2024 Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards
Monday, December 9th, 2024

BEST PICTURE

“Anora” • NEON
Sean Baker | Director
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan | Producers

“The Brutalist” • A24
Brady Corbet | Director
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Denis Villeneuve | Director
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers

“the substance” • MUBI
Coralie Fargeat | Director
Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan | Producers

“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

BEST DIRECTOR

Sean Baker
“Anora” • NEON
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan | Producers

Jon M. Chu
“WICKED” • Universal Pictures
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

Brady Corbet
“The Brutalist” • A24
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers

Robert Eggers
“NOSFERATU” • Focus Features
Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers | Producers

Coralie Fargeat
“The Substance” • MUBI
Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan | Producers

BEST ACTOR

Adrien Brody
“The Brutalist” • A24
Brady Corbet | Director
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers

Timothée Chalamet
“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
James Mangold | Director
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers

Daniel Craig
“Queer” • A24
Luca Guadagnino | Director
Luca Guadagnino, Lorenzo Mieli | Producers

Colman Domingo
“SING SING” • A24
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers

Hugh Grant
“HERETIC” • A24
Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Directors
Stacey Sher, Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Julia Glausi, Jeanette Volturno | Producers

BEST ACTRESS

AMY ADAMS
“NIGHTBITCH” • Searchlight Pictures
Marielle Heller | Director
Amy Adams, Anne Carey, Megan Ellison, Marielle Heller, Sue Naegle, Stacy O’Neil, Christina Oh, Adam Paulsen, Sammy Scher | Producers

Cynthia Erivo
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

Nicole Kidman
“BABYGIRL” • A24
Halina Reijn | Director
David Hinojosa, Halina Reijn, Julia Oh | Producers

Mikey Madison
“Anora” • NEON
Sean Baker | Director
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan | Producers

Demi Moore
“the substance” • MUBI
Coralie Fargeat | Director
Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan | Producers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Yura Borisov
“Anora” • NEON
Sean Baker | Director
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan | Producers

Kieran Culkin
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Jesse Eisenberg | Director
Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Ali Herting, Dave McCary | Producers

Clarence Maclin
“SING SING” • A24
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers

Guy Pearce
“The Brutalist” • A24
Brady Corbet | Director
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers

Adam Pearson
“A Different Man” • A24
Aaron Schimberg | Director
Gabriel Mayers, Vanessa McDonnell, Christine Vachon | Producers

Denzel Washington
“Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures
Ridley Scott | Director
Douglas Wick, Ridley Scott, Lucy Fisher, Michael A. Pruss, David Franzoni | Producers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Ariana Grande
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

FELICITY JONES
“The Brutalist” • A24
Brady Corbet | Director
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers

Natasha Lyonne
“His Three Daughters” • Netflix
Azazel Jacobs | Director
Azazel Jacobs, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Matt Aselton, Marc Marrie, Mal Ward, Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Jack Selby | Producers

Margaret Qualley
“the substance” • MUBI
Coralie Fargeat | Director
Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan | Producers

Zoe Saldaña
“EMILIA PÉREZ” • Netflix
Jacques Audiard | Director
Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello | Producers

BEST ANIMATED FILM

“FLOW” • Sideshow | Janus Films
Gints Zilbalodis | Director
Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman | Producers

“INSIDE OUT 2” • Pixar Animation | Walt Disney Pictures
Kelsey Mann | Director
Mark Nielsen | Producers

“Piece by Piece” • Focus Features
Morgan Neville | Director
Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdés, Caitrin Rogers, Morgan Neville | Producers

“TRANSFORMERS ONE” • Paramount Pictures
Josh Cooley | Director
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, Aaron Dem | Producers

“THE WILD ROBOT” • DreamWorks Animation | Universal Pictures
Christopher Sanders | Director
Jeff Hermann | Producers

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

“Daughters” • Netflix
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae | Directors
Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham | Producers

“Music by John Williams” • Disney+
Laurent Bouzereau | Director
Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Steven Spielberg, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin Wilkes, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall | Producers

“No Other Land” • Antipode Films
Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor | Directors
Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning | Producers

“Piece by Piece” • Focus Features
Morgan Neville | Director
Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdés, Caitrin Rogers, Morgan Neville | Producers

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Directors
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte | Producers

“Will & Harper” • Netflix
Josh Greenbaum | Director
Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett | Producers

BEST ENSEMBLE

“Conclave” • Focus Features
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Denis Villeneuve | Director
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers

“NOSFERATU” • Focus Features
Robert Eggers | Director
Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers | Producers

“SATURDAY NIGHT” • Columbia Pictures
Jason Reitman | Director
Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan | Producers

“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original)

“Anora” • NEON
WRITTEN BY Sean Baker
Sean Baker | Director
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan | Producers

“The Brutalist” • A24
WRITTEN BY Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
Brady Corbet | Director
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers

“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
WRITTEN BY Justin Kuritzkes
Luca Guadagnino | Director
Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya | Producers

“NOSFERATU” • Focus Features
WRITTEN BY Robert Eggers
Based on “Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens” by Henrik Galeen
Robert Eggers | Director
Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers | Producers

“THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI
WRITTEN BY Coralie Fargeat
Coralie Fargeat | Director
Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner | Producers

“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
WRITTEN BY Winnie Holzman
Based on “Wicked” by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman & “Wicked” by Gregory Maguire
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

Breakthrough Award

Mikey Madison (Actress)
“Anora” • NEON
Sean Baker | Director
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan | Producers

Giovanni Ribisi (cinematographer)
“STRANGE DARLING” • Magenta Light Studios
JT Mollner | Director
Bill Block, Chris Ivan Cevic, Roy Lee, Giovanni Ribisi, Steven Schneider | Producers

Jane Schoenbrun (director)
“I Saw the TV Glow” • A24
Sam Intili, Sarah Winshall, Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Ali Herting | Producers

Maisy Stella (actress)
“MY OLD ASS” • Amazon MGM Studios
Megan Park | Director
Tom Ackerley, Margot Robbie, Josey McNamara, Steven Rales | Producers

Zelda Williams (director)
“LISA FRANKENSTEIN” • Focus Features
Mason Novick, Diablo Cody | Producers

BEST Stunts

“DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE” • Walt Disney Pictures
Shawn Levy | Director
Kevin Feige, Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy, Lauren Shuler Donner | Producers

“THE FALL GUY” • Universal Pictures
David Leitch | Director
Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Ryan Gosling, Guymon Casady | Producers

“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros Pictures
George Miller | Director
Doug Mitchell, George Miller | Producers

“KILL” • Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat | Director
Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Guneet Monga, Achin Jain | Producers

“Monkey Man” • Universal Pictures
Dev Patel | Director
Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, Anjay Nagpal | Producers

“ROAD HOUSE” • Amazon MGM Studios
Doug Liman | Director
Joel Silver | Producer

MMCG Award for Film Excellence

(presented to a filmmaker, writer, actor, crew member etc. who has Michigan ties or to a film made or set in Michigan)

“The Fire Inside“ • Amazon MGM Studios
set in Flint, lead actress Ryan Destiny Detroit native
Rachel Morrison | Director
Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins | Producers

Francis Ford Coppola (writer/director)
“MEGALOPOLIS“ • Lionsgate
Francis Ford Coppola, Barry Hirsch, Fred Roos, Michael Bederman | Producers

“HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS” • SRH
partially filmed in Michigan
Mike Cheslik | Director
Sam Hogerton, Kurt Ravenwood, Matt Sabljak, Ryland Brickson Cole Tews | Producers

Keegan-Michael Key (Actor)
“IF” | “Transformers One” | “Dear Santa”

J.K. Simmons (Actor)
“Saturday Night” | “Red One” | “Juror #2”

ABOUT THE Michigan Movie Critics Guild

Launched in 2023, Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) is a collective of professional movie critics throughout the Mitten state. All members must meet strict professional guidelines as well as publish reviews within the entertainment space.