The Brutalist Named Best Film by Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist has been named Best Film by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists at the 2024 EDA Awards. The film also picked up a win for Best Editing in a tie with Emilia Pérez.

“2024 was an exceptional year with so many women playing major creative roles in high profile projects,” says AWFJ President Jennifer Merin. “AWFJ always focuses on and supports women’s contributions in all aspects of film production, and we are delighted that this year’s AWFJ EDA Awards honor women creatives in six of our ten non-gendered BEST OF categories, as well as in all of our Female Focus categories. We hope this female forward trend will continue in 2025.”

Winners in bold below.

BEST FILM 

• ANORA
• CONCLAVE
• EMILIA PEREZ
• NICKEL BOYS
• SING SING
• THE BRUTALIST
• THE SUBSTANCE
• WICKED

BEST DIRECTOR

• JACQUES AUDIARD – EMILIA PEREZ
• SEAN BAKER – ANORA
• EDWARD BERGER – CONCLAVE
• BRADY CORBET – THE BRUTALIST
• CORALIE FARGEAT – THE SUBSTANCE
• PAYAL KAPADIA – ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

BEST SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL

• ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT – PAYAL KAPADIA
• ANORA – SEAN BAKER
• A REAL PAIN – JESSE EISENBERG
• HARD TRUTHS – MIKE LEIGH
• THE SUBSTANCE – CORALIE FARGEAT
• THE BRUTALIST – BRADY CORBET AND MONA FASTVOLD

BEST SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED

• CONCLAVE – PETER STRAUGHAN, ROBERT HARRIS
• EMILIA PEREZ – JACQUES AUDIARD, THOMAS BIDEGAIN, LEA MYSIUS
• NICKEL BOYS – RaMell ROSS, JOSLYN BARNES, COLSON WHITEHEAD
• NOSFERATU – ROBERT EGGERS
• SING SING – JOHN H. RICHARDSON, BRENT BUELL, CLINT BENTLEY
• THE WILD ROBOT – CHRIS SANDERS, PETER BROWN

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• BLACK BOX DIARIES – SHIDORI ITO
• DAHOMEY – MATI DIOP
• DAUGHTERS – ANGELA PATTON, NATALIE RAE
• THE LAST OF THE SEA WOMEN – SUE KIM
• SUGARCANE – EMILY KASSIE, JASON BRAVE NOISECAT
• WILL & HARPER – JOSH GREENBAUM

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• FLOW (tie)
• HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS
• INSIDE OUT 2
• MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
• THE WILD ROBOT (tie)
• WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL

BEST ACTRESS 

• CYNTHIA ERIVO – WICKED
• KARLA SOFIA GASCON – EMILIA PEREZ
• MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE – HARD TRUTHS
• MIKEY MADISON – ANORA
• DEMI MOORE – THE SUBSTANCE
• JUNE SQUIBB – THEMA

BEST ACTRESS, SUPPORTING 

• JOAN CHEN – DIDI
• DANIELLE DEADWYLER – THE PIANO LESSON
• AUNJANUE ELLIS-TAYLOR – NICKEL BOYS
• MARGARET QUALLEY – THE SUBSTANCE
• ISABELLA ROSSELLINI – CONCLAVE
• ZOE SALDANA – EMILIA PEREZ

BEST ACTOR 

• ADRIEN BRODY – THE BRUTALIST
• DANIEL CRAIG – QUEER
• COLMAN DOMINGO – SING SING
• RALPH FIENNES – CONCLAVE
• HUGH GRANT – HERETIC
• SEBASTIAN STAN – THE APPRENTICE

BEST ACTOR, SUPPORTING 

• YURA BORISOV – ANORA
• KIERAN CULKIN – A REAL PAIN
• CLARENCE MACLIN – SING SING
• GUY PEARCE – THE BRUTALIST
• STANLEY TUCCI – CONCLAVE
• DENZEL WASHNGTON – GLADIATOR II

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST AND CASTING DIRECTOR

• ANORA
• CHALLENGERS
• CONCLAVE
• EMILIA PEREZ
• SATURDAY NIGHT
• WICKED

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

• CONCLAVE
• DUNE II
• NICKEL BOYS
• NOSFERATU
• THE BRUTALIST
• WICKED

BEST EDITING

• ANORA
• CONCLAVE
• EMILIA PEREZ (tie)
• FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
• THE BRUTALIST (tie)
• THE SUBSTANCE

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

• ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
• DAHOMEY
• EMILIA PEREZ
• FLOW
• LA CHIMERA
• THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS

EDA FEMALE FOCUS: BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR 

• ANDREA ARNOLD – BIRD
• GIA COPPOLA – THE LAST SHOWGIRL
• CORALIE FARGEAT – THE SUBSTANCE (tie)
• PAYAL KAPADIA – ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (tie)
• MEGAN PARK – MY OLD ASS
• ALICE ROHRWACHER – LA CHIMERA

EDA FEMALE FOCUS: BEST FEMALE SCREENWRITER 

• ANDREA ARNOLD – BIRD
• CORALIE FARGEAT – THE SUBSTANCE (tie)
• PAYAL KAPADIA – ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (tie)
• MEGAN PARK – MY OLD ASS
• ALICE ROHRWACHER – LA CHIMERA
• ERICA TREMBLAY, MICIANA ALISE – FANCY DANCE

EDA FEMALE FOCUS: BEST ANIMATED/VOICED PERFORMANCE

• AYO EDEBIRI – INSIDE OUT 2
• MAYA HAWKE – INSIDE OUT 2
• LUPITA NYONG’O – THE WILD ROBOT
• AMY POEHLER – INSIDE OUT 2
• SARAH SNOOK – MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
• JACKI WEAVER – MEMOIR OF A SNAIL

EDA FEMALE FOCUS: BEST WOMEN’S BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

• NYKIYA ADAMS – BIRD
• KARLA SOFIA GASCON – EMILIA PEREZ
• MIKEY MADISON – ANORA
• KATY O’BRIAN – LOVE LIES BLEEDING
• JUNE SQUIBB – THELMA
• MAISY STELLA – MY OLD ASS

EDA FEMALE FOCUS: BEST STUNT PERFORMANCE 

• NIKKI BERWICK – STUNT COORDINATOR, GLADIATOR II
• ALEX JAY (for ZENDAYA) – DUNE II
• HAYLEY WRIGHT (for ANYA TAYLOR-JOY) – FURIOSA
• KATY O’BRIAN – LOVE LIES BLEEDING
• CAILEE SPAENY – ALIEN ROMULUS
• JUNE SQUIBB – THELMA