2024 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA Nominations

The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) have announced their nominees for the best in film for 2024 and The Brutalist leads the pack with nominations in 10 categories, including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and a host of acting categories.
Other films racking up multiple nominations include Anora (nominations in 7 categories), Dune: Part Two (nominations in 8 categories),and The Substance (nominations in 7 categories).
In the Best First Film category, nominations were Vera Drew (The People’s Joker), Zoe Kravitz (Blink Twice), Josh Margolin (Thelma), Arkasha Stevenson (The First Omen), and Sean Wang (Didi).
As part of the organization’s annual voting, the Austin Film Critics Association acknowledges standout titles with local ties — works made by directors who live in Austin. This award is distinct to this group of critics, recognizing the talent of Austin filmmakers as they celebrate the best films of the year, with this year’s nominees for the Best Austin Film award.
Here are the full list of nominees.
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)
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