Smile 2 | Through the Shattered Lens

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

These nominations were actually announced way back on December 10th but I’ve only now gotten a chance to share them on the Shattered Lens. As I’ve started elsewhere, guild nominations are generally pretty good precursors as to what is going to be nominated by the Academy.

The winners will be announced on February 15th.

Best Contemporary Make-Up
“The Deliverance” (Netflix) – Beverly Jo Pryor, Eric Pagdin, Chloe Sens, Doug Fairall
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – Julia Floch Carbonel, Simon Livet
“It Ends With Us” (Sony Pictures and Wayfarer Studios) – Sarah Graalman, Vivian Baker, Melanie Licata
“Smile 2” (Paramount) – Sasha Grossman, Valerie Carney
“The Substance” (MUBI) – Stéphanie Guillon

Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Charmaine Fuller, Mona Turnbull, Chloe Meddings
“Deadpool & Wolverine” (Marvel Studios) – Bill Corso, Whitney James, Paula Price, Monica Huppert, Cyndi Reece-Thorne
“Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures) – Jana Carboni, Charlie Hounslow, Maria Solberg Lepre, Lauren Baldwin, Chantal Busuttil
“MaXXXine” (A24) – Sarah Rubano, Mandy Artusato, Akiko Matsumoto
“Wicked” (Universal Pictures) – Frances Hannon, Alice Jones, Nuria Mbornio, Johanna Nielsen, Branka Vorkapic

Best Special Make-Up Effects
“A Different Man” (A24) – Mike Marino, David Presto, Crystal Junado
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Jennifer Kewley, Megan Thomas, Martin Rezard
“Deadpool & Wolverine” (Marvel Studios) – Bill Corso, Andrew Clement, Monica Huppert, Geoff Redknap, Robb Crafer
“The Deliverance” (Netflix) – Jason Collins, Chloe Sens, Michael McCarty
“The Substance” (MUBI) – Pierre-Olivier Persin

Best Contemporary Hair Styling
“The Deliverance” (Netflix) – Melissa Forney, Linda Flowers, Tommie Ammons, Jackie Noel, Eric Matthews
“It Ends With Us” (Sony) – Robert Lugo, Vita Viscuso, Anne Carroll
“The Last Showgirl” (Roadside Attractions) – Katy McClintock, Marc Boyle, Stephanie Hobgood
“Megalopolis” (Lionsgate/Zoetrope) – Terrie Velazquez Owen, April Schuller, Tracy Moss, Victor Paz, Alexis Continenente
“The Substance” (MUBI) – Frédérique Arguello

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Susan Cole, Charmaine Fuller, Chloe Meddings
“Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures) – Carla Farmer, Nadia Stacey, Morris Roots
“Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures) – Giuliano Mariano, Kerstin Weller, Romina Ronzani, Nicola Mariano, Marcelle Genovese
“Shirley” (Netflix) – Nakoya Yancey, Wayne Jolla Jr., Gayette Williams, Lisa Thomas
“Wicked” (Universal Pictures) – Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Sim Camps, Gabor Kerekes