6TH ANNUAL San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
Sunday, December 15, 2024


Best Film
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“The Brutalist” • A24
“Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Sing Sing” • A24


Best Director
Brady Corbet
“The Brutalist” • A24
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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“Anora” • NEON | Sean Baker
“Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street | Mike Leigh
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios | RaMell Ross
“The Substance” • MUBI | Coralie Fargeat


Best Actor
Colman Domingo
“Sing Sing” • A24
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
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Adrien Brody | “The Brutalist” • A24
Timothée Chalamet | “A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
Daniel Craig | “Queer” • A24
Ralph Fiennes | “Conclave” • Focus Features


Best Actress
Marianne-Jean-Baptiste
“Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street
Directed by Mike Leigh
Produced by Georgina Lowe
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Karla Sofía Gascón | “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Angelina Jolie | “Maria” • Netflix
Mikey Madison | “Anora” • NEON
Demi Moore | “The Substance” • MUBI


Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov
“Anora” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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Kieran Culkin | “A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Clarence Maclin | “Sing Sing” • A24
Guy Pearce | “The Brutalist” • A24
Jeremy Strong | “The Apprentice” • Briarcliff Entertainment


Best Supporting Actress
Joan Chen
“Dìdi (弟弟)” • Focus Features
Directed by Sean Wang
Produced by Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, Sean Wang
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Carol Kane | “Between the Temples” • Sony Pictures Classics
Isabella Rossellini | “Conclave” • Focus Features
Ariana Grande | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Zoe Saldana | “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix


Best Original Screenplay
“ANORA” • NEON
Written by Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“The Brutalist” • A24 | Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
“Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street | Mike Leigh
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures | Jesse Eisenberg
“The Substance” • MUBI | Coralie Fargeat


Best Adapted Screenplay
“SING SING” • A24
Written by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
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“Conclave” • Focus Features | Peter Straughan
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix | Jacques Audiard
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios | RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes


Best Animated Feature
“FLOW” • Sideshow/Janus
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


Best International Feature Film
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” • NEON
Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
Produced by Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner, Rozita Hendijanian
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“All We Imagine As Light” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
“I’m Still Here” • RT Features
“Kneecap” • Sony Pictures Classics


Best Documentary Feature
“Sugarcane” • National Geographic
Directed by Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat
Produced by Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn
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“Daughters” • Netflix
“No Other Land” • mTuckman Media
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Will & Harper” • Netflix


Best Cinematography
“The Brutalist” • A24
Cinematography by Lol Crawley
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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“Conclave” • Focus Features | Stéphane Fontaine
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Greig Fraser
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios | Jomo Fray
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Jarin Blaschke


Best Production Design
“The Brutalist” • A24
Production Design by Judy Becker
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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“Conclave” • Focus Features | Suzie Davies, Roberta Federico
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau, Patrice Vermette
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Craig Lathrop
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures | Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales


Best Film Editing
“ANORA” • NEON
Editing by Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“The Brutalist” • A24 | Dávid Jancsó
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios | Marco Costa
“Conclave” • Focus Features | Nick Emerson
“September 5” • Paramount Pictures | Hansjörg Weißbrich


Best Original 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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“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“Conclave” • Focus Features | Volker Bertelmann
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix | Clément Ducol, Camille
“The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal | Kris Bowers


Special Citation for Independent Cinema
“Femme” • Utopia
Directed by Sam H. Freeman & Ng Choon Ping
Produced by Sam Ritzenberg & Myles Payne
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“Exhibiting Forgiveness” • Roadside Attractions
“Rumours” • Bleecker Street
“The Secret Art of Taking Flight” • Level 33 Entertainment

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
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Special Citation:
“Anora”
Brady Corbet — “The Brutalist”
Colman Domingo — “Sing Sing”
Marianne-Jean-Baptiste — “Hard Truths”
Yura Borisov — “Anora”
Joan Chen — “Dìdi (弟弟)”
“Anora” — Sean Baker
“Sing Sing” — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
“Flow”
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
“Sugarcane”
“The Brutalist” — Lol Crawley
“The Brutalist” — Judy Becker
“Anora” — Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” — Daniel Blumberg
“Femme”

ABOUT THE San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
Founded in 2002, the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle is comprised of critics from Bay Area publications. Its members include film journalists from the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, the Oakland Tribune, the Contra Costa Times, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, the East Bay Express, the San Jose Metro, Palo Alto Weekly, the Marin Independent Journal, the San Francisco Examiner, KRON-TV, Variety, RottenTomatoes.com and more.






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