
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.
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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.

From first-time director Ryan J. Sloan, who co-wrote the film with lead actress Ariella Mastroianni, Gazer is a psychological noir thriller about a woman who becomes entangled in dangerous conspiracies after taking a high-paying job to cope with her rare fatal disease. The film was entirely self-financed by Sloan and Mastroianni, balancing their day jobs while shooting on 16mm film.

Helmed by two-time Emmy-nominated director Bess Kargman (First Position), Diane Warren: Relentless is a documentary exploring the life of multi-award-winning songwriter Diane Warren. The feature documentary takes an intimate look beyond Warren’s art, delving into her life filled with her signature humor. It features commentaries from Warren’s notable collaborators, including Cher, Jennifer Hudson, Kesha, and more.

From the Academy Award-winning director of Traffic, the Oceans series, and the upcoming experimental horror Presence, Black Bag is the latest addition to Steven Soderbergh’s filmography. Venturing into the spy thriller genre, the film follows a husband-and-wife spy duo, played by Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett, whose relationship becomes complicated when one of them is suspected of betraying the nation.

Taika Waititi will be honored with the Norman Lear Achievement Award at the 36th Annual Producers Guild Awards.

Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance won Best Picture at the 2024 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards. The film stars Demi Moore along with Margaret Qualley who won for Best Supporting Actress.

No Country for Old Men, Mi Familia, Uptown Saturday Night, Up in Smoke, are among twenty-five films selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2024. The selections bring the number of titles in the registry to 900.

The Substance was the big winner of the 2024 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) awards, receiving a whopping six wins including Best Film, Best Director for Coralie Fargeat, Lead performance for Demi Moore and Supporting performance for Margaret Qualley.

Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist was awarded Best Picture at the Phoenix Film Critics Society’s 2024 awards, however, while Conclave dominated with five wins including Best Director for Edward Berger, Best Actor for Ralph Fiennes and Best Ensemble Acting.