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.