Awards Circuit Column: It’s onerous on the market for iconoclastics hoping to turn out to be Oscar contenders.
Hollywood’s state of flux extends past labor disputes and political tensions — it additionally colours how the trade evaluates its personal output. A 12 months inundated with large IP and musicals additionally was clouded with a lingering uncertainty about Hollywood’s future, and what narrative adventures it could proceed to inform.
“This 12 months was shit,” a voting member of the Academy informed Selection bluntly, referring to the general film 12 months. Nevertheless, one other voter provided a starkly totally different take: “A rare 12 months for films, and there’s extra I nonetheless have to see.”
Certainly, 2024 has been a 12 months of soul-searching. Final 12 months’s strikes upended manufacturing schedules and sparked debates about truthful compensation. In the meantime, Donald Trump’s reelection ignited recent discussions about cultural id and inventive resistance. Towards this backdrop, lots of this 12 months’s movies wrestled with themes of energy, id and survival — artwork imitating life in a deeply fractured time.
Contemplate writer-director Mike Leigh’s newest opus, “Arduous Truths,” an undeniably affecting drama a few British lady navigating a torrent of emotional duress. The 81-year-old auteur, recognized for his improvisational filmmaking fashion, and getting financiers to fund his imaginative and prescient with out studying a single phrase of the script, defied typical manufacturing requirements to deliver his challenge to life.
“Arduous Truths” is almost universally acclaimed, boasting a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes and cementing its standing as one of many 12 months’s most lauded dramas.
However it’s not simply indie filmmakers overcoming the chances – smaller studios are doing what they will to remain on par with streaming corporations.
Even for a studio as cool as A24, recognized for championing auteur-driven work, the 12 months was an uphill battle, with movies just like the boldly controversial “Civil Conflict” struggling to reap field workplace returns. The place the studio has gained Oscar consideration, it’s been with acquired titles just like the Colman Domingo-led “Sing Sing” after its TIFF debut in 2023, after which selecting up earlier this 12 months, Brady Corbet’s $6 million historic epic “The Brutalist” and Luca Guadagnino’s interval drama “Queer.” Even these acclaimed movies weren’t field workplace winners in a market that always overlooks character-driven narratives.
Take Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio’s “Within the Summers”: The Sundance sensation received the Grand Jury Prize and showcases a multigenerational forged of breakout expertise, together with star René Pérez. But it struggled to safe U.S. distribution, sitting in limbo for six months earlier than Chicago-based Music Field Movies stepped in. The boutique studio gave the movie a restricted theatrical launch, adopted by VOD — a modest rollout for a film that ought to have been a slam dunk on the awards circuit.
How can David conquer Goliath in at this time’s market?
For each headline-grabbing flop just like the $200 million “Joker: Folie à Deux,” there sits within the shadows a daring ardour challenge like “Nickel Boys.” The $23 million adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel launched the world to RaMell Ross’ visionary path and has been embraced by critics. Then there’s Sean Baker’s “Anora,” the $6 million Cannes sensation a few stripper’s entanglement with a Russian oligarch’s son. It received the Palme d’Or, grossed over $25 million, and is a frontrunner for Oscar’s greatest image prize.
Filmmakers like Baker, Ross and Leigh — and numerous others preventing to inform tales that matter — show that creativity shouldn’t be simply silenced. In turbulent instances, artwork continues to thrive.
As we log off from 2024 and stay up for 2025, that is the time of the 12 months when our critics are weighing in on their greatest (and worst) movies. Additionally, as a part of the annual custom, I’m together with what my very own Oscar poll would seem like if I have been a voter. I disregard campaigns, standards for eligibility in particular classes, and all the opposite elements that make artwork subjective. Many will disagree with these decisions, however this checklist is mine (you may make yours, too). I’ve included recognition for casting administrators, who will get their overdue highlight on the 2027 season, together with deserved nods for stunts, first-time administrators, and breakthrough performances.
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Finest Image
- “I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Sony Photos Classics) – WINNER
Maria Carlota Fernandes, Walter Salles, Rodrigo Teixeira - “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Movies)
Adam Elliot, Liz Kearney - “The Substance” (Mubi)
Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner - “Daughters” (Netflix)
Justin Benoliel, Laura Choi, James Cunningham, Kathryn Everett, Mindy Goldberg, Victor Kamwendo, Lisa Mazzotta, - “The Wild Robotic” (DreamWorks Animation)
Jeff Hermann - “His Three Daughters” (Netflix)
Azazel Jacobs, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Matt Aselton, Marc Marrie, Mal Ward, Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Jack Selby - “Depraved” (Common Photos)
Marc Platt, David Stone - “Sing Sing” (A24)
Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton - “September 5” (Paramount Photos)
Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Tim Fehlbaum, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth - “Circulation” (Janus Movies/Sideshow)
Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman
Honorable mentions: “The Bikeriders” (Focus Options); “Higher Man” (Paramount Photos); “The Brutalist” (A24); “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.); “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix); “The Fireplace Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios); “Arduous Truths” (Bleecker Road); “Nosferatu” (Focus Options); “A Actual Ache” (Searchlight Photos); “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Neon)
- “I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Sony Photos Classics) – WINNER
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Directing
- Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” (A24)
- Robert Eggers – “Nosferatu” (Focus Options)
- Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” (Mubi)
- Mohammad Rasoulof – “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Neon) — WINNER
- RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Honorable mentions: Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix); Jon M. Chu – “Depraved” (Common Photos); Michael Gracey – “Higher Man” (Paramount Photos); Jeff Nichols – “The Bikeriders” (Focus Options); Walter Salles – “I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Sony Photos Classics); Malcolm Washington – “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix); Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.)
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Actor in a Main Position
- Kieran Culkin – “A Actual Ache” (Searchlight Photos) — WINNER
- Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” (A24)
- Sebastian Stan — “A Completely different Man” (A24)
- John David Washington – “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
- Misagh Zare – “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Neon)
Honorable mentions: Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” (A24); André Holland – “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Sights); Josh O’Connor – “Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios); René Pérez – “Within the Summers” (Music Field Movies); Jesse Plemons – “Sorts of Kindness” (Searchlight Photos)
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Actress in a Main Position
- Cynthia Erivo – “Depraved” (Common Photos)
- Ariana Grande – “Depraved” (Common Photos)
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Arduous Truths” (Bleecker Road) – WINNER
- Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
- Fernanda Torres – “I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Sony Photos Classics)
Honorable mentions: Nykiya Adams – “Fowl” (Mubi); Carrie Coon – “His Three Daughters” (Netflix); Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix); Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix); Angelina Jolie – “Maria” (Netflix); Demi Moore – “The Substance” (Mubi); Margaret Qualley – “The Substance” (Mubi); Saoirse Ronan – “The Outrun” (Sony Photos Classics); Tilda Swinton – “The Room Subsequent Door” (Sony Photos Classics); Zendaya – “Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios)
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Actor in a Supporting Position
- Tommy Dewey – “Saturday Evening” (Sony Photos)
- Brian Tyree Henry – “The Fireplace Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Adam Pearson – “A Completely different Man” (A24)
- Sean San José – “Sing Sing” (A24) — WINNER
- Jay O. Sanders – “His Three Daughters” (Netflix)
Honorable mentions: Ray Fisher – “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix); John Magaro – “September 5” (Paramount Photos); Man Pearce – “The Brutalist” (A24); Jason Schwartzman – “Queer” (A24); Invoice Skarsgård – “Nosferatu” (Focus Options); Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II” (Paramount Photos)
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Actress in a Supporting Position
- Michele Austin – “Arduous Truths” (Bleecker Road) — WINNER
- Monica Barbaro – “A Full Unknown” (Searchlight Photos)
- Jamie Lee Curtis – “The Final Showgirl” (Roadside Sights)
- Divya Prabha – “All We Think about as Mild” (Janus Movies/Sideshow)
- Mahsa Rostami – “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Neon)
Honorable mentions: Leonie Benesch – “September 5” (Paramount Photos); Olivia Colman – “Depraved Little Letters” (Sony Photos Classics); Selena Gomez – “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix); Adriana Paz — “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix); Saoirse Ronan – “Blitz” (Apple Unique Movies); Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave” (Focus Options)
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Unique Screenplay
- “His Three Daughters” (Netflix) — Azazel Jacobs
- “Within the Summers” (Music Field Movies) — Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio
- “Memoirs of a Snail” (IFC Movies) – Adam Elliot
- “A Actual Ache” (Searchlight Photos) – Jesse Eisenberg
- “The Substance” (Mubi) — Coralie Fargeat — WINNER
Honorable mentions: “Arduous Truths” (Bleecker Road) – Mike Leigh; “Thelma” (Magnolia Photos) – Josh Margolin; “Depraved Little Letters” (Sony Photos Classics) — Jonny Candy; “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Neon) — Mohammad Rasoulof; “September 5” (Paramount Photos) — Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
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Tailored Screenplay
- “The Bikeriders” (Focus Options) — Jeff Nichols (based mostly on “The Bikeriders” by Danny Lyon)
- “I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Sony Photos Classics) — Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega (based mostly on “I’m Nonetheless Right here” by Marcelo Rubens Paiva) — WINNER
- “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix) — Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington (based mostly on the play by August Wilson)
- “Depraved” (Common Photos) — Dana Fox, Winnie Holzman (based mostly on musical “Depraved” by Stephen Schwartz, novel “Depraved” by Gregory Maguire and character from “The Fantastic Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum)
- “The Wild Robotic” (DreamWorks Animation) — Chris Sanders (based mostly on the collection by Peter Brown)
Honorable mentions: “Conclave” (Focus Options) — Peter Straughan (based mostly on “Conclave” by Robert Harris); “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.) — Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts (based mostly on the collection by Frank Herbert); “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) — Jacques Audiard (based mostly on “Pay attention” by Boris Razon); “The Fireplace Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Barry Jenkins (based mostly on “T-Rex” by Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper); “Sing Sing” (A24) — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield (based mostly on “The Sing Sing Follies” by John H. Richardson and “Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code” by Brent Buell)
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Animated Function
- “Circulation” (Janus Movies/Sideshow) — Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman
- “Inside Out 2” (Pixar) — Kelsey Mann, Mark Nielsen
- “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Movies) — Adam Elliot, Liz Kearney — WINNER
- “Transformers One” (Paramount Photos) — Josh Cooley, Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian
- “The Wild Robotic” (DreamWorks Animation) — Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann
Honorable mentions: “Hen for Linda!” (Gkids); “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Film” (Ketchup Leisure); “Piece by Piece” (Focus Options); “That Christmas” (Netflix); “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix)
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Manufacturing Design
- “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.) — Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau, Patrice Vermette
- “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Movies) — Bob Shea
- “Nosferatu” (Focus Options) – Craig Lathrop — WINNER
- “Queer” (A24) — Stefano Baisi, Monica Sallustio, Lisa Scoppa
- “Depraved” (Common Photos) — Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales
Honorable mentions: “The Brutalist” (A24) — Judy Becker; “Maria” (Netflix) — Tom Brown, Man Hendrix Dyas, Sandro Piccarozzi; “Saturday Evening” (Sony Photos) — Jess Gonchor, Claudia Bonfe; “September 5” (Paramount Photos) — Julian R. Wagner; “The Wild Robotic” (DreamWorks Animation) – Raymond Zibach, Ritchie Sacilioc
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Cinematography
- “Higher Man” (Paramount Photos) – Erik A. Wilson — WINNER
- “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.) – Greig Fraser
- “Longlegs” (Neon) — Andrés Arochi Tinajero
- “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM Studios) – Jomo Fray
- “Queer” (A24) — Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Honorable mentions: “Fowl” (Mubi) – Robbie Ryan; “I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Sony Photos Classics) — Adrian Teijido; “Nosferatu” (Focus Options) — Jarin Blaschke; “September 5” (Paramount Photos) — Markus Förderer; “Stopmotion” (IFC Movies/Shudder) — Léo Hinstin; “The Substance” (Mubi) — Benjamin Kracun
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Costume Design
- “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.) — Jacqueline West
- “Gladiator II” (Paramount Photos) — Janty Yates — WINNER
- “Saturday Evening” (Sony Photos) — Danny Glicker
- “The Substance” (Mubi) — Emmanuelle Youchnovski
- “Depraved” (Common Photos) — Paul Tazewell
Honorable mentions: “Higher Man” (Paramount Photos) — Cappi Eire; “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) — Virginie Montel; “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros.) — Jenny Beavan; “Maria” (Netflix) — Massimo Cantini Parrini; “Queer” (A24) — J.W. Anderson
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Movie Modifying
- “Daughters” (Netflix) — Troy Josiah Lewis, Adelina Bichis
- “Saturday Evening” (Sony Photos) — Nathan Orloff, Shane Reid
- “September 5” (Paramount Photos) — Hansjörg Weißbrich — WINNER
- “The Substance” (Mubi) — Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, Valentin Feron
- “Will & Harper” (Netflix) — Monique Zavistovski
Honorable mentions: “Higher Man” (Paramount Photos) — Jeff Groth; “Challengers” (Amazon MGM) — Marco Costa; “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.) — Joe Walker; “A Actual Ache” (Searchlight Photos) — Robert Nassau; “We Grown Now” (Sony Photos Classics) – Stephanie Filo
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Make-up and Hairstyling
- “A Completely different Man” (A24) — Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier
- “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) — Julia Floch Carbonel, Simon Livet
- “Sorts of Kindness” (Searchlight Photos) — Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston
- “Maria” (Netflix) — Heike Merker, Adruitha Lee, Pamela Goldammer, Arjen Tuiten
- “The Substance” (Mubi) — Pierre-Olivier Persin — WINNER
Honorable mentions: “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Photos); “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.); “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros.); “Nosferatu” (Focus Options); “Depraved” (Common Photos)
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Sound
- “Nosferatu” (Focus Options) — Damian Volpe, Stephen Little, David Giammarco, Paul Cotterell, Jakub Čech
- “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix) — Onnalee Clean, Brian Tarlecki, Ando Johnson, Paul Reed
- “Saturday Evening” (Sony Photos) — William Information, Lee Gilmore, Tom Ozanich, William Information, Steve Morrow
- “Depraved” (Common Photos) — Nancy Nugent Title, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes — WINNER
- “The Wild Robotic” (DreamWorks Animation) — Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo, Leff Lefferts, Brian Chumney
Honorable mentions: “Higher Man” (Paramount Photos) — Will Information, Warren Hendriks, Paul Pirola, Andy Nelson, Luke Schwarzweller, Greg P. Russell, Tom Marks, Guntis Sics; “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.) — Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill; “Gladiator II” (Paramount Photos) — Matthew Collinge, Danny Sheehan, Paul Massey, Stéphane Bucher; “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM/Orion) — Mark LeBlanc, Tony Volante, Daniel Timmons; “Transformers One” (Paramount Photos)
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Visible Results
- “Higher Man” (Paramount Photos) — Luke Millar
- “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.) – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer — WINNER
- “Stopmotion” (IFC Movies/Shudder) — Daniel Karlsson
- “Tuesday” (A24) — Andrew Simmonds, Mike Stillwell
- “The Wild Robotic” (DreamWorks Animation) — Jeff Budsberg
Honorable mentions: “Deadpool & Wolverine” (Marvel Studios); “Gladiator II” (Paramount Photos); “Inside Out 2” (Pixar); “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix); “Depraved” (Common Photos)
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Unique Rating
- “The Brutalist” (A24) — Daniel Blumberg
- “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.) — Hans Zimmer
- “Circulation” (Janus Movies/Sideshow) — Gints Zilbalodis, Rihards Zalupe
- “Queer” (A24) — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- “The Wild Robotic” (DreamWorks Animation) — Kris Bowers — WINNER
Honorable mentions: “IF” (Paramount Photos) — Michael Giacchino; “Nosferatu” (Focus Options) — Robin Carolan; “The Room Subsequent Door” (Sony Photos Classics) — Alberto Iglesias; “Saturday Evening” (Sony Photos) — Jon Batiste; “The Substance” (Mubi) — Raffertie
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Unique Tune
- “Blitz” (Apple Unique Movies) — “Winter Coat” by Nicholas Britell, Steve McQueen, and Taura Stinson
- “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) — “El Alegato” by Zoe Saldaña, Clément Ducol and Camille — WINNER
- “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) – “Mi Camino” by Selena Gomez, Clément Ducol and Camille
- “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) — “Papá” by- Juan Pablo Monterrubio, Karla Sofia Gascón, Clément Ducol and Camille
- “Kneecap” (Sony Photos Classics) — “Sick In The Head” by Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí, Adrian Louis Richard Mcleod, and Toddla T
Honorable mentions: “Piece by Piece” (Focus Options) – “It’s Taking place” by Pharrell Williams; “Sing Sing” (A24) — “Like a Fowl” by Abraham Alexander, Brandon Marcel & Adrian Quesada; “Transformers One” (Paramount Photos) — “If I Fall” by Brian ‘Are We Dreaming’ Tyler, Quavious ‘Quavo’ Keyate Marshall, Tyrone ‘Ty Dolla $ign’ Griffin Jr. & Nicholas James McGuinn; “The Wild Robotic” (DreamWorks Animation) — “Kiss the Sky” by Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack & Ali Tamposi; “Will & Harper” (Netflix) — “Harper and Will Go West” by Sean Douglas, Kristen Wiig & Josh Greenbaum
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Documentary Function
- “Daughters” (Netflix) — Angela Patton, Natalie Rae — WINNER
- “The Best Evening in Pop” (Netflix) — Amit Dey, Larry Klein, Harriet Sternberg, Lionel Richie, Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken & Julia Nottingham
- “No Different Land” (ImmerGuteFilme) — Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
- “Skywalkers: A Love Story” (Netflix) — Jeff Zimbalist, Maria Bukhonina, Tamir Ardon, Chris Smith, Nick Spicer
- “Will & Harper” (Netflix) — Josh Greenbaum, Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Chris Leggett, Rafael Marmor
Honorable mentions: “¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!” (Paramount Photos); “Frida” (Amazon MGM Studios); “Porcelain Conflict” (Picturehouse) — Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska, Paula DuPré Pesmen; “The Outstanding Lifetime of Ibelin” (Netflix); “Sugarcane” (Nationwide Geographic Documentary Movies) — Julian Courageous NoiseCat, Emily Kassie
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Worldwide Function
- “The Satan’s Tub” (IFC Movies/Shudder) from Austria
- “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) from France
- “Circulation” (Janus Movies and Sideshow) from Latvia
- “I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Sony Photos Classics) from Brazil — WINNER
- “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Neon) from Germany
Honorable mentions: “All We Think about as Mild” (Janus Movies/Sideshow) from India; “The Woman with the Needle” (Mubi) from Denmark; “Kneecap” (Sony Photos Classics) from Eire
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Breakthrough Efficiency
- Nykiya Adams – “Fowl” (Mubi)
- Adria Arjona — “Hit Man” (Netflix)
- Monica Barbaro — “A Full Unknown” (Searchlight Photos)
- Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
- Fred Hechinger — “Thelma” (Magnolia Photos)
- Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” (A24)
- René Pérez – “Within the Summers” (Music Field Movies)
- Mikey Madison – “Anora” (Neon) — WINNER
- Brandon Wilson — “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Anjana Vasan – “Depraved Little Letters” (Sony Photos Classics)
Honorable mentions: Yura Borisov — “Anora” (Neon); Drew Starkey — “Queer” (A24); Maisy Stella – “My Outdated Ass” (Amazon MGM Studios); Izaac Wang — “Dìdi” (Focus Options); Zoe Ziegler, “Janet Planet” (A24)
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First-Time Director
- Titus Kaphar – “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Sights)
- Josh Margolin – “Thelma” (Magnolia Photos)
- Angela Patton and Natalie Rae – “Daughters” (Netflix)
- Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio – “Within the Summers” (Music Field Movies)
- Malcolm Washington – “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix) — WINNER
Honorable mentions: Annie Baker – “Janet Planet” (A24); William Goldenberg – “Unstoppable” (Amazon MGM Studios); Anna Kendrick – “Lady of the Hour” (Netflix); Julian Courageous NoiseCat and Emily Kassie – “Sugarcane” (Nationwide Geographic Documentary Movies); Dev Patel – “Monkey Man” (Common Photos); Sean Wang – “Dìdi” (Focus Options)
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Casting
- “Anora” (Neon) — Sean Baker
- “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) — Christel Baras, Carla Hool
- “The Fireplace Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Francine Maisler
- “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Victoria Thomas
- “Sing Sing” (A24) — Rita Powers
Honorable mentions: “Fowl” (Mubi); “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Sights); “Arduous Truths” (Bleecker Road); “I Noticed the TV Glow” (A24); “We Grown Now” (Sony Photos Classics)
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Stunts
- “Higher Man” (Paramount Photos) — Nicholas Daines, Isaac Hamon, Slavisa Ivanovic, Chris Weir
- “Deadpool & Wolverine” (Marvel Studios) — Colin Follenweider, Liang Yang
- “The Fall Man” (Common Photos) — Chris O’Hara
- “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros.) — Mark Tearle, Tim Wong
- “Monkey Man” (Common Photos) — Udeh Nans — WINNER
Honorable mentions: “Dune: Half Two” (Warner Bros.); “Gladiator II” (Paramount Photos); “Twisters” (Common Photos); “Unstoppable” (Amazon MGM Studios); “Depraved” (Common Photos)