The Substance won 6 awards (of the 7 categories it was nominated for) at the 59th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards presented by the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) including Best Film, Best Science Fiction/fantasy/horror, Best Director for Coralie Fargeat, Best Actress for Demi Moore in a tie with Mikey Madison – Anora, and Best Supporting Actress for Margaret Qualley.
David Dastmalchian, who grew up in the Kansas City metropolitan area, won the award for Best Actor, for his portrayal in Late Night With the Devil, and Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain.
Other top awards went to Flow for Best Foreign Language Film, Will & Harper won Best Documentary and I Saw the TV Glow won Best LGBTQ Film.
Full List of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle 59th James Loutzenhiser Awards Winners and Runner-ups
BEST FILM
Winner: THE SUBSTANCE
Runner-Up: DUNE: PART II
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Coralie Fargeat – THE SUBSTANCE
Runner-Up: Sean Baker – ANORA
BEST ACTOR
Winner: David Dastmalchian – LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
Runner-Up: Ralph Fiennes – CONCLAVE
BEST ACTRESS
Winner (TIE): Mikey Madison – ANORA
Winner (TIE): Demi Moore – THE SUBSTANCE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Kieran Culkin – A REAL PAIN
Runner Up: Yura Borisov – ANORA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Margaret Qualley – THE SUBSTANCE
Runner-Up: Danielle Deadwyler – THE PIANO LESSON
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner: THE SUBSTANCE
Runner-Up: ANORA
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winner: CONCLAVE
Runner-Up: NICKEL BOYS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: THE BRUTALIST
Runner-Up: CIVIL WAR
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Winner: CHALLENGERS
Runner-Up: CONCLAVE
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Winner: THE WILD ROBOT
Runner-Up: FLOW
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: FLOW
Runner-Up: EMILIA PÉREZ
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: WILL & HARPER
Runner-Up: SEEKING MAVIS BEACON
VINCE KOEHLER AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR
Winner: THE SUBSTANCE
Runner-Up: DUNE: PART TWO
TOM POE AWARD FOR BEST LGBTQ FILM
Winner: I SAW THE TV GLOW
Runner-Up: EMILIA PÉREZ
BUSTER KEATON AWARD FOR THE BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE FILM
Winner: THE FALL GUY
Runner-Up (TIE): FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA/ DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
