The Brutalist Leads Austin Film Critics Association Nominations

Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist leads this year’s nominations from the Austin Film Critics Association with 10 nods including Best Picture. Elsewhere, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two scored eight nominations, while Anora and The Substance earned seven nods each.

Full list of nominations below. Winners will be announced on January 6.

Best Picture

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Conclave
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Nosferatu
• Nickel Boys
• The Substance
• Sing Sing
• 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

In a change to this category, all 5 top nominees will be honored with the award, and will be announced on January 6th.

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)