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)