2024 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Monday, December 9th, 2024

BEST PICTURE

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

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

“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

“Sing Sing” • A24
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers

BEST DIRECTOR

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

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

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

Greg Kwedar
“Sing Sing” • A24
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers

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

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

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
“HARD TRUTHS” • Bleecker Street
Mike Leigh | Director
Georgina Lowe | 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

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

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

Jessie Buckley
“WICKED LITTLE LETTERS” • Sony Pictures Classics
Thea Sharrock | Director
Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Ed Sinclair, Olivia Colman, Jo Wallett | Producers

Joan Chen
“Dìdi” • Focus Features
Sean Wang | Director
Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, Sean Wang | Producers

Danielle Deadwyler
“The Piano Lesson” • Netflix
Malcolm Washington | Director
Todd Black, Denzel Washington | Producers

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

Best Comedic Performance

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

Michael Keaton
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” • Warner Bros Pictures
Tim Burton | Director
Marc Toberoff, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tommy Harper, Tim Burton | Producers

Aubrey Plaza
“MY OLD ASS” • Amazon MGM Studios
Megan Park | Director
Tom Ackerley, Margot Robbie, Josey McNamara, Steven Rales | Producers

June Squibb
“Thelma” • Magnolia Pictures
Josh Margolin | Director
Zoë Worth, Chris Kaye, Nicholas Weinstock, Benjamin Simpson, Karl Spoerri, Viviana Vezzani | Producers

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

Best Youth Performance

(for a performer under the age of 18)

Elliott Heffernan
“BLITZ” • Apple Original Films
Steve McQueen | Director
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Anita Overland | Producers

Katherine Mallen Kupferer
“Ghostlight” • IFC Films
Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson | Directors
Ian Keiser, Alex Thompson, Pierce Cravens, Eddie Linker, Chelsea Krant | Producers

Alix West Lefler
“SPEAK NO EVIL” • Universal Pictures
James Watkins | Director
Jason Blum, Paul Ritchie | Producers

Izaac Wang
“Dìdi” • Focus Features
Sean Wang | Director
Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, Sean Wang | Producers

Alisha Weir
“ABIGAIL” • Focus Features
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Directors
William Sherak, Paul Neinstein, James Vanderbilt, Tripp Vinson, Chad Villella | Producers

Best Original Screenplay

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

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

“LOVE LIES BLEEDING” • A24
WRITTEN BY Rose Glass & Weronika Tofilska
Rose Glass | Director
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers

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

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

Best ADAPTED Screenplay

“Conclave” • Focus Features
WRITTEN BY Peter Straughan
Based on “Conclave” by Robert Harris
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
WRITTEN BY Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts
Based on “Dune” by Frank Herbert
Denis Villeneuve | Director
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers

“The Piano Lesson” • Netflix
WRITTEN BY Virgil Williams & Malcolm Washington
Based on “The Piano Lesson” by August Wilson
Malcolm Washington | Director
Todd Black, Denzel Washington | Producers

“Sing Sing” • A24
WRITTEN BY Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Based on “The Sing Sing Follies” by John H. Richardson &
“Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code” by Brent Buell
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers

“THE WILD ROBOT” • DreamWorks Animation | Universal Pictures
WRITTEN BY Chris Sanders
Based on “The Wild Robot” by Peter Brown
Chris Sanders | Director
Jeff Hermann | Producers

Best First Feature (Director)

ANNA KENDRICK
“WOMAN OF THE HOUR” • Netflix
Stephen Crawford, Andrew Deane, Anna Kendrick, Roy Lee, J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules, Miri Yoon, Vindhya Sagar | Producers

DEV PATEL
“MONKEY MAN” • Universal Pictures
Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, Anjay Nagpal | Producers

RACHEL MORRISON
“THE FIRE INSIDE” • Amazon MGM Studios
Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins | Producers

SEAN WANG
“DÌDI” • Focus Features
Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, Sean Wang | Producers

Zoë Kravitz
“BLINK TWICE” • Amazon MGM Studios
Bruce Cohen, Tiffany Persons, Garret Levitz, Zoë Kravitz, Channing Tatum | 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

“Sugarcane” • National Geographic
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | 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 ANIMATED FILM

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

“Memoir of a Snail” • IFC Films
Adam Elliot | Director
Liz Kearney, Adam Elliot | Producers

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

“WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL” • Netflix
Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham | Directors
Richard Beek | Producer

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

Best Foreign Language Film

“All We Imagine as Light” • Sideshow | Janus Films
Payal Kapadia | Director
Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim | Producers

“THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE” • Nordisk Film
(DENMARK)
Magnus von Horn | Director
Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Włodarski | Producers

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

“THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG” • NEON
(GERMANY)
Mohammad Rasoulof | Director
Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner, Rozita Hendijanian | Producers

“Vermiglio” • Sideshow | Janus Films
(ITALY)
Maura Delpero | Director
Francesca Andreoli, Maura Delpero, Santiago Fondevila Sance, Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli | Producers

Best Editing

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

“BLINK TWICE” • Amazon MGM Studios
EDITING BY Kathryn J. Schubert
Zoë Kravitz | Director
Bruce Cohen, Tiffany Persons, Garret Levitz, Zoë Kravitz, Channing Tatum | Producers

“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
EDITING BY Marco Costa
Luca Guadagnino | Director
Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya | Producers

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

“September 5” • Paramount Pictures
EDITING BY Hansjörg Weissbrich
Tim Fehlbaum | Director
Sean Penn, Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth | Producers

Best Cinematography

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

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

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

“Sing Sing” • A24
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Pat Scola
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers

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

Best Production Design

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

“Conclave” • Focus Features
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY Suzie Davies & Cynthia Sleiter
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY Patrice Vermette & Shane Vieau
Denis Villeneuve | Director
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers

“NOSFERATU” • Focus Features
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY Craig Lathrop
Robert Eggers | Director
Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers | Producers

“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

Best Visual Effects

“ALIEN: ROMULUS” • 20th Century Studios
Fede Alvarez | Director
Ridley Scott, Michael A. Pruss, Walter Hill | Producers

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
VISUAL EFFECTS BY Paul Lambert, Stephen James, & Rhys Salcombe
Denis Villeneuve | Director
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios
VISUAL EFFECTS BY Erik Winquist & Sean Noel Walker
Wes Ball | Director
Wes Ball, Joe Hartwick Jr., Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Jason Reed | Producers

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

“THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI
VISUAL EFFECTS by Bryan Jones and Guillaume Le Gouez
Coralie Fargeat | Director
Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner | Producers

Best Costume Design

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” • Warner Bros Pictures
COSTUME DESIGN BY Colleen Atwood
Tim Burton | Director
Marc Toberoff, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tommy Harper, Tim Burton | Producers

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

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

“THE LAST SHOWGIRL” • Roadside Attractions
COSTUME DESIGN BY Jacqueline Getty & Rainy Jacobs
Gia Coppola | Director
Robert Schwartzman, Natalie Farrey | Producers

“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
COSTUME DESIGN BY Paul Tazewell
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

Best Sound Design

“ALIEN: ROMULUS” • 20th Century Studios
Fede Alvarez | Director
Ridley Scott, Michael A. Pruss, Walter Hill | Producers

“CIVIL WAR” • A24
Alex Garland | Director
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman | Producers

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

“A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE” • Paramount Pictures
Michael Sarnoski | Director
Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, John Krasinski | Producers

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

Best Use of Music

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

“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

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

“Sing Sing” • A24
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers

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

Best Stunt Choreography

“ALIEN: ROMULUS” • 20th Century Studios
Fede Alvarez | Director
Ridley Scott, Michael A. Pruss, Walter Hill | Producers

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

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

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

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

“September 5” • Paramount Pictures
Tim Fehlbaum | Director
Sean Penn, Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth | Producers

“Sing Sing” • A24
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers

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

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