(Los Angeles, CA – December 12, 2024) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the film category nominees for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the star-studded Critics Choice Awards gala hosted by Chelsea Handler, which will broadcast LIVE on E! on Sunday, January 12, 2025 (7:00 – 10:00pm ET / PT) from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The show will also be available to stream the next day on Peacock.

“Conclave” and “Wicked” lead this year’s film contenders, having earned 11 nominations each. “Conclave” collected nods for Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble, with Ralph Fiennes recognized in the Best Actor category and Isabella Rossellini up for Best Supporting Actress. Edward Berger was nominated for Best Director, while Peter Straughan earned a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay and Stéphane Fontaine could take home the trophy for Best Cinematography. Rounding out the nominations for “Conclave” were Suzie Davies for Best Production Design, Nick Emerson for Best Editing, Lisy Christl for Best Costume Design, and Volker Bertelmann for Best Score.

In addition to Best Picture, “Wicked”’s 11 nominations include a nod for Best Acting Ensemble, while castmates Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande racked up nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively. Jon M. Chu is a contender for Best Director, with Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Alice Brooks for Best Cinematography. Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales were recognized in the Best Production Design category, while Paul Tazewell garnered a nod for Best Costume Design. Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth and Laura Blount received a nomination for Best Hair and Makeup, and Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould and David Shirk were nominated for Best Visual Effects.

“Dune: Part Two” and “Emilia Pérez” follow closely behind with 10 nods apiece, including Best Picture nominations for both films. Rounding out the Best Picture category are “A Complete Unknown,”  “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Nickel Boys,” “Sing Sing,” and  “The Substance.”

“Dune: Part Two” saw Denis Villeneuve earning a nomination for Best Director, as well as Best Adapted Screenplay alongside Jon Spaihts. Greig Fraser received a nod for Best Cinematography, while Patrice Vermette and Shane Vieau are up for Best Production Design and Joe Walker was recognized in the category of Best Editing. Jacqueline West could take home the award for Best Costume Design, and Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer are contending for Best Visual Effects. In addition, Hans Zimmer is nominated for Best Score, and the film garnered a nod for Best Hair and Makeup.

“Emilia Pérez” notably garnered a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, in addition to Best Picture. Karla Sofía Gascón earned a nod for Best Actress, while castmate Zoe Saldaña is up for Best Supporting Actress, and the film was recognized in the category of Best Acting Ensemble. Jacques Audiard was nominated twice, for Best Director and for Best Adapted Screenplay, while two songs, “El Mal” (Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Camille) and “Mi Camino” (Selena Gomez) are contenders for Best Song. Clément Ducol & Camille and are also up for Best Score.

“This year brought us an incredible wealth of storytelling and performances, leading to indescribably close races for nominations,” said CCA CEO Joey Berlin. “We are honored to be able to celebrate our landmark 30th year of the Critics Choice Awards with this talented group of nominees and are thrilled to bring viewers our best show yet. Knowing how close the balloting for nominations was, we anticipate an exciting evening of high drama on January 12.”

FILM NOMINATIONS FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE 

A Complete Unknown 

Anora 

The Brutalist 

Conclave 

Dune: Part Two 

Emilia Pérez 

Nickel Boys 

Sing Sing 

The Substance 

Wicked

BEST ACTOR 

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig – Queer 

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing 

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave 

Hugh Grant – Heretic 

BEST ACTRESS 

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked 

Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez 

Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths 

Angelina Jolie – Maria 

Mikey Madison – Anora 

Demi Moore – The Substance 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Yura Borisov – Anora 

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain 

Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing 

Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown 

Guy Pearce – The Brutalist 

Denzel Washington – Gladiator II 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 

Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson 

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys

Ariana Grande – Wicked 

Margaret Qualley – The Substance 

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave 

Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez 

BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS 

Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 

Elliott Heffernan – Blitz 

Maisy Stella – My Old Ass 

Izaac Wang – Didi 

Alisha Weir – Abigail 

Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet 

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE 

Anora 

Conclave 

Emilia Pérez 

Saturday Night 

Sing Sing 

Wicked 

BEST DIRECTOR 

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez 

Sean Baker – Anora 

Edward Berger – Conclave 

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist 

Jon M. Chu – Wicked 

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys

Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

Sean Baker – Anora 

Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5 

Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist

Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain 

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance 

Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez 

Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – Wicked

Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing Sing 

RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys 

Peter Straughan – Conclave

Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu  

Alice Brooks – Wicked 

Lol Crawley – The Brutalist  

Stéphane Fontaine – Conclave  

Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two  

Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys  

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 

Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist 

Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked 

Suzie Davies – Conclave 

Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu  

Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator II  

Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two  

BEST EDITING 

Sean Baker – Anora

Marco Costa – Challengers 

Nick Emerson – Conclave  

David Jancso – The Brutalist  

Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two

Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5

BEST COSTUME DESIGN 

Lisy Christl – Conclave  

Linda Muir – Nosferatu  

Massimo Cantini Parrini – Maria  

Paul Tazewell – Wicked  

Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two  

Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II  

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP 

Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Hair and Makeup Team – Dune: Part Two

Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance  

Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked  

Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – Nosferatu  

Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man  

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 

Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – Gladiator II  

Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – Wicked  

Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two 

Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better Man  

Visual Effects Team – The Substance  

Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

BEST COMEDY 

A Real Pain 

Deadpool & Wolverine 

Hit Man 

My Old Ass 

Saturday Night

Thelma 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 

All We Imagine as Light 

Emilia Pérez 

Flow 

I’m Still Here 

Kneecap 

The Seed of the Sacred Fig 

BEST SONG 

“Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl – Miley Cyrus

“Compress / Repress” – Challengers – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille

“Harper and Will Go West” – Will & Harper – Kristen Wiig

“Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot – Maren Morris

“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez – Selena Gomez

BEST SCORE 

Volker Bertelmann – Conclave

Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist 

Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot 

Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez 

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers

Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two