Aaron Isenstein
1. I Saw the TV Glow
2. My First Film
3. A Real Pain
4. Challengers
5. The Beast
6. Wildcat
7. Nickel Boys
8. A Complete Unknown
9. Saturday Night
10. The Sweet East
Performance of the Year: Odessa Young - My First Film
Technical Achievement of the Year: Challengers - Original Score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
"Big year for movies that impacted me emotionally and left me staring in silence at a blank screen. A lot of really great humanist films, we need more of that in these times."
Amy Kim
1. Nickel Boys
2. The Brutalist
3. A Real Pain
4. The Substance
5. I Saw The TV Glow
6. Challengers
7. The Beast
8. Evil Does Not Exist
9. Didi
10. Problemista
Performance of the Year: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Technical Achievement of the Year: Nickel Boys - Cinematography by Jomo Fray
"I think above all else, 2024 was a year for cinema where emerging yet bold voices tested what could even be done with the medium of film, whether it was through innovative direction or raw and personal writing. From RaMell Ross's painfully immersive vision for Nickel Boys to Jane Schoenbrun's enchanting depiction of gender dysphoria to Sean Wang's authentic showcase of teenage awkwardness, it is clear to me that no matter what happens in the terrifying world around us, we will always have artists from all walks of life unafraid to share their unique perspectives and experiment with the medium of film."
Ben Langford
1. I Saw the TV Glow
2. Anora
3. Queer
4. All We Imagine As Light
5. The Beast
6. Hard Truths
7. Nickel Boys
8. The Brutalist
9. The Substance
10. Problemista
Performance of the Year: Jack Haven - I Saw the TV Glow
Technical Achievement of the Year: Nickel Boys, in general
"As the world looks scarier and people fear their voices will be silent, film will always be a place to speak and to listen."
Brady Arguin
1. Nickel Boys
2. Challengers
3. Conclave
4. Here
5. Love Lies Bleeding
6. Dune: Part Two
7. I Saw the TV Glow
8. The Substance
9. Anora
10. A Real Pain
Performance of the Year: Timothee Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Technical Achievement of the Year: Megalopolis - Visual Effects
Dylan McKercher
1. Challengers
2. Dune: Part Two
3. Smile 2
4. Wicked
5. Conclave
6. Flow
7. Sing Sing
8. Nosferatu
9. Late Night with the Devil
10. The Wild Robot
Performance of the Year: Naomi Scott - Smile 2
Technical Achievement of the Year: Challengers - Cinematography by Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Faruk Kadri Çetiner
1. All We Imagine as Light
2. Queer
3. A Different Man
4. Universal Language
5. Challengers
6. Evil Does Not Exist
7. Nickel Boys
8. The Substance
9. I Saw the TV Glow
10. Memoir of a Snail
Performance of the Year: Sebastian Stan - A Different Man
Technical Achievement of the Year: Evil Does Not Exist - Original score by Eiko Ishibashi
Kyan Kaba
1. All We Imagine as Light
2. Queer
3. Challengers
4. Nosferatu
5. Universal Language
6. National Anthem
7. Problemista
8. Hard Truths
9. Anora
10. The Brutalist
Performance of the Year: Daniel Craig - Queer
Technical Achievement of the Year: Wicked - Production Design by Nathan Crowley
Loren Chen
1. Dune: Part 2
2. The Substance
3. Conclave
4. Flow
5. Evil Does Not Exist
6. Hit Man
7. Hundreds of Beavers
8. Gladiator 2
9. Nickel Boys
10. Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Performance of the Year: Nicholas Hoult - Juror No. 2
Technical Achievement of the Year: The Substance - Visual Effects
Mark Goedickemeier
1. Dune: Part Two
2. Challengers
3. Anora
4. Deadpool & Wolverine
5. A Real Pain
6. Abigail
7. Inside Out 2
8. Nickel Boys
9. Monkey Man
10. Wicked
Performance of the Year: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Technical Achievement of the Year: Dune: Part Two, In General
"Still a lot to catch-up on, so not totally happy with my top 10!"
Mariano Venegas
The Brutalist
Anora
Dune Part Two
I Saw the TV Glow
The Substance
Challengers
Nosferatu
Queer
Nickel Boys
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Performance of the Year: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Technical Achievement of the Year: Challengers - Original score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
"I find it impossible to say that 2024 was a weak year for cinema when so many films we’ll be talking about for years have released. From horror films, to comedies, to space operas, to ambitious passion projects, this has been a year where we got reminded once again how great films can be."
William Fletcher
Anora
Nosferatu
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
A Real Pain
Conclave
The Apprentice
The Brutalist
Nickel Boys
Mean Girls
Performance of the Year: Mikey Madison - Anora
Technical Achievement of the Year: Nosferatu - Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke
"Pound for pound, this year might have the strongest collection of performances of the decade so far."
Zach Ruggiero
1: The Brutalist
2: Anora
3: Dune Part Two
4: Nosferatu
5: The Substance
6: A Real Pain
7: Didi
8: A Different Man
9: Hard Truths
10: Conclave
Performance of the Year: Marianne Jean Baptiste - Hard Truths
Technical Achievement of the Year: The Brutalist - Original score by Daniel Blumburg