The 2024 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards Are Here
The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) announced its 19th annual slate of award winners, with Conclave riding a wave of support from the membership to claim the title for Best Film of 2024. This selection capped a diverse recognition for films that spanned languages, genres, platforms and more to capture the notice of a global audience.
“While the OFCC joined many awards groups in recognizing Anora and The Brutalist as among the year’s best, by honoring Conclave in five major categories the OFCC made a clear statement that there’s much more to Conclave – both artistically and thematically – than its controversial final twist,” said Jeff Huston, OFCC president.
Introducing New Categories
In 2024, OFCC membership approved the addition of three new categories: Best Stunt Coordination, Best Performance by an Animal Actor, and Best Indigenous Film. The inclusion of these new categories recognizes the importance of the diverse viewpoints and technical expertise contributing to today’s film industry.
“The addition of Best Indigenous Film is of particular value to the OFCC membership, as we consider it both an honor and responsibility to recognize the growing contribution of ancestral filmmakers to our collective cinematic journey, whether they be Native Americans or natives of any nation or continent,” said Huston. “This year, the searing real-life tragedy Sugarcane was the first to receive that award, and the runner-up in our Indigenous category, Fancy Dance, won the Best First Feature prize for director Erica Tremblay.”
From blockbuster films like Dune: Part Two and Wicked to films that strike at the heart of the human experience like The Brutalist and The Substance, 2024 provided a film calendar that kept audiences engaged. While conversations coalesced later in the year around critical favorites, surprises at the box office proved a demand by audiences for a wider range of stories to immerse themselves in.
About the OFCC
The OFCC is composed of Oklahoma-based professional film journalists, academics, and critics working in broadcast, print, and digital media. Media outlets include The Oklahoman, Oklahoma Gazette, Tulsa World, and Edmond Life & Leisure. Other outlets include television stations KOKH FOX 25 and News 9, radio stations KJYO/Clear Channel and Cumulus Media, and the websites flickattack.com, thewrap.com, thecinematropolis.com, icantunseethatmovie.com, nofilmschool.com, goodtrashmedia.com and screenrant.com. Four 2024 contributors from The Cinematropolis, Caleb Masters, Daniel Bokemper(also of Flick Attack), Jo Light(also of No Film School), and Christopher Shultz participated in the vote for the 2024 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards.
Below is the complete list of OFCC award winners for 2024:
Best Film: Conclave
Top 10 Films
- Conclave
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Challengers
- Wicked
- Sing Sing
- Dune: Part Two
- The Substance
- I Saw the TV Glow
- Memoir of a Snail
Best Actor
Winner: Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Runner-Up: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Best Actress
Winner: Mikey Madison, Anora
Runner-Up: Demi Moore, The Substance
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Runner-Up: Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Ariana Grande, Wicked
Runner-Up: Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: The Brutalist
Runner-Up: Anora
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Conclave
Runner-Up: Sing Sing
Best Director
Winner: Edward Berger, Conclave
Runner-Up: Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Best Documentary
Winner: Sugarcane
Runner-Up: Will & Harper
Best Animated Feature
Winner: The Wild Robot
Runner-Up: Flow
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: Emilia Pérez
Runner-Up: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Cinematography
Winner: Nosferatu
Runner-Up: The Brutalist
Best Score
Winner: Challengers
Runner-Up: Conclave
Best Ensemble
Winner: Conclave
Runner-Up: Sing Sing
Best First Feature
Winner: Fancy Dance, dir. Erica Tremblay
Runner-Up: The First Omen, dir. Arkasha Stevenson
Best Body of Work
Winner: Nicholas Hoult (Nosferatu, The Order, Juror #2, Garfield)
Runner-Up: Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Queer)
NEW CATEGORY: Best Stunt Coordination
Winner: The Fall Guy
Runner-Up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
NEW CATEGORY: Best Indigenous Film
Winner: Sugarcane
Runner-Up: Fancy Dance
NEW CATEGORY: Best Performance By an Animal Actor
Winner: Peggy (a.k.a. Dogpool), Deadpool & Wolverine
Runner-Up: Jean Claude (dog), The Fall Guy
