# Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2024

The 18th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were announced on January 14, 2025, at the Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH) in Texas. The nominations were announced on January 7, 2025, with The Brutalist leading the nominations with nine, followed by Conclave with eight, and Anora, Dune: Part Two and Wicked all receiving six each.
Comedy-drama film Anora led the awards with three wins: Best Picture, Best Actress (Mikey Madison), and Best Screenplay (Sean Baker).
The nominees for the Texas Independent Film Award were announced on December 15, 2024.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
| Best Picture | Best Director |
| Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Nickel Boys A Real Pain Sing Sing The Substance Wicked | Brady Corbet – The Brutalist Sean Baker – Anora Edward Berger – Conclave Jon M. Chu – Wicked Coralie Fargeat – The Substance Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two |
| 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 | Mikey Madison – Anora as Anora "Ani" Mikheeva Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba Thropp Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths as Pansy Deacon Angelina Jolie – Maria as Maria Callas Demi Moore – The Substance as Elisabeth Sparkle |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan Yura Borisov – Anora as Igor Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger Guy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr. Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice as Roy Cohn | Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro Ariana Grande – Wicked as Galinda Upland Felicity Jones – The Brutalist as Erzsébet Tóth Margaret Qualley – The Substance as Sue Isabella Rossellini – Conclave as Sister Agnes |
| Best Screenplay | Best Animated Feature |
| Sean Baker – Anora Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar – Sing Sing Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys Peter Straughan – Conclave | The Wild Robot Flow Inside Out 2 Memoir of a Snail Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl |
| Best Documentary Feature | Best Foreign Language Feature |
| Will & Harper Daughters No Other Land The Remarkable Life of Ibelin Sugarcane Union | Emilia Pérez All We Imagine as Light I'm Still Here Kneecap The Seed of the Sacred Fig |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
| Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Challengers Volker Bertelmann – Conclave Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot Clément Ducol – Emilia Pérez Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two | "Kiss the Sky" – The Wild Robot "Compress / Repress" – Challengers "El Mal" – Emilia Pérez "Harper and Will Go West" – Will & Harper "Like a Bird" – Sing Sing |
| Best Cinematography | Best Visual Effects |
| Lol Crawley – The Brutalist Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu Stéphane Fontaine – Conclave Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys | Dune: Part Two Alien: Romulus Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Nosferatu Twisters Wicked |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Best Stunt Coordination Team |
| Conclave Anora The Brutalist Saturday Night Sing Sing Wicked | The Fall Guy Deadpool & Wolverine Dune: Part Two Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Gladiator II |
| Texas Independent Film Award ||
| Runaway Radio: Mike McGuff revisits the magic created by Houston 101 KLOL Deliveries from Eva: Lakisha R. Lemons explores a complex relationship between a forgotten music star and a delivery driver The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia: Chris Beier follows a former YouTube star trying to find her place in an unfriendly world Lost Soulz: Katherine Propper tracks a rapper's journey into himself and his music When Houston Had the Blues: Alan Swyer considers the impact of the city's Black music scene ||