
Dune: Part Two was named best film of the year by the Film Critics Association UK along with best director for Denis Villeneuve.

Dune: Part Two was named best film of the year by the Film Critics Association UK along with best director for Denis Villeneuve.

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.

For the first time in the history of the award, two films – Sean Baker’s Anora and Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance tied for the top prize of Best Film at the Online Association of Female Film Critics end of year 2024 awards.

The Brutalist won big at the 2024 Nevada Film Critics Society awards, winning 7 awards including the top honor of Best Film, along with Best Director for Brady Corbet, Best Actor for Adrian Brody, Best Supporting Actor for Guy Pearce, Best Original Screenplay for Corbet and Mona Fastvold, Best Production Design for Judy Becker and Best Cinematography for Lol Crawley.

The The Wild Robot lead the nominations for the 52nd Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation.

Zoe Saldaña, star of the critically acclaimed Emilia Pérez has been named the second recipient of the London Critics’ Circle’s Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation. She is also nominated for Supporting Actress of the Year for her performance in the film. Saldaña will receive the award at the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards on Sunday, 2nd February 2025. Actor and filmmaker Colman Domingo was the inaugural recipient.

Sing Sing was the big winner at the 2024 Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) awards, receiving four prizes including Best Film of 2024, Best Actor for Colman Domingo, Supporting Actor for Clarence Maclin and Best Ensemble.

RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys dominated the nominations for the 25th Black Reel Awards with 13, followed closely by Malcolm Washington’ The Piano Lesson with 12 nominations.

Sean Baker’s Anora and Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist lead the nominations for the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, each with seven nominations.