59TH ANNUAL UTAH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Saturday, January 4, 2025

Best FILM

THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

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


Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros Pictures)
“Anora” (NEON)
“Civil War” (A24)
“Conclave” (Focus Features)
“I Saw The TV Glow” (A24)
“Nickel Boys” (Orion/Amazon MGM Studios)
“A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Sing Sing” (A24)
“Wicked” (Universal Pictures)

Robert Altman Award for Best Director

Coralie Fargeat
THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan


Runner-up: Sean Baker – “Anora” (NEON)
Jon M. Chu – “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys” (Orion/Amazon MGM Studios)
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros Pictures)

Best Actor

David Dastmalchian
Late Night with the Devil” • IFC Films

Directed by Colin Cairnes, Cameron Cairnes
Produced by Derek Dauchy, Mat Govoni, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Adam White, John Molloy


Runner-up: Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
Timothée Chalamet – “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros Pictures)
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” (A24)

Best Actress (TIE)

Mikey Madison
ANORA” • NEON

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

Best Actress (TIE)

Demi Moore
THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

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


Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
June Squibb – “Thelma” (Magnolia Pictures)

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


Runner-up: Yura Borisov – “Anora” (NEON)
Chris Hemsworth – “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros Pictures)
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” (A24)
Adam Pearson – “A Different Man” (A24)
Jeremy Strong – “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment)
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


Runner-up: Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Joan Chen – “Dídi” (Focus Features)
Ariana Grande – “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)

Best Original Screenplay

THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

Written by Coralie Fargeat

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


Runner-up: “Anora” – Sean Baker (NEON)
“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold (A24)
“Civil War” – Alex Garland (A24)
“A Real Pain”– Jesse Eisenberg (Searchlight Pictures)

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


Runner-up: “Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes (Orion/Amazon MGM Studios)
“Dune: Part Two” – Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts (Warner Bros Pictures)
“Sing Sing” – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar (A24)
“The Wild Robot” – Chris Sanders (DreamWorks/Universal Pictures)

Best Cinematography 

The Brutalist” • A24

Cinematography by Lol Crawley

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


Runner-up: “Civil War” (A24)
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros Pictures)
“Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)
“Nickel Boys” (Orion/Amazon MGM Studios)
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features)
“Wicked” (Universal Pictures)

Best ORIGINAL 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


Runner-up: “Conclave” (Focus Features)
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros Pictures)
“The Substance” (MUBI)
“The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks/Universal Pictures)

BEST ANIMATED FILM

The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal

Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann


Runner-up: “Flow” (Sideshow/Janus Films)
“Inside Out 2” (Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures)
“Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films)
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix)

Best Foreign Language Film

Flow” • Sideshow/Janus

Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Produced by Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman


Runner-up: “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
“All We Imagine as Light” (Sideshow/Janus Films)
“I’m Still Here” (RT Features)
“Kneecap” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” (Well Go USA Entertainment)

Best Documentary

Will & Harper” • Netflix

Directed by Josh Greenbaum
Produced by Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett


Runner-up: “Seeking Mavis Beacon” (NEON)
“Dahomey” (MUBI)
“Look Into My Eyes” (A24)
“Sugarcane” (National Geographic)
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” (Warner Bros Pictures)

Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Film

THE SUBSTANCE” • MUBI

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


Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros Pictures)
“I Saw The TV Glow” (A24)
“Late Night with the Devil” (IFC Films)
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features)

Tom Poe Award for Best LGBTQ Film

I Saw The TV Glow” • A24

Directed by Jane Schoenbrun
Produced by Sam Intili, Sarah Winshall, Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Ali Herting


Runner-up: “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
“Love Lies Bleeding” (A24)
“My Old Ass” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Will & Harper” (Netflix)
“Queer” (A24)

BUSTER KEATON AWARD FOR BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE FILM

The Fall Guy” • Universal Pictures

Directed by David Leitch
Produced by Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Ryan Gosling, Guymon Casady


Runner-up: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros Pictures)
“Deadpool & Wolverine” (Marvel Studios)
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros Pictures)
“Monkey Man” (Universal Pictures)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle

Best FILM:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
Best Original Screenplay:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Cinematography:
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Best Animated Feature:
Best Foreign Language Film:
Best Documentary:
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror Film:
Best LGBT Film:

BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE FILM:

“The Substance”
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
David Dastmalchian – “Late Night with the Devil”
Mikey Madison – “Anora” | Demi Moore – “The Substance”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance”
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat
“Conclave” – Peter Straughan
“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“The Wild Robot”
“Flow”
“Will & Harper”
“The Substance”
“I Saw The TV Glow”
“The Fall Guy”

ABOUT THE Kansas City Film Critics Circle

Our organization was founded by Dr. James Loutzenhiser in 1966 as the Kansas City Film Circle Awards, and is the second oldest professional film critics’ association in the United States, after the New York Film Critics Circle. As of July, 2014, the KCFCC had 26 active members representing print, radio, television and online media outlets.

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