Oscars Watch: 2024 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards

16TH ANNUAL Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards
Monday, December 16, 2024

BEST PICTURE

“THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan

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Runner-up: “The Brutalist” • A24
“Civil War” • A24
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“A Different Man” • A24
“I Saw the TV Glow” • A24
“Mars Express” • GKIDS
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
“Sing Sing” • A24

Best Director

Coralie Fargeat
“THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan

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Runner-up: Brady Corbet — “The Brutalist” • A24
Robert Eggers – “Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Jesse Eisenberg – “A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Alex Garland – “Civil War” • A24
Luca Guadagnino – “Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Jeremy Saulnier – “Rebel Ridge” • Netflix
Aaron Schimberg – “A Different Man” • A24
Jane Schoenbrun – “I Saw the TV Glow” • A24

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE

Demi Moore
“THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan

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Runner-up: Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” • A24
Daniel Craig – “Queer” • A24
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” • A24
Kirsten Dunst – “Civil War” • A24
Jesse Eisenberg – “A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” • Focus Features
Aaron Pierre – “Rebel Ridge” • Netflix
Justice Smith – “I Saw the TV Glow” • A24

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

Margaret Qualley
“THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan

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Runner-up: Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” • A24
Nicolas Cage – “Longlegs” • NEON
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin – “Sing Sing” • A24
Adam Pearson – “A Different Man” • A24
Dennis Quaid – “The Substance” • MUBI
Bill Skarsgård – “Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Tilda Swinton – “Problemista” • A24
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures

BEST VOCAL / MOTION CAPTURE PERFORMANCE

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

Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann

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Runner-up: Jonno Davies (motion-capture) & Robbie Williams (voice) – “Better Man” • Paramount Pictures
Tom Hardy – “Venom: The Last Dance” • Columbia Pictures
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
Owen Teague – “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios

BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING

“His Three Daughters” • Netflix

Directed by Azazel Jacobs
Produced by Matt Aselton, Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Azazel Jacobs, Diaz Jacobs, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Jack Selby

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Runner-up: “Sing Sing” • A24
“Civil War” • A24
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“A Different Man” • A24
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
“Saturday Night” • Columbia Pictures

Best Original Screenplay

“The Brutalist” • A24

Written by Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold

Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews

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Runner-up: “The Substance” • MUBI | Coralie Fargeat
“Civil War” • A24 | Alex Garland
“A Different Man” • A24 | Aaron Schimberg
“His Three Daughters” • Netflix | Azazel Jacobs
“I Saw the TV Glow” • A24 | Jane Schoenbrun
“Problemista” • A24 | Julio Torres
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures | Jesse Eisenberg
“Rebel Ridge” • Netflix | Jeremy Saulnier 
“September 5” • Paramount Pictures | Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum and Alex David

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

Written by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes

Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by

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Runner-up: “Conclave” • Focus Features | Peter Straughan
“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures | Jay Cocks and James Mangold
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix | Jacques Audiard 
“The Piano Lesson” • Netflix | Virgil Williams and Malcolm Washington
“Sing Sing” • A24 | Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin and John “Divine G” Whitfield
“The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal | Chris Sanders

BEST ANIMATED FILM

“Mars Express” • GKIDS

Directed by Jérémie Périn
Produced by Didier Creste, Gaëlle Bayssière

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Runner-up: “The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal
“Flow” • Sideshow/Janus
“Inside Out 2” • Walt Disney/Pixar
“Look Back” • GKIDS
“Memoir of a Snail” • IFC Films

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM

“Mars Express” • GKIDS

Directed by Jérémie Périn
Produced by Didier Creste, Gaëlle Bayssière

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Runner-up: “Aattam” • Reliance Entertainment
“All We Imagine As Light” • Sideshow/Janus
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
“Evil Does Not Exist” • Sideshow/Janus
“Los Frikis” • Falling Forward Films
“Look Back” • GKIDS
“Mars Express” • GKIDS (WINNER)
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” • NEON

BEST DOCUMENTARY

“Daughters” • Netflix

Directed by Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
Produced by Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham

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Runner-up: “No Other Land” • mTuckman Media
“Ennio” • Music Box Films
“Girls State” • Apple Original Films
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” • Netflix
“The Sixth” • A24
“The Speedway Murders” • Vertical
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros Pictures

BEST MUSICAL 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: “Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“Civil War” • A24 | Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
“Conclave” • Focus Features | Volker Bertelmann
“A Different Man” • A24 | Umberto Smerilli
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios | Alex Somers and Scott Alario
“Queer” • A24 | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“The Substance” • MUBI | Raffertie
“Twisters” • Universal Pictures | Benjamin Wallfisch
“The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal | Kris Bowers

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

BEST EDITING

“THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

Editing by Jérôme Eltabet, Coralie Fargeat & Valentin Feron

Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan

BEST STUNT / MOVEMENT CHOREOGRAPHY

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros

Stunt Choreography by Guy Norris (action designer / supervising stunt coordinator / second-unit director), Tim Wong (stunt coordinator), Harland Norris (assistant stunt coordinator), Karl Van Moorsel (sequence coordinator) and Michael Roughan (stunt rigging coordinator)

Directed by George Miller
Produced by

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Runner-up: “Better Man” • Paramount Pictures | Ashley Wallen (dance choreographer), Nicholas Daines (stunt coordinator), Slavisa Ivanovic (stunt coordinator), Tim Wong (fight choreographer) and Spencer Susser (second-unit director)
“The Beekeeper” • Miramax | Jeremy Marinas (fight coordinator and choreographer / second-unit director)
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Lee Morrison (supervising stunt coordinator), Roger Yuan (fight coordinator / stunt coordinator) and Tanya Lapointe (second-unit director)
“The Fall Guy” • Universal Pictures | Chris O’Hara (stunt coordinator and stunt designer)
“Life After Fighting” • Vertical | Bren Foster (action designer / fight choreographer) and Jaylan Foster, Jimmy Foster, Nick Harding, Jordan Petersen, Matthew Murgola and Mike Duncan (stunt team)
“Monkey Man” • Universal Pictures | Saifuddin Mubdy (stunt coordinator) and Brahim Chab (fight coordinator)
“Rebel Ridge” • Netflix | Keith Woulard and Cory DeMeyers (stunt coordinators)
“The Shadow Strays” • Netflix | Muhammad Irfan (stunt coordinator / fight choreographer)
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures | Christopher Scott (choreographer) and Jo McLaren (stunt coordinator)

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

“THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

Special Effects by Bryan Jones (visual effects supervisor), Pierre Procoudine-Gorsky (visual effects producer) and Jean Miel (special effects supervisor)

Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan

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Runner-up: “Hundreds of Beavers” • SPH | Mike Cheslik (visual effects) and Jerry Kurek (assistant effects artist)
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Paul Lambert (visual effects production supervisor), Gerd Nefzer (special effects supervisor), Rhys Salcombe (visual effects supervisor) and Stephen James (visual effects supervisor)
“Terrifier 3” • Cineverse | Damien Leone (writer / director), Phil Falcone (producer), Christien Tinsley (design and creation of prosthetics and makeup effects), Brian Van Dorn (Tinsley Studios production coordinator), Ryan Ward (on-set makeup effects department head), Heather Albert (on-set makeup effects artist), Josh Petrino (visual effects supervisor), Declan Boyle (lead visual effects artist), Lincoln Smith (senior visual effects artist), John Caglione, Jr. (Virgin Mary / demon sequence prosthetics supervisor), Jason Baker (Callosum Studios on-set effects supervisor) and Jason Milstein (post-production supervisor and visual effects artist)
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” • Warner Bros Pictures | Luke Millar (visual effects supervisor) and Scott MacIntyre (special effects supervisor)
“Better Man” • Paramount Pictures | Kevin Smith (visual effects supervisor), Kevin Sherwood (visual effects producer), Bruce Bright (special effects supervisor) and Michael Meinardus (special effects supervisor)
“Twisters” • Universal Pictures | Ben Snow (visual effects supervisor), Florian Witzel (Industrial Light & Magic visual effects supervisor), Charles Lai (ILM associate visual effects supervisor) and Scott Fisher (special effects supervisor)
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios | David White (prosthetic and makeup effects design), Angela Barson (visual effects supervisor) and Pavel Sagner (special effects supervisor) – “Nosferatu” • Focus Features (2024)
Erik Winquist and Stephen Unterfranz (VFX supervisors), Paul Story (senior animation supervisor) and Rodney Burke (special FX supervisor)

ORIGINAL VISION

“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: “The Substance” • MUBI
“Better Man” • Paramount Pictures
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
“I Saw the TV Glow” • A24
“In a Violent Nature” • IFC Films
“The People’s Joker” • Altered Innocence
“Problemista” • A24
“Sasquatch Sunset” • Bleecker Street

BREAKOUT OF THE YEAR

Vera Drew (director/co-writer/editor/performer)
“The People’s Joker” • Altered Innocence

Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan

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Runner-up: Mikey Madison (performer) – “Anora” • NEON
Joanna Arnow (director / writer / editor / performer) – “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed” • Magnolia Pictures
Mike Cheslik (director / co-writer / editor / visual effects) – “Hundreds of Beavers” • SPH
Chris Nash (director / writer) – “In a Violent Nature” • IFC Films
Katy M. O’Brian (performer) – “Love Lies Bleeding” • A24
RaMell Ross (director / co-writer) – “Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Maisy Stella (performer) – “My Old Ass” • Amazon MGM Studios
Julio Torres (director / writer / performer) – “Problemista” • A24
Malcolm Washington (director / co-writer) – “The Piano Lesson” • Netflix

EDWARD JOHNSON-OTT HOOSIER AWARD
(As a special honor named after IFJA founding member and longtime NUVO Newsweekly critic Edward Johnson-Ott, no runner-up is named in this category.)

Michael Husain (writer/director)
“The Waiting Game” • MUBI

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BREAKOUT OF THE YEAR:

“The Substance”
Coralie Fargeat — “The Substance”
Demi Moore — “The Substance”
Margaret Qualley — “The Substance”
Lupita Nyong’o — “The Wild Robot”
“His Three Daughters”
“The Brutalist” — Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
“Nickel Boys” — RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
“Mars Express”
“Mars Express”
“Daughters”
“The Brutalist” — Daniel Blumberg
“Nosferatu” — Jarin Blaschke
“The Substance” — Jérôme Eltabet, Coralie Fargeat & Valentin Feron
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
“The Substance”
“Hundreds of Beavers”
Vera Drew — “The People’s Joker”

ABOUT THE Indiana Film Journalists Association

Established in 2009 by a dedicated group of six Indiana journalists, the Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) is a growing organization of Indiana-based journalists and broadcasters who specialize in film criticism and commentary. All major dailies, weeklies and a variety of other print and electronic outlets are represented. IFJA was established to promote the art of film criticism in the Hoosier state, to support Indiana’s growing film industry and to promote quality film criticism in Indiana.