2024 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
Monday, December 16, 2024

BEST PICTURE

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

“THE BEAST” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Bertrand Bonello | Director
Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant | Producers

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

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

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

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

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

BEST DIRECTOR

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

Bertrand Bonello
“THE BEAST” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant | 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

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

BEST LEAD ACTOR

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

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

George MacKay
“THE BEAST” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Bertrand Bonello | Director
Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant | Producers

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

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

Léa Seydoux
“THE BEAST” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Bertrand Bonello | Director
Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant | 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

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

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

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

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

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

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

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

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

BEST ENSEMBLE

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

“His Three Daughters” • Netflix
Azazel Jacobs | Director
Matt Aselton, Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Azazel Jacobs, Diaz Jacobs, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Jack Selby | Producers

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

BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FILM

“All We Carry“
Cady Voge | Director
Laura Pilloni, Laura Tatham, Cady Voge | Producers

“Fish War“
Charles Atkinson, Jeff Ostenson, Skylar Wagner | Directors
Kari Neumeyer, Jeff Ostenson, Tiffany Royal | Producers

“Gasoline Rainbow” • MUBI
Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross | Directors
Michael Gottwald, Carlos Zozaya | Producers

“Rainier: A Beer Odyssey“
Isaac Olsen | Director
Justin Peterson, Robby Peterson, Kurt Stream | Producers

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

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

“THE BEAST” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Bertrand Bonello | Director
Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant | Producers

“EVIL DOES NOT EXIST” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Director
Satoshi Takata | Producer

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

“RED ROOMS” • Utopia
Pascal Plante | Director
Dominique Dussault | Producer

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

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

“Dahomey” • MUBI
Mati Diop | Director
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop | Producers

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

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

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

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

“NICKEL BOYS” • Amazon MGM Studios
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Jomo Fray
RaMell Ross | Director
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes | Producers

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

BEST EDITING

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

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

“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros Pictures
EDITING BY Eliot Knapman & Margaret Sixel
George Miller | Director
Doug Mitchell, George Miller | Producers

“the substance” • MUBI
EDITING BY Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, & Valentin Feron
Coralie Fargeat | Director
Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan | Producers

BEST SCREENPLAY

“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

“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

“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 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

“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros Pictures
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY Colin Gibson & Katie Sharrock
George Miller | Director
Doug Mitchell, George Miller | Producers

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

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

“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

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

“NOSFERATU” • Focus Features
COSTUME DESIGN BY Linda Muir
Robert Eggers | Director
Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers | Producers

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

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

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

“CHALLENGERS” • Amazon MGM Studios
Composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Luca Guadagnino | Director
Amy Pascal, Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Rachel O’Connor | Producers

“CONCLAVE” • Focus Features
Composed by Volker Bertelmann
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers

“EVIL DOES NOT EXIST” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Composed by Eiko Ishibashi
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Director
Satoshi Takata | Producer

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

BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Lee Morrison (Stunt Coordinator) | Roger Yuan (Fight Choreographer)
Denis Villeneuve | Director
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers

“THE FALL GUY” • Universal Pictures
Chris O’Hara and Keir Beck (Stunt Coordinator) | Jonathan Eusebio (Fight Choreographer)
David Leitch | Director
Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Ryan Gosling, Guymon Casady | Producers

“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros Pictures
Tim Wong (Stunt Coordinator) | Richard Norton (Fight Choreographer)
George Miller | Director
Doug Mitchell, George Miller | Producers

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

“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” • Well Go USA Entertainment
Pou-Soi Cheang | Direcotr
John Chong, Wilson Yip | Producers

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

“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

“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros Pictures
VISUAL EFFECTS BY Andrew Jackson & Dan Bethell
George Miller | Director
Doug Mitchell, George Miller | 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

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

“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
VISUAL EFFECTS by Anthony Smith, Jonathan Fawkner, Pablo Helman, and Robert Weaver
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE

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

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

Zoe Ziegler
“JANET PLANET” • A24
Annie Baker | Director
Dan Janvey, Derrick Tseng, Annie Baker, Andrew Goldman | Producers

BEST VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

Count Orlok | Portrayed by Bill Skarsgård
“NOSFERATU” • Focus Features
Robert Eggers | Director
Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers | Producers

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

Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen | Portrayed by Austin Butler
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Denis Villeneuve | Director
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers

LONGLEGS | Portrayed by Nicolas Cage
“LONGLEGS” • NEON
Oz Perkins | Director
Dan Kagan, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Nicolas Cage, Dave Caplan, Chris Ferguson | Producers

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

ABOUT THE Seattle Film Critics Society

After formation in the fall of 2016, The Seattle Film Critics Society officially became a non-profit organization in 2017, with a membership now consisting of 26 film critics, representing print, broadcast, podcasting, and online film criticism. This year’s awards are the fourth held under the banner of the SFCS, honoring the best films and performances of the year.