28TH ANNUAL Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
Friday, December 20, 2024


BEST PICTURE
“THE BEAST” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Bertrand Bonello
Produced by Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant
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“Anora” • NEON
“The Brutalist” • A24
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Hundreds of Beavers” • SRH


Best Director
Bertrand Bonello
“THE BEAST” • Sideshow/Janus
Produced by Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant
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Sean Baker | “Anora” • NEON
Luca Guadagnino | “Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Payal Kapadia | “All We Imagine As Light” • Sideshow/Janus Films
RaMell Ross | “Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios


Best Actor
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
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Adrien Brody | “The Brutalist” • A24
Daniel Craig | “Queer” • A24
Josh O’Connor | “Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Ralph Fiennes | “Conclave” • Focus Features


Best Actress
Léa Seydoux
“THE BEAST” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Bertrand Bonello
Produced by Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste | “Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street
Carol Kane | “Between the Temples” • Sony Pictures Classics
Nicole Kidman | “Babygirl” • A24
Mikey Madison | “Anora” • NEON


Best Supporting Actor
JEREMY STRONG
“The Apprentice” • Briarcliff Entertainment
Directed by Ali Abbasi
Produced by Louis Tisné, Daniel Bekerman, Jacob Jarek, Ruth Treacy
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Yura Borisov | “Anora” • NEON
Willem Dafoe | “Kinds of Kindness” • Searchlight Pictures
Adam Pearson | “A Different Man” • A24
Denzel Washington | “Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures


Best Supporting Actress
Zoe Saldaña
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello
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Anna Baryshnikov | “Love Lies Bleeding” • A24
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | “Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Margaret Qualley | “The Substance” • MUBI
Isabella Rosellini | “Conclave” • Focus Features


Best Ensemble
“CONCLAVE” • Focus Features
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson
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“All We Imagine As Light” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“Anora” • NEON
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
“Saturday Night” • Sony/Columbia Pictures


Best Original Screenplay
“I Saw The TV Glow” • A24
Written by Jane Schoenbrun
Directed by Jane Schoenbrun
Produced by Sam Intili, Sarah Winshall, Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Ali Herting
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“Anora” • NEON | Written by Sean Baker
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios | Written by Justin Kuritzkes
“Evil Does Not Exist” • Sideshow/Janus Films | Written by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures | Written by Jesse Eisenberg


Best Adapted Screenplay
“QUEER” • A24
Written by Justin Kuritzkes
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Lorenzo Mieli
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“The Beast” • Sideshow/Janus Films | Written by Bertrand Bonello, Benjamin Charbit & Guillaume Bréaud
“Conclave” • Focus Features | Written by Peter Straughan
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Written by Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios | Written by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes


Best Cinematography
“THE BRUTALIST” • A24
Cinematography by Lol Crawley
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios | Cinematography by Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
“Conclave” • Focus Features | Cinematography by Stéphane Fontaine
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures | Cinematography by Greig Fraser
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios | Cinematography by Jomo Fray


Best Visual Effects
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick
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“Hundreds of Beavers” • SRH
“Tuesday” • A24
“The Substance” • MUBI
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures


BEST ART DIRECTION / PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick
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“The Beast” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“The Brutalist” • A24
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Maria” • Netflix


Best 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
“Dune: Part 2” • Warner Bros Pictures | Composed by Hans Zimmer
“Flow” • Sideshow/Janus Films | Composed by Gints Zilbalodis & Rihards Zalupe


Best Documentary
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
Directed by Johan Grimonprez
Produced by Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety
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“Daughters” • Netflix
“No Other Land” • mTuckman Media
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Will and Harper” • Netflix


Best International Film
“All We Imagine As Light” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Payal Kapadia
Produced by Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim
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“Do Not Expect Too Much From The End of the World” • MUBI
“Emilia Perez” • Netflix
“I’m Still Here” • RT Features
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” • NEON


Best Animated Film
“FLOW” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Produced by Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman
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“The Colors Within” • GKIDS
“Inside Out 2” • Walt Disney/Pixar
“Memoir of a Snail” • IFC Films
“The Wild Robot” • Dreamworks/Universal


BEST FIRST FEATURE
“Hundreds of Beavers” • SPH
Directed by Mike Cheslik
Produced by Sam Hogerton, Kurt Ravenwood, Matt Sabljak, Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
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“Janet Planet” • A24
“The People’s Joker” • Altered Innocence
“Stress Positions” • NEON
“Tuesday” • A24


BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
MIKEY MADISON
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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Brigette Lundy-Paine | “I Saw The TV Glow” • A24
Katy M. O’Brian | “Love Lies Bleeding” • A24
Ryland Brickson Cole Tews | “Hundreds of Beavers” • SRH
Zoe Zigler | “Janet Planet” • A24

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“The Beast”
Keiran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Léa Seydoux – “The Beast”
Jeremy Strong – “The Apprentice”
Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez”
“Conclave”
Bertrand Bonello – “The Beast”
“I Saw The TV Glow” – Jane Schoenbrun
“Queer” – Justin Kuritzkes
“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley
“Dune: Part Two”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
“All We Imagine As Light”
“Flow”
“Hundreds of Beavers”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”

ABOUT THE Florida Film Critics Circle
The Florida Film Critics Circle is an organization of 25 writers from Florida-based print and online publications. Founded in 1996, the FFCC strives to recognize outstanding work in film, further the cause of good movies, and maintain the highest level of professionalism among film critics in Florida. Allison Hazlett of FlickDirect has served as chair of the organization since the beginning of 2020.




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