18TH ANNUAL Houston Film Critics Society Awards
Tuesday, January 14, 2025


Best Picture
“Anora” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“The Brutalist” • A24
“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
“Nickel Boys” • Amazon MGM Studios
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
“Sing Sing” • A24
“The Substance” • MUBI
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures


Best Director of a Motion Picture
Brady Corbet
“The Brutalist” • A24
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Sean Baker – “Anora” | NEON
Edward Berger – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Jon M. Chu – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” | MUBI
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Ralph Fiennes
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson
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Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” | A24
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” | A24
Hugh Grant – “Heretic” | A24


Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Mikey Madison
“Anora” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths” | Bleecker Street
Angelina Jolie – “Maria” | Netflix
Demi Moore – “The Substance” | MUBI


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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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Yura Borisov – “Anora” | NEON
Edward Norton – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” | A24
Jeremy Strong – “The Apprentice” | Briarcliff Entertainment


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Zoë 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 SCREENPLAY
“Anora” • NEON
Written by Sean Baker
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold | A24
“Conclave” – Peter Straughan | Focus Features
“Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | Amazon MGM Studios
“A Real Pain” – Jesse Eisenberg | Searchlight Pictures
“Sing Sing” – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar | A24


BEST ANIMATED FILM
“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
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” | Netflix


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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“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 Documentary Feature
“Will & Harper” • Netflix
Directed by Josh Greenbaum
Produced by Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett
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“Daughters” | Netflix
“No Other Land” | mTuckman Media
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” | Netflix
“Sugarcane” | National Geographic
“Union” | Level Ground Productions


Best Foreign Language Film
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello
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“All We Imagine As Light” | Sideshow/Janus Films
“I’m Still Here” | Sony Pictures Classics
“Kneecap” | Sony Pictures Classics
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” | NEON


Best ORIGINAL SCORE
“Challengers” • Orion/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
“Emilia Pérez” – Clément Ducol | Netflix
“The Wild Robot” – Kris Bowers | DreamWorks/Universal Pictures


Best ORIGINAL SONG
“Kiss The Sky“
from “The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Written by Maren Morris, Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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“Compress / Repress” from “Challengers” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“El Mal” from ”Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing” | A24
“Harper and Will Go West” from “Will & Harper” | Netflix


BEST VISUAL 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
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” | 20th Century Studios
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features
“Twisters” | Universal Pictures
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


Best Stunt Team Coordination
“The Fall Guy” • Universal Pictures
Directed by David Leitch
Produced by Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Ryan Gosling, Guymon Casady
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“Deadpool & Wolverine” | Marvel Studios
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures


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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“Anora” | NEON
“The Brutalist” | A24
“Saturday Night” | Columbia Pictures
“Sing Sing” | A24
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


Texas Independent Film Award
“Runaway Radio” • Dark Star Pictures
Directed by Mike McGuff
Produced by Mike McGuff, Jeffrey Brown
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“Deliveries from Eva”
“The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia”
“Lost Soulz”
“When Houston Had the Blues”

Houston Film Critics Society
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Best Ensemble Cast:
Texas Independent Film Award:
“Anora”
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave”
Mikey Madison – “Anora”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Zoë Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez”
“Anora” – Sean Baker
“The Wild Robot”
“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley
“Will & Harper”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“Kiss the Sky” from “The Wild Robot”
“Dune: Part Two”
“The Fall Guy”
“Conclave”
“Runaway Radio”

ABOUT THE Houston Film Critics Society
The Houston Film Critics Society is a not-for-profit, unincorporated voluntary organization of print, broadcast, and internet film critics based in or serving publication in the Houston metropolitan area, the Gulf Coast region, and beyond who meet our membership criteria. We count San Antonio as an affiliate city and include its eligible critics among our collective.
Founded in 2007, the Houston Film Critics Society helps to organize and coordinate the local area film critics community, and bring the wonders of cinema to the public at large.






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