4TH ANNUAL Portland Critics Association Awards
Tuesday, January 14, 2025


Best picture
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
Runner-up: “The Substance” | MUBI
“Anora” | NEON
“Conclave” | Focus Features
“I Saw the TV Glow” | A24


Best Director
Brady Corbet
“The Brutalist” • A24
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Runner-up: George Miller – “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
Robert Eggers – “Nosferatu” | Focus Features
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” | MUBI
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures


Best Lead Performance (Male)
Adrien Brody
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Runner-up: Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” | A24
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Sebastian Stan – “The Apprentice” | Briarcliff Entertainment
Sebastian Stan – “A Different Man” | A24


Best Lead Performance (Female)
Demi Moore
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Runner-up: Mikey Madison – “Anora” | NEON
Nicole Kidman – “Babygirl” | A24
June Squibb – “Thelma” | Magnolia Pictures
Maisy Stella – “My Old Ass” | Amazon MGM Studios
Anya Taylor-Joy – “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures


Best Supporting Performance (Male)
Guy Pearce
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Runner-up: Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain” | Searchlight Pictures
Yuri Borisov – “Anora” | NEON
Chris Hemsworth – “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
Jeremy Strong – “The Apprentice” | Briarcliff Entertainment
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures


Best Supporting Performance (Female)
Ariana Grande
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone
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Runner-up: Margaret Qualley – “The Substance” | MUBI
Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist” | A24
Katy O’Brian – “Love Lies Bleeding” | A24
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Zoë Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix


Best ENSEMBLE CAST
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Runner-up: “Conclave” | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Saturday Night” | Columbia Pictures
“Sing Sing” | A24
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


Best Animated Feature
“Wallace & Gromit:
Vengeance Most Fowl” • Netflix
Directed by Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham
Produced by Richard Beek
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Runner-up: “Flow” | Sideshow/Janus Films (RUNNER UP)
“Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
“Memoir Of A Snail” | IFC Films
“Transformers One” | Paramount Pictures
“Ultraman: Rising” | Netflix


Best Documentary Feature
“Dahomey” • MUBI
Directed by Mati Diop
Produced by Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop
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Runner-up: “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” | Kino Lorber
“Daughters” | Netflix
“No Other Land” | mTuckman Media
“Sugarcane” | National Geographic
“Will & Harper” | Netflix


Best Film Not in the English Language
“Evil Does Not Exist” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Produced by Satoshi Takata
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Runner-up: “About Dry Grasses” | Sideshow/Janus Films
“All We Imagine As Light” | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World” | MUBI
“Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“The Seed Of The Sacred Fig” | NEON


Best Comedy Feature
“A Different Man” • A24
Directed by Aaron Schimberg
Produced by Gabriel Mayers, Vanessa McDonnell, Christine Vachon
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Runner-up: “A Real Pain” | Searchlight Pictures
“Deadpool & Wolverine” | Marvel Studios
“Hit Man” | Netflix
“Saturday Night” | Columbia Pictures
“Thelma” | Magnolia Pictures


Best Horror Feature
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Runner-up: “Nosferatu” | Focus Features
“Heretic” | A24
“I Saw the TV Glow” | A24
“Longlegs” | NEON
“Oddity” | IFC Films


Best Science Fiction Feature
“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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Runner-up: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Alien: Romulus” | 20th Century Studios
“Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes” | 20th Century Studios
“Megalopolis” | Lionsgate
“A Quiet Place: Day One” | Paramount Pictures


Best Screenplay
“The Brutalist” • A24
Written by Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Runner-up: “Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“Challengers” – Justin Kuritzkes | Amazon MGM Studios
“I Saw the TV Glow” – Jane Schoenbrun | A24
“Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“A Real Pain” – Jesse Eisenberg | Searchlight 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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Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser | Warner Bros Pictures
“Conclave” – Stéphane Fontaine | Focus Features
“Evil Does Not Exist” – Yoshio Kitagawa | Sideshow/Janus FIlms
“Nickel Boys” – Jomo Fray | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke | Focus Features


Best Film Editing
“The Brutalist” • A24
Composed by Dávid Jancsó
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Runner-up: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Eliot Knapman & Margaret Sixel | Warner Bros Pictures
“Anora” – Sean Baker | NEON
“Conclave” – Nick Emerson | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Joe Walker | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, & Valentin Feron | MUBI


Best Original Score
“The Brutalist” • A24
Composed by Daniel Blumberg
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Runner-up: “Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | Amazon MGM Studios
“Conclave” – Volker Bertelmann | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Hans Zimmer | Warner Bros Pictures
“Emilia Pérez” – Clément Ducol & Camille | Netflix
“Nickel Boys” – Alex Somers & Scott Alario | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios


Best Costume Design
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros
Costume Design by Jenny Beavan
Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller
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Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” – Jacqueline West | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Brutalist” – Kate Forbes | A24
“Nosferatu” – Linda Muir | Focus Features
“The Substance” – Emmanuelle Youchnovski | MUBI
“Wicked” – Paul Tazewell | Universal Pictures


Best Production Design
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Runner-up: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features
“The Substance” | MUBI
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


Best Sound 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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Runner-up: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Alien: Romulus” | 20th Century Studios
“The Brutalist” | A24
“A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features


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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Runner-up: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes” | 20th Century Studios
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features
“The Substance” | MUBI
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


Best Stunts or Action Choreography
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros
Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller
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Runner-up: “The Fall Guy” | Universal Pictures
“Alien: Romulus” | 20th Century Studios
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures
“Monkey Man” | Universal Pictures

Portland Critics Association
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Best Film Not in the English:
Best Comedy Feature:
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Best Science Fiction Feature:
Best Screenplay:
Best Cinematography:
Best FILM EDITING:
Best Original Score:
Best Costume Design:
Best Production Design:
Best Sound Design:
Best Visual Effects:
Best Stunts/Choreography:
“The Brutalist”
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist”
Demi Moore – “The Substance”
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist”
Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
“The Brutalist”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vegeance Most Fowl”
“Dahomey”
“Evil Does Not Exist”
“A Different Man”
“The Substance”
“Dune: Part Two”
“The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley
“The Brutalist” – Dávid Jancsó
“The Brutalist” – Daniel Blumberg
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Jenny Beavan
“The Brutalist”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”

ABOUT THE Portland Critics Association
The Portland Critics Association is founded as a group of writers, reviewers, broadcasters and cinema historians, dedicated to amplifying public awareness and appreciation of the cinematic arts. Established in 2021, our objective is to support and promote the local film community, encourage the progression and preservation of films, and recognize extraordinary achievements in filmmaking — local, national and global — through the administration of our annual awards.





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