Brady Corbet's THE BRUTALIST Leads With Nine Nominations At Chicago Film Critics Association 2024 Awards
THE SUBSTANCE notches seven noms while ANORA, NICKEL BOYS and WICKED each claim six for year’s best in film; nearly forty films recognized overall with nominations.
Chicago, IL (December 10, 2024) — The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2024; winners will be announced at the organization’s annual awards ceremony to be held in Chicago on Wednesday, December 11. Winners will be announced at 8p CT.
Leading with nine total nominations is Brady Corbet’s original epic THE BRUTALIST; Coralie Fargeat’s body horror THE SUBSTANCE earned seven nominations, while ANORA (Sean Baker), NICKEL BOYS (RaMell Ross) and WICKED (Jon M. Chu) each notch six.
Comprised of voting members who represent outlets including the Chicago Sun-Times, The New York Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, RogerEbert.com, The A.V Club, Vulture, NPR, and many more, the Chicago Film Critics Association annually presents traditional awards including Best Picture, Director, Actor and Actress, among others. With a particular focus on emerging talents, the CFCA also presents breakthrough awards to both an actor and filmmaker with the most promise for future career achievements.
A reliably diverse voting body, the 2024 Chicago Film Critics Awards again honor a broad list of films and creators, with a total of 39 films nominated across nineteen categories. Of note this year are two categories where nominations, which are voted on by the full CFCA membership, resulted in a tie vote and six (rather than the standard five) total nominees are named: Best Film and Best Original Score. Other nominations unique to the CFCA include Chicago’s own Keith Kupferer nominated for Best Actor (GHOSTLIGHT) and two nominations for the indie sleeper hit HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS.
The complete list of 2024 Chicago Film Critics Awards nominations is as follows:
BEST PICTURE
Anora
The Brutalist
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
I Saw the TV Glow
Nickel Boys
The Substance
BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys
Jane Schoenbrun, I Saw the TV Glow
BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Keith Kupferer, Ghostlight
BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Léa Seydoux, The Beast
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Adam Pearson, A Different Man
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande-Butera, Wicked
Natasha Lyonne, His Three Daughters
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anora by Sean Baker
The Brutalist by Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
Challengers by Justin Kurtizkes
A Real Pain by Jesse Eisenberg
The Substance by Coralie Fargeat
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Beast by Bertrand Bonello, Guillaume Bréaud, & Benjamin Charbit
Conclave by Peter Straughan
Nickel Boys by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Nosferatu by Robert Eggers
Sing Sing by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedan
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dahomey
Daughters
No Other Land
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Sugarcane
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
Evil Does Not Exist
Red Rooms
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist, Lol Crawley
Challengers, Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Dune: Part Two, Greig Fraser
Nickel Boys, Jomo Fray
Nosferatu, Jarin Blaschke
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Dune: Part Two, Jacqueline West
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Jenny Beavan
Maria, Massimo Cantini Parrini
Nosferatu, Linda Muir
Wicked, Paul Tazewell
BEST EDITING
Anora, Sean Baker
The Brutalist, Dávid Jancsó
Challengers, Marco Costa
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Eliot Knapman & Margaret Sixel
Nickel Boys, Nicholas Monsour
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Brutalist, Daniel Blumberg
Challengers, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Dune: Part Two, Hans Zimmer
Nosferatu, Robin Carolan
Wicked, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz
The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers
BEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Hundreds of Beavers
The Substance
Wicked
MILOS STEHLIK AWARD FOR BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER
Mike Cheslik, Hundreds of Beavers
Vera Drew, The People's Joker
Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing
RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Lily Collias, Good One
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Brigette Lundy-Paine, I Saw the TV Glow
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Adam Pearson, A Different Man
NOMINATIONS BY FILM
Nine Nominations
THE BRUTALIST
- Best Picture; Best Director (Brady Corbet); Best Actor (Adrien Brody) Best Supporting Actor (Guy Pearce); Best Original Screenplay; Best Production Design; Best Cinematography; Best Editing; Best Original Score
Seven Nominations
THE SUBSTANCE
- Best Picture; Best Director (Coralie Fargeat); Best Actress (Demi Moore); Best Supporting Actress (Margaret Qualley); Best Original Screenplay; Best Production Design
Six Nominations
ANORA
- Best Picture; Best Director (Sean Baker); Best Actress (Mikey Madison); Best Supporting Actor (Yura Borisov); Best Original Screenplay; Best Editing
NICKEL BOYS
- Best Picture; Best Director (RaMell Ross); Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Cinematography; Best Editing; Breakthrough Filmmaker Award
WICKED
- Best Actress (Cynthia Erivo); Best Supporting Actress (Ariana Grande-Butera); Best Production Design; Best Costume Design; Best Original Score; Best Use of Visual Effects
Five Nominations
DUNE: PART TWO
- Bet Production Design; Best Cinematography; Best Costume Design; Best Original Score; Best Use of Visual Effects
NOSFERATU
- Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Production Design; Best Cinematography; Best Costume Design; Best Original Score
SING SING
- Best Actor (Colman Domingo; Best Supporting Actor (Clarence Maclin); Best Adapted Screenplay; Breakthrough Filmmaker Award; Most Promising Performer (Clarence Maclin)
Four Nominations
CHALLENGERS
- Best Original Screenplay; Best Cinematography; Best Editing; Best Original Score
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
- Best Picture; Best Costume Design; Best Editing; Best Use of Visual Effects
Three Nominations
EMILIA PEREZ
- Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña); Best Foreign Language Film; Most Promising Performer (Karla Sofia Gascón)
I SAW THE TV GLOW
- Best Picture; Best Director (Jane Schoenbrun); Most Promising Performer (Brigette Lundy-Paine)
Two Nominations
A DIFFERENT MAN
- Best Supporting Actor (Adam Pearson); Most Promising Performer (Adam Pearson)
A REAL PAIN
- Best Supporting Actor (Kieran Culkin); Best Original Screenplay;
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
- Best Foreign Language Film; Breakthrough Filmmaker Award
CONCLAVE
- Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes); Best Adapted Screenplay
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS
- Best Use of Visual Effects; Breakthrough Filmmaker Award
THE BEAST
- Best Actress (Léa Seydoux); Best Adapted Screenplay
THE WILD ROBOT
- Best Animated Film; Best Original Score
One Nomination
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN - Best Actor (Timothée Chalamet)
DAHOMEY - Best Documentary
DAUGHTERS - Best Documentary
EVIL DOES NOT EXIST - Best Foreign Language Film
FLOW - Best Animated Film
GHOSTLIGHT - Best Actor (Keith Kupferer)
GOOD ONE - Most Promising Performer (Lily Collias)
HARD TRUTHS - Best Actress (Marianne Jean-Baptiste)
HIS THREE DAUGHTERS - Best Supporting Actress (Natasha Lyonne)
INSIDE OUT 2 - Best Animated Film
MARIA - Best Costume Design
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL - Best Animated Film
NO OTHER LAND - Best Documentary
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT - Best Documentary
SUGARCANE - Best Documentary
THE PEOPLE'S JOKER - Breakthrough Filmmaker Award
THE PIANO LESSON - Best Supporting Actress (Danielle Deadwyler)
RED ROOMS - Best Foreign Language Film
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG - Best Foreign Language Film
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL - Best Animated Film
