Sean Baker’s Anora has been named Best Picture by the Austin Film Critics Association. The film won five awards from its seven nominations including Best Director and Original Screenplay for Baker, Best Actress for Mikey Madison, and Best Supporting Actor for Yura Borisov.
Winners in bold below.
Best Picture
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- The Substance
- Sing Sing
- Love Lies Bleeding
- Nickel Boys
- Dune: Part Two
- Nosferatu
- Conclave
- Wicked
Best Director
- Sean Baker, Anora
- Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
- Rose Glass, Love Lies Bleeding
- Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two
Best Actress
- Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
- Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
- Mikey Madison, Anora
- Demi Moore, The Substance
Best Actor
- Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
- Daniel Craig, Queer
- Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
- Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
- Hugh Grant, Heretic
Best Supporting Actress
- Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
- Ariana Grande, Wicked
- Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
- Katy O’Brian, Love Lies Bleeding
- Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Best Supporting Actor
- Yura Borisov, Anora
- Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
- Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
- Guy Pierce, The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best Ensemble
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Sing Sing
Best Original Screenplay
- Sean Baker, Anora
- Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
- Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
- Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
- Justin Kuritzkes, Challengers
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman, Wicked
- Greg Kwedar & Clint Bentley, Sing Sing
- RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
- Peter Straughan, Conclave
- Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts, Dune: Part Two
Best Cinematography
- Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
- Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
- Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys
- Greig Frasier, Dune: Part Two
- Benjamin Kracun, The Substance
Best Editing
- Sean Baker, Anora
- Coralie Fargeat Jérôme Eltabet, & Valentin Féron, The Substance
- Dávid Jancsó, The Brutalist
- Joe Walker, Dune: Part 2
- Hansjörg Weißbrich, September 5
Best Original Score
- Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
- Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
- Robin Carolan, Nosferatu
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Challengers
- Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part 2
Best International Film
- Emilia Perez
- Flow
- I’m Still Here
- Kneecap
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Documentary
- Dahomey
- No Other Land
- The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
- Will & Harper
Best Animated Film
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance
- Kevin Durand, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Lupita Nyong’o, The Wild Robot
- Amy Poehler, Inside Out 2
- Sarah Snook, Memoir of a Snail
- Robbie Williams/Jonno Davies, Better Man
Best Stunt Work
- Dune: Part Two
- The Fall Guy
- Furiosa
- Kill
- Monkey Man
Best First Film
- Vera Drew, The People’s Joker
- Zoe Kravitz, Blink Twice
- Josh Margolin, Thelma
- Arkasha Stevenson, The First Omen
- Sean Wang, Didi
The Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award
Vera Drew, The People’s Joker
Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin, Sing Sing
Mikey Madison, Anora
Katy O’Brian, Love Lies Bleeding
Aaron Pierre, Rebel Ridge
In alphabetical order, the five nominees for Best Austin Film 2024 are:
- The Bikeriders (dir. Jeff Nichols)
- Fugitive Dreams (dir. Jason Neulander)
- Hit Man (dir. Richard Linklater)
- Sasquatch Sunset (dir. Nathan and David Zellner)
- Sing Sing (dir. Greg Kwedar)