The Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) have announced this year’s nominees for best films and performances of 2024. Three of the nominees, Anora, The Brutalist and Wicked are tied with six apiece, including nominations for best picture as well as acting and directing. Winners are set to announce at noon on Monday, December 9th.

Below are the nominees per category (listed as alphabetical):

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 Borisov, 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

2024 was filled with a lot of films and only a select were chosen through the critics guild. Which film are your surprised to see on the list? Let us know below or on social media.

Source: The Michigan Movie Critics Guild