2024 Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Nominations: ‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Wicked’ Lead

The Michigan Movie Critics Guild has announced its nominees for the best films and performances of 2024. Anora, The Brutalist and Wicked tied for the most nominees, with six apiece, including nominations for best picture as well as acting and directing. Winners will be announced on the guild’s social media channels at noon on Monday, December 9.

This year’s full list of nominees below:

Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two

The Substance

Wicked

Best Director

Sean Baker, Anora

Jon M. Chu, Wicked

Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

Robert Eggers, Nosferatu

Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Actress

Amy Adams, Nightbitch

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked

Nicole Kidman, Babygirl

Mikey Madison, Anora

Demi Moore, The Substance

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig, Queer

Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Hugh Grant, Heretic

Best Supporting Actress

Ariana Grande-Butera, Wicked

Felicity Jones, The Brutalist

Natasha Lyonne, His Three Daughters

Margaret Qualley, The Substance

Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Burisov, Anora

Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing

Guy Pearce, The Brutalist

Adam Pearson, A Different Man

Denzel Washington, Gladiator II

Best Animated Film

Flow

Inside Out 2

Piece by Piece

Transformers One

The Wild Robot

Best Documentary

Daughters

Music By John Williams

No Other Land

Piece By Piece

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Will & Harper

Best Ensemble

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Saturday Night

Wicked

Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original)

Anora

The Brutalist

Challengers

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Breakthrough Award

Mikey Madison, actress, Anora

Giovanni Ribisi, cinematographer, Strange Darling

Jane Schoenbrun, director, I Saw the TV Glow

Maisy Stella, actress, My Old Ass

Zelda Williams, director, Lisa Frankenstein

Stunts

Deadpool & Wolverine

The Fall Guy

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Kill

Monkey Man

Road House

The MMCG Award for Film Excellence (presented to a filmmaker, writer, actor, crew member etc. who has Michigan ties or to a film made or set in Michigan)

The Fire Inside (set in Flint, lead actress Ryan Destiny Detroit native)

Francis Ford Coppola, writer/director, Megalopolis

Hundreds of Beavers (partially filmed in Michigan)

Keegan-Michael Key, actor, IF/Transformers One/Dear Santa

J.K. Simmons, actor, Saturday Night/Red One/Juror #2

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