

BEST PICTURE
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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“Anora” • NEON
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
“I Saw the TV Glow” • A24
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“The Substance” • MUBI


Best Director
RAMELL ROSS
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
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Sean Baker | “Anora” • NEON
Brady Corbet | “The Brutalist” • A24
Coralie Fargeat | “The Substance” • MUBI
Jane Schoenbrun | “I Saw the TV Glow” • A24


Best Actor
Adrien Brody
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Timothée Chalamet | “A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
Colman Domingo | “Sing Sing” • A24
Ralph Fiennes | “Conclave” • Focus Features
Keith Kupferer | “Ghostlight” • IFC Films


Best Actress
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
“HARD TRUTHS” • Bleecker Street
Directed by Mike Leigh
Produced by Georgina Lowe
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Cynthia Erivo | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Mikey Madison | “Anora” • NEON
Demi Moore | “The Substance” • MUBI
Léa Seydoux | “The Beast” • Sideshow/Janus Films


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, Dave McCary
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Yura Borisov | “Anora” • NEON
Clarence Maclin | “Sing Sing” • A24
Guy Pearce | “The Brutalist” • A24
Adam Pearson | “A Different Man” • A24


Best Supporting Actress
Natasha Lyonne
“His Three Daughters” • Netflix
Directed by Azazel Jacobs
Produced by Azazel Jacobs, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Matt Aselton, Marc Marrie, Mal Ward, Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Jack Selby
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Danielle Deadwyler | “The Piano Lesson” • Netflix
Ariana Grande-Butera | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Margaret Qualley | “The Substance” • MUBI
Zoe Saldaña | “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix


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, Dave McCary
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“Anora” • NEON | Written by Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” • A24 | Written by Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios | Written by Justin Kurtizkes
“The Substance” • MUBI | Written by Coralie Fargeat


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, Joslyn Barnes
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“The Beast” • Sideshow/Janus Films | Written by Bertrand Bonello, Guillaume Bréaud, & Benjamin Charbit
“Conclave” • Focus Features | Written by Peter Straughan
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Written by Robert Eggers
“Sing Sing” • A24 | Written by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedan


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“FLOW” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Produced by Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman
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“Inside Out 2” • Walt Disney/Pixar
“Memoir of a Snail” • IFC Films
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” • Netflix
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal Pictures


Best Documentary
“NO OTHER LAND” • mTuckman Media
Directed by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Produced by Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
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“Dahomey” • MUBI
“Daughters” • Netflix
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
“Sugarcane” • National Geographic


BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“All We Imagine as Light” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Payal Kapadia
Produced by Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim
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“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
“Evil Does Not Exist” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“Red Rooms” • Utopia
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” • NEON


BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
“NOSFERATU” • Focus Features
Directed by Robert Eggers | Director
Produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers
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“The Brutalist” • A24
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“The Substance” • MUBI
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures


Best Cinematography
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Cinematography by Jomo Fray
Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
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“The Brutalist” • A24 | Cinematography by Lol Crawley
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios | Cinematography by Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Cinematography by Greig Fraser
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke


BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros
Costume Design by Jenny Beavan
Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell and George Miller
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“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Costume Design by Jacqueline West
“Maria” • Netflix | Costume Design by Massimo Cantini Parrini
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Costume Design by Linda Muir
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures | Costume Design by Paul Tazewell


Best Editing
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Edited by Marco Costa
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
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“Anora” • NEON | Edited by Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” • A24 | Edited by Dávid Jancsó
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures | Edited by Eliot Knapman & Margaret Sixel
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios | Edited by Nicholas Monsour


Best Original Score
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
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“The Brutalist” • A24 | Composed by Daniel Blumberg
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Composed by Hans Zimmer
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Composed by Robin Carolan
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures | Composed by John Powell & Stephen Schwartz
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal Pictures | Composed by Kris Bowers


BEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
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“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Hundreds of Beavers” • SRH
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures


MILOS STEHLIK AWARD FOR BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER
RAMELL ROSS
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
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Mike Cheslik | “Hundreds of Beavers” • SRH
Vera Drew | “The People’s Joker” • Altered Innocence
Payal Kapadia | “All We Imagine as Light” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Greg Kwedar | “Sing Sing” • A24


MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Clarence Maclin
“SING SING” • A24
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
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Lily Collias | “Good One” • Metrograph Pictures
Karla Sofía Gascón | “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Brigette Lundy-Paine | “I Saw the TV Glow” • A24
Adam Pearson | “A Different Man” • A24

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“The Brutalist”
RaMell Ross — “Nickel Boys”
Adrian Brody — “The Brutalist”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste — “Hard Truths”
Kieran Culkin — “A Real Pain”
Natasha Lyonne — “His Three Daughters”
“A Real Pain” — Jesse Eisenberg
“Nickel Boys” — RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
“Flow”
“No Other Land”
“All We Imagine As Light”
“Nosferatu”
“Nickel Boys” — Jomo Fray
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” — Jenny Beaven
“Challengers” — Marco Costa
“Challengers” — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“The Substance”
RaMell Ross — “Nickel Boys”
Clarence Maclin — “Sing Sing”

ABOUT THE Chicago Film Critics Association
The Chicago Film Critics Association supports and celebrates quality filmmaking that has something to say about our world, our lives, and our society. In the past, while the CFCA’s priority was to support and fight for the continued role of film critics in the media, the CFCA’s public interaction was limited to the announcement of its annual film awards. In recent years, the CFCA has expanded its presence on the Chicago arts scene, promoting critical thinking about cinema to a wider base through several initiatives, including the re-launch of a late-winter film awards ceremony; CFCA-hosted film screenings throughout Chicagoland; and a Young People’s Film Criticism Workshop at Facets Multimedia. The annual Chicago Critics Film Festival further builds on the organization’s goal to be an active part of the Chicago film landscape.



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