On Dec. 16, 2024, the New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) announced its selections for the best in film for 2024. The voting process was conducted virtually.

Coralie Fargeat’s satirical body horror drama ‘The Substance,’ released by Mubi, won the group’s top prize for Best Picture.

Brady Corbet’s epic historical drama, ‘The Brutalist,’ was NYFCO’s most-honored movie with five awards. Star Adrien Brody was named Best Actor, while Guy Pearce was honored as Best Supporting Actor. Additionally, Lol Crawley was celebrated for Best Cinematography, while Corbet and Mona Fastvold won Best Screenplay. Daniel Blumberg was also recognized for Best Use of Music

Marianne Jean-Baptiste received the group’s Best Actress prize for ‘Hard Truths.’ Natasha Lyonne, meanwhile, was named Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ‘His Three Daughters.’ NYFCO voters recognized Mikey Madison as Breakthrough Performer for her role in ‘Anora.’

Additional awards went to Annie Baker as Best Debut Director for her first feature, ‘Janet Planet;’ ‘Flow’ for Best Animated Feature; and ‘No Other Land’ for Best Documentary.

The full list of awards, plus NYFCO’s Top 10 of 2024 are below.

Breakthrough Performer

Mikey Madison, ‘Anora’ (Neon)

Runner-up: Clarence Maclin, ‘Sing Sing’ (A24)

Best Supporting Actress

Natasha Lyonne, ‘His Three Daughters’ (Netflix)

Runner-up: Danielle Deadwyler, ‘The Piano Lesson’ (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor

Guy Pearce, ‘The Brutalist’ (A24)

Runner-up: Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing (A24)

Best Screenplay

Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, ‘The Brutalist’ (A24)

Runner-up: Coralie Fargeat, ‘The Substance’ (Mubi)

Best Cinematography

Lol Crawley, ‘The Brutalist’ (A24)

Runner-up: Stéphane Fontaine, ‘Conclave’ (Focus Features)

Best Use of Music

Daniel Blumberg, ‘The Brutalist’ (A24)

Runner-up: John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, ‘Wicked’ (Universal)

Best Debut Director

Annie Baker, ‘Janet Planet’ (A24)

Runner-up: Josh Margolin, ‘Thelma’ (Magnolia)

Best Director

Coralie Fargeat, ‘The Substance’ (Mubi)

Runner-up: Brady Corbet, ‘The Brutalist’ (A24)

Best Actress

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, ‘Hard Truths’ (Bleecker Street)

Runner-up: Demi Moore, ‘The Substance’ (Mubi)

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, ‘The Brutalist’ (A24)

Runner-up: Ralph Fiennes, ‘Conclave’ (Focus Features)

Best Ensemble

‘Conclave’

Runner-up: ‘Sing Sing’

Best Picture

‘The Substance’ (Mubi)

Runner-up: ‘The Brutalist’ (A24)

Best International Feature

‘All We Imagine as Light’ (Sideshow/Janus Films)

Runner-up: ‘I’m Still Here’ (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best Documentary

‘No Other Land’ (No Distributor)

Runner-up: ‘Dahomey’ (Mubi)

Best Animated Feature

‘Flow’ (Sideshow/Janus Films)

Runner-up: ‘The Wild Robot’ (DreamWorks/Universal)

NYFCO Best Movies of 2024

‘Anora’

‘The Brutalist’

‘A Complete Unknown’

‘Conclave’

‘Emilia Pérez’

‘September 5’

‘Sing Sing’

‘The Substance’

‘Wicked’