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


“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 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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