Michigan Movie Critics Guild announces 2024 nominees!
Winners will be announced Monday.
Hey everyone. I wrote recently about my participation with the Michigan Movie Critics Guild, of which I’m a founding member and on the leadership board. Well, today we announced our slate of nominees for 2024, and it’s a good one.
A press release follows…
DETROIT – The Michigan Movie Critics Guild has announced its nominees for the best films and performances of 2024. Anora, The Brutalist and Wicked tied for the most nominees, with six apiece, including nominations for best picture as well as acting and directing. Winners will be announced on the guild’s social media channels at noon on Monday, Dec. 9, with a press release to follow.
This year’s full list of nominees is:
Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
The Substance
Wicked
Best Director
Sean Baker, Anora
Jon M. Chu, Wicked
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Robert Eggers, Nosferatu
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Best Actress
Amy Adams, Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Best Actor
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Natasha Lyonne, His Three Daughters
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Burisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Adam Pearson, A Different Man
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best Animated Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Piece by Piece
Transformers One
The Wild Robot
Best Documentary
Daughters
Music By John Williams
No Other Land
Piece By Piece
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper
Best Ensemble
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Saturday Night
Wicked
Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original)
Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Breakthrough Award
Mikey Madison, actress, Anora
Giovanni Ribisi, cinematographer, Strange Darling
Jane Schoenbrun, director, I Saw the TV Glow
Maisy Stella, actress, My Old Ass
Zelda Williams, director, Lisa Frankenstein
Stunts
Deadpool & Wolverine
The Fall Guy
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Kill
Monkey Man
Road House
The MMCG Award for Film Excellence (presented to a filmmaker, writer, actor, crew member etc. who has Michigan ties or to a film made or set in Michigan)
The Fire Inside (set in Flint, lead actress Ryan Destiny Detroit native)
Francis Ford Coppola, writer/director, Megalopolis
Hundreds of Beavers (partially filmed in Michigan)
Keegan-Michael Key, actor, IF/Transformers One/Dear Santa
J.K. Simmons, actor, Saturday Night/Red One/Juror #2
The MMCG is a collective of film critics who are committed to enhancing the conversation about cinema and further establishing the state’s reputation as a film-loving community. This year’s MMCG is composed of 15 critics, who cover films for a variety of outlets across the state. From websites to newspapers and podcasts to YouTube, they capture the diversity of the field and bring a range of expertise, outlooks, and tastes.
This year’s lineup includes:
Nate Adams, TheOnlyCritic and The Clinton Local
Mark Eaton, Movie Reelist
Becky Fixel, Week99er
Christopher George, Spoiler Free Movie Sleuth
Seth Hay, Cat With Monocle
Michelle Kisner, Spoiler Free Movie Sleuth
Megan Loucks, Wonder Watchlist
Cheryl Murray, Cat With Monocle
Joshua Polanski, Midwest Film Journal
Perry Seibert, WLBY and the “We’re Watching Here” podcast
John Serba, Decider
MontiLee Stormer, MovieReelist
Mike Tyrkus, CinemaNerdz
Carl Wheeler, The Reel Godfather
Chris Williams, Chrisicisms and the “We’re Watching Here” podcast
Information about the MMCG and its members is available at its website. For further information, email michiganmoviecritics@gmail.com.