2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

21st StLFCA Awards

December 15, 2024

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Best Film:
Dune: Part Two

The nominees for the 21st St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 8, 2024.^[1][2][3]

Denis Villeneuve's epic science fiction film Dune: Part Two led the nominations with twelve, followed by The Brutalist with nine, and Conclave and Wicked with eight apiece. The categories for Best Vocal Performance and Best First Feature were introduced.^[1]

The winners were announced on December 15, 2024.^[3][4][5] The StLFCA also recognized Pete Timmermann with the Special Merit award for his work in supporting and promoting films in the St. Louis region.^[6]

Winners and nominees

Best Film Dune: Part Two Runner-up: Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Nickel Boys The Seed of the Sacred Fig September 5 Sing Sing Wicked Best Actor Colman Domingo – Sing Sing as John "Divine G" Whitfield Runner-up: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist as László Tóth Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan Daniel Craig – Queer as William Lee Ralph Fiennes – Conclave as Thomas Cardinal Lawrence Hugh Grant – Heretic as Mr. Reed Best Supporting Actor Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan Runner-up: Denzel Washington – Gladiator II as Macrinus Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing as himself Guy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr. Stanley Tucci – Conclave as Aldo Cardinal Bellini Best Original Screenplay Saturday Night – Gil Kenan and Jason Reitman Runner-up: Hard Truths – Mike Leigh Anora – Sean Baker The Brutalist – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Mohammad Rasoulof Best Animated Feature The Wild Robot Runner-up: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Flow Inside Out 2 Memoir of a Snail Best International Feature Film The Seed of the Sacred Fig • Germany Runner-up: Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World • Romania All We Imagine as Light • India Dahomey • Senegal Emilia Pérez • France Best Cinematography Nosferatu – Jarin Blaschke Runner-up: Dune: Part Two – Greig Fraser The Brutalist – Lol Crawley Maria – Edward Lachman Nickel Boys – Jomo Fray Best Costume Design Wicked – Paul Tazewell Runner-up: Nosferatu – Linda Muir Dune: Part Two – Jacqueline West Hundreds of Beavers – Casey Harris Maria – Massimo Cantini Parrini Best Score The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg Runner-up: Challengers – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Conclave – Volker Bertelmann Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers Best Visual Effects Dune: Part Two – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer Runner-up: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Erik Winquist, Danielle Immerman, and Paul Story Alien: Romulus – Eric Barba, Shane Mahan, and Nelson Sepulveda Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Andrew Jackson, Dan Bethell, Eric Whipp, and Andy Williams Nosferatu – Angela Barso and Lisa Wakeley Best Comedy Film Hundreds of Beavers Runner-up: Deadpool & Wolverine The Fall Guy A Real Pain Saturday Night Best Scene Civil War – "What kind of an American are you?" Runner-up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – War Rig battle Dune: Part Two – Riding the Sandworm His Three Daughters – Dad's Chair The Substance – New Year's Eve performance Best First Feature RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys Runner-up: Malcolm Washington – The Piano Lesson Annie Baker – Janet Planet Anna Kendrick – Woman of the Hour Josh Margolin – Thelma Dev Patel – Monkey Man Special Merit Pete Timmermann – "For his exceptional, expert programming of international, restored, and independent films, including fiction and nonfiction, animation and live action, in addition to special events. His superb offerings for the St. Louis film community enrich and expand our cinematic world."[6]

Best Director Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two Runner-up: Mohammad Rasoulof – The Seed of the Sacred Fig Edward Berger – Conclave Brady Corbet – The Brutalist RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys Best Actress Mikey Madison – Anora as Anora "Ani" Mikheeva Runner-up: Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths as Pansy Deacon Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl as Shelly Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba Thropp Demi Moore – The Substance as Elisabeth Sparkle Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun as Rona Best Supporting Actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys as Hattie Runner-up: Ariana Grande – Wicked as Galinda Upland Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown as Joan Baez Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson as Berniece Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro Best Adapted Screenplay Conclave – Peter Straughan; based on the novel by Robert Harris Runner-up: Dune: Part Two – Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts; based on the novel by Frank Herbert Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes; based on the novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Sing Sing – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, and John "Divine G" Whitfield; based on the books "The Sing Sing Follies" by John H. Richardson and "Breakin' the Mummy's Code" by Brent Buell Wicked – Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox; based on the musical by Stephen Schwartz and other related media Best Documentary Feature No Other Land Runner-up: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Daughters Music by John Williams Sugarcane Will & Harper Best Ensemble Conclave Runner-up: Saturday Night Dune: Part Two Sing Sing Wicked Best Editing Nickel Boys – Nicholas Monsour Runner-up: September 5 – Hansjörg Weißbrich The Brutalist – Dávid Jancsó Dune: Part Two – Joe Walker Saturday Night – Nathan Orloff and Shane Reid Best Production Design Nosferatu – Craig Lathrop, Beatrice Brentnerova, and Paul Ghirardani Runner-up: Wicked – Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales The Brutalist – Judy Becker Conclave – Suzie Davies and Cynthia Sleiter Dune: Part Two – Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau, and Patrice Vermette Best Soundtrack A Complete Unknown Runner-up: Wicked Deadpool & Wolverine I Saw the TV Glow Maria Best Action Film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Runner-up: Dune: Part Two Deadpool & Wolverine The Fall Guy Monkey Man Best Horror Film Nosferatu Runner-up: The Substance Heretic I Saw the TV Glow Late Night with the Devil Longlegs Best Stunts The Fall Guy Runner-up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Deadpool & Wolverine Gladiator II Monkey Man Best Vocal Performance Lupita Nyong'o – The Wild Robot as Roz Runner-up: Maya Hawke – Inside Out 2 as Anxiety Pedro Pascal – The Wild Robot as Fink Amy Poehler – Inside Out 2 as Joy Sarah Snook – Memoir of a Snail as Grace Pudel

References

1. Anderson, Erik (December 8, 2024). "2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
2. Neglia, Matt (December 8, 2024). "The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
3. "Annual StLFCA Awards". St. Louis Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
4. Anderson, Erik (December 15, 2024). "2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners: 'Dune: Part Two' is Best Film". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
5. Neglia, Matt (December 15, 2024). "The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
6. "Pete Timmermann to be Honored by the Saint Louis Film Critics Association". Webster University. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

External links

• Official website