13TH ANNUAL North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards
Friday, January 3, 2025

BEST NARRATIVE FILM

Conclave” • Focus Features

Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson


“Anora” | NEON
“The Brutalist” | A24
“Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios
“Civil War” | A24
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“I Saw the TV Glow” | A24
“Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features
“The Substance” | MUBI

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve
Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros

Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick


Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” | A24
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” | MUBI
Luca Guadagnino – “Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

Best Actor

Colman Domingo
Sing Sing” • A24

Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar


Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” | A24
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Daniel Craig – “Queer” | A24
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” | Focus Features

Best Actress

Mikey Madison
Anora” • NEON

Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan


Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths” | Bleecker Street
Demi Moore – “The Substance” | MUBI
Zendaya – “Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios

Best Supporting 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


Yura Borisov – “Anora” | NEON
Chris Hemsworth – “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures

Best Supporting Actress

Margaret Qualley
The Substance” • MUBI

Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan


Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – “Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Ariana Grande – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist” | A24
Katy O’Brian – “Love Lies Bleeding” | A24
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave” | Focus Features

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN ANIMATION OR MIXED MEDIA

Lupita Nyong’o
The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal

Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann


Kevin Durand – “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” | 20th Century Studios
Maya Hawke – “Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
Pedro Pascal – “The Wild Robot” | DreamWorks/Universal Pictures
Sarah Snook – “Memoir of a Snail” | IFC Films

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

Conclave” • Focus Features

Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson


“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Saturday Night” | Columbia Pictures
“Sing Sing” | A24
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures

Best Original Screenplay

The Brutalist” • A24

Written by Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold

Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews


“Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“Challengers” – Justin Kuritzkes | Amazon MGM Studios
“A Different Man” – Aaron Schimberg | A24
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat | MUBI

Best Adapted Screenplay

Conclave” • Focus Features

Written by Peter Straughan

Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson


“Dune: Part Two” – Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Nosferatu” – Robert Eggers | Focus Features
“Sing Sing” – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar | A24

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros, DC, HBO Documentary, CNN Films

Directed by Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
Produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte


“Dahomey” | MUBI
“No Other Land” | mTuckman Media
“Sugarcane” | National Geographic
“Will & Harper” | Netflix

Best Animated Film

The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal

Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann


“Flow” | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
“Memoir of a Snail” | IFC Films
“Transformers One” | Paramount Pictures

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

All We Imagine As Light” • Sideshow/Janus

Directed by Payal Kapadia
Produced by Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim


“Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“Evil Does Not Exist” | Sideshow/Janus Films
“I’m Still Here” | RT Features
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” | NEON

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


“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley | A24
“Challengers” – Sayombhu Mukdeeprom | Amazon MGM Studios
“Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nickel Boys” – Jomo Fray | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

BEST EDITING

Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios

Editing by Marco Costa

Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya


“Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“Conclave” – Nick Emerson | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Joe Walker | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nickel Boys” – Nicholas Monsour | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Nosferatu” • Focus Features

Costume Design by Linda Muir

Directed by Robert Eggers
Produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers


“Conclave” – Lisy Christl | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Jacqueline West | Warner Bros Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Jenny Beavan | Warner Bros Pictures
“Wicked” – Paul Tazewell | Universal Pictures

BEST HAIR & MAKE-UP

The Substance” • MUBI

Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan


“A Different Man” | A24
“Dune: Part Two”| Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Nosferatu” • Focus Features

Directed by Robert Eggers
Produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers


“The Brutalist” | A24
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Wicked” | Universal 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


“The Brutalist” – Daniel Blumberg | A24
“Conclave” – Volker Bertelmann | Focus Features
“Nosferatu” – Robin Carolan | Focus Features
“The Wild Robot” – Kris Bowers | DreamWorks/Universal Pictures

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Compress/Repress
from “Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios

Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Luca Guadagnino

Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya


“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“Harper and Will Go West” from “Will & Harper” | Netflix
“Kiss the Sky” from “The Wild Robot” | DreamWorks/Universal Pictures
“Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing” | A24

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros

Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick


“Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios
“Civil War” | A24
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros

Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick


“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” | 20th Century Studios
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features
“The Substance” | MUBI

BEST STUNT COORDINATION

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros

Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller


“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Fall Guy” | Universal Pictures
“Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures
“Monkey Man” | Universal Pictures

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

Josh Margolin
Thelma” • Magnolia Pictures

Produced by Zoë Worth, Chris Kaye, Nicholas Weinstock, Benjamin Simpson, Karl Spoerri, Viviana Vezzani


Vera Drew – “The People’s Joker” | Altered Innocence
Francis Galluppi – “The Last Stop in Yuma County” | Well Go USA Entertainment
Zoë Kravitz – “Blink Twice” | Amazon MGM Studios
Sean Wang – “Dìdi (弟弟)” | Focus Features
Malcolm Washington – “The Piano Lesson” | Netflix

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Mikey Madison
Anora” • NEON

Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan


Carlos Diehz – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Katy O’Brian – “Love Lies Bleeding” | A24
Adam Pearson – “A Different Man” | A24

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Roger Deakins


Christopher Doyle
Greig Fraser
Emmanuel Lubezki
Hoyte van Hoytema

KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD

Margaret Qualley
The Substance” • MUBI

Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan


Stephen McKinley Henderson – “Civil War” | A24
Jeff Nichols (Director) – “The Bikeriders” | Focus Features
Hunter Schafer – “Cuckoo” | NEON
Drew Starkey – “Queer” | A24

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT:
Ken Hanke Tar Heel Award:

“Conclave”
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance”
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
“The Wild Robot”
“All We Imagine As Light”
Lupita Nyong’o – “The Wild Robot”
“Conclave”
“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
“Conclave” – Peter Straughan
“Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke
“Challengers” – Marco Costa
“Nosferatu” – Linda Muir
“The Substance”
“Nosferatu”
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“Compress/Repress” from “Challengers”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
Josh Margolin – “Thelma”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
Roger Deakins
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance”

North Carolina Film Critics Association

The NCFCA was formed by Kenneth R. Morefield in 2012 to promote film journalism in North Carolina. They are comprised of film journalists who either live in North Carolina or write for outlets that serve readers in this state. The NCFCA votes annually on awards for achievements in film. We also recognize the favorites of participating critics at certain film festivals.

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