9TH ANNUAL Seattle Film Critics Society 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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“Anora” • NEON
“The Beast” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“The Brutalist” • A24
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
“I Saw the TV Glow” • A24
“Sing Sing” • A24


BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Baker
“ANORA” • NEON
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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Bertrand Bonello | “The Beast” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Brady Corbet | “The Brutalist” • A24
Coralie Fargeat | “The Substance” • MUBI
Denis Villeneuve | “Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures


BEST LEAD 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
Ralph Fiennes | “Conclave” • Focus Features
Keith Kupferer | “Ghostlight” • IFC Films
George MacKay | “The Beast” • Sideshow/Janus Films


BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Mikey Madison
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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Cynthia Erivo | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Marianne Jean-Baptiste | “Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street
Demi Moore | “The Substance” • MUBI
Léa Seydoux | “The Beast” • Sideshow/Janus Films


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Clarence Maclin
“SING SING” • A24
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
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Kieran Culkin | “A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Chris Hemsworth | “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
Josh O’Connor | “Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Guy Pearce | “The Brutalist” • A24


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Margaret Qualley
“THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Joan Chen | “Dìdi” • Focus Features
Danielle Deadwyler | “The Piano Lesson” • Netflix
Ariana Grande | “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Isabella Rossellini | “Conclave” • Focus Features


BEST ENSEMBLE
“ANORA” • NEON
Casting by Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“His Three Daughters” • Netflix
“Sing Sing” • A24


BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FILM
“Rainier: A Beer Odyssey“
Directed by Isaac Olsen
Produced by Justin Peterson, Robby Peterson, Kurt Stream
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“All We Carry”
“Fish War”
“Gasoline Rainbow” • MUBI
“Strange Darling” • Magenta Light Studios


BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
“EVIL DOES NOT EXIST” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Produced by Satoshi Takata
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“The Beast” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“Flow” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“Red Rooms” • Utopia
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” • NEON


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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“Dahomey” • MUBI
“Sugarcane” • National Geographic
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
“Will & Harper” • Netflix


BEST ANIMATED FILM
“THE WILD ROBOT” • DreamWorks | Universal
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Flow” • Sideshow/Janus
“Inside Out 2” • Pixar/Walt Disney
“Transformers One” • Paramount Pictures
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” • Netflix


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“NICKEL BOYS” • Amazon MGM Studios
Cinematography by Jomo Fray
Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
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“The Brutalist” • A24 | Cinematography by Lol Crawley
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Cinematography by Greig Fraser
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures | Cinematography by Simon Duggan
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke


BEST EDITING
“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros
Editing by Eliot Knapman & Margaret Sixel
Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller
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“Anora” • NEON | Editing by Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” • A24 | Editing by Dávid Jancsó
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Editing by Joe Walker
“The Substance” • MUBI | Editing by Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, & Valentin Feron


BEST 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 | Written by Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
“Conclave” • Focus Features | Written by Peter Straughan
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures | Written by Jesse Eisenberg
“The Substance” • MUBI | Written by Coralie Fargeat


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“The Brutalist” • A24
Production Design by Judy Becker & Patricia Cuccia
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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“Conclave” • Focus Features | Production Design by Suzie Davies & Cynthia Sleiter
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Production Design by Patrice Vermette & Shane Vieau
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures | Production Design by Colin Gibson & Katie Sharrock
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures | Production Design by Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales


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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“Conclave” • Focus Features | Costume Design by Lisy Christl
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Costume Design by Jacqueline West
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures | Costume Design by Jenny Beavan
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features | Costume Design by Linda Muir


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“CHALLENGERS” • Amazon MGM Studios
Composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Amy Pascal, Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Rachel O’Connor
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“The Brutalist” • A24 | Composed by Daniel Blumberg
“Conclave” • Focus Features | Composed by Volker Bertelmann
“Evil Does Not Exist” • Sideshow/Janus Films | Composed by Eiko Ishibashi
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal | Composed by Kris Bowers


BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros
Action Choreography by Tim Wong & Richard Norton
Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller
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“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“The Fall Guy” • Universal Pictures
“Monkey Man” • Universal Pictures
“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” • Well Go USA Entertainment


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Visual Effects by Paul Lambert, Stephen James, & Rhys Salcombe
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick
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“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios
“The Substance” • MUBI
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures


BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Izaac Wang
“Dìdi” • Focus Features
Directed by Sean Wang
Produced by Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, Sean Wang
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Alyla Browne | “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
Katherine Mallen Kupferer | “Ghostlight” • IFC Films
Alisha Weir | “Abigail” • Focus Features
Zoe Ziegler | “Janet Planet” • A24


BEST VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Dementus | Portrayed by chris hemsworth
“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros
Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller
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Count Orlok (Portrayed by Bill Skarsgård) | “Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (Portrayed by Austin Butler) | “Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Longlegs (Portrayed by Nicolas Cage) | “Longlegs” • NEON
Macrinus (Portrayed by Denzel Washington) | “Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures

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Villain of the Year:
Pacific Northwest Award:
“The Substance”
Sean Baker — “Anora”
Colman Domingo — “Sing Sing”
Mikey Madison — “Anora”
Clarence Maclin — “Sing Sing”
Margaret Qualley — “The Substance”
“Anora”
“Anora” — Sean Baker
“The Wild Robot”
“No Other Land”
“Evil Does Not Exist”
“Nickel Boys” — Jomo Fray
“Wicked” — Paul Tazewell
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Eliot Knapman & Margaret Sixel
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“The Brutalist” – Judy Becker & Patricia Cuccia
“Dune: Part Two”
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
Izaac Wang – “Dìdi (弟弟)”
Dementus – “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (as portrayed by Chris Hemsworth)
“Rainier: A Beer Odyssey”

ABOUT THE Seattle Film Critics Society
After formation in the fall of 2016, The Seattle Film Critics Society officially became a non-profit organization in 2017, with a membership now consisting of 26 film critics, representing print, broadcast, podcasting, and online film criticism. This year’s awards are the fourth held under the banner of the SFCS, honoring the best films and performances of the year.




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