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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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