2024 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Winners

The North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) unveiled the winners of its 13th Annual Best in Cinema Awards.

Leading the honors, Conclave secured Best Narrative Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Acting Ensemble. It shares the top tier with Challengers, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, and The Substance, each winning three awards.

Here is the complete list of winners.

BEST NARRATIVE FILM – Conclave

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

BEST ANIMATED FILM – The Wild Robot

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – All We Imagine As Light

BEST DIRECTOR – Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two

BEST ACTOR – Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

BEST ACTRESS – Mikey Madison, Anora

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Margaret Qualley, The Substance

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN ANIMATION OR MIXED MEDIA – Lupita Nyong’o, The Wild Robot

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – Conclave

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – The Brutalist

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – Conclave

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Nosferatu

BEST EDITING – Challengers

BEST COSTUME DESIGN – Nosferatu

HAIR AND MAKEUP – The Substance

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – Nosferatu

BEST SCORE – Challengers

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – “Compress/Repress,” Challengers

BEST SOUND DESIGN – Dune: Part Two

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS – Dune: Part Two

BEST STUNT COORDINATION – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

DIRECTORIAL DEBUT – Josh Margolin, Thelma

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE – Mikey Madison, Anora

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Cinematography – Roger Deakins

KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD – Margaret Qualley, The Substance

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