2024 Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) Winners: ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Challengers,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Lead

The 2024 Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) winners have been announced. Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist was a five-time Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Supporting Actor (Guy Pearce) and Best Cinematography.

Challengers was a triple winner with Original Screenplay, Editing and Score while Dune: Part Two also won three awards, for Production Design, Sound and Special Effects.

The Substance found itself with two wins: Best Actress for Demi Moore and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) was the Supporting Actress winner and Conclave earned two, for Adapted Screenplay and Ensemble.

Here is the full list of winners.

Best Picture

The Brutalist – WINNER

Challengers

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

The Substance

Best Director

Sean Baker – Anora

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist – WINNER

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Luca Guadagnino – Challengers

Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Actor

Adrien Brody as László Tóth – The Brutalist – WINNER

Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan – A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig as William Lee – Queer

Colman Domingo as John “Divine G” Whitfield – Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes as Thomas Cardinal Lawrence – Conclave

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp – Wicked

Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Pansy – Hard Truths

Mikey Madison as Anora “Ani” Mikheeva – Anora

Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle – The Substance – WINNER

Zendaya as Tashi Duncan – Challengers

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov as Igor – Anora

Kieran Culkin as Benji Kaplan – A Real Pain

Clarence Maclin as Himself – Sing Sing

Edward Norton as Pete Seeger – A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce as Harrison Lee Van Buren – The Brutalist – WINNER

Best Supporting Actress

Ariana Grande as Galinda Upland – Wicked

Felicity Jones as Erzsébet Tóth – The Brutalist

Margaret Qualley as Sue – The Substance

Isabella Rossellini as Sister Agnes – Conclave

Zoe Saldaña as Rita Mora Castro – Emilia Pérez – WINNER

Best Ensemble

Challengers

Conclave – WINNER

Dune: Part Two

Saturday Night

Sing Sing

Best Adapted Screenplay

Conclave – Peter Straughan – WINNER

Dune: Part Two – Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts

Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes

Sing Sing – Clint Bently, Greg Kwedar

Wicked – Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox

Best Original Screenplay

Anora – Sean Baker

The Brutalist – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold

Challengers – Justin Kurtizkes – WINNER

A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg

The Substance – Coralie Fargeat

Best Film Editing

The Brutalist

Challengers – WINNER

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Best Cinematography

The Brutalist – WINNER

Challengers

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Best Music

The Brutalist

Challengers – WINNER

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Wicked

Best Costume Design

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Nosferatu

Wicked – WINNER

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

A Different Man

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Nosferatu

The Substance – WINNER

Wicked

Best Production Design

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two – WINNER

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Nosferatu

Wicked

Best Sound

Challengers

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part Two – WINNER

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

The Substance

Best Special Effects

Alien: Romulus

Dune: Part Two – WINNER

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

The Substance

Best Stunt Choreography

Deadpool & Wolverine

Dune: Part Two

The Fall Guy

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – WINNER

Gladiator II

Best International Feature

The Beast – France, Canada

Emilia Pérez – France

Evil Does Not Exist – Japan

Flow – Belgium, France, Latvia – WINNER

The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Iran, Germany, France

Best Animated Feature

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Transformers One

The Wild Robot – WINNER

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