13TH ANNUAL St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Sunday, December 15, 2024

Best 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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Runner-Up: “Anora” • NEON
“The Brutalist” • A24
“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“The Seed Of The Sacred Fig” • NEON
“September 5” • Paramount Pictures
“Sing Sing” • A24
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve
“DUNE: PART TWO” • Warner Bros

Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick

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Runner-Up: Mohammad Rasoulof | “The Seed Of The Sacred Fig” • NEON
Edward Berger | “Conclave” • Focus Features
Brady Corbet | “The Brutalist” • A24
RaMell Ross | “Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

Best Actor

Colman Domingo
“Sing Sing” • A24

Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick

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Runner-Up: Adrien Brody | “The Brutalist” • A24
Timothée Chalamet | “A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
Daniel Craig | “Queer” • A24
Ralph Fiennes | “Conclave” • Focus Features
Hugh Grant | “Heretic” • A24

Best Actress

Mikey Madison
“Anora” • NEON

Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan

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Runner-Up: Marianne Jean-Baptiste | “Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street
Pamela Anderson | “The Last Showgirl” • Roadside Attractions
Cynthia Erivo | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Demi Moore | “The Substance” • MUBI
Saoirse Ronan | “The Outrun” • Sony Pictures Classics

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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Runner-Up: Denzel Washington | “Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures
Clarence Maclin | “Sing Sing” • A24
Guy Pearce | “The Brutalist” • A24
Stanley Tucci | “Conclave” • Focus Features

Best Supporting Actress

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes

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Runner-Up: Ariana Grande | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Monica Barbaro | “A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
Danielle Deadwyler | “The Piano Lesson” • Netflix
Zoe Saldan | “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Lupita Nyong’o
“The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal

Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann

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Runner-Up: Maya Hawke | “Inside Out 2” • Walt Disney/Pixar
Pedro Pascal | “The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal
Amy Poehler | “Inside Out 2” • Walt Disney/Pixar
Sarah Snook | “Memoir Of A Snail” • IFC Films

Best Ensemble Feature

“CONCLAVE” • Focus Features

Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson

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Runner-Up: “Saturday Night” • Columbia Pictures
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Sing Sing” • A24
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“CONCLAVE” • Focus Features

Written by Peter Straughan

Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson

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Runner-Up: “Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios | RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes
“Sing Sing” • A24 | Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures” | Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Saturday Night” • Columbia Pictures

Written by Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan

Directed by Jason Reitman
Produced by Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan

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Runner-Up: “Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street | Mike Leigh
“Anora” • NEON | Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” • A24 | Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures | Jesse Eisenberg
“The Seed Of The Sacred Fig” • NEON | Mohammad Rasoulo

BEST EDITING

“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

Editing by Nicholas Monsour

Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes

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Runner-Up: Hansjörg Weißbrich | “September 5” • Paramount Pictures
Dávid Jancsó | “The Brutalist” • A24
Joe Walker | “Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Nathan Orloff, Shane Reid | “Saturday Night” • Columbia Pictures

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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Runner-Up: Greig Fraser | “Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Lol Crawley | “The Brutalist” • A24
Edward Lachman | “Maria” • Netflix
Jomo Fray | “Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

“Nosferatu” • Focus Features

Production Design by Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani, Craig Lathrop

Directed by Robert Eggers
Produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers

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Runner-Up: Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Judy Becker | “The Brutalist” • A24
Suzie Davies, Roberta Federico | “Conclave” • Focus Features
Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau, Patrice Vermette | “Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

“wicked” • Universal Pictures

Costume Design by Paul Tazewell

Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone

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Runner-Up: Linda Muir | “Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Jacqueline West | “Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Casey Harris | “Hundreds Of Beavers” • SPH
Massimo Cantini Parrini | “Maria” • Netflix

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

“DUNE: PART TWO” • Warner Bros

Visual Effects by Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer

Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick

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Runner-Up: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios | Erik Winquist, Danielle Immerman, Paul Story
“Alien: Romulus” • 20th Century Studios | Eric Barba, Shane Mahan, Nelson Sepulveda
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures | Andrew Jackson, Dan Bethell, Eric Whipp, Andy Williams
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Angela Barso, Lisa Wakeley

BEST STUNTS

“THE FALL GUY” • Universal Pictures

Directed by David Leitch
Produced by Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Ryan Gosling, Guymon Casady

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Runner-Up: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Deadpool & Wolverine” • Marvel Studios
“Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures
“Monkey Man” • Universal Pictures

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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Runner-Up: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross | “Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Volker Bertelmann | “Conclave” • Focus Features
Hans Zimmer | Dune: Part 2
Kris Bowers | “The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal

BEST SOUNDTRACK

“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures

Directed by James Mangold
Produced by Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen

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Runner-Up: “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
“Deadpool & Wolverine” • Marvel Studios
“I Saw The TV Glow” • A24
“Maria” • Netflix

BEST ACTION FILM

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros

Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller

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Runner-Up: “Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Deadpool & Wolverine” • Marvel Studios
“The Fall Guy” • Universal Pictures
“Monkey Man” • Universal Pictures

BEST COMEDY FILM

“Hundreds Of Beavers” • SPH

Directed by Mike Cheslik
Produced by Sam Hogerton, Kurt Ravenwood, Matt Sabljak, Ryland Brickson Cole Tews

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Runner-Up: “Deadpool & Wolverine” • Marvel Studios
“The Fall Guy” • Universal Pictures
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
“Saturday Night” • Columbia 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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Runner-Up: “The Substance” • MUBI
“Heretic” • A24
“I Saw The TV Glow” • A24
“Late Night With The Devil” • IFC Films
“Longlegs” • NEON

BEST ANIMATED FILM

“The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal

Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann

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Runner-Up: “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” • Netflix
“Flow” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“Inside Out 2” • Walt Disney/Pixar
“Memoir Of A Snail” • IFC Films

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

“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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Runner-Up: “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Daughters” • Netflix
“Music by John Williams” • Disney+
“Sugarcane” • Netflix
“Will & Harper” • Netflix

BEST INTERNATIONAL 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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Runner-Up: “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World” • MUBI
“All We Imagine As Light” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“Dahomey” • MUBI
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix

BEST FIRST FEATURE

RaMell Ross
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes

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Runner-Up: Malcolm Washington | “The Piano Lesson” • Netflix
Annie Baker | “Janet Planet” • A24
Anna Kendrick | “Woman of the Hour” • Netflix
Josh Margolin | “Thelma” • Magnolia Pictures
Dev Patel | “Monkey Man” • Universal Pictures

BEST SCENE

“What kind of American are you?”
from “Civil War” • A24

Directed by Alex Garland
Produced by Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman

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Runner-Up: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures | War Rig Battle
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Riding The Sandworm
“The Substance” • MUBI | New Year’s Eve Performance
“His Three Daughters” • Netlix | Dad’s Chair

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“Dune: Part Two”
Denis Villeneuve — “Dune: Part Two”
Colman Domingo — “Sing Sing”
Mikey Madison — “Anora”
Kieran Culkin — “A Real Pain”
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Nickel Boys”
“Conclave”
Lupita Nyong’o — “The Wild Robot”
“Conclave” — Peter Straughan
“Saturday Night” — Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan
“Nickel Boys” — Nicholas Monsour
“Nosferatu” — Jarin Blaschke
“Nosferatu” — Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani, Craig Lathrop
“Wicked” — Paul Tazewell
“Dune: Part Two”
“The Fall Guy”
“The Brutalist” — Daniel Blumberg
“A Complete Unknown”
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
“Hundreds of Beavers”
“Nosferatu”
“The Wild Robot”
“No Other Land”
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
RaMell Ross — “Nickel Boys”
“What Kind of American Are You?” from “Civil War”

ABOUT THE St. Louis Film Critics Association

The St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) is an organization of professional film critics operating in the greater metropolitan St. Louis area and adjoining areas of Missouri and Illinois. The StLFCA was founded in late 2004.

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