2024 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Winners: ‘The Substance’ Takes Best Picture, Director

The New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) have named The Substance the Best Picture of 2024 and Best Director to Coralie Fargeat.

The Brutalist was the top awards getter of the day with five: Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Supporting Actor for Guy Pearce, screenplay, cinematography and use of music.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste won Best Actress for Hard Truths, Natasha Lyonne (His Three Daughters) was named Best Supporting Actress and Conclave won Best Ensemble.

Here is the complete list of winners and runners-up.

BEST PICTURE: The Substance (MUBI) Runner-up: The Brutalist (A24)

BEST MOVIES OF 2024 : Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, September 5, Sing Sing, The Substance, Wicked

BEST DIRECTOR: Coralie Fargeat, The Substance (MUBI) Runner-up: Brady Corbet, The Brutalist (A24)

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR: Annie Baker, Janet Planet (A24) Runner-up: Josh Margolin, Thelma (Magnolia)

BEST ACTRESS: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths (Bleecker Street) Runner-up: Demi Moore, The Substance (MUBI)

BEST ACTOR: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist (A24) Runner-up: Ralph Fiennes, Conclave (Focus Features)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Natasha Lyonne, His Three Daughters (Netflix) Runner-up: Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Guy Pearce, The Brutalist (A24) Runner-up: Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing (A24)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER: Mikey Madison, Anora (NEON) Runner-up: Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing (A24)

BEST ENSEMBLE: Conclave Runner-up: Sing Sing

BEST SCREENPLAY: Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist (A24) Runner-up: Coralie Fargeat, The Substance (Mubi)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Lol Crawley, The Brutalist (A24) Runner-up: Stéphane Fontaine, Conclave (Focus Features)

BEST USE OF MUSIC: Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist (A24) Runner-up: John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, Wicked (Universal)

BEST ANIMATED PICTURE: Flow (Sideshow/Janus Films) Runner-up: The Wild Robot (DreamWorks/Universal)

BEST DOCUMENTARY: No Other Land (No Distributor) Runner-up: Dahomey (MUBI)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE: All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow/Janus Films) Runner-up: I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics)

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