Jon M Chu’s Wicked has been declared Best Picture by the Hollywood Creative Alliance at the HCA Astra Film & Creative Arts Awards. The film also picked up wins for Best Director for Chu, Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo, Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande (tied with Zoe Saldana for Emilia Pérez), Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design.
Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown) was this year’s recipient of the Astra Breakthrough Award, Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) took home the Astra Game Changer Award, cinematographer Jomo Fray (Nickel Boys) earned the Artisan Spotlight Award, and actress-turned-writer/director Jennifer Esposito received the Astra Filmmaker on the Rise Award.
Winners in bold below.
Best Picture
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Challengers
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- A Real Pain
- Sing Sing
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Comedy or Musical
- Anora
- A Real Pain
- Challengers
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Saturday Night
- Wicked
Best Actor
- Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
- Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
- Glen Powell – Hit Man
- Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
- Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
- Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Best Actress
- Angelina Jolie – Maria
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
- Demi Moore – The Substance
- Karla Sofia Gascon – Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison – Anora
- Naomi Scott – Smile 2
Best Supporting Actor
- Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
- Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
- Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
- Jonathan Bailey – Wicked
- Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
- Yura Borisov – Anora
Best Supporting Actress (tie)
- Ariana Grande – Wicked
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
- Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
- Margaret Qualley – The Substance
- Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez
- Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez
Best Original Screenplay
- Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers
- Gil Kenan and Jason Reitman – Saturday Night
- Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Peter Straughan – Conclave
- Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two
- Glen Powell and Richard Linklater – Hit Man
- RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
- Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar – Sing Sing
- Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox – Wicked
Best Director
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
- Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
- Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
- Jon M. Chu – Wicked
Best Cast Ensemble
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- Gladiator II
- Saturday Night
- Wicked
Best International Feature
- All We Imagine As Light
- Emilia Pérez
- Flow
- I’m Still Here
- Kneecap
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Documentary Feature
- Black Box Diaries
- Daughters
- Music by John Williams
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
- The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
- Will & Harper
Best First Feature
- Anna Kendrick – Woman of the Hour
- Dev Patel – Monkey Man
- Kelsey Mann – Inside Out 2
- Malcolm Washington – The Piano Lesson
- Sean Wang – Dìdi
- Zoë Kravitz – Blink Twice
Best Animated Feature
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- The Wild Robot
- Transformers One
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Voice Over Performance
- Amy Poehler – Inside Out 2
- Brian Tyree Henry – Transformers One
- Lupita Nyong’o – The Wild Robot
- Maya Hawke – Inside Out 2
- Owen Teague – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Pedro Pascal – The Wild Robot
Best Horror or Thriller Feature
- Alien: Romulus
- Heretic
- Longlegs
- Nosferatu
- Smile 2
- The Substance
Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller
- Bill Skarsgård – Nosferatu
- Demi Moore – The Substance
- Hugh Grant – Heretic
- Lupita Nyong’o – A Quiet Place: Day One
- Margaret Qualley – The Substance
- Naomi Scott – Smile 2
Best Action or Science Fiction Feature
- Civil War
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Monkey Man
- The Fall Guy
- Twisters
Best Indie Feature
- Hundreds of Beavers
- Late Night with the Devil
- Strange Darling
- The Apprentice
- The Last Showgirl
- Thelma
Astra Creative Arts Awards Categories:
Best Casting
- Barbara Giordani, Nina Gold, Francesco Vedovati and Martin Ware – Conclave
- Francine Maisler – Dune: Part Two
- Christel Baras and Carla Hool – Emilia Pérez
- John Papsidera – Saturday Night
- Laure Cochener and Léa Moszkowicz – The Substance
- Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey – Wicked
Best Cinematography
- Sayombhu Mukdeeprom – Challengers
- Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
- Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys
- Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
- Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
- Alice Brooks – Wicked
Best Costume Design
- Colleen Atwood – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two
- Jenny Beavan – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- David Crossman and Janty Yates – Gladiator II
- Linda Muir – Nosferatu
- Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Best Film Editing
- Sean Baker – Anora
- Marco Costa – Challengers
- Nick Emerson – Conclave
- Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two
- Nathan Orloff and Shane Reid – Saturday Night
- Myron Kerstein – Wicked
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Dune: Part Two
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Nosferatu
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Marketing Campaign
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Warner Bros. Pictures
- Challengers – Amazon MGM Studios
- Dune: Part Two – Warner Bros. Pictures
- Gladiator II – Paramount Pictures
- The Fall Guy – Universal Pictures
- Wicked – Universal Pictures
Best Original Score
- Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez
- Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
- Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
- Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
- John Powell and Stephen Schwartz – Wicked
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Best Original Song
- “Compress/Regress” from Challengers performed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez performed by Camille, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Zoe Saldaña
- “Harper and Will Go West” from Will & Harper performed by Kristen Wiig
- “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot performed by Maren Morris
- “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez performed by Selena Gomez
- “Piece by Piece” from Piece by Piece performed by Pharrell Williams
Best Production Design
- Suzie Davies – Conclave
- Patrice Vermette and Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two
- Arthur Max, Jille Azis and Elli Griff – Gladiator II
- Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu
- Judy Becker – The Brutalist
- Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales – Wicked
Best Sound
- A Quiet Place: Day One
- Challengers
- Dune: Part Two
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Gladiator II
- Wicked
Best Stunts
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Dune: Part Two
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Gladiator II
- The Fall Guy
- Wicked
Best Stunt Coordinator
- George Cottle – Deadpool & Wolverine
- Lee Morrison – Dune: Part Two
- Guy Norris – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Nikki Berwick – Gladiator II
- Chris O’Hara – The Fall Guy
- Jo McLaren – Wicked
Best Visual Effects
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Dune: Part Two
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Gladiator II
- Twisters
- Wicked