7TH ANNUAL Greater Western New York
Film Critics Association Awards
Saturday, January 4, 2025


Best Picture
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
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“Anora” • NEON
“The Brutalist” • A24
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
“I Saw The TV Glow” • A24
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“No Other Land” • mTuckman Media
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures


BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“No Other Land” (Palestine) • mTuckman Media
Directed by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Produced by Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
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“All We Imagine as Light” (India) | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Evil Does Not Exist” (Japan) | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Kneecap” (Ireland) | Sony Pictures Classics
“Red Rooms” (Canada) | Utopia


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


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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“Daughters” | Netflix
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” | Netflix
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” | Kino Lorber
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” | Warner Bros Pictures


Best Director
Luca Guadagnino
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
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Sean Baker – “Anora” | NEON
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” | A24
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” | MUBI
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios


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
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Hugh Grant – “Heretic” | A24
Keith Kupferer – “Ghostlight” | IFC Films


BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
“Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street
Directed by Mike Leigh
Produced by Georgina Lowe
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Pamela Anderson – “The Last Showgirl” | Roadside Attractions
Mikey Madison – “Anora” | NEON
Demi Moore – “The Substance” | MUBI
Fernanda Torres – “I’m Still Here” | RT Features


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
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Yura Borisov – “Anora” | NEON
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Edward Norton – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” | A24


Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Natasha Lyonne
“His Three Daughters” • Netflix
Directed by Azazel Jacobs
Produced by Matt Aselton, Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Azazel Jacobs, Diaz Jacobs, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Jack Selby
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Monica Barbaro – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Joan Chen – “Dìdi” | Focus Features
Ariana Grande-Butera – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance” | MUBI


Best Original Screenplay
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Written by Jesse Eisenberg
Directed by Jesse Eisenberg
Produced by Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Ali Herting, Dave McCary
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“Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold | A24
“Challengers” – Justin Kuritzkes | Amazon MGM Studios
“A Different Man” – Aaron Schimberg | A24


Best Adapted Screenplay
“Sing Sing” • A24
Written by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Story by Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley, Clarence Maclin & John Whitfield
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
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“Conclave” – Peter Straughan | Focus Features
“Hit Man” – Richard Linklater & Glen Powell | Netflix
“Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Oh, Canada” – Paul Schrader | Kino Lorber


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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“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
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“The Brutalist” – David Jancso | A24
“Dune: Part Two” – Joe Walker | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nickel Boys” – Nicholas Monsour | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Saturday Night” – Nathan Orloff & Shane Reid | Columbia Pictures


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


BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Clarence Maclin
“Sing Sing” • A24
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
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Yura Borisov – “Anora” | NEON
Lily Collias – “Good One” | Metrograph Pictures
Mikey Madison – “Anora” | NEON
Izaac Wang – “Dìdi” | Focus Features


BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
RaMell Ross
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Produced by Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine
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India Donaldson – “Good One” | Metrograph Pictures
Vera Drew – “The People’s Joker” | Altered Innocence
Josh Margolin – “Thelma” | Magnolia Pictures
Aaron Schimberg – “A Different Man” | A24

Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
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BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR:
“Challengers”
“No Other Land” (Palestine)
“The Wild Robot”
“No Other Land”
Luca Guadagnino – “Challengers”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Natasha Lyonne – “His Three Daughters”
“A Real Pain” – Jesse Eisenberg
“Sing Sing” – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
“Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke
“Challengers” – Marco Costa
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing”
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys”

ABOUT THE Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
Founded in 2018 as a way to bring the disparate voices from the area together, the GWNYFCA membership includes writers from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines, and online venues. We’re here to amplify each others’ work as well as champion the best cinema has to offer each year with regular polls and a year-end awards vote.






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