

Best Film
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan
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2) “Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios)
3) “Nickel Boys” (Orion/Amazon MGM Studios)
4) “The Brutalist” (A24)
5) “Conclave” (Focus Features)
6) “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros Pictures)
7) “Sing Sing” (A24)
8) “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
9) “The Wild Robot” (Dreamworks)
10) “I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)


Best Director
BRADY CORBET
“THE BRUTALIST” • A24
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, and Trevor Matthews


Best Lead Actor
ADRIEN BRODY
“THE BRUTALIST” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, and Trevor Matthews


Best Lead Actress
MIKEY MADISON
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan


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


Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande
“WICKED” • Universal Pictures
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt and David Stone


Best Ensemble Cast
“SING SING” • A24
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, and Greg Kwedar


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“ANORA” • NEON
Written by Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Nickel Boys” • Orion | Amazon MGM Studios
Written by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, and Joslyn Barnes


Best Documentary
“SUGARCANE” • National Geographic
Directed by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat
Produced by Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn


BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
“KNEECAP” (IRELAND)
Sony Pictures Classics
Directed by Rich Peppiatt
Produced by Trevor Birney and Jack Tarling


Best Animated Film
“The Wild Robot“
DreamWorks | Universal Pictures
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann


Best Cinematography
“Nickel Boys” • Orion | Amazon MGM Studios
Cinematography by Jomo Fray
Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, and Joslyn Barnes


Best Original Score
“CHALLENGERS” • Amazon MGM Studios
Composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Amy Pascal, Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, and Rachel O’Connor


Best Stunt Work
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga“
Warner Bros Pictures
Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell and George Miller


Best Breakthrough Performer
MIKEY MADISON
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan


Best First Feature Film
Josh Margolin
“THELMA” • Magnolia Pictures
Produced by Zoë Worth, Chris Kaye, Nicholas Weinstock, Benjamin Simpson, Karl Spoerri,
and Viviana Vezzani


Best Voice-Over Performance
Lupita Nyong’o
“THE WILD ROBOT” • DreamWorks | Universal
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann


BEST DOG
Peggy as Dogpool
“DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE” • Walt Disney Pictures
Directed by Shawn Levy
Produced by Kevin Feige, Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy, & Lauren Shuler Donner

ATLANTA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
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BEST ACTRESS:
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
BEST STUNT WORK:
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
BEST FIRST FILM:
BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE:
BEST DOG:
“Anora”
Brady Corbet — “The Brutalist”
Adrian Brody — “The Brutalist”
Mikey Madison — “Anora”
Kieran Culkin — “A Real Pain”
Ariana Grande — “Wicked”
“Sing Sing”
“Anora” — Sean Baker
“Nickel Boys” — RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
“Sugarcane”
“Kneecap” (Ireland)
“The Wild Robot”
“Nickel Boys” — Jomo Fray
“Challengers” — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
Mikey Madison — “Anora”
Josh Margolin — “Thelma”
Lupita Nyong’o — “The Wild Robot”
Peggy as Dogpool — “Deadpool & Wolverine”

About the ATLANTA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
Co-founded in 2017 by longtime Atlanta film critics Felicia Feaster and Michael Clark, the Atlanta Film Critics Circle is an attempt to fill a void in the local film community and in the representation of Atlanta’s media on the national stage.
Composed of a dynamic mix of 25 Atlanta-based critics working in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, the AFCC’s mission is to establish a national presence for a film critics group in Atlanta and to foster a vibrant film culture in Atlanta, already home to an exploding film industry production presence.
Founding members (critics living in and/or currently writing for global, national, regional and/or Atlanta metro area outlets) of AFCC vote in early December for the group’s annual awards.



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