2024 NYFCC: The Brutalist Nabs Best Picture & Best Actor, Marianne Jean-Baptiste Still in the Mix

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The New York Film Critics Circle Awards gave Brady Corbet‘s Venice and Golden Globe winning The Brutalist the top honors in the Best Film and Best Actor categories, while RaMell RossNickel Boys is still very much in the race landing Best Director and Cinematography mentions here. Kieran Culkin is confirming his status as the frontrunner for the Best Supporting perf category with his take in A Real Pain while Marianne Jean-Baptiste is still very much in fight mode winning Best Actress for her take in Hard Truths. Flow grabbed Best Animation win, No Other Land landed the Best Non-Fic, and All We Imagine as Light was victor over the likes of Emilia Pérez for Best International. Anora is still very much in the larger conversation as well, capturing Best Screenplay. Here are the winners.

Best Film: “The Brutalist” (A24)
Director: RaMell Ross, “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Actor: Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” (A24)
Actress: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths” (Bleecker Street)
Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
Supporting Actress: Carol Kane, “Between the Temples” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Screenplay: “Anora” (Neon) — Sean Baker
Animated Film: “Flow” (Janus Films/Sideshow)
Cinematography: “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Jomo Fray
First Film: “Janet Planet” (A24) — Annie Baker
International: “All We Imagine as Light” (Janus Films/Sideshow)
Non-Fiction Film: “No Other Land” (ImmerGuteFilme)

Eric Lavallée
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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