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


“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


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


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


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


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


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


“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


“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


“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


“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


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


“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


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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