5TH ANNUAL Minnesota Film Critics Association AWARDS
Friday, January 10, 2025


Best FILM
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“The Substance” • MUBI


Best Director
Brady Corbet
“The Brutalist” • A24
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Sean Baker – “Anora” | NEON
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” | MUBI
Luca Guadagnino – “Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures


Best Actor
Adrien Brody
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Daniel Craig – “Queer” | A24
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” | A24
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” | Focus Features


Best Actress
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
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths” | Bleecker Street
Mikey Madison – “Anora” | NEON
Zendaya – “Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios


Best Supporting Actor
Guy Pearce
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Yura Borisov – “Anora” | NEON
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain” | Searchlight Pictures
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Edward Norton – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures


Best Supporting Actress
Zoe Saldaña
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello
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Ariana Grande – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist” | A24
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance” | MUBI
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave” | Focus Features


Best Ensemble
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson
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“Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Saturday Night” | Columbia Pictures
“Sing Sing” | A24


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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“Dune: Part Two” – Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Sing Sing” – Clint Bently, Greg Kwedar | A24
“Wicked” – Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox | Universal Pictures


Best Original Screenplay
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Written by Justin Kurtizkes
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
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“Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold | A24
“A Real Pain” – Jesse Eisenberg | Searchlight Pictures
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat | MUBI


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” – Dávid Jancsó | A24
“Conclave” – Nick Emerson | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Joe Walker | Warner Bros Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Eliot Knapman & Margaret Sixel | Warner Bros 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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“Challengers” – Sayombhu Mukdeeprom | Amazon MGM Studios
“Conclave” – Stéphane Fontaine | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke | Focus Features


Best MUSIC
“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 Bertelmann | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Hans Zimmer | Warner Bros Pictures
“Wicked” – Stephen Schwartz | Universal Pictures


Best Costume Design
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone
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“Conclave” – Lisy Christl | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Jacqueline West | Warner Bros Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Jenny Beavan | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” – Linda Muir | Focus Features


Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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“A Different Man” | A24
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


Best Production Design
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick
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“The Brutalist” | A24
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


Best Sound
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick
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“Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios
“A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Substance” | MUBI


Best Special Effects
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick
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“Alien: Romulus” | 20th Century Studios
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” | 20th Century Studios
“The Substance” | MUBI


Best Stunt Choreography
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros
Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller
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“Deadpool & Wolverine” | Marvel Studios
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Fall Guy” | Universal Pictures
“Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures


Best International Feature
“Flow” (Belgium, France, Latvia) • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Produced by Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman
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“The Beast” (France, Canada) | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Emilia Pérez” (France) | Netflix
“Evil Does Not Exist” (Japan) | Sideshow/Janus Films
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Iran, Germany, France) | NEON


Best Animated Feature
“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
“Transformers One” | Paramount Pictures

Minnesota Film Critics ASSOCIATION
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Best INTERNATIONAL Feature:
Best Animated Feature:
“The Brutalist”
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist”
Demi Moore – “The Substance”
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist”
Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez”
“Conclave”
“Conclave” – Peter Straughan
“Challengers” – Justin Kurtizkes
“Challengers”
“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“Wicked”
“The Substance”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
“Flow”
“The Wild Robot”

ABOUT THE Minnesota Film Critics Alliance
Established in 2020, the Minnesota Film Critics Association (formerly Minnesota Film Critics Alliance) is a collective of writers, video producers, and podcasters with a passion for cinema. The MNFCA’s members hail from all corners of the state, ranging from the scenic Lake Superior shores to the bustling Twin Cities and the western frontier bordering North Dakota. In its inaugural awards ceremony in 2021, the MNFCA celebrated Nomadland with the Best Picture accolade. Beyond recognizing the year’s finest films, the MNFCA also broadcasts the diverse perspectives of its members through the weekly ‘The Minnesota Movie Digest’ newsletter.






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