In anticipation of tomorrow’s Oscar nominations announcement, we here at CinemaBabel have compiled our top picks for 2024’s best in film performances both in front of and behind the camera. See how our picks stack up against the Academy’s and yours.
Best Actress
Willa Fitzgerald (Strange Darling)
2. Mikey Madison (Anora)
3. Lily-Rose Depp (Nosferatu)
4. Nicole Kidman (Babygirl)
5. Amy Adams (Nightbitch)
Best Actor
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
2. Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
3. Timothee Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
4. Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
5. Timothee Chalamet (Dune: Part Two)
Best Supporting Actor
Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing)
2. Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
3. Yura Borisov (Anora)
4. Denzel Washington (Gladiator II)
5. Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson)
2. Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
3. Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Pérez)
4. Margaret Qualley (The Substance)
5. Ariana Grande (Wicked)
Best Director
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
2. Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two)
3. Robert Eggers (Nosferatu)
4. Edward Berger (Conclave)
5. RaMell Ross (Nickel Boys)
Best Original Screenplay
JT Mollner (Strange Darling)
2. Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist)
3. Megan Park (My Old Ass)
4. Alex Garland (Civil War)
5. Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Peter Straughan (Conclave)
2. Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts (Dune: Part Two)
3. Marielle Heller (Nightbitch)
4. Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley (Sing Sing)
5. Jacques Audíard (Emilia Pérez)
Best Cinematography
Nosferatu (Jarin Blaschke)
2. Nickel Boys (Jomo Fray)
3. Dune: Part Two (Greig Fraser)
4. Conclave (Stéphane Fontaine)
5. Strange Darling (Giovanni Ribisi)
