
Sean Baker’s Anora continued its front-runner status, winning him the 2024 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film.

The Wild Robot won Best Feature at the 52nd Annie Awards, taking home 9 prizes including Annie for Best FX- Feature (Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli), Best Character Animation – Feature (Fabio Lignini), Best Character Design – Feature (Genevieve Tsai), Best Direction – Feature (Chris Sanders), Best Music – Feature (Kris Bowers), Best Production Design – Feature (Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc) Best Voice Acting – Feature (Lupita Nyong’o as Roz) and Best Editorial – Feature (Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian Parker).

James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown was awarded Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups at AARP The Magazine annual Movies for Grownups Awards.

Sean Baker’s Anora bested a field of 10 nominees to win Best Picture (the film’s only win) at the 30th Critics Choice Awards, with Emilia Pérez, The Substance and Wicked leading the field with three wins each.

The Substance, Dream Scenario, Dune: Part Two and Godzilla Minus One are among the film winners at the 52nd annual Saturn Awards.

Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist won the top prize, and the film’s only win, for Film of the Year at the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with Nickel Boys, Conclave, and A Real Pain dominating with multiple wins for other awards.

Emilia Pérez leads the nominations for the 97th Oscars with 13 nominations including Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best international feature film (France), Karla Sofía Gascón – best actress, Zoe Saldaña – supporting actress.

Marla Gibbs and Aaron Pierre have been added to the list of honorees at the 7th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors. ABFF Honors will also celebrate the community of Altadena, paying tribute to its residents and their extraordinary contributions to Black history and culture.