23rd Annual Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
Sunday, December 8, 2024


Best Feature
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt and David Stone
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“Anora” (Neon)
“The Brutalist” (A24)
“Conclave” (Focus Features)
“Sing Sing” (A24)


Best Director
Brady Corbet
“THE BRUTALIST” • A24
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, and Trevor Matthews
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Sean Baker – “Anora”
Edward Berger – “Conclave”
Jon M. Chu – “Wicked”
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two”


Best Actor
COLMAN DOMINGO
“SING SING” • A24
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, and Greg Kwedar
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Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist”
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”
Daniel Craig – “Queer”
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave”


Best Actress
MIKEY MADISON
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan
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Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked”
Karla Sofia Gascon – “Emilia Perez”
Marianne Jean–Baptiste – “Hard Truths”
Demi Moore – “The Substance”


Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Directed by Jesse Eisenberg
Produced by Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Ali Herting,
and Dave McCary
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Yura Borisov – “Anora”
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing”
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist”
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II”


Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Deadwyler
“THE PIANO LESSON” • Netflix
Directed by Malcolm Washington
Produced by Todd Black and Denzel Washington
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Aunjanue Ellis–Taylor – “Nickel Boys”
Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
Zoe Saldana – “Emilia Perez”


Best Acting Ensemble
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Casting by Barbara Giordani, Nina Gold, Francesco Vedovati, & Martin Ware
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, and Alice Dawson
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“Anora” – Sean Baker, Emily Fleischer (casting associate)
“The Brutalist” – Kristina Erdely, Cassandra Kulukundis
“Dune: Part Two” – Francine Maisler
“Sing Sing” – Greg Kwedar, Rita Powers (extras casting)
“Wicked” – Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey


Best Voice-Over Performance
Lupita Nyong’o
“THE WILD ROBOT” • DreamWorks | Universal
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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Auli’i Cravalho – “Moana 2”
Maya Hawke – “Inside Out 2”
Brian Tyree Henry – “Transformers One”
Amy Poehler – “Inside Out 2”


Best Youth Performance
Elliott Heffernan
“Blitz” • Apple Original Films
Directed by Steve McQueen
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, and Anita Overland
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Alyla Browne – “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
Isabel DeRoy–Olson – “Fancy Dance”
Ian Foreman – “Exhibiting Forgiveness”
Izaac Wang – “Didi”
Alisha Weir – “Abigail”
Zoe Ziegler – “Janet Planet”


Best Original Screenplay
“A REAL PAin” • Searchlight Pictures
Written by Jesse Eisenberg
Directed by Jesse Eisenberg
Produced by Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Ali Herting,
and Dave McCary
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“Anora” – Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
“Challengers” – Justin Kuritzkes
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat


Best Adapted Screenplay
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Written by Peter Straughan
Based on “Conclave” by Robert Harris
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, and Alice Dawson
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“Dune: Part Two” – written for the screen by Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts
“Nickel Boys” – written for the screen by RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes
“Sing Sing” – written for the screen by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
“Wicked” – written for the screen by Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox


Best Animated Feature
“THE WILD ROBOT” • DreamWorks | Universal
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Flow” (Sideshow / Janus Films)
“Inside Out 2” (Disney/Pixar)
“Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films)
“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix)


Best Documentary Feature
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
Produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, and Ian Bonhôte
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“Dahomey” (MUBI)
“Daughters” (Netflix)
“Music by John Williams” (Disney+)
“No Other Land” (mTuckman Media)
“Will & Harper” (Netflix)


Best International Feature
“EMILIA PÉREZ” • Netflix
Mexico (setting) | France, Belgium (shot)
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, and Anthony Vaccarello
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“Dahomey” – France, Senegal, Benin, Singapore
“Flow” – Latvia, Belgium, France
“I’m Still Here” – Brazil, France
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” – France, Iran (shot)


Best Production Design
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Production Design by Nathan Crowley
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt and David Stone
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“The Brutalist” – Judy Becker
“Dune: Part Two” – Patrice Vermette
“Gladiator II” – Arthur Max
“Nosferatu” – Craig Lathrop


Best Cinematography
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke
Directed by Robert Eggers
Produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, and Robert Eggers
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“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley
“Conclave” – Stéphane Fontaine
“Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser
“Nickel Boys” – Jomo Fray


Best Editing (TIE)
“ANORA” • NEON
Editing by Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan


Best Editing (TIE)
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Editing by Joe Walker
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, and Patrick McCormick
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“The Brutalist” – Dávid Jancsó
“Conclave” – Nick Emerson
“Wicked” – Myron Kerstein


Best ORIGINAL Score (tie)
“THE BRUTALIST” • A24
Composed by Daniel Blumberg
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, and Trevor Matthews


Best ORIGINAL Score (tie)
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, and Zendaya
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“Blitz” – Hans Zimmer
“Conclave” – Volker Bertelmann
“Nosferatu” – Robin Carolan
“The Wild Robot” – Kris Bowers


The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC
“CIVIL WAR”
Directed by Alex Garland
Produced by Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and Gregory Goodman
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“Daughters”
“Shirley”
“Stopping the Steal”


Best Motion Capture
Owen Teague
“KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES”
20th Century Studios
Directed by Wes Ball
Produced by Wes Ball, Joe Hartwick Jr., Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Jason Reed
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Eka Darville – “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
Jonno Davies – “Better Man”
Kevin Durand – “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
Peter Macon – “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”


Best Stunts
“THE FALL GUY” • Universal Pictures
Stunt Coordinating by Chris O’Hara
Directed by David Leitch
Produced by Doug Mitchell and George Miller
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“Deadpool and Wolverine” – Colin Follenweider (stunt coordinator), George Cottle (supervising stunt coordinator), Alex Kyshkovych (fight coordinator)
“Dune: Part Two” – Lee Morrison (Supervising Stunt Coordinator), Roger Yuan (Stunt Coordinator/Fight Coordinator), Gyula Toth (Assistant Stunt Coordinator)
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Guy Norris (action designer/supervising stunt coordinator)
“Gladiator II” – Nikki Berwick, Peter White (stunt coordinators), Ray Nicholas, Cali Nelle (fight coordinators)

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Best ORIGINAL Score:
“Wicked”
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson”
“Conclave”
Elliott Heffernan – “Blitz”
Lupita Nyong’o – “The Wild Robot”
“A Real Pain” – Jesse Eisenberg
“Conclave” – Peter Straughan
“The Wild Robot”
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked” – Nathan Crowley
“Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke
“Anora” – Sean Baker | “Dune: Part Two” – Joe Walker
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | “The Brutalist” – Daniel Blumberg

About the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Founded in 2002, The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) has grown into a mainstay of film criticism, comprising over 50 dedicated critics from the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas. With members representing a cross-section of media platforms, including broadcast, print, and digital outlets, WAFCA reflects the evolving landscape of film criticism. Providing a diverse and respected voice in the industry, WAFCA annually recognizes outstanding achievements in the film industry through its awards and the journalism of its members.







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