Georgia Film Critics Association Announces Winners for 2024 Year in Film

Atlanta, GA — After releasing a list of nominees last Tuesday, the Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up for the 2024 GAFCA Awards. 

Although no film truly dominated the slate, “Anora” was the big winner, taking home three awards including Best Picture, Best Actress for Mikey Madison and Best Original Screenplay.

“Challengers,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Flow” each won two awards, with no other film winning more than a single honor. Aside from Madsion, other winners in acting categories include Colman Domingo as Best Actor for “Sing Sing,” Kieran Culkin as Best Supporting Actor for “A Real Pain” and Danielle Deadwyler as Best Supporting Actress for “The Piano Lesson.” Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2” was awarded the Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema. Writer & director RaMell Ross won the Breakthrough Award.

See the full list of winners and runners-up below.

Founded in 2011, this year marks the 14th anniversary of the awards program for the critics group. GAFCA is made up of over 50 film critics from around the state, representing print, television, radio and online media.

For more information on the Georgia Film Critics Association, visit www.georgiafilmcritics.org. 

FULL LIST OF GAFCA WINNERS:

Best Picture

• “Anora”
  Runner-up: ”Dune: Part Two”

Best Director

• “Dune: Part Two” – Denis Villeneuve
  Runner-up: “The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet

Best Actor

• Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”)
  Runner-up: Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”)

Best Actress

• Mikey Madison (“Anora”)
  Runner-up: Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”)

Best Supporting Actor

• Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”)
  Runner-up: Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”)

Best Supporting Actress

• Danielle Deadwyler (“The Piano Lesson”)
  Runner-up: Ariana Grande-Butera (“Wicked”)

Best Original Screenplay

• “Anora” – Sean Baker
  Runner-up: “The Brutalist” – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold

Best Adapted Screenplay

• “Nickel Boys” – RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes
  Runner-up: “Conclave” – Peter Straughan

Best Cinematography

• “Dune: Part Two” – Greig Fraser
  Runner-up: “Nosferatu” – Jarin Blaschke

Best Production Design

• “Nosferatu” – Craig Lathrop
  Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” – Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau

Best Original Score

• “Challengers” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  Runner-up: “Dune: Part Two” – Hans Zimmer 

Best Original Song

• “Compress/Repress” – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (“Challengers”)
  Runner-up: “Kiss the Sky” – Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi (“The Wild Robot”)

Best Ensemble

• “Conclave”
  Runner-up: “Sing Sing”

Best International Film

• “Flow”
  Runner-up: “All We Imagine As Light”

Best Animated Film

• “Flow”
  Runner-up: “The Wild Robot”

Best Documentary Film

• “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
  Runner-up: “Sugarcane”

Breakthrough Award

• RaMell Ross
  Runner-up: Mikey Madison

Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema

• “Juror #2” (Clint Eastwood, Jonathan A. Abram)
  Runner-up: “Civil War” (Alex Garland)