2024 Music City Film Critics’ Association (MCFCA) Winners

The Music City Film Critics’ Association (MCFCA) has announced its awards for the best in film for 2024. The association is comprised of 40 film critics working in or near Nashville, Tennessee. 

Dune: Part Two wins four awards in total, including Best Picture, Best Director – Denis Villeneuve, Best Sound, and Best Action Film. 

“Over the years, Frank Herbert’s timeless novel has been deemed impossible to adapt,” said Sean Atkins, President of the MCFCA. “However, the spice overflows with awe in director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation, especially with Dune: Part Two turning into one of the best blockbusters in recent memory and one that will undoubtedly stand the test of time.” 

One other notable film in a year that saw numerous films receiving multiple awards from the MCFCA was The Substance winning Best Actress – Demi Moore, and Best Supporting Actress – Margaret Qualley. “It’s great to see Demi and Margaret both recognized because, after all, they are one.’ Said Micheal Compton, Vice President of the MCFCA. 

Each year the MCFCA gives out The Jim Ridley Award, a special award named after one of Nashville’s most beloved film critics, who died at age 50 in 2016. It is given to the film or the person that best represents Nashville and Tennessee. This year’s recipient is Mike Cheslik’s Hundreds of Beavers. 

“Among our nominees, all of which we felt Jim would have celebrated with gusto and glee, Beavers, a gut-crunching cavalcade of silent-era hijnks with the existential absurdity of a Wile E. Coyote reel, delivered one of the must-see communal moviegoing experiences of the year,” said Sam Smith, member of the MCFCA and part of The Jim Ridley Award Jury that selects the nominees. “With this award, we remember Jim and his supportive spirit, and hope to lift up the delightful films that he would have championed.” 

Here is the complete list of winners.

BEST PICTURE – Dune: Part Two

BEST DIRECTOR – Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two

BEST ACTRESS – Demi Moore, The Substance

BEST ACTOR – Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Margaret Qualley, The Substance

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

BEST YOUNG ACTRESS – Maisy Stella, My Old Ass

BEST YOUNG ACTOR – Izaac Wang, Dìdi

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – Saturday Night

BEST ANIMATED FILM – The Wild Robot

BEST DOCUMENTARY – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Flow

BEST SCREENPLAY – Anora

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – “Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – Challengers

BEST SOUND – Dune: Part Two

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Nosferatu

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – Nosferatu

BEST EDITING – Challengers

BEST STUNT WORK – The Fall Guy

BEST COMEDY FILM – Hundreds of Beavers

BEST HORROR FILM – Nosferatu

BEST ACTION FILM – Dune: Part Two

BEST MUSIC FILM – Wicked

THE JIM RIDLEY AWARD – Hundreds of Beavers

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