2024 North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) Nominations

The North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) announced the nominees for the 6th Annual North Dakota Film Society Awards, celebrating the films of 2024. Leading the nominations are The Brutalist (A24) and Nosferatu (Focus Features) with 11 nominations apiece, each earning recognition across multiple categories, including Best Picture and Best Director. Close behind was Conclave (Focus Features) with eight, Anora (Neon) with seven and Nickel Boys with six.

Winners will be announced on Monday, January 13, 2025. Here is the full list of nominations.

Best Picture

ANORA
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
(Neon)

THE BRUTALIST
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews, Andrew Morrison, Brian Young
(A24)

I SAW THE TV GLOW
Ali Herting, Luca Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall
(A24)

NICKEL BOYS
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
(Amazon MGM Studios)

NOSFERATU
Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers
(Focus Features)

Best Director

Sean Baker
ANORA
(Neon)

Brady Corbet
THE BRUTALIST
(A24)

Robert Eggers
NOSFERATU
(Focus Features)

RaMell Ross
NICKEL BOYS
(Amazon MGM Studios)

Jane Schoenbrun
I SAW THE TV GLOW
(A24)

Best Actress

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
HARD TRUTHS
(Bleecker Street)

Nicole Kidman
BABYGIRL
(A24)

Mikey Madison
ANORA
(Neon)

Demi Moore
THE SUBSTANCE
(Mubi)

Fernanda Torres
I’M STILL HERE
(Sony Pictures Classics)

Best Actor

Adrien Brody
THE BRUTALIST
(A24)

Timothée Chalamet
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
(Searchlight Pictures)

Colman Domingo
SING SING
(A24)

Ralph Fiennes
CONCLAVE
(Focus Features)

Sebastian Stan
A DIFFERENT MAN
(A24)

Best Supporting Actress

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
NICKEL BOYS
(Amazon MGM Studios)

Ariana Grande
WICKED
(Universal Pictures)

Felicity Jones
THE BRUTALIST
(A24)

Margaret Qualley
THE SUBSTANCE
(Mubi)

Isabella Rossellini
CONCLAVE
(Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov
ANORA
(Neon)

Nicolas Cage
LONGLEGS
(Neon)

Kieran Culkin
A REAL PAIN
(Searchlight Pictures)

Clarence Maclin
SING SING
(A24)

Guy Pearce
THE BRUTALIST
(A24)

Best Screenplay

ANORA
Sean Baker
(Neon)

THE BRUTALIST
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
(A24)

CONCLAVE
Peter Straughan
(Focus Features)

I SAW THE TV GLOW
Jane Schoenbrun
(A24)

A REAL PAIN
Jesse Eisenberg
(Searchlight Pictures)

Best Ensemble

ANORA
Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian, Mikey Madison, Vache Tovmasyan
(Neon)

CONCLAVE
Sergio Castellitto, Carlos Diehz, Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Isabella Rossellini
(Focus Features)

NOSFERATU
Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
(Focus Features)

SING SING
Colman Domingo, Sean Dino Johnson, Sean San Jose, Clarence Maclin, Paul Raci, Jon-Adrian Velasquez
(A24)

WICKED
Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh
(Universal Pictures)

Best Cinematography

THE BRUTALIST
Lol Crawley
(A24)

CONCLAVE
Stéphane Fontaine
(Focus Features)

DUNE: PART TWO
Greig Fraser
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

NICKEL BOYS
Jomo Fray
(Amazon MGM Studios)

NOSFERATU
Jarin Blaschke
(Focus Features)

Best Costume Design

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
Colleen Atwood
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

CONCLAVE
Lisy Christl
(Focus Features)

DUNE: PART TWO
Jacqueline West
(Focus Features)

NOSFERATU
Linda Muir
(Focus Features)

WICKED
Paul Tazewell
(Universal Pictures)

Best Editing

ANORA
Sean Baker
(Neon)

THE BRUTALIST
Dávid Jancsó
(A24)

CHALLENGERS
Marco Costa
(Amazon MGM Studios)

NICKEL BOYS
Nicholas Monsour
(Focus Features)

NOSFERATU
Louise Ford
(Focus Features)

Best Effects

DUNE: PART TWO
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer
(Warner Bros.)

KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke
(20th Century Studios)

NOSFERATU
Angela Barson, David Scott, Dave Cook, Graham Day
(Focus Features)

TWISTERS
Scott R. Fisher, Florian Witzel, Ben Snow, Bill Georgiou
(Universal Pictures)

WICKED
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk
(Universal Pictures)

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

THE APPRENTICE
Michelle Côté, Colin Penman
(Briarcliff Entertainment)

A DIFFERENT MAN
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier
(A24)

NOSFERATU
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White
(Focus Features)

THE SUBSTANCE
Pierre-Olivier Persin
(Mubi)

WICKED
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount
(Universal Pictures)

Best Original Score

THE BRUTALIST
Daniel Blumberg
(A24)

CHALLENGERS
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
(Amazon MGM Studios)

CONCLAVE
Volker Bertelmann
(Focus Features)

NOSFERATU
Robin Carolan
(Focus Features)

THE WILD ROBOT
Kris Bowers
(DreamWorks Animation)

Best Original Song

CHALLENGERS
“Compress/Repress”
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Luca Guadagnino
(Amazon MGM Studios)

EMILIA PÉREZ
“El Mal”
Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
(Netflix)

KNEECAP
“Sick in the Head”
Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí, Adrian Louis Richard Mcleod, and Toddla T
(Sony Pictures Classics)

PIECE BY PIECE
“Piece by Piece”
Pharrell Williams
(Focus Features)

THE WILD ROBOT
“Kiss the Sky”
Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack & Ali Tamposi
(DreamWorks Animation)

Best Production Design

THE BRUTALIST
Judy Becker
(A24)

CONCLAVE
Suzie Davies, Roberta Federico
(Focus Features)

DUNE: PART TWO
Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau, Patrice Vermette
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

NOSFERATU
Craig Lathrop
(Focus Features)

WICKED
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales
(Universal Pictures)

Best Sound

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Ted Caplan, Tod Maitland, David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Donald Sylvester
(Searchlight Pictures)

DUNE: PART TWO
Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

EMILIA PÉREZ
Cyril Holtz, Niels Barletta, Erwan Kerzanet
(Netflix)

NOSFERATU
Damian Volpe, Stephen Little, David Giammarco, Paul Cotterell, Jakub Čech
(Focus Features)

WICKED
Nancy Nugent Title, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes
(Universal Pictures)

Best Animated Feature

FLOW
Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman
(Janus Films/Sideshow)

INSIDE OUT 2
Kelsey Mann, Mark Nielsen
(Pixar)

MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
Adam Elliot, Liz Kearney
(IFC Films)

ULTRAMAN: RISING
Shannon Tindle, Tom Knott, Lisa M. Poole
(Netflix)

THE WILD ROBOT
Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann
(DreamWorks Animation)

Best Documentary Feature

DAHOMEY
Mati Diop, Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin
(Mubi)

DAUGHTERS
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
(Netflix)

NO OTHER LAND
Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
(ImmerGuteFilme)

SUGARCANE
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie
(National Geographic Documentary Films)

WILL & HARPER
Josh Greenbaum, Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Chris Leggett, Rafael Marmor
(Netflix)

Best International Feature

ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
India
(Janus Films/Sideshow)

EMILIA PÉREZ
France
(Netflix)

FLOW
Latvia
(Janus Films/Sideshow)

I’M STILL HERE
Brazil
(Sony Pictures Classics)

THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Germany
(Neon)