2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

21st StLFCA Awards

December 15, 2024

The nominees for the 21st St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 8, 2024.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Denis Villeneuve's epic science fiction film Dune: Part Two led the nominations with twelve, followed by The Brutalist with nine, and Conclave and Wicked with eight apiece. The categories for Best Vocal Performance and Best First Feature were introduced.^[1]

The winners were announced on December 15, 2024.^[3]^[4]^[5] The StLFCA also recognized Pete Timmermann with the Special Merit award for his work in supporting and promoting films in the St. Louis region.^[6]

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Dune: Part Two
- Runner-up: Anora
  - The Brutalist
  - A Complete Unknown
  - Conclave
  - Nickel Boys
  - The Seed of the Sacred Fig
  - September 5
  - Sing Sing
  - Wicked

Best Actor

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing as John "Divine G" Whitfield
- Runner-up: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist as László Tóth
  - Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan
  - Daniel Craig – Queer as William Lee
  - Ralph Fiennes – Conclave as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence
  - Hugh Grant – Heretic as Mr. Reed

Best Supporting Actor

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan
- Runner-up: Denzel Washington – Gladiator II as Macrinus
  - Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing as Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin
  - Guy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr.
  - Stanley Tucci – Conclave as Cardinal Aldo Bellini

Best Scene

Civil War – "What kind of an American are you?"
- Runner-up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – War Rig battle
  - Dune: Part Two – Riding the Sandworm
  - His Three Daughters – Dad's Chair
  - The Substance – New Year's Eve performance

Best First Feature

RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
- Runner-up: Malcolm Washington – The Piano Lesson
  - Annie Baker – Janet Planet
  - Anna Kendrick – Woman of the Hour
  - Josh Margolin – Thelma
  - Dev Patel – Monkey Man

Special Merit

Pete Timmermann – "For his exceptional, expert programming of international, restored, and independent films, including fiction and nonfiction, animation and live action, in addition to special events. His superb offerings for the St. Louis film community enrich and expand our cinematic world."

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
- Runner-up: Mohammad Rasoulof – The Seed of the Sacred Fig
  - Edward Berger – Conclave
  - Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
  - RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys

Best Actress

Mikey Madison – Anora as Anora "Ani" Mikheeva
- Runner-up: Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths as Pansy Deacon
  - Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl as Shelly Gardner
  - Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba Thropp
  - Demi Moore – The Substance as Elisabeth Sparkle
  - Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun as Rona

Best Supporting Actress

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys as Hattie
- Runner-up: Ariana Grande – Wicked as Galinda "Glinda" Upland
  - Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown as Joan Baez
  - Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson as Berniece
  - Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro

Best Adapted Screenplay

Conclave – Peter Straughan; based on the novel by Robert Harris
- Runner-up: Dune: Part Two – Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts; based on the novel by Frank Herbert
  - Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes; based on the novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
  - Sing Sing – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, and John "Divine G" Whitfield; based on the book "The Sing Sing Follies" by John H. Richardson and the play Breakin' the Mummy's Code by Brent Buell
  - Wicked – Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox; based on the musical by Stephen Schwartz and other related media

Best Documentary Feature

No Other Land
- Runner-up: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
  - Daughters
  - Music by John Williams
  - Sugarcane
  - Will & Harper

Best Ensemble

Conclave
- Runner-up: Saturday Night
  - Dune: Part Two
  - Sing Sing
  - Wicked

Best Editing

Nickel Boys – Nicholas Monsour
- Runner-up: September 5 – Hansjörg Weißbrich
  - The Brutalist – Dávid Jancsó
  - Dune: Part Two – Joe Walker
  - Saturday Night – Nathan Orloff and Shane Reid

Best Production Design

Nosferatu – Beatrice Brentnerová, Paul Ghirardani, and Craig Lathrop
- Runner-up: Wicked – Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales
  - The Brutalist – Judy Becker
  - Conclave – Suzie Davies and Roberta Federico
  - Dune: Part Two – Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau, and Patrice Vermette

Best Soundtrack

A Complete Unknown
- Runner-up: Wicked
  - Deadpool & Wolverine
  - I Saw the TV Glow
  - Maria

Best Action Film

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Runner-up: Dune: Part Two
  - Deadpool & Wolverine
  - The Fall Guy
  - Monkey Man

Best Horror Film

Nosferatu
- Runner-up: The Substance
  - Heretic
  - I Saw the TV Glow
  - Late Night with the Devil
  - Longlegs

Best Stunts

The Fall Guy
- Runner-up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
  - Deadpool & Wolverine
  - Gladiator II
  - Monkey Man

Best Vocal Performance

Lupita Nyong'o – The Wild Robot as Roz
- Runner-up: Maya Hawke – Inside Out 2 as Anxiety
  - Pedro Pascal – The Wild Robot as Fink
  - Amy Poehler – Inside Out 2 as Joy
  - Sarah Snook – Memoir of a Snail as Grace Pudel

References

^ ^a ^b Anderson, Erik (December 8, 2024). "2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
^ Neglia, Matt (December 8, 2024). "The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Annual StLFCA Awards". St. Louis Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ Anderson, Erik (December 15, 2024). "2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners: 'Dune: Part Two' is Best Film". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ Neglia, Matt (December 15, 2024). "The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ "Pete Timmermann to be Honored by the Saint Louis Film Critics Association". Webster University. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

External links

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[Nominees-1] Anderson, Erik (December 8, 2024). "2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

[2] Neglia, Matt (December 8, 2024). "The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

[StLFCA-3] "Annual StLFCA Awards". St. Louis Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[4] Anderson, Erik (December 15, 2024). "2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners: 'Dune: Part Two' is Best Film". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[5] Neglia, Matt (December 15, 2024). "The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[6] "Pete Timmermann to be Honored by the Saint Louis Film Critics Association". Webster University. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

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