The nominations for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced, and two films are leading the pack with 11 nominations each: “Wicked” and “Conclave.” Both films have earned recognition in several major categories, including Best Picture and Best Director.
For “Wicked,” the lead actors, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, have been nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. The film is also competing for Best Picture, along with a number of other key categories such as Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and Best Visual Effects.
Similarly, “Conclave” has also earned impressive nominations. Ralph Fiennes is recognised for Best Actor, while Isabella Rossellini is nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The film is also competing for Best Picture, with additional nominations in technical and creative categories.
The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, 12th January 2025, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The American comedian and actress, Chelsea Handler, will host the event, which will be broadcast live on E! from 7 to 10 p.m. ET.
See the full list of nominations below:
BEST PICTURE A Complete UnknownAnoraThe BrutalistConclaveDune: Part TwoEmilia PérezNickel BoysSing SingThe SubstanceWicked
BEST ACTOR Adrien Brody – The BrutalistTimothée Chalamet – A Complete UnknownDaniel Craig – QueerColman Domingo – Sing SingRalph Fiennes – ConclaveHugh Grant – Heretic
BEST ACTRESS Cynthia Erivo – WickedKarla Sofía Gascón – Emilia PérezMarianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard TruthsAngelina Jolie – MariaMikey Madison – AnoraDemi Moore – The Substance
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Yura Borisov – AnoraKieran Culkin – A Real PainClarence Maclin – Sing SingEdward Norton – A Complete UnknownGuy Pearce – The BrutalistDenzel Washington – Gladiator II
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano LessonAunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel BoysAriana Grande – WickedMargaret Qualley – The SubstanceIsabella Rossellini – ConclaveZoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaElliott Heffernan – BlitzMaisy Stella – My Old AssIzaac Wang – DidiAlisha Weir – AbigailZoe Ziegler – Janet Planet
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE AnoraConclaveEmilia PérezSaturday NightSing SingWicked
BEST DIRECTOR Jacques Audiard – Emilia PérezSean Baker – AnoraEdward Berger – ConclaveBrady Corbet – The BrutalistJon M. Chu – WickedCoralie Fargeat – The SubstanceRaMell Ross – Nickel BoysDenis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Sean Baker – AnoraMoritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The BrutalistJesse Eisenberg – A Real PainCoralie Fargeat – The SubstanceJustin Kuritzkes – Challengers
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Jacques Audiard – Emilia PérezWinnie Holzman, Dana Fox – WickedGreg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing SingRaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel BoysPeter Straughan – ConclaveDenis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Jarin Blaschke – NosferatuAlice Brooks – WickedLol Crawley – The BrutalistStéphane Fontaine – ConclaveGreig Fraser – Dune: Part TwoJomo Fray – Nickel Boys
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The BrutalistNathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – WickedSuzie Davies – ConclaveCraig Lathrop – NosferatuArthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator IIPatrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two
BEST EDITING Sean Baker – AnoraMarco Costa – ChallengersNick Emerson – ConclaveDavid Jancso – The BrutalistJoe Walker – Dune: Part TwoHansjörg Weißbrich – September 5
BEST COSTUME DESIGN Lisy Christl – ConclaveLinda Muir – NosferatuMassimo Cantini Parrini – MariaPaul Tazewell – WickedJacqueline West – Dune: Part TwoJanty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceHair and Makeup Team – Dune: Part TwoStéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Pierre-Olivier Persin – The SubstanceFrances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – WickedTraci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – NosferatuMike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – Gladiator IIPablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – WickedPaul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part TwoLuke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better ManBryan Jones, Chervin Shafaghi, Pierre Olivier-Persin, Jean Miel – The SubstanceErik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
BEST ANIMATED FEATUREFlowInside Out 2Memoir of a SnailWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlThe Wild Robot
BEST COMEDY A Real PainDeadpool & WolverineHit ManMy Old AssSaturday NightThelma
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM All We Imagine as LightEmilia PérezFlowI’m Still HereKneecapThe Seed of the Sacred Fig
BEST SONG “Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl – Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus and Lykke Li“Compress / Repress” – Challengers – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino“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 – ConclaveDaniel Blumberg – The BrutalistKris Bowers – The Wild RobotClément Ducol & Camille – Emilia PérezTrent Reznor & Atticus Ross – ChallengersHans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
NOMINATIONS BY FILM FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN – 3
Best Picture
Best Actor – Timothée Chalamet
Best Supporting Actor – Edward Norton
A DIFFERENT MAN – 1
Best Hair and Makeup – Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier
A REAL PAIN – 3
Best Supporting Actor – Kieran Culkin
Best Original Screenplay – Jesse Eisenberg
Best Comedy
ABIGAIL – 1
Best Young Actor / Actress – Alisha Weir
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
ANORA – 7
Best Picture
Best Actress – Mikey Madison
Best Supporting Actor – Yura Borisov
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Sean Baker
Best Original Screenplay – Sean Baker
Best Editing – Sean Baker
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE – 1
Best Hair and Makeup – Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan
BETTER MAN – 1
Best Visual Effects – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs
BLITZ – 1
Best Young Actor / Actress – Elliott Heffernan
CHALLENGERS – 4
Best Original Screenplay – Justin Kuritzkes
Best Editing – Marco Costa
Best Song – “Compress / Repress” – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Best Score – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
CONCLAVE – 11
Best Picture
Best Actor – Ralph Fiennes
Best Supporting Actress – Isabella Rossellini
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Edward Berger
Best Adapted Screenplay – Peter Straughan
Best Cinematography – Stéphane Fontaine
Best Production Design – Suzie Davies
Best Editing – Nick Emerson
Best Costume Design – Lisy Christl
Best Score – Volker Bertelmann
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE – 1
Best Comedy
DIDI – 1
Best Young Actor / Actress – Izaac Wang
DUNE: PART TWO – 10
Best Picture
Best Director – Denis Villeneuve
Best Adapted Screenplay – Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts
Best Cinematography – Greig Fraser
Best Production Design – Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau
Best Editing – Joe Walker
Best Costume Design – Jacqueline West
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Visual Effects – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer
Best Score – Hans Zimmer
EMILIA PÉREZ – 10
Best Picture
Best Actress – Karla Sofía Gascón
Best Supporting Actress – Zoe Saldaña
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Jacques Audiard
Best Adapted Screenplay – Jacques Audiard
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Song – “El Mal” – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
Best Song – “Mi Camino” – Selena Gomez
Best Score – Clément Ducol & Camille
FLOW – 2
Best Animated Feature
Best Foreign Language Film
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA – 1
Best Young Actor / Actress – Alyla Browne
GLADIATOR II – 4
Best Supporting Actor – Denzel Washington
Best Production Design – Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff
Best Costume Design – Janty Yates, Dave Crossman
Best Visual Effects – Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould
HARD TRUTHS – 1
Best Actress – Marianne Jean-Baptiste
HERETIC – 1
Best Actor – Hugh Grant
HIT MAN – 1
Best Comedy
I’M STILL HERE – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
INSIDE OUT 2 – 1
Best Animated Feature
JANET PLANET – 1
Best Young Actor / Actress – Zoe Ziegler
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES – 1
Best Visual Effects – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke
KNEECAP – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
MARIA – 2
Best Actress – Angelina Jolie
Best Costume Design – Massimo Cantini Parrini
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL – 1
Best Animated Feature
MY OLD ASS – 2
Best Young Actor / Actress – Maisy Stella
Best Comedy
NICKEL BOYS – 5
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actress – Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Best Director – RaMell Ross
Best Adapted Screenplay – RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Best Cinematography – Jomo Fray
NOSFERATU – 4
Best Cinematography – Jarin Blaschke
Best Production Design – Craig Lathrop
Best Costume Design – Linda Muir
Best Hair and Makeup – Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White
QUEER – 1
Best Actor – Daniel Craig
SATURDAY NIGHT – 2
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Comedy
SEPTEMBER 5 – 2
Best Original Screenplay – Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
Best Editing – Hansjörg Weißbrich
SING SING – 5
Best Picture
Best Actor – Colman Domingo
Best Supporting Actor – Clarence Maclin
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Adapted Screenplay – Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley
THE BRUTALIST – 9
Best Picture
Best Actor – Adrien Brody
Best Supporting Actor – Guy Pearce
Best Director – Brady Corbet
Best Original Screenplay – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Best Cinematography – Lol Crawley
Best Production Design – Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia
Best Editing – David Jancso
Best Score – Daniel Blumberg
THE LAST SHOWGIRL – 1
Best Song – “Beautiful That Way” – Miley Cyrus
THE PIANO LESSON – 1
Best Supporting Actress – Danielle Deadwyler
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
THE SUBSTANCE – 7
Best Picture
Best Actress – Demi Moore
Best Supporting Actress – Margaret Qualley
Best Director – Coralie Fargeat
Best Original Screenplay – Coralie Fargeat
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Visual Effects
THE WILD ROBOT – 3
Best Animated Feature
Best Song – “Kiss the Sky” – Maren Morris
Best Score – Kris Bowers
THELMA – 1
Best Comedy
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL – 1
Best Animated Feature
WICKED – 11
Best Picture
Best Actress – Cynthia Erivo
Best Supporting Actress – Ariana Grande
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Jon M. Chu
Best Adapted Screenplay – Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox
Best Cinematography – Alice Brooks
Best Production Design – Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales
Best Costume Design – Paul Tazewell
Best Hair and Makeup – Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount
Best Visual Effects – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk
WILL & HARPER – 1
Best Song – “Harper and Will Go West” – Kristen Wiig