The Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) has officially unveiled the nominations for its 2024 awards, highlighting the crème de la crème of cinematic achievements. The winners will be announced on January 11th, 2025, making this a highly anticipated event for film enthusiasts everywhere. Here’s a breakdown of this year’s noteworthy nominees.

Best Picture Nominations:

- The Brutalist - Conclave - Dune: Part Two - The Substance - Tuesday - The Wild Robot

Best Achievement in Direction:

- Brady Corbet for The Brutalist - Denis Villeneuve for Dune: Part Two - Edward Berger for Conclave - Sean Baker for Anora - Tim Fehlbaum for September 5

Best Lead Performance, Male:

- Adrien Brody for The Brutalist - Colman Domingo for Sing Sing - Daniel Craig for Queer - Ralph Fiennes for Conclave - Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown

Best Lead Performance, Female:

- Cynthia Erivo for Wicked - Demi Moore for The Substance - Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Tuesday - Marianne Jean-Baptiste for Hard Truths - Mikey Madison for Anora

Best Supporting Performance, Male:

- Clarence Maclin for Sing Sing - Edward Norton for A Complete Unknown - Guy Pearce for The Brutalist - Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain - Stanley Tucci for Conclave

Best Supporting Performance, Female:

- Ariana Grande for Wicked - Danielle Deadwyler for The Piano Lesson - Felicity Jones for The Brutalist - Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown - Zoe Saldana for Emilia Perez

Best Ensemble Cast:

- Conclave - His Three Daughters - September 5 - Sing Sing - Wicked

Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Film:

- Bill Skarsgard for Nosferatu - David Jonsson for Alien: Romulus - Demi Moore for The Substance - Hugh Grant for Heretic - Lily-Rose Depp for Nosferatu

Best Screenplay:

- The Brutalist - His Three Daughters - A Real Pain - September 5 - Tuesday

Best Cinematography:

- Greig Fraser for Dune: Part Two - Jarin Blaschke for Nosferatu - Jomo Fray for Nickel Boys - Lol Crawley for The Brutalist - Stéphane Fontaine for Conclave

Best Original Score:

- Daniel Blumberg for The Brutalist - Hans Zimmer for Dune: Part Two - Kris Bowers for The Wild Robot - Robin Carolan for Nosferatu - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Challengers

Best Film Editing:

- The Brutalist - Dune: Part Two - Nickel Boys - September 5 - The Substance

Best Visual Effects:

- Better Man - Dune: Part Two - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Nosferatu - The Substance

Best Documentary Feature:

- The Remarkable Life of Ibelin - Skywalkers: A Love Story - Sugarcane - Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story - Will & Harper

Best Animated Feature:

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

Best Non-English Feature:

- All We Imagine as Light - Emilia Perez - Flow - I'm Still Here - Red Rooms

As the anticipation builds, cinephiles eagerly await the announcement of the winners in January 2025. With a diverse array of films and talent represented in the nominations, it is sure to be an electrifying evening celebrating cinema's best. Stay tuned for more updates and insights into the future of film as we edge closer to this prestigious event!