6TH ANNUAL North Dakota Film Society Awards
Monday, January 13, 2025

Best Picture

Anora” • NEON

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


“The Brutalist” – Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews, Andrew Morrison, Brian Young | A24
“I Saw The TV Glow” – Ali Herting, Luca Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall | A24
“Nickel Boys” – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes | Amazon MGM Studios
“Nosferatu” – Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers | Focus Features

Best Director

Sean Baker
Anora” • NEON

Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan


Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” | A24
Robert Eggers – “Nosferatu” | Focus Features
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys” | Amazon MGM Studios
Jane Schoenbrun – “I Saw The TV Glow” | A24

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet
A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures

Directed by James Mangold
Produced by Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen


Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” | A24
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” | A24
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Sebastian Stan – “A Different Man” | A24

Best Actress

Mikey Madison
Anora” • NEON

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


Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths” | Bleecker Street
Nicole Kidman – “Babygirl” | A24
Demi Moore – “The Substance” | MUBI
Fernanda Torres – “I’m Still Here” | Sony Pictures Classics

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov
Anora” • NEON

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


Nicolas Cage – “Longlegs” | NEON
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain” | Searchlight Pictures
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” | A24

Best Supporting Actress 

Margaret Qualley
The Substance” • MUBI

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


Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – “Nickel Boys” | Amazon MGM Studios
Ariana Grande – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist” | A24
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave” | Focus Features

Best 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


“Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold | A24
“I Saw The TV Glow” – Jane Schoenbrun | A24
“A Real Pain” – Jesse Eisenberg | Searchlight Pictures

Best Ensemble

Anora” • NEON

Ensemble Cast including Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian, Mikey Madison, Vache Tovmasyan

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


“Conclave” – Sergio Castellitto, Carlos Diehz, Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Isabella Rossellini | Focus Features
“Nosferatu” – Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Focus Features
“Sing Sing” – Colman Domingo, Sean Dino Johnson, Sean San Jose, Clarence Maclin, Paul Raci, Jon-Adrian Velasquez | A24
“Wicked” – Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh | 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


“Conclave” – Stéphane Fontaine | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser | Warner Bros. Pictures
“Nickel Boys” – Jomo Fray | Amazon MGM Studios
“Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke | Focus Features

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Wicked” • Universal Pictures

Costume Design by Paul Tazewell

Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone


“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – Colleen Atwood | Warner Bros. Pictures
“Conclave” – Lisy Christl | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Jacqueline West | Focus Features
“Nosferatu” – Linda Muir | Focus Features

Best Editing

Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios

Editing by Marco Costa

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


“Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“The Brutalist” – Dávid Jancsó | A24
“Nickel Boys” – Nicholas Monsour | Focus Features
“Nosferatu” – Louise Ford | Focus Features

BEST EFFECTS

Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros

Effects by Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer

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


“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – | 20th Century Studios
“Nosferatu” – Angela Barson, David Scott, Dave Cook, Graham Day | Focus Features
“Twisters” – Scott R. Fisher, Florian Witzel, Ben Snow, Bill Georgiou | Universal Pictures
“Wicked” – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk | Universal Pictures

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Nosferatu” • Focus Features

Makeup & Hairstyling by Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White

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


“The Apprentice” – Michelle Côté, Colin Penman | Briarcliff Entertainment
“A Different Man”– Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier | A24
“The Substance” – Pierre-Olivier Persin | MUBI
“Wicked” – Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount | 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


“The Brutalist” – Daniel Blumberg | A24
“Conclave” – Volker Bertelmann | Focus Features
“Nosferatu” – Robin Carolan | Focus Features
“The Wild Robot” – Kris Bowers | DreamWorks Animation

Best ORIGINAL SONG

Compress/Repress
from “CHallengers” • Amazon MGM Studios

Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, & Luca Guadagnino

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


“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” – Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard | Netflix
“Sick in the Head” from “Kneecap” – Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí, Adrian Louis Richard Mcleod, and Toddla T | Sony Pictures Classics
“Piece by Piece” from “Piece by Piece” – Pharrell Williams | Focus Features
“Kiss the Sky” from “The Wild Robot” – Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack & Ali Tamposi | DreamWorks Animation

Best Production Design

The Brutalist” • A24

Production Design by Judy Becker

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


“Conclave” – Suzie Davies, Roberta Federico | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau, Patrice Vermette | Warner Bros. Pictures
“Nosferatu” – Craig Lathrop | Focus Features
“Wicked” – Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales | Universal Pictures

BEST SOUND

Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros

Sound by Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill

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


“A Complete Unknown” – Ted Caplan, Tod Maitland, David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Donald Sylvester | Searchlight Pictures
“Emilia Pérez” – Cyril Holtz, Niels Barletta, Erwan Kerzanet | Netflix
“Nosferatu” – Damian Volpe, Stephen Little, David Giammarco, Paul Cotterell, Jakub Čech | Focus Features
“Wicked” – Nancy Nugent Title, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes | Universal Pictures

Best Animated Feature

The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal

Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann


“Flow” – Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman | Janus Films/Sideshow
“Inside Out 2” – Kelsey Mann, Mark Nielsen | Pixar
“Memoir Of A Snail” – Adam Elliot, Liz Kearney | IFC Films
“Ultraman: Rising” – Shannon Tindle, Tom Knott, Lisa M. Poole | Netflix

Best Documentary Feature

No Other Land” • mTuckman Media

Directed by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Produced by Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning


“Dahomey” – Mati Diop, Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin | MUBI
“Daughters” – Angela Patton, Natalie Rae | Netflix
“Sugarcane” – Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie | National Geographic Documentary Films
“Will & Harper” – Josh Greenbaum, Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Chris Leggett, Rafael Marmor | Netflix

Best International Feature

Emilia Pérez” (FRANCE) • Netflix

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


“All We Imagine As Light” – India | Janus Films/Sideshow
“Flow” – Latvia | Janus Films/Sideshow
“I’m Still Here” – Brazil | Sony Pictures Classics
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” – Germany | NEON

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Best International Feature:

“Anora”
Sean Baker – “Anora”
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
Yura Borisov – “Anora”
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance”
“Conclave” – Peter Straughan
“Anora”
“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley
“Wicked” – Paul Tazewell
“Challengers” – Marco Costa
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nosferatu”
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“Compress/Repress” from “Challengers”
“The Brutalist” – Judy Becker
“Dune: Part Two”
“The Wild Robot”
“No Other Land”
“Emilia Pérez” (France)

ABOUT THE North Dakota Film Society

The North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) was created in 2019 to promote film education, preservation, criticism, and exhibition. Members of NDFS represent filmmakers, exhibitors and theater owners, educators, and members of the press (radio, television, online, or print).

Through its digital platforms, NDFS shares its members’ work while offering a new and exciting voice to the burgeoning film scene in North Dakota.

North Dakota is home to over 75 cinema screens throughout its major markets (Bismarck, Fargo, and Grand Forks), plus many of its smaller towns and cities are home to historic movie houses and theaters, like the art moderne Fargo Theatre, located in downtown Fargo, or the the Scenic Theater in Lisbon, ND, which is the oldest continuously-run theater in the United States.

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