Winners and nominees
The winners are listed first and in bold.
| 20th Austin Film Critics Association Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 6, 2025 |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Presented by | Austin Film Critics Association |
| Website | austinfilmcritics |
The 20th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2024, were announced on January 6, 2025. [1] [2] [3] The nominations were announced on December 27, 2024. [4] [5] [6]
Brady Corbet's epic drama The Brutalist led the nominations with ten, followed by Dune: Part Two with eight, and Anora and The Substance with seven each. Unlike previous editions of the awards were five nominees while one winner was presented for the Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award; this year, the award went to all five top nominees.
Anora received the most awards with five, including Best Film, followed by Sing Sing with four. [1]
The winners are listed first and in bold.
Danielle Deadwyler is an American actress. She began her career appearing on Atlanta stage, including in the 2009 production of For Colored Girls, and made her screen debut in the 2012 drama film A Cross to Bear. Deadwyler appeared in the primetime soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots (2015–2017), the drama series P-Valley (2020), and the miniseries Station Eleven (2021–2022) and From Scratch (2022).
Alana Mychal Haim is an American musician and actress. She is a member of the pop rock band Haim, along with her two older sisters Este and Danielle, where she performs piano, guitar and vocals. In 2020, the band received a nomination for Grammy Award for Album of the Year for their third album, Women in Music Pt. III.
Jarin Blaschke is an American cinematographer, best known for his work with director Robert Eggers. For his work on the psychological horror film The Lighthouse, he earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
The Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film is an annual award given by the Austin Film Critics Association, honoring the best in animated filmmaking.
The 17th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2021, were announced on January 11, 2022. The nominations were announced on January 4, 2022.
Stephanie Ann Hsu is an American actress. She received critical acclaim for her dual role as Joy Wang and Jobu Tupaki in the film Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
The 18th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2022, were announced on January 10, 2023. The nominations were announced on January 3, 2023.
The Piano Lesson is a 2024 American drama film directed by Malcolm Washington, who co-wrote the screenplay with Virgil Williams. It is an adaptation of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by August Wilson. It stars an ensemble cast of Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Danielle Deadwyler, and Corey Hawkins.
The 19th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2023, were announced on January 10, 2024. The nominations were announced on January 3, 2024.
Hard Truths is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, and David Webber.
September 5 is a 2024 historical drama thriller film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Tim Fehlbaum. Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, and Leonie Benesch, the film chronicles the Munich massacre of 1972 from the perspective of the ABC Sports crew and their coverage of the events.
The 23rd San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2024, were given on December 15, 2024. The nominations were announced on December 13, 2024, with The Brutalist leading the nominations with nine, followed by Conclave with seven and Anora with six.