14TH ANNUAL Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Best Picture

ANORA” • NEON

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


Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“The Brutalist” • A24
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Flow” • Sideshow/Janus Films
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Sing Sing” • A24
“The Substance” • MUBI
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve
Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros

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


Runner-up: Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” | A24
Sean Baker – “Anora” | NEON
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” | MUBI
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


Runner-up: Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” | A24
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Keith Kupferer – “Ghostlight” | IFC Films

Best Actress

Mikey Madison
ANORA” • NEON

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


Runner-up: Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths” | Bleecker Street
Lily-Rose Depp – “Nosferatu” | Focus Features | Focus Features
Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Demi Moore – “The Substance” | MUBI

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: Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” | A24
Yura Borisov – “Anora” | NEON
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures

Best Supporting Actress 

Danielle Deadwyler
The Piano Lesson” • Netflix

Directed by Malcolm Washington
Produced by Todd Black, Denzel Washington


Runner-up: Ariana Grande-Butera – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – “Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Katy O’Brian – “Love Lies Bleeding” | A24
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance” | MUBI
Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix

Best Original Screenplay

ANORA” • NEON

Written by Sean Baker

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


Runner-up: “The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold | A24
“Challengers” – Justin Kuritzkes | Amazon MGM Studios
“A Real Pain” – Jesse Eisenberg | Searchlight Pictures
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” – Mohammad Rasoulof | NEON
“September 5” – Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David | Paramount Pictures
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat | MUBI

Best Adapted Screenplay

Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

Written by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes

Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes


Runner-up: “Conclave” – Peter Straughan | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts | Warner Bros Pictures
“Sing Sing” – Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley | A24
“Wicked” – Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox | Universal Pictures –

Best Cinematography 

Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros

Cinematography by Greig Fraser

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


Runner-up: “Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke | Focus Features
“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley | A24
“Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell” – Đinh Duy Hưng | Kino Lorber
“Nickel Boys” – Jomo Fray | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios –

Best Production Design 

Nosferatu” • Focus Features

Production Design by Craig Lathrop

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


Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” – Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Brutalist” – Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia | A24
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Colin Gibson, Katie Sharrock | Warner Bros Pictures
“Wicked” – Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales | Universal 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


Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” – Hans Zimmer | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Brutalist” – Daniel Blumberg | A24
“Conclave” – Volker Bertelmann | 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

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


Runner-up: “Kiss the Sky” from “The Wild Robot” – Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi | DreamWorks/Universal Pictures
“Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” from “Twisters” – Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs, Jonathan Singleton | Universal Pictures
“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” – Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard | Netflix
“Sick in the Head” from “Kneecap” – Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí, Adrian Louis Richard Mcleod, Toddla T | Sony Pictures Clasics

Best Ensemble

Conclave” • Focus Features

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


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

Best International Film 

Flow” • Sideshow/Janus

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


Runner-up: “All We Imagine as Light” | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Kneecap” | Sony Pictures Clasics
“Red Rooms” | Utopia
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” | NEON

Best Animated Film

Flow” • Sideshow/Janus

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


Runner-up: “The Wild Robot” | DreamWorks/Universal Pictures
“Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
“Memoir of a Snail” | IFC Films
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” | Netflix

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


Runner-up: “Sugarcane” | National Geographic
“No Other Land” | mTuckman Media
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” | Netflix
“Will & Harper” | Netflix

Breakthrough Award 

RaMell Ross
Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes


Runner-up: Mikey Madison – “Anora” | NEON
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Katy O’Brian – “Love Lies Bleeding” | A24
Maisy Stella – “My Old Ass” | Amazon MGM Studios

Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema

Juror #2” • Warner Bros

Directed by Clint Eastwood
Produced by Clint Eastwood, Tim Moore, Jessica Meier, Adam Goodman, Matt Skiena


Runner-up: “Civil War” – Alex Garland | A24
“Color Book” – David Fortune
“The Forge” – Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick | Affirm Films
“The Idea of You” – Michael Showalter, Robinne Lee, Jennifer Westfeldt | Amazon MGM Studios
“Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” (short) – Julio Palacio, Makayla Cain | Netflix
“The Piano Lesson” | Netflix – Malcolm Washington, Virgil Williams, August Wilson | Netflix
“The Preakness” (short) – Akshay Bhatia
“Saturday Night” – Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan | Columbia Pictures
“The South Got Something to Say” – Ryon Horne, Tyson Horne, Ernie Suggs, DeAsia Paige

Georgia Film Critics Association

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Best Documentary Film:
Breakthrough Award:
Oglethorpe Award:

“Anora”
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson”
“Anora”– Sean Baker
“Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
“Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser
“Nosferatu” – Craig Lathrop
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“Compress/Repress” from “Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“Conclave”
“Flow”
“Flow”
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys”
“Juror #2”

ABOUT THE Georgia Film Critics Association

The Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) was created in 2011 with the intention to promote film criticism and the film industry within the state of Georgia. While critics groups are prevalent in many parts of the country, the GAFCA is the first of its kind to be based solely in the state of Georgia. GAFCA membership is open to members of the reviewing press—whether through online, radio, television or print media.

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