15TH ANNUAL Denver Film Critics Society Awards
Friday, January 24, 2025


Best Film
“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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“Anora” | NEON
“Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Sing Sing” | A24
“The Substance” | MUBI


Best Director
Coralie Fergeat
“The Substance” • MUBI
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Sean Baker – “Anora” | NEON
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” | A24
Luca Guadagnino – “Challengers” | Amazon MGM Studios
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures


Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male
Colman Domingo
“Sing Sing” • A24
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
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Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” | A24
Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Sebastian Stan – “A Different Man” | A24


Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Female
Demi Moore
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fergeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” | Universal Pictures
Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths” | Bleecker Street
Mikey Madison – “Anora” | NEON


Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Male
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
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” | A24
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures


Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Female
Ariana Grande
“Wicked” • Universal
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone
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Katy O’Brian – “Love Lies Bleeding” | A24
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance” | MUBI
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix


Best Ensemble
“Sing Sing” • A24
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
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“Anora” | NEON
“Conclave” | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


Best Original Screenplay
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Written by Justin Kuritzkes
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 Adapted Screenplay
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros
Written by Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick
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“Conclave” – Peter Straughan | Focus Features
“Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
“Sing Sing” – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar | A24
“Wicked” – Winnie Holzman | Universal Pictures


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 and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” | Netflix


Best Non-Live-Action Performance
Lupita Nyong’o
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann
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Jonno Davies – “Better Man” | Paramount Pictures
Maya Hawke – “Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
Pedro Pascal – “The Wild Robot” | DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
Amy Poehler – “Inside Out 2” | Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures


Best Comedy
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“Deadpool & Wolverine” | Marvel Studios
“The Fall Guy” | Universal Pictures
“Saturday Night” | Columbia Pictures
“Thelma” | Magnolia Pictures


Best Sci-Fi
“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 Horror
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fergeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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“Heretic” | A24
“I Saw the TV Glow” | A24
“Longlegs” | NEON
“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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“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” | 20th Century Studios
“The Substance” | MUBI
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


BEST DOCUMENTARY
“¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!” • MTV Documentary
Directed by Arthur Bradford
Produced by Jennifer Ollman
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“No Other Land” | mTuckman Media
“Sugarcane” | National Geographic
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Will & Harper” | Netflix


Best Original Song
“Compress/Repress“
from “Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Written by Luca Guadagnino, Trent Reznor, & Atticus Ross
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
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“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing” | A24
“Kiss the Sky” from “The Wild Robot” | DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
“Harper and Will Go West” from “Will & Harper” | Netflix


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
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“The Brutalist” | A24 – Daniel Blumberg
“Conclave” | Focus Features – Volker Bertelmann
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures – Hans Zimmer
“Nosferatu” | Focus Features – Robin Carolan
“The Wild Robot” | DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures – Kris Bowers


Best Cinematography
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke
Directed by Robert Eggers
Produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers
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“The Brutalist” – Lol Crawley | A24
“Conclave” – Stéphane Fontane | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser | Warner Bros Pictures
“Nickel Boys” – Jomo Fray | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios


Best Stunts
“Monkey Man” • Universal
Directed by Dev Patel
Produced by
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“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Fall Guy” | Universal Pictures
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” | Warner Bros Pictures
“Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures


Best Sound
“Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Directed by Robert Eggers
Produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers
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“Alien: Romulus” | 20th Century Studios
“Dune: Part Two” | Warner Bros Pictures
“The Substance” | MUBI
“Wicked” | Universal Pictures


Best Non-English Language Feature
“All We Imagine as Light” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Payal Kapadia
Produced by Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim
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“Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
“Flow” | Sideshow/Janus Films
“Kneecap” | Sony Pictures Classics
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” | NEON

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Best Horror:
“Dune: Part Two”
Coralie Fergeat – “The Substance”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Demi Moore – “The Substance”
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain”
Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
“Sing Sing”
“Challengers” –
“Dune: Part Two” –
“The Wild Robot”
Lupita Nyong’o – “The Wild Robot”
“Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke
“¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!”
“All We Imagine As Light”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Monkey Man”
“Nosferatu”
“Compress/Repress” from “Challengers”
“Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“Anora”
“Dune: Part Two”
“The Substance”

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