Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist leads the nominations for the 2024 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) with 10, including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and a host of acting categories.
Sean Baker’s Anora and Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance followed closely with 7 nominations each including Best Director, Best Picture and Best Actress.
The AFCA will announce the 2024 award winners, including the Austin Film Award and any special awards, on Monday, January 6th, 2025.
The winners, as voted by our membership, will be unveiled on January 6th.
List of 2024 Austin Film Critics Association Nominees
(all in alphabetical order)
Best Director
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Rose Glass, Love Lies Bleeding
Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Conclave
Love Lies Bleeding
Nosferatu
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Sing Sing
Wicked
Best Actress
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Best Actor
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Katy O’Brian, Love Lies Bleeding
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best Ensemble
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Sing Sing
Best Original Screenplay
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Justin Kuritzkes, Challengers
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox, Wicked
Greg Kwedar & Clint Bentley, Sing Sing
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
Peter Straughan, Conclave
Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts, Dune: Part Two
Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys
Greig Frasier, Dune: Part Two
Benjamin Kracun, The Substance
Best Editing
Sean Baker, Anora
Coralie Fargeat Jérôme Eltabet, & Valentin Féron, The Substance
Dávid Jancsó, The Brutalist
Joe Walker, Dune: Part 2
Hansjörg Weißbrich, September 5
Best Original Score
Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
Robin Carolan, Nosferatu
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Challengers
Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part 2
Best International Film
Emilia Perez
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Documentary
Dahomey
No Other Land
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper
Best Animated Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance
Kevin Durand, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Lupita Nyong’o, The Wild Robot
Amy Poehler, Inside Out 2
Sarah Snook, Memoir of a Snail
Robbie Williams/Jonno Davies, Better Man
Best Stunt Work
Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Furiosa
Kill
Monkey Man
Best First Film
Vera Drew, The People’s Joker
Zoe Kravitz, Blink Twice
Josh Margolin, Thelma
Arkasha Stevenson, The First Omen
Sean Wang, Didi
Best Austin Film 2024
In alphabetical order, the five nominees for Best Austin Film 2024 are:
The Bikeriders (dir. Jeff Nichols)
Fugitive Dreams (dir. Jason Neulander)
Hit Man (dir. Richard Linklater)
Sasquatch Sunset (dir. Nathan and David Zellner)
Sing Sing (dir. Greg Kwedar)