piccarozzi and Nóra Talmaier with production design by Guy Hendrix Dyas
Nosferatu — Focus Features – Set decoration by Beatrice Brentnerova with production design by Craig Lathrop

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Fantasy or Science Fiction Film
Alien: Romulus — 20th Century Studios – Set decoration by Zsuzsanna Sipos with production design by Naaman Marshall
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — Warner Bros. – Set decoration by David Morison and Lori Mazuer with production design by Mark Scruton
Dune: Part Two — Warner Bros. – Set decoration by Shane Vieau with production design by Patrice Vermette
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga — Warner Bros. – Set decoration by Katie Sharrock with production design by Colin Gibson
Megalopolis — Lionsgate – Set decoration by Lisa Sessions Morgan with production design by Beth Mickle and Bradley Rubin

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Comedy or Musical Feature Film
Deadpool & Wolverine — Marvel/Walt Disney Studios – Set decoration by Naomi Moore and Imogen Lee with production design by Raymond Chan
Kinds of Kindness — Searchlight Pictures – Set decoration by Amy Silver with production design by Anthony Gasparro
Nightbitch — Searchlight Pictures – Set decoration by Ryan Watson with production design by Karen Murphy
Wolfs — Apple Studios – Set decoration by Melissa Levander with production design by Jade Healy
Wicked — Universal – Set decoration by Lee Sandales with production design by Nathan Crowley

Conclave Wins In Oklahoma

Posted on 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 Substance Wins In Kansas City!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Yesterday, The Kansas City Film Critics Circle announced their picks for the best of 2024!

BEST FILM
Anora
Civil War
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
I Saw The TV Glow
Nickel Boys
A Real Pain
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Baker – Anora
Jon M. Chu – Wicked
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet – Dune: Part Two
David Dastmalchian – Late Night with the Devil
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

BEST ACTRESS (TIE)
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
June Squibb – Thelma

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Chris Hemsworth – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Adam Pearson – A Different Man
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Joan Chen – Didi
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anora
The Brutalist
Civil War
A Real Pain
The Substance

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Wild Robot

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist
Civil War
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
Wicked

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
The Substance
The Wild Robot

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

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dahomey
Look Into My Eyes
Seeking Mavis Beacon
Sugarcane
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

VINCE KOEHLER AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR
Dune: Part Two
I Saw The TV Glow
Late Night with the Devil
Nosferatu
The Substance

TOM POE AWARD FOR BEST LGBTQ FILM
I Saw The TV Glow
Emilia Pérez
Love Lies Bleeding
My Old Ass
Will & Harper
Queer

BUSTER KEATON AWARD FOR BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE FILM
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Monkey Man

The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Honors Challengers

Posted on 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

The National Society of Film Critics Honors Nickel Boys

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Yesterday, the National Society of Film Critics announced their picks for the best of 2024.  It was a good day for Nickel Boys.

Best Picture
Winner: NICKEL BOYS (47 points)
Runners-up: ANORA & ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (34 points)

Best Director
Winner: Payal Kapadia, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (49 points)
Runners-up: RaMell Ross, NICKEL BOYS (42 points) Sean Baker, ANORA (33 points)

Best Actress
Winner: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, HARD TRUTHS (79 points)
Runners-up: Mikey Madison, ANORA (35 points) Ilinca Manolache, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD (32 points)

Best Actor
Winner: Colman Domingo, SING SING (60 points)
Runners-up: Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST (51 points), and Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE (45 points)

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Michele Austin, HARD TRUTHS (55 points)
Runners-up: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, NICKEL BOYS, and Natasha Lyonne, HIS THREE DAUGHTERS (39 points)

Best Supporting Actor
​Winner: Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN (52 points)
Runners-up: Guy Pearce, THE BRUTALIST (50 points), Edward Norton, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, and Adam Pearson, A DIFFERENT MAN (41 points, tie)

Best Screenplay
Winner: Jesse Eisenberg, A REAL PAIN (47 points)
Runners-up: Radu Jude, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD (46 points), and Sean Baker, ANORA (45 points)

Best Cinematography
Winner: Jomo Fray, NICKEL BOYS (80 points)
Runners-up: Lol Crawley, THE BRUTALIST (38 points), and Jarin Blaschke, NOSFERATU (21 points)

Best Nonfiction Film
Winner: NO OTHER LAND (70 points)
Runners-up: DAHOMEY (50 points) SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT (24 points)

Best Film Not In The English Language
Winner: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (44 points)
Runners-up: DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD (41 points) THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (28 points)

Best Experimental Film: THE BALLAD OF SUZANNE CÉSAIRE

Film Heritage Award: Scott Eyman, for his outstanding books on film artists and epochal shifts in moviemaking, most recently with “Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided,” a revelatory study of the nexus of American politics and American pop culture.

Film Heritage Award: IndieCollect, which, since its founding in 2010 by Sandra Schulberg, has met the challenge of preserving independent films with a rare sense of artistic responsibility.

Film Heritage Award: To Save and Project: The MoMa International Festival of Film preservation, for more than two decades of superb restorations and diverse programming from all over the world, in collaboration with archives, foundations, studios, and other organizations.

Special Citation for a Film Awaiting U.S. Distribution: NO OTHER LAND

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

Posted on 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 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 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

Anora Wins In Central Florida

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Critics Association of Central Florida has announced its picks for the best of 2024!

Best Picture
Winner: Anora
Runner-up: Wicked

Best Director
Winner: Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
Runner-up: Jon M. Chu – Wicked

Best Actor
Winner: Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Runner-up: Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Best Actress
Winner: Mikey Madison – Anora
Runner-up: Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Runner-up: Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Runner-up: Ariana Grande – Wicked

Best Cast
Winner: Wicked
Runner-up: Sing Sing

Best Documentary
Winner: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Runner-up: Will & Harper

Best International Film
Winner: Flow
Runners-up (TIE): Kneecap / Emilia Pérez

Best Animated Film
Winner: The Wild Robot
Runner-up: Flow

Best Screenplay
Winner: Anora
Runner-up: A Real Pain

Best Cinematography
Winner: Dune: Part Two
Runner-up: Nosferatu

Best Score
Winner: Challengers
Runner-up: Dune: Part Two

Best Original Song
Winner: “Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot
Runner-up: “Compress, Repress” – Challengers

Best Sound Design
Winner: Dune: Part Two
Runner-up: Wicked

Best Editing
Winner: Challengers
Runner-up: Dune: Part Two

Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
Winner: The Substance
Runner-up: Wicked

Best Production Design
Winner: Wicked
Runner-up: Dune: Part Two

Best Visual Effects
Winner: Dune: Part Two
Runner-up: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Best Costume Design
Winner: Wicked
Runner-up: Dune: Part Two

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

Best Hybrid Performance
Winner: Lupita Nyong’o – The Wild Robot
Runner-Up: Jonno Davies and Robbie Williams – Better Man

Best First Feature
Winner: Dev Patel – Monkey Man
Runner-Up: Julio Torres – Problemista

6 Things That I’m Looking Forward To In January

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

It’s January!

Traditionally, as far as pop culture goes, January doesn’t get much respect.  If a studio has a film that they knew isn’t going to be a hit with critics or audiences, January is where they usually dump it with the full knowledge that, as bad as it is, everyone will have forgotten about it by the time summer rolls around.  The same can often be said of publishers.  With everyone busy getting caught up on what they missed during the last few months of the previous year, chances are that they won’t notice a few bombs dropped on the cultural landscape.  That’s the theory anyways.

But, you know me!  I’m an optimist.  And I remain convinced that, even in January, there are things to which we can look forward,  And here’s six of those things!

(Why six?  Because Lisa Marie doesn’t do odd numbers!)

  1. The Oscars

Yes, it’s that time of year!  The Oscar nominations are going to be announced on January 17th!  That’s two and a half weeks from now!  Obviously, I’ve got quite a bit that I still need to watch.  Wish me luck!

2. Sundance Film Festival

The first big film festival of the year opens on January 23rd.  Which films will emerge as Oscar contenders from this year’s festival?  It’s also possible that this year’s Sundance could be the last to be held in the snowy mountains of Utah.  If Sundance does move to either Boulder or Cincinnati, this year’s festival will indeed be the end of an era.  (Quite frankly, it’s hard for me to imagine a Sundance Film Festival without snow.)

3. Wolf Man

Directed by Leigh Whannell, the latest version of the Wolf Man will be released on January 17th.  Will this Wolf Man be as full of self-pity as Lon Chaney Jr’s version was?  We’ll find out!

4, Presence

As a filmmaker, Steven Soderbergh can be hit-or-miss.  He’s directed some truly brilliant films.  He’s also directed some rather pretentious dreck.  His latest film, Presence, appears to be a horror film but, knowing Soderbergh, there will probably be some twist that will annoy me to no end.  That said, the film stars Lucy Liu and she’s someone who definitely deserves to make a comeback.  The film is due to be released on the 24th and I’m hoping for the best!

5. Screamboat

This is apparently a horror version of Steamboat Willie.  This movie is probably going to suck but I’m just curious to see whether it’s going to be merely forgettable or a full-on disaster.  Screamboat is destined to ruin some childhood memories on January 24th.  Normally, I’d assign Case to check this out for us but I don’t think he’s forgiven me for making him watch Escape From Tomorrow.

6. Back In Action

Cameron Diaz came out of retirement to star in this action comedy.  The script must have been really amazing, right?  Uhmm….right?  We’ll find out when the film is released on January 17th.

What are you looking forward to in January?  Let us know in the comments!