11TH ANNUAL PHOENIX CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre
Phoenix, Arizona


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
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Sing Sing” • A24
“The Substance” • MUBI


BEST COMEDY FILM
“Anora” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“Babes” • NEON
“The Fall Guy” • Universal Pictures
“Hit Man” • Netflix
“Thelma” • Magnolia Pictures


BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick
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“Alien: Romulus” • 20th Century Studios
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
“I Saw The TV Glow” • A24
“The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal Pictures


BEST HORROR FILM
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Directed by Robert Eggers
Produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers
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“Alien: Romulus” • 20th Century Studios
“Heretic” • A24
“Late Night With The Devil” • IFC Films
“The Substance” • MUBI


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” • Walt Disney/Pixar
“Memoir Of A Snail” • IFC Films
“Transformers One” • Paramount Pictures


Best Documentary Feature
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Directed by Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
Produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte
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“Copa ’71” • Greenwich Entertainment
“Daughters” • Netflix
“No Other Land” • mTuckman Media
“Will And Harper” • Netflix


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 Perez” • Netflix
“Evil Does Not Exist” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“The Girl With The Needle” • MUBI
“The Seed Of The Sacred Fig” • NEON


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
Daniel Craig | “Queer” • A24
Colman Domingo | “Sing Sing” • A24
Ralph Fiennes | “Conclave” • Focus Features


Best Actress
MIKEY MADISON
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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Lily-Rose Depp | “Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Cynthia Erivo | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Nicole Kidman | “Babygirl” • A24
Demi Moore | “The Substance” • MUBI


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
Jeremy Strong | “The Apprentice” • Briarcliff Entertainment


Best Supporting Actress
Margaret Qualley
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Monica Barbaro | “A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
Ariana Grande | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Felicity Jones | “The Brutalist” • A24
Isabella Rossellini | “Conclave” • Focus Features


Best Director
BRADY CORBET
“The Brutalist” • A24
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Sean Baker | “Anora” • NEON
Robert Eggers | “Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Coralie Fargeat | “The Substance” • MUBI
Ramell Ross | “Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios


Best 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 And Mona Fastvold
“Conclave” • Focus Features | Written by Peter Straughan & Robert Harris
“The Substance” • MUBI | Written by Coralie Fargeat


Best SCORE
“The Brutalist” • A24
Composed by Daniel Blumberg
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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“Conclave” • Focus Features | Composed by Volker Bertelmann
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Composed by Hans Zimmer
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Composed by Robin Carolan
“Queer” • A24 | Composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross


Best Cinematography
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke
Directed by Robert Eggers
Produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers
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“The Brutalist” • A24 | Cinematography by Lol Crawley
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Cinematography by Greig Fraser
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios | Cinematography by Jomo Fray
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures | Cinematography by Alice Brooks

Phoenix Critics Circle
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
“The Brutalist”
“Anora”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nosferatu”
“The Wild Robot”
“All We Imagine As Light”
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
Adrien Brody — “The Brutalist”
Mikey Madison — “Anora”
Kieran Culkin — “A Real Pain”
Margaret Qualley — “The Substance”
Brady Corbet — “The Brutalist”
“A Real Pain” — Jesse Eisenberg
“The Brutalist” — Daniel Blumberg
“Nosferatu” — Jarin Blaschke

ABOUT THE Phoenix Critics Circle
The Phoenix Critics Circle is dedicated to promoting both the larger film industry and our local film community. We are writers, reviewers, and cinema historians moving the conversation forward, through print, broadcast, and online media both within Arizona and nationwide.







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