Anora Wins In Philadelphia


On the 21st, the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle named Anora the best film of 2024.

Best Film
Winner: ANORA
Runner-Up: THE BRUTALIST

Best Director
Winner: Sean Baker – ANORA
Runner-Up: RaMell Ross – NICKEL BOYS

Best Actress
Winner: Mikey Madison – ANORA
Runner-Up: Demi Moore – THE SUBSTANCE

​Best Actor
Winner: Adrien Brody – THE BRUTALIST
Runner-Up: Hugh Grant – HERETIC

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Margaret Qualley – THE SUBSTANCE
​Runner-Up: Aubrey Plaza – MEGALOPOLIS

​Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Kieran Culkin – A REAL PAIN
Runner-Up: Guy Pearce – THE BRUTALIST

Best Screenplay
Winner: ANORA
Runner-Up: NICKEL BOYS

Best Score/Soundtrack
Winner: THE BRUTALIST
Runner-Up: DUNE: PART TWO

Best Directorial Debut
Winner: Vera Drew – THE PEOPLE’S JOKER
Runner-Up: India Donaldson – GOOD ONE

Best Breakthrough Performance
Winner: Mikey Madison – ANORA
Runner-Up: Yura Borisov – ANORA

Best Cinematography
Winner: NOSFERATU
Runner-Up: THE BRUTALIST

Best Documentary
Winner: SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY
Runner-Up: WILL & HARPER

​Best Foreign Film
Winner: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Runner-Up: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

Best Animated Film
Winner: MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
Runner-Up: FLOW

Best Ensemble
Winner: ANORA
Runner-Up: CONCLAVE

The Elaine May Award – For a deserving person or film that brings awareness to a story from a woman’s perspective
Winner: THE SUBSTANCE

The Cheesesteak Award (Sponsored by Philips Steaks)
Winner: THE FALL GUY
Runner-up: THE BEEKEEPER

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Honors Poor Things


The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle has announced its picks for the best of 2023!  Here’s what won in Philadelphia!

Best Film
Winner: Poor Things
Runner-Up: Oppenheimer

Best Director
Winner: Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Runner-Up: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

Best Actress
Winner: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Runner-Up: Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon

​Best Actor
Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Runner-Up: Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
​Runner-Up: Julianne Moore – May December

​Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Runner-Up: Charles Melton – May December

Best Animated Film
Winner: The Boy And The Heron
Runner-Up: Robot Dreams

Best Foreign Film
Winner: The Boy And The Heron
Runner-Up: Anatomy Of A Fall

Best Documentary
Winner: 20 Days In Mariupol
Runner-Up: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Cinematography
Winner: Oppenheimer
Runner-Up: Poor Things

Best Breakthrough Performance
Winner: Charles Melton – May December
Runner-Up: Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret

Best Directorial Debut
Winner: Celine Song – Past Lives
Runner-Up: Cord Jefferson – American Fiction

Best Screenplay
Winner: Poor Things
Runner-Up: Oppenheimer

Best Score/Soundtrack
Winner: Oppenheimer
Runner-Up: Poor Things

Best Ensemble
Winner: Oppenheimer
Runner-Up: Poor Things

Cheesesteak Award – for a film meant to recognize a blockbuster that’s hard to ignore
Winner: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Runner-Up: Godzilla Minus One

Philadelphia Loves Everything Everywhere All At Once!


Yesterday, the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle announced their picks for the best of 2022 and they really loved Everything Everywhere All At Once!

Check out the winners:

Best Film
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Runner-Up: TAR

Best Director
Daniel Kahn & Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Runner-Up: Todd Field – TAR

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett – TAR
Runner-Up: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once

​Best Actor
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Runner-Up: Bill Nighy – Living

Best Supporting Actress
Janelle Monae – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
​Runner-Up: Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once

​Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Runner-Up: Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees Of Inisherin

Best Animated Film
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Runner-Up: Turning Red

​Best Foreign Film
RRR
Runner-Up: Holy Spider

Best Documentary
Good Night Oppy
Runner-Up: Fire Of Love

Best Cinematography
RRR
Runner-Up: Top Gun: Maverick

Best Breakthrough Performance
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Runner-Up: Austin Butler – Elvis

Best Directorial Debut
John Patton Ford – Emily The Criminal
Runner-Up: Goran Stolevski – You Won’t Be Alone

Best Screenplay
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Runners-Up: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Score/Soundtrack
RRR
Runner-Up: TAR

Best Ensemble
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Runner-Up: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Cheesesteak Award – for a film meant to recognize a blockbuster that’s hard to ignore
Top Gun: Maverick
Runner-Up: RRR

Elaine May Award – for a deserving person or film that brings awareness to a story from womens’ perspective
Women Talking

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Honors The Power Of The Dog!


Awards season continued today as the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle announced that The Power of the Dog was their pick for the best film of 2021!

Here are the winners from Philly:

Best Film
The Power Of The Dog
Runner-Up: Nightmare Alley

Best Director
Jane Campion – The Power Of The Dog
Runner-Up: Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley

Best Actress
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Runner-Up: Agathe Rousselle – Titane

​Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power Of The Dog
Runner-Up: Bradley Cooper – Nightmare Alley

Best Supporting Actress
Ruth Negga – Passing
​Runner-Up: Ariana DeBose – West Side Story

​Best Supporting Actor
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power Of The Dog
Runner-Up: Colman Domingo – Zola

Best Animated Film
Flee
Runner-Up: Raya And The Last Dragon

​Best Foreign Film
Titane
Runner-Up: Flee

Best Documentary
Summer Of Soul
Runner-Up: Flee

Best Cinematography
Nightmare Alley
Runner-Up: Dune

Best Breakthrough Performance
Agathe Rousselle – Titane
Runner-Up: Ariana DeBose – West Side Story

Best Directorial Debut
Rebecca Hall – Passing
Runner-Up: Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter

Best Screenplay
The Power Of The Dog
Runners-Up: The Last Duel, The French Dispatch & Zola

Best Score/Soundtrack
The Power Of The Dog
Runner-Up: Summer Of Soul