18TH ANNUAL Alliance Of Women Film Journalists Awards
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

BEST FILM

The Brutalist” • A24

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


“Anora” • NEON
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Sing Sing” • A24
“The Substance” • MUBI
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures

Best Director

Coralie Fargeat
The Substance” • MUBI

Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan


Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
Sean Baker – “Anora” | NEON
Edward Berger – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” | A24
Payal Kapadia – “All We Imagine As Light” | Sideshow/Janus Films

Best Actor

Colman Domingo
Sing Sing” • A24

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


Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” | A24
Daniel Craig – “Queer” | A24
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Hugh Grant – “Heretic” | A24
Sebastian Stan – “The Apprentice” | Briarcliff Entertainment

Best Actress

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street

Directed by Mike Leigh
Produced by Georgina Lowe


Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Karla Sofia Gascon – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
Mikey Madison – “Anora” | NEON
Demi Moore – “The Substance” | MUBI
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


Yura Borisov – “Anora” | NEON
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” | A24
Stanley Tucci – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures

Best Supporting Actress

Isabella Rossellini
Conclave” • Focus Features

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


Joan Chen – “Dídi” | Focus Features
Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson” | Netflix
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – “Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance” | MUBI
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


“All We Imagine As Light” – Payal Kapadia | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet And Mona Fastvold | A24
“Hard Truths” – Mike Leigh | Bleecker Street
“A Real Pain” – Jesse Eisenberg | Searchlight Pictures

Best Adapted Screenplay

Conclave” • Focus Features

Written by Peter Straughan & Robert Harris

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


“Emilia Pérez” – Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Lea Mysius | Netflix
“Nickel Boys” – Ramell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Colson Whitehead | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Nosferatu” – Robert Eggers | Focus Features
“Sing Sing” – John H. Richardson, Brent Buell, Clint Bentley | A24
“The Wild Robot” – Chris Sanders, Peter Brown | DreamWorks/Universal Pictures

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Dahomey” • MUBI

Directed by Mati Diop
Produced by Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop


“Black Box Diaries” – Shidori Ito | MTV Documentary Films
“Daughters” – Angela Patton, Natalie Rae | Netflix
“The Last Of The Sea Women” – Sue Kim | Apple Original Films
“Sugarcane” – Emily Kassie, Jason Brave Noisecat | National Geographic
“Will & Harper” – Josh Greenbaum | Netflix

Best Animated Film (TIE)

The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal

Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann

Best Animated Film (TIE)

Flow” • Sideshow/Janus

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


“Hundreds Of Beavers” | SRH
“Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
“Memoir Of A Snail” | IFC Films
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” | Netflix

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST AND CASTING DIRECTOR

Conclave” • Focus Features

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


“Anora” | NEON
“Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios
“Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“Saturday Night” | Columbia Pictures
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures

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
“Conclave” – Stéphane Fontaine| Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nickel Boys” – Jomo Fray | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Wicked” – Alice Brooks | Universal Pictures

BEST EDITING (TIE)

Emilia Pérez” • Netflix

Editing by Juliette Welfling

Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello

BEST EDITING (TIE)

The Brutalist” • A24

Editing by Dávid Jancsó

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


“Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“Conclave” – Nick Emerson | Focus Features
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Eliot Knapman & Margaret Sixel | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, & Valentin Feron | MUBI

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

“THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG” • NEON

Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
Produced by Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner, Rozita Hendijanian


“All We Imagine As Light” | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Dahomey” | MUBI
“Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“Flow” | Sideshow/Janus FIlms
“La Chimera” | NEON

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS

BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR (TIE)

Coralie Fargeat
The Substance” • MUBI

Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan

BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR (TIE)

Payal Kapadia
All We Imagine As Light” • Sideshow/Janus

Produced by Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim


Andrea Arnold – “Bird” | MUBI
Gia Coppola – “The Last Showgirl” | Roadside Attractions
Megan Park – “My Old Ass” | Amazon MGM Studios
Alice Rohrwacher – “La Chimera” | NEON

BEST FEMALE SCREENWRITER (TIE)

The Substance” • MUBI

Written by Coralie Fargeat

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

BEST FEMALE SCREENWRITER (TIE)

All We Imagine As Light” • Sideshow/Janus

Written by Payal Kapadia

Directed by Payal Kapadia
Produced by Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim


Andrea Arnold – “Bird” | MUBI
Megan Park – “My Old Ass” | Amazon MGM Studios
Alice Rohrwacher – “La Chimera” | NEON
Erica Tremblay, Miciana Alise – “Fancy Dance” | Apple Original Films

BEST ANIMATED FEMALE

Lupita N’yongo
The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal

Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann


Ayo Edebiri – “Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
Maya Hawke – “Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
Amy Poehler – “Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
Sarah Snook – “Memoir Of A Snail” | IFC Films
Jacki Weaver – “Memoir Of A Snail” | IFC Films

BEST WOMEN’S BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Mikey Madison
Anora” • NEON

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


Nykiya Adams – “Bird” | MUBI
Karla Sofia Gascon – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
Katy O’Brian – “Love Lies Bleeding” | A24
June Squibb – “Thelma” | Magnolia Pictures
Maisy Stella – “My Old Ass” | Amazon MGM Studios

Best Stunt Performance

June Squibb
Thelma” • Magnolia Pictures

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


Nikki Berwick – Stunt Coordinator, “Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures
Alex Jay (For Zendaya) In “Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
Hayley Wright (For Anya Taylor-joy) – “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
Katy O’Brian – “Love Lies Bleeding” | A24
Cailee Spaeny – “Alien: Romulus” | 20th Century Studios

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BEST FEMALE STUNT PERFORMANCE:

“The Brutalist”
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat
“Conclave” – Peter Straughan & Robert Harris
“Dahomey”
“The Wild Robot” | “Flow”
“Conclave”
“Nosferatu” –
“Emilia Pérez” – | “The Brutalist” –
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” | Payal Kapadia – “All We Imagine As Light”
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat | “All We Imagine As Light” – Payal Kapadia
Lupita N’yongo – “The Wild Robot”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
June Squibb – “Thelma”

ABOUT THE Alliance Of Women Film Journalists

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ) is a not-for-profit professional association of highly qualified female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting work by and about women – both in front of and behind the cameras – through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies. AWFJ was founded in 2006 by Jennifer Merin, Maitland McDonagh, Joanna Langfield and Jenny Halper. In addition to the year end awards, AWFJ presents EDA Awards at partner festivals, keeps an active and interactive record of fiction feature and documentary films by and/or about women, and/or are of particular interest to women because they focus on women’s issues. We welcome information that will allow us to keep our lists updated. Lists are made available to members and the general public on our Web site at AWFJ.org. For further information, contact AWFJ President Jennifer Merin at awfjinc@gmail.com.

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