Conclave took the top award honors at North Carolina Film Critics Association’s (NCFCA) 13th Annual Best in Cinema Awards winning Best Narrative Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Acting Ensemble Awards.

The Substance also won multiple awards including Best Supporting Actress for Margaret Qualley, Best Hair and Makeup, and the Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award for Margaret Qualley’s connection to North Carolina.

Other performance awards winners include Colman Domingo won Best Actor for Sing Sing, Mikey Madison won Best Actress along with Breakthrough Performance for Anora, Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, and Margaret Qualley won won Best Supporting Actress for The Substance.

Top film honors went to Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story for Best Documentary Film, All We Imagine As Light won Best Foreign Language Film, and The Wild Robot won Best Animated Film.

The organization presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Roger Deakins. “We are honored to celebrate the artistry, passion, and dedication of filmmakers who inspire and engage audiences worldwide. Our members are proud to support a platform that highlights the richness of cinematic storytelling and its impact on culture and society,” said Noel T. Manning II, president of the NCFCA.

NCFCA Best in Cinema Honors for 2024 Full List

BEST NARRATIVE FILM
Conclave

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Wild Robot

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
All We Imagine As Light

BEST DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two

BEST ACTOR
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

BEST ACTRESS
Mikey Madison, Anora

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Margaret Qualley, The Substance

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN ANIMATION OR MIXED MEDIA
Lupita Nyong’o, The Wild Robot

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Conclave

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Brutalist

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Conclave

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nosferatu

BEST EDITING
Challengers

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Nosferatu

HAIR AND MAKEUP
The Substance

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Nosferatu

BEST SCORE
Challengers

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Compress/Repress,” Challengers

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Dune: Part Two

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Dune: Part Two

BEST STUNT COORDINATION
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Josh Margolin, Thelma

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Mikey Madison, Anora

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Cinematography
Roger Deakins

KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
Margaret Qualley, The Substance