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


BEST PICTURE
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan
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“The Brutalist” • A24
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“The Substance” • MUBI
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures


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” • NEON
Jon M. Chu | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Robert Eggers | “Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Coralie Fargeat | “The Substance” • MUBI


BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody
“THE BRUTALIST” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, and Trevor Matthews
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Timothée Chalamet | “A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
Daniel Craig | “Queer” • A24
Colman Domingo | “Sing Sing” • A24
Hugh Grant | “Heretic” • A24


BEST ACTRESS
Mikey Madison
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan
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Amy Adams | “Nightbitch” • Searchlight Pictures
Cynthia Erivo | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Nicole Kidman | “Babygirl” • A24
Demi Moore | “The Substance” • MUBI


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Guy Pearce
“THE BRUTALIST” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, and Trevor Matthews
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Yura Borisov | “Anora” • NEON
Kieran Culkin | “A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Clarence Maclin | “Sing Sing” • A24
Adam Pearson | “A Different Man” • A24
Denzel Washington | “Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana Grande
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt and David Stone
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Felicity Jones | “The Brutalist” • A24
Natasha Lyonne | “His Three Daughters” • Netflix
Margaret Qualley | “The Substance” • MUBI
Zoe Saldaña | “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix


BEST ANIMATED FILM
“THE WILD ROBOT” • DreamWorks | Universal
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Flow” • Sideshow | Janus Films
“Inside Out 2” • Pixar Animation | Walt Disney Pictures
“Piece by Piece” • Focus Features
“Transformers One” • Paramount Pictures


BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
“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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“Daughters” • Netflix
“Music by John Williams” • Disney+
“No Other Land” • mTuckman Media
“Piece by Piece” • Focus Features
“Will & Harper” • Netflix


BEST ENSEMBLE
“Conclave” • Focus Features
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” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features
“Saturday Night” • Columbia Pictures
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures


Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original)
“ANORA” • NEON
Written by Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan
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“The Brutalist” • A24 | Written by Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios | Written by Justin Kuritzkes
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Written by Robert Eggers
“The Substance” • MUBI | Written by Coralie Fargeat
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures | Written by Winnie Holzman


Breakthrough Award
Mikey Madison (actress)
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan
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Giovanni Ribisi (cinematographer) | “Strange Darling” • Magenta Light Studios
Jane Schoenbrun (director) | “I Saw the TV Glow” • A24
Maisy Stella (actress) | “My Old Ass” • Amazon MGM Studios
Zelda Williams (director) | “Lisa Frankenstein” • Focus Features


BEST Stunts
“Monkey Man” • Universal Pictures
Directed by Dev Patel
Produced by Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, and Anjay Nagpal
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“Deadpool & Wolverine” • Walt Disney Pictures
“The Fall Guy” • Universal Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Kill” • Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate
“Road House” • Amazon MGM Studios


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
Directed by Rachel Morrison
Produced by Elishia Holmes and Barry Jenkins
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Francis Ford Coppola (writer/director) | “Megalopolis” • Lionsgate
“Hundreds Of Beavers” • SRH | partially filmed in Michigan
Keegan-Michael Key (Actor) | “IF” | “Transformers One” | “Dear Santa”
J.K. Simmons (Actor) | “Saturday Night” | “Red One” | “Juror #2”

Michigan Movie Critics Guild
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FILM EXCELLENCE:
“Anora”
Brady Corbet — “The Brutalist”
Adrien Brody — “The Brutalist”
Mikey Madison — “Anora”
Guy Pearce — “The Brutalist”
Ariana Grande — “Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
“Conclave”
“Anora” — Sean Baker
Mikey Madison — “Anora”
“Monkey Man”
“The Fire Inside”

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.







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