23rd WAFCA Awards | |
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Date | December 8, 2024 |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Wicked |
Best Director | Brady Corbet – The Brutalist |
Best Actor | Colman Domingo – Sing Sing |
Best Actress | Mikey Madison – Anora |
The 23rd Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards winners were announced on December 8, 2024, presented to recognize the best of film in 2024. [1]
Nominations were announced on December 7, 2024. The Brutalist led the nominations with ten, followed by Conclave with nine and Wicked with eight. The categories for Best Stunts and Best Motion Capture, as well as the Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC, were introduced. [2]
The winners are listed first and in boldface. [3] [4]
The following films received multiple nominations: |
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