North Texas Film Critics Association announces 2025 nominations
DALLAS – The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) is pleased to announce this year’s nominations in each of our voting categories.
“Every year the North Texas Film Critics Association continues to grow with a strong talent base of writers offering a broad range of talent,” said NTFCA President Rita Cook. “The nominations were diverse this year with studio films up against independent and foreign film selections.”
The North Texas Film Critics Association spends countless hours throughout the year viewing films to determine each year’s “best” in 13 categories, including our most recent addition of e BEST SCREENPLAY added for the first time in 2024.
The North Texas Film Critics Association is excited to reveal this year’s final nominees for our 13 categories.
Winners in each category will be announced Monday, December 30, 2024.
BEST PICTURE
“Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune Part”
“Sing Sing”
BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Daniel Craig, “Queer”
BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Pamela Anderson, “The Last Showgirl”
Anya Taylor-Joy, “Furiosa, a Mad Max Saga”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
Yura Borisov, “Anora”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor, “Nickel Boys”
Zoe Saldana, “Emilia Perez”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
BEST DIRECTOR
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Denis Villeneuve, “Dune Part 2”
RaMell Ross, “Nickel Boys”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Germany)
“Flow” (Latvia)
“Kneecap” (Ireland)
“I’m Still Here” (Brazil)
“All We Imagine as Light” (an international co-production involving companies from France, India, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Italy)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin”
“Sugarcane”
“Will & Harper”
“Daughters”
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“The Wild Robot”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Inside Out 2”
“Flow”
“Transformers One”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jarin Blaschke, “Nosferatu”
Stéphane Fontaine, “Conclave”
Lol Crawley, “The Brutalist”
Greig Fraser, “Dune Part 2”
John Mathieson, “Gladiator 2”
Jomo Fray, “Nickel Boys”
BEST NEWCOMER
Marissa Bode, “Wicked”
Ethan Herisse, “Nickel Boys”
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”
Vera Drew, “The People’s Joker”
Aaron Pierre, “Rebel Ridge”
BEST SCREENPLAY
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold, “The Brutalist”
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, “Nickel Boys”
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Jesse Eisenberg, “A Real Pain”
GARY MURRAY AWARD (Best Ensemble)
“Conclave”
“Saturday Night”
“Sing Sing”
“Wicked”
“Dune Part 2”
About the North Texas Film Critics Association: The North Texas Film Critic Association consists of 32 broadcast, print, and online journalists as well as auxiliary members from throughout the North Texas area.