The Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) have announced this year’s winners for best films and performances of 2024. The voting consisted of fifteen critics, two from here at Cat with Monocle (Seth Hay and Cheryl Murray). The nominated films that were announced are all highly recommended for all movie-lovers to watch. Anora received many votes from best actress, best picture and more.

Below are the winners per category in bold:

Best Picture

• Anora
• The Brutalist 
• Dune: Part Two
• The Substance 
• Wicked

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Best Director

• Sean Baker, Anora
• Jon M. Chu, Wicked 
• Brady Corbet, The Brutalist 
• Robert Eggers, Nosferatu 
• Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

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Best Actress

• Amy Adams, Nightbitch
• Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
• Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
• Mikey Madison, Anora
• Demi Moore, The Substance

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Best Actor

• Adrien Brody, The Brutalist 
• Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
• Daniel Craig, Queer 
• Colman Domingo, Sing Sing 
• Hugh Grant, Heretic

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Best Supporting Actress

• Ariana Grande, Wicked 
• Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
• Natasha Lyonne, His Three Daughters
• Margaret Qualley, The Substance
• Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

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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

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Best Animated Film

• Flow 
• Inside Out 2
• Piece by Piece 
• Transformers One
• The Wild Robot

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Best Documentary

• Daughters
• Music By John Williams 
• No Other Land
• Piece By Piece
• Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
• Will & Harper

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Best Ensemble

• Conclave 
• Dune: Part Two 
• Nosferatu 
• Saturday Night 
• Wicked

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Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original)

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Challengers
• Nosferatu
• The Substance 
• Wicked

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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

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Stunts

• Deadpool & Wolverine
• The Fall Guy
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Kill
• Monkey Man
• Road House

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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

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Which film are your surprised to see on the list? Let us know below or on social media.

Source: The Michigan Movie Critics Guild