8TH ANNUAL Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
Thursday, December 19, 2024


Best film
“The Zone of Interest” • A24
Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Produced by James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jim Wilson
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2) “Anora” • NEON
3) “The Substance” • MUBI
4) “Perfect Days” • NEON
5) “The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks
6) “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
7) “Touch” • Focus Features
8) “Conclave” • Focus Features
9) “All We Imagine as Light” • Sideshow/Janus Films
10) “Robot Dreams” • NEON


Best director
JONATHAN GLAZER
“The Zone of Interest” • A24
Produced by James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jim Wilson
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2) Coralie Fargeat | “The Substance” • MUBI
3) Edward Berger | “Conclave” • Focus Features
4) Sean Baker | “Anora” • NEON
5) Wim Wenders | “Perfect Days” • NEON


Best Actor
RALPH FIENNES
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson
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2) Cillian Murphy | “Small Things Like These” • Lionsgate Films/Roadside Attractions
3) Sebastian Stan | “A Different Man” • A24
4) Colman Domingo | “Sing Sing” • A24
5) Andrew Scott | “All of Us Strangers” • Searchlight Pictures


Best Actress
MIKEY MADISON
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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2) Demi Moore | “The Substance” • MUBI
3) Karla Sofía Gascón | “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
4) June Squibb | “Thelma” • Magnolia Pictures
5) Saoirse Ronan | “The Outrun” • Sony Pictures Classics


BEST DOCUMENTARY
“WILL & HARPER” • Netflix
Directed by Josh Greenbaum
Produced by Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett
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2) “Dahomey” • MUBI
3) “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros Pictures
4) “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
5) “Grand Theft Hamlet” • MUBI


Best Irish film
“KNEECAP” • Sony Pictures Classics
Directed by Rich Peppiatt
Produced by Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling
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2) “Small Things Like These” • Lionsgate Films/Roadside Attractions
3) “That They May Face the Rising Sun” • Cyprus Avenue Films
4) “Oddity” • IFC Films
5) “One Night in Millstreet” • Fastnet Films


Best screenplay
“The Zone of Interest” • A24
Written by Jonathan Glazer
Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Produced by James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jim Wilson
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2) “Conclave” • Focus Features | Peter Straughan
3) “Anora” • NEON | Sean Baker
4) “The Substance” • MUBI | Coralie Fargeat
5) “American Fiction” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios | Cord Jefferson


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Cinematography by Stéphane Fontaine
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson
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2) “Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Greig Fraser
3) “The Zone of Interest” • A24 | Lukasz Zal
4) “I Saw the TV Glow” • A24 | Eric K Yue
5) “La Chimera” • NEON | Hélène Louvart


BEST BREAKTHROUGH
Nykiya Adams
“BIRD” • MUBI
Directed by Andrea Arnold
Produced by Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross

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“The Zone Of Interest”
Jonathan Glazer – “The Zone Of Interest”
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
“Will & Harper”
“Kneecap”
“The Zone Of Interest” – Jonathan Glazer
“Conclave” – Stéphane Fontaine
Nykiya Adams – “Bird”

ABOUT THE Dublin Film Critics Circle
Established in 2006, The Dublin Film Critics Circle offers the city’s full-time professional movie reviewers an opportunity to pool opinions on recent releases, consider movie heritage and whinge about each other’s shortcomings.







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