25TH ANNUAL Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Monday, December 16, 2024


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
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
“Sing Sing” • A24
“The Substance” • MUBI
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
“The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal


Best Director
Edward Berger
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson


BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Ralph Fiennes
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson


BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Mikey Madison
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan


BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
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


BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ariana Grande
“WICKED” • Universal Pictures
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone


BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson


Best Original Screenplay
“ANORA” • NEON
Written by Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan


BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Written by Peter Straughan
Based on “Conclave” by Robert Harris
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson


THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
“Strange Darling” • Magenta Light Studios
Directed by JT Mollner
Produced by Bill Block, Chris Ivan Cevic, Roy Lee, Giovanni Ribisi, Steven Schneider


BEST ANIMATED FILM
“The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann


BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello


BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Will & Harper” • Netflix
Directed by Josh Greenbaum
Produced by Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett


BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“El Mal”
from “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Written by Clément Ducol, Camille, & Jacques Audiard
Performed by Zoe Saldaña
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Composed by Volker Bertelmann
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson


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 FILM EDITING
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros
Editing by Joe Walker
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros
Production Design by Patrice Vermette & Shane Vieau
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick


BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick


BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Mikey Madison
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan


BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH
Alisha Weir
“ABIGAIL” • Universal Pictures
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Produced by William Sherak, Paul Neinstein, James Vanderbilt, Tripp Vinson, Chad Villella

Phoenix Film Critics Society
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING:
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
BEST EDITING:
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH:
OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR:
“The Brutalist”
Edward Berger — “Conclave”
Ralph Fiennes — “Conclave”
Mikey Madison — “Anora”
Kieran Culkin — “A Real Pain”
Ariana Grande — “Wicked”
“Conclave”
“Anora” — Sean Baker
“Conclave” — Peter Straughan
“The Wild Robot”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Will & Harper”
“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez”
“Conclave” — Volker Bertelmann
“Nosferatu” — Jarin Blaschke
“Dune: Part Two” — Joe Walker
“Dune: Part Two” — Patrice Vermette & Shane Vieau
“Wicked” — Paul Tazewell
“Dune: Part Two”
Mikey Madison — “Anora”
Alisha Weir — “Abigail”
“Strange Darling”

ABOUT THE Phoenix Film Critics Society
Founded in October 2000 by David Ramsey and Roger Tennis. We started with ten original members. The PFCS quickly gained attention from the major film studios and independent film distributors. One of the reasons for the recognition was that all members are established film critics in Arizona.







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