On Friday, Jan. 17, the Denver Film Critics Society—a group of writers, broadcasters, and bloggers working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their nominees for the best of 2024.

In total, a whopping 42 movies received nominations, with Dune: Part Two leading the pack with 11 total nominations, followed by The Substance (nine nominations), and Anora (seven nominations).

The winners will be announced Jan. 24.

Best Film

Anora
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance

Best Director

Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Luca Guadagnino, Challengers
Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two 

Best Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
Lol Crawley, The Brutalist 
Stéphane Fontane, Conclave
Greig Fraser, Dune: Part Two
Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys 

Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Female

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez

Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Female

Ariana Grande, Wicked
Katy O’Brian, Love Lies Bleeding
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Male

Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II

Best Ensemble

Anora 
Dune: Part Two
Conclave
Sing Sing
Wicked

Best Non-Live Action Performance

Jonno Davies, Better Man 
Maya Hawke, Inside Out 2 
Lupita Nyong’o, The Wild Robot
Pedro Pascal, The Wild Robot
Amy Poehler, Inside Out 2

Best Stunts

Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 
Gladiator II
Monkey Man

Best Sci-Fi

Alien: Romulus
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
The Substance

Best Horror

Heretic
I Saw the TV Glow
Longlegs
Nosferatu
The Substance

Best Animated Film

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best Comedy

Anora
Deadpool & Wolverine
The Fall Guy
Saturday Night
Thelma

Best Visual Effects

Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
The Substance
Wicked

Best Sound

Alien: Romulus
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

Best Original Screenplay

Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
A Real Pain
The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay

Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Wicked 

Best Documentary Feature

¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!
No Other Land
Sugarcane
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

Best Original Song

“Compress/Repress,” Challengers
“El Mal,” Emilia Pérez
“Harper and Will Go West,” Will & Harper
“Kiss the Sky,” The Wild Robot
“Like a Bird,” Sing Sing

Best Original Score (with a tie!)

Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
Robin Carolan, Nosferatu
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Challengers
Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part Two

Best Non-English Language Feature

All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
Flow
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig