Sean Baker’s Anora nabbed Best Picture at the 50th Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards, along with Best Lead Performance for Mikey Madison in a tie with Marianne Jean-Baptiste for Hard Truths; and Best Supporting Performance Yura Borisov also in tie with Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain.
Emilia Pérez dominated at the 37th European Film Awards winning the top prize of best European Film, along with Director and Screenwriter honors for Jacques Audiard, Actress award for Karla Sofía Gascón, along with Editing award for Juliette Welfling.
The Michigan Movie Critics Guild unveiled its nominees for the best films and performances of 2024 lead by Anora, The Brutalist and Wicked, all tied for the most nominations, with six each. All 3 films received nominations for best picture, acting and directing.
The Seattle Film Critics Society unveiled nominations for the 2024 SFCS Awards, honoring the year’s best in film.
Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light took the top spot on Sight and Sound, the BFI’s international film magazine, Best Films of the Year poll 2024.
Anora and I Saw the TV Glow lead the nominations for the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards with six each.
AARP The Magazine unveiled the official nominees for their annual Movies For Grownups (MFG) Awards, lead by Conclave with 6 nominations including Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director for Edward Berger, Best Actor for Ralph Fiennes, Best Supporting Actress for Isabella Rossellini, Best Supporting Actor for Stanley Tucci, and Best Screenwriter for Peter Straughan.
Filmmakers Denis Villeneuve, Malcolm Washington and Jason Reitman along with actress Demi Moore will be honored at this year’s annual 2024 SFFILM Awards Night.
The European Film Academy announced the winners of this year’s Excellence Awards. These awards honor the different arts and crafts of film making in eight categories.
Emilia Pérez and The Room Next Door lead the nominations for the 37th European Film Awards with four nominations including the top honor of European Film. Emilia Pérez also received nominations for European Director and European Screenwriter for Jacques Audiard, and European Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón.
Bobby Cannavale (Ezra) will be honored with the Artist of Distinction Award and Margaret Qualley (The Substance) will be honored with the Spotlight Award at the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF). Both Cannavale and Qualley will be honored at the Festival’s annual Awards brunch taking place on Sunday, October 20.
