“The Brutalist”, “Dune: Part Two”, and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” Lead the 2024 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations

Seattle, WA. – The Seattle Film Critics Society has announced nominations for the 2024 SFCS Awards, honoring the year’s best in film. Alongside nine nominations for Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, two desert-set blockbusters lead the field with 10 nominations each: Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel Dune: Part Two and George Miller’s post-apocalyptic prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. 

Among the 10 films nominated for Best Picture: 

Anora, Sean Baker’s story of a sex worker’s whirlwind romance with a Russian oligarch’s heir, also received nominations for Best Director (Sean Baker), Editing, Screenplay and for the performance of its Ensemble cast and Lead Actress (Mikey Madison). 

The Beast, Bertrand Bonello’s time-hopping triptych was also nominated for Best International Film, Best Director, and for the lead performances of Léa Seydoux and George MacKay. 

The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s monumental historical drama of a Hungarian immigrant architect in post-war Pennsylvania, received additional nominations for Best Director, Cinematography, Editing, Screenplay, Production Design, and Original Score as well as for Lead and Supporting performances from Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce.

Challengers, Luca Guadagnino’s sweaty tennis triangle of lust and ambition, was also recognized for its pulsating Original Score and Josh O’Connor’s supporting performance. 

Conclave, Edward Berger’s twist-filled telling of the election of a new pope, was also nominated for Screenplay, Production Design, Costume Design, Original Score along with recognition of the performances of its Ensemble Cast as well as individual nominations for Ralph Fiennes (Lead) and Isabella Rossellini (Supporting).

Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve’s return to the spicy sands of Arrakis, received additional nominations for Best Director, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Action Choreography, Visual Effects, Ensemble Cast as well as for Austin Butler’s portrayal of Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen for Villain of the Year.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, George Miller’s raucous Fury Road prequel, also received nominations for Best Picture, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Action Choreography, and Visual Effects. Chris Hemsworth’s performance as Dementus was recognized for both Supporting Actor and Villain of the Year. 

I Saw the TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun’s formally-inventive, piercing glimpse into the transgender experience, received a nomination for Best Picture.

Sing Sing, Greg Kwedar’s tremendously moving true story of the transformative power of a prison theater company, was also recognized with nominations for Best Ensemble as well as for the performances of Colman Domingo (Lead) and Clarence Maclin (Supporting).

The Substance, Coralie Fargeat’s body-swapping evisceration of self-loathing beauty standards, was additionally recognized for Best Director, Editing, Screenplay, Visual Effects as well as for the twinned performances of Demi Moore (Lead) and Margaret Qualley (Supporting).

Other films earning multiple nominations include Wicked (5 nominations) and Nosferatu (3 nominations). Dìdi (弟弟), Evil Does Not Exist, Ghostlight, Flow, A Real Pain, and The Wild Robot earned two nominations each.

As previously announced, the Seattle Film Critics Society recognized five films for Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking. This year’s nominees include All We Carry, Fish War, Gasoline Rainbow, Rainier: A Beer Odyssey, and Strange Darling. Each nominee will screen locally at SIFF Film Center during the weekend of December 6-8.

Winners of the 2024 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards will be announced Monday, December 16, 2024, across the Seattle Film Critics Society’s various social media platforms. 

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The 2024 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations

PICTURE

Anora – Sean Baker

The Beast – Bertrand Bonello

The Brutalist – Brady Corbet

Challengers – Luca Guadagnino

Conclave – Edward Berger

Dune: Part Two – Denis Villeneuve

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – George Miller

I Saw the TV Glow – Jane Schoenbrun

Sing Sing – Greg Kwedar

The Substance – Coralie Fargeat

DIRECTOR

Sean Baker – Anora

Bertrand Bonello – The Beast

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

LEAD ACTOR

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Keith Kupferer – Ghostlight

George MacKay – The Beast

LEAD ACTRESS

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths

Mikey Madison – Anora

Demi Moore – The Substance

Léa Seydoux – The Beast

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

Chris Hemsworth – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing

Josh O’Connor – Challengers

Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Joan Chen – Dìdi (弟弟)

Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson

Ariana Grande – Wicked

Margaret Qualley – The Substance

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

ENSEMBLE

Anora – Sean Baker

Conclave – Nina Gold and Martin Ware

Dune: Part Two – Dixie Chassay and Francine Maisler

His Three Daughters – Nicole Arbusto

Sing Sing – Greg Kwedar

PACIFIC NORTHWEST FILM

All We Carry – Cady Voge

Fish War – Jeff Ostenson, Charles Atkinson, and Skylar Wagner

Gasoline Rainbow – Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross

Rainier: A Beer Odyssey –  Isaac Olsen

Strange Darling – J.T. Mollner

INTERNATIONAL FILM

The Beast – Bertrand Bonello

Evil Does Not Exist – Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Flow – Gints Zilbalodis

Red Rooms – Pascal Plante

The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Mohammad Rasoulof

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Dahomey – Mati Diop

No Other Land – Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor

Sugarcane – Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui

Will & Harper – Josh Greenbaum

ANIMATED FILM

Flow – Gints Zilbalodis

Inside Out 2 – Kelsey Mann

Transformers One – Josh Cooley

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park

The Wild Robot – Chris Sanders

CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Brutalist – Lol Crawley

Dune: Part Two – Greig Fraser

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Simon Duggan

Nickel Boys – Jomo Fray

Nosferatu – Jarin Blaschke

EDITING

Anora – Sean Baker

The Brutalist – Dávid Jancsó

Dune: Part Two – Joe Walker

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Eliot Knapman and Margaret Sixel

The Substance – Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, and Valentin Feron

SCREENPLAY

Anora – Sean Baker

The Brutalist – Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold

Conclave – Peter Straughan

A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg

The Substance – Coralie Fargeat

PRODUCTION DESIGN

The Brutalist – Judy Becker (Production Design)

Conclave – Suzie Davies (Production Design) | Cynthia Sleiter (Set Decoration)

Dune: Part Two – Patrice Vermette (Production Design) | Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Colin Gibson (Production Design) | Katie Sharrock (Set Decoration)

Wicked – Nathan Crowley (Production Design) | Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)

COSTUME DESIGN

Conclave – Lisy Christl

Dune: Part Two – Jacqueline West

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Jenny Beavan

Nosferatu – Linda Muir

Wicked – Paul Tazewell

ORIGINAL SCORE

The Brutalist – Daniel Blumberg

Challengers – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Conclave – Volker Bertelmann

Evil Does Not Exist – Eiko Ishibashi

The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers

ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY

Dune: Part Two – Lee Morrison (Stunt Coordinator) | Roger Yuan (Fight Choreographer)

The Fall Guy – Chris O’Hara and Keir Beck (Stunt Coordinator) | Jonathan Eusebio (Fight Choreographer)

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Tim Wong (Stunt Coordinator) | Richard Norton (Fight Choreographer)

Monkey Man – Udeh Nans (Stunt Coordinator) | Brahim Achabbakhe (Fight Choreographer)

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In – Kenji Tanigaki (Stunt Coordinator) 

VISUAL EFFECTS

Dune: Part Two – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, and Rhys Salcombe

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Andrew Jackson and Dan Bethell

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Erik Winquist and Sean Noel Walker

The Substance – Bryan Jones and Guillaume Le Gouez

Wicked – Anthony Smith, Jonathan Fawkner, Pablo Helman, and Robert Weaver

YOUTH PERFORMANCE

Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Katherine Mallen Kupferer – Ghostlight

Izaac Wang – Dìdi (弟弟)

Alisha Weir – Abigail

Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

Count Orlok – Nosferatu (as portrayed by Bill Skarsgård)

Dementus – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (as portrayed by Chris Hemsworth)

Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen – Dune: Part Two (as portrayed by Austin Butler)

Longlegs – Longlegs (as portrayed by Nicolas Cage)

Macrinus – Gladiator II (as portrayed by Denzel Washington)