23RD ANNUAL Columbus Film Critics Association Awards
Thursday, January 2, 2025


Best Film
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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2) “Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
3) “Anora” | NEON
4) “Sing Sing” | A24
5) “Nosferatu” | Focus Features
6) “Conclave” | Focus Features
7) “Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios
8) “The Brutalist” | A24
9) “Civil War” | A24
10) “Love Lies Bleeding” | A24
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures


Best Director
Coralie Fargeat
“The Substance” • MUBI
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Runner-up: RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” | A24
Robert Eggers – “Nosferatu” | Focus Features
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures


Best Lead Performance
Demi Moore
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Runner-up: Mikey Madison – “Anora” | NEON
Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” | A24
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Lily-Rose Depp – “Nosferatu” | Focus Features
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” | A24
Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths” | Roadside Attractions
Sebastian Stan – “A Different Man” | A24


Best Supporting Performance
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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Runner-up: Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson” | Netflix
Yura Borisov – “Anora” | NEON
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – “Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Ariana Grande-Butera – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist” | A24
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Edward Norton – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” | A24
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance” | MUBI
Zoe Saldana – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
Bill Skarsgård – “Nosferatu” | Focus Features
Stanley Tucci – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures


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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Runner-up: “Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios
“Anora” | NEON
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Piano Lesson” | Netflix
“Sing Sing” | A24
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Sebastian Stan
“The Apprentice” & “A Different Man“
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Runner-up: Nicholas Hoult – “The Garfield Movie” | “Juror #2” | “Nosferatu” | ”The Order”
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” | “Dune: Part Two”
Cailee Spaeny – “Alien: Romulus” | ”Civil War”
Zendaya – “Challengers” | “Dune: Part Two”


Breakthrough Film Artist
Mikey Madison (for acting)
“Anora” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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Runner-up: Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” | MUBI – (for directing, film editing, and screenwriting)
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” | A24 – (for directing and screenwriting)
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24 – (for acting)
Dev Patel – “Monkey Man” | Universal Pictures – (for acting, directing, producing, and screenwriting)


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
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Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley | A24
“Nickel Boys” – Jomo Fray | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“The Substance” – Benjamin Kracun | MUBI


Best Film Editing
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Editing by Marco Costa
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
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Runner-up: “The Substance” – Jerome Eltabet, Coralie Fargeat, and Valentin Féron | MUBI
“Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“The Brutalist” – Dávid Jancsó | A24
“Conclave” – Nick Emerson | Focus Features
“Nickel Boys” – Nicholas Monsour | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios


Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Written by Chris Sanders
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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Runner-up: “Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Conclave” – Peter Straughan | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” – Robert Eggers | Focus Features


Best Original Screenplay
“The Substance” • MUBI
Written by Coralie Fargeat
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Runner-up: “Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold | A24
“Challengers” – Justin Kuritzkes | Amazon MGM Studios
“A Real Pain” – Jesse Eisenberg | Searchlight Pictures


Best Score
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
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Runner-up: “The Wild Robot” – Kris Bowers | DreamWorks/Universal Pictures
“The Brutalist” – Daniel Blumberg | A24
“Conclave” – Volker Bertelmann | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Hans Zimmer | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” – Robin Carolan | Focus Features


Best Documentary
“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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Runner-up: “Will & Harper” | Netflix
“Daughters” | Netflix
“Sugarcane” | National Geographic
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” | Netflix


Best Foreign Language Film
“Evil Does Not Exist” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Produced by Satoshi Takata
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Runner-up: “All We Imagine as Light” | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“Kneecap” | Sony Pictures Classics
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” | NEON


Best Animated Film
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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Runner-up: “Memoir of a Snail” | IFC Films
“Flow” | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” | Netflix


Frank Gabrenya Award for Best Comedy
“Hit Man” • Netflix
Directed by Richard Linklater
Produced by Jason Bateman, Mike Blizzard, Michael Costigan, Richard Linklater, Glen Powell
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Runner-up: “Saturday Night” | Columbia Pictures
“Babes” | NEON
“My Old Ass” | Amazon MGM Studios
“A Real Pain” | Searchlight Pictures
“Thelma” | Magnolia Pictures


Best Overlooked Film
“Snack Shack” • Republic Pictures
Directed by Adam Rehmeier
Produced by Ben Cornwell, Jordan Foley, Nick Smith, Ben LeClair
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Runner-up: “Hundreds of Beavers” | SRH
“Dídi” | Focus Features
“His Three Daughters” | Netflix
“The Last Stop in Yuma County” | Well Go USA Entertainment
“Thelma” | Magnolia Pictures

Columbus Film Critics Association
Best Film:
Best Director:
Best Lead Performance:
Best Supporting Performance:
Best Ensemble:
Best Body Of Work:
Breakthrough Film Artist:
Best Cinematography:
Best Film Editing:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Original Screenplay:
Best Score:
Best Documentary:
Best Foreign Language Film:
Best Animated Film:
BEST COMEDY FILM:
Best Overlooked Film:
“The Substance”
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
Demi Moore – “The Substance”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
“Conclave”
Sebastian Stan – “The Apprentice” & “A Different Man”
Mikey Madison (for acting) – “Anora”
“Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke
“Challengers” – Marco Costa
“The Wild Robot” – Chris Sanders
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“No Other Land”
“Evil Does Not Exist”
“The Wild Robot”
“Hit Man”
“Snack Shack”

ABOUT THE Columbus Film Critics Association
Founded in 2002, the Columbus Film Critics Association is made up of film critics based in Columbus, Ohio, and the surrounding areas. Its membership consists of more than 25 print, radio, television, and new media critics.






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