The 30th Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2024, were announced on December 18, 2024.
Anora received the most awards, winning three for Best Film, Best Director (Sean Baker), and Best Actress (Mikey Madison). The Brutalist tied for second place, winning Best Screenplay (Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold) and Best Supporting Actor (Guy Pearce). The other acting winners were Ralph Fiennes for Best Actor (Conclave) and Zoe Saldaña for Best Supporting Actress (Emilia Pérez). The Wild Robot won Best Animated Film and Best Musical Score for composer Kris Bowers while The Seed of the Sacred Fig won for Best Foreign Language Film and the Russell Smith Award—a special award designated "for low-budget and/or cutting-edge films".
Winners and nominees
Category awards Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface. Other films ranked by the annual poll are listed in order. While most categories saw 5 honorees named, categories ranged from as many as 10 (Best Film) to as few as 2 (Best Animated Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Musical Score).
Best Picture Best Director Anora The Brutalist Conclave Dune: Part Two A Complete Unknown The Substance Wicked Nickel Boys A Real Pain Sing Sing Sean Baker – Anora Brady Corbet – The Brutalist Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two Coralie Fargeat – The Substance RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys Best Actor Best Actress Ralph Fiennes – Conclave as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence Adrien Brody – The Brutalist as László Tóth Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan Colman Domingo – Sing Sing as John "Divine G" Whitfield Hugh Grant – Heretic as Mr. Reed Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Guy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr. Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger Denzel Washington – Gladiator II as Macrinus Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing as Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro Margaret Qualley – The Substance as Sue Ariana Grande – Wicked as Galinda "Glinda" Upland Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson as Berniece Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown as Joan Baez Best Documentary Film Best Foreign Language Film Sugarcane Daughters Will & Harper Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Dahomey The Seed of the Sacred Fig Emilia Pérez All We Imagine as Light I'm Still Here Kneecap Best Animated Film Best Screenplay The Wild Robot Flow Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist Sean Baker – Anora Best Cinematography Best Musical Score Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two Lol Crawley – The Brutalist Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Challengers
Special award
Russell Smith Award The Seed of the Sacred Fig (for "best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film")
References
External links Official website