Winners and nominees
Winners will be listed first and highlighted with boldface. [7]
Ariana Grande and Zoe Saldaña, Best Supporting Actress co-winners
| 8th Astra Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 8, 2024 |
| Site | Taglyan Complex, Los Angeles |
| Hosted by | Loni Love |
| Official website | theastras |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Wicked |
| Most awards | Wicked (4) |
| Most nominations | Wicked (8) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | KNEKT Television Network YouTube (@TheAstraAwards) |
The 8th Astra Film Awards, presented by the Hollywood Creative Alliance, took place on December 8, 2024, at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles. The nominations were announced on November 25, 2024. [1] [2]
The body horror film The Substance and the musical fantasy Wicked led the nominations with eight each, followed by Emilia Pérez with seven and Anora with six. [1] [3] [4] Wicked ultimately won the most awards with four wins, including Best Picture and Best Director (Jon M. Chu). [2]
The nominees for the Creative Arts Awards were announced on the same day as the Film Award nominees, with its winners also announced on December 8. Both ceremonies were recorded and streamed live on KNEKT.tv and YouTube. Comedian Loni Love hosted the Astra Film Awards while actor and comedian Peter Kim hosted the Astra Creative Arts Awards. [1]
This is the second ceremony following the rebranding to The Astra Awards by the Hollywood Creative Alliance. [5] For the genre categories, "Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller" was introduced while "Best Action Feature" was expanded to include science fiction, "Best Comedy Feature" was expanded to include musicals, and "Best Horror Feature" was expanded to include thrillers. [6]
Three international-centric categories ("Best International Filmmaker", "Best International Actor", and "Best International Actress") were all discontinued, following their debut at the previous ceremony.
Winners will be listed first and highlighted with boldface. [7]
The following films received multiple awards:
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 4 | Wicked |
| 2 | Emilia Pérez |
| The Wild Robot | |
| A Real Pain |
The following films received multiple nominations:
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