Saturday, February 15, 2025

“CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD”

THE STORY - Following the election of Thaddeus Ross as the president of the United States, Sam Wilson finds himself at the center of an...

“THE MONKEY”

THE STORY - When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father's old monkey toy in the attic, a series of deaths start. The siblings...

“MILLERS IN MARRIAGE”

“THE QUIET ONES”

“RIFF RAFF”

“SEVEN VEILS”

“MICKEY 17”

THE STORY – The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes, has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate...

“LIVING THE LAND”

“HOT MILK”

“THE LIGHT”

The 2024 Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Winners

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) have announced their winners representing the best in film and television for 2024. Here are this year's...

The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Captain America: Brave New World”

For this week's main podcast review, Lauren LaMagna, Cody Dericks, Brendan Hodges and I are here to discuss and review the latest edition in the MCU, "Captain...

The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “I’m Not A Robot” Director/Writer Victoria Warmerdam & Producer Trent

"I'm Not A Robot" had its world premiere at the Netherlands Film Festival in the Golden Calf Competition. Starring Ellen Parren, Henry van Loon, Thekla...

The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Instruments Of A Beating Heart” Director Ema Ryan Yamazaki

"Instruments Of A Beating Heart" had its world premiere in the Shorts Program: One-of-a-Kind of DC/DOX Film Festival 2024. Director Ema Ryan Yamazaki's short...

The 2024 Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Winners

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) have announced their winners representing the best in film and television for 2024. Here are this year's...

Trailers

Trailer – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”

Lionsgate has released the trailer for Trey Edward Shults's "Hurry Up Tomorrow" starring Abel Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan & Gabby Barrett. The film...

Trailer – “Opus”

The Lists

NBP Top 10 Best Films Of 2024 – Nadia Dalimonte

From body horror fables and an intimate tennis threesome to a gothic tale of obsession and a series of hard truths, 2024 was a...

NBP Top 10 Best Films Of 2024 – Tom O’Brien

It's been one of those years, a chaotic 12 months where we have seen significant changes in politics, culture, and even moviegoing habits. 2024...

NBP Top 10 Best Films Of 2024 – Ryan C. Showers

If you don't know me, I used to be on staff here at Next Best Picture. Looking back, I have some of my happiest...

NBP Top 10 Best Films Of 2024 – Cody Dericks

Like many film obsessives, I always feel as if I haven’t seen enough movies by the time the year ends. But with 2024, I...

NBP Top 10 Best Films Of 2024 – Dan Bayer

There was a lot of chatter in 2024 about how it was a lesser film year, largely due to the strikes that halted many...

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“MICKEY 17”

“HOT MILK”

“THE LIGHT”

“OH, HI!”

“THE GORGE”

2024 PRECURSOR WINS

BEST PICTURE
Anora
(23) – AFCA, AFCC, AFI, BIFA, BSFC, CACF, CANNES, CCA, DFWFCA, GAFCA, HFCS, IFCA, IPA, LAFCA, MMCG, NDFS, NTFCA, OAFFC, OFCS, PFCC, PGA, SEFCA, SFBAFCC
The Brutalist (14) – AFI, AWFJ, BOFCA, CFCA, GG, HFCS, IPA, LFCC, MNFCA, NFCS, NYFCC, PCA, PCC, PFCS
The Substance (10) – CIC, COFCA, GALECA, IFJA, KCFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, PFCA, PRCA, SFCS
Dune: Part Two (7) – AFI, CIC, DFCS, LVFCS, MCFCA, StLFCA, UKFCA
Nickel Boys (5) – AAFCA, AFI, DFGFCA, NSFC, TFCA
Conclave (4) – AFI, IFTA, NCFCA, OFCC
Emilia Pérez (4) – AFI, CAPRI, EFA, GG
Wicked (4) – AFI, HCA, NBR, WAFCA
Sing Sing (3) – AFI, BFCC, SDFCS
A Complete Unknown (2) – AARP, AFI
All We Imagine As Light – ICS
The Beast
– FFCC
Better Man – AACTA
Challengers – GWNYFCA
Dahomey
– BERLIN
A Different Man – GOTHAM
Kneecap – BIFA
A Real Pain – AFI
The Room Next Door
– VENICE
The Wild Robot – UFCA

BEST DIRECTOR
Brady Corbet
(15) – AFCC, BOFCA, GG, HFCS, IPA, MMCG, MNFCA, NFCS, PCA, PCC, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, UFCA, VENICE, WAFCA
Coralie Fargeat (12) – AWFJ, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, DFGFCA, GALECA, IFJA, KCFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, PRCA
Denis Villeneuve (9) – CACF, GAFCA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NCFCA, NTFCA, SDFCS, StLFCA, UKFCA
Sean Baker (8) – AFCA, BSFC, DFWFCA, DGA, IFCA, NDFS, PFCC, SFCS
RaMell Ross (7) – AAFCA, BFCC, CFCA, GOTHAM, LFCC, NYFCC, TFCA
Edward Berger (3) – CAPRI, OFCC, PFCS
Jon M. Chu (3) – CCA, HCA, NBR
Jacques Audiard (2) – AARP, EFA
Robert Eggers
(2) – HFCS, PFCA
Payal Kapadia (2) – ICS, NSFC
Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias – BERLIN
Bertrand Bonello – FFCC
Miguel Gomes
– CANNES
Michael Gracey – AACTA
Luca Guadagnino – GWNYFCA
Rungano Nyoni – BIFA
Mohammad Rasoulof – LAFCA

BEST ACTRESS
Mikey Madison (27) – AFCA, AFCC, BSFC, CACF, DFCC, DFGFCA, DFWFCA, GAFCA, FCS, IFCA, KCFCC, LAFCA, LVFCS, MMCG, NCFCA, NDFS, NTFCA, OFCC, OFCS, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, StLFCA, WAFCA, TFCA
Demi Moore (20) – AARP, CCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, GALECA, GG, HFCS, IFJA, IFTA, IPA, KCFCC, MCFCA, MNFCA, OAFFC, PCA, PRCA, UFCA, UKFCA, WFCC
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (15) – AAFCA, AWFJ, BIFA, BOFCA, CFCA, GWNYFCA, ICS, LAFCA, LFCC, NSFC, NYFCC, NYFCO, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, TFCA
Cynthia Erivo (3) – BFCC, HCA, NFCS
Karla Sofía Gascón (3) – CANNES, CAPRI, EFA
Nicole Kidman (3) – AACTA, NBR, VENICE
Fernanda Torres (2) – GG, IPA
Léa Seydoux – FFCC

BEST ACTOR
Colman Domingo
(24) – AFCA, AAFCA, AWFJ, BFCC, CACF, DFGFCA, DFCS, GAFCA, GOTHAM, GWNYFCA, IPA, NCFCA, NSFC, OAFFC, PFCA, PRCA, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, UFCA, UKFCA, WAFCA, WFCC
Adrien Brody (20) – AARP, AFCC, BOFCA, CAPRI, CCA, CFCA, CIC, GG, HFCS, IFCA, LVFCS, MMCG, MNFCA, NFCS, NYFCC, NYFCO, PCA, PCC, PFCC, SEFCA
Ralph Fiennes (9) – AACTA, DFCC, DFWFCA, HFCS, IFTA, LFCC, OFCC, OFCS, PFCS
Timothée Chalamet (5) – BSFC, HCA, MCFCA, MDFS, NTFCA
Sebastian Stan (2) – BERLIN, GG
Mahmood Bakri – ICS
Daniel Craig – NBR
Kieran Culkin – FFCC
David Dastmalchian
– KCFCC
Keith Kupferer – IPA
Vincent Lindon – VENICE
Jesse Plemons
– CANNES
Abou Sangare – EFA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Zoe Saldaña (15) – AACTA, CACF, CANNES, CCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, GG, HCA, HFCS, LFCC, LVFCS, MNFCA, NFCS, NTFCA, WFCC
Margaret Qualley
(14) – AFCA, BOFCA, CIC, IFJA, KCFCC, MCFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, OAFFC, OFCS, PCC, PFCC, PRCA, SFCS
Ariana Grande (13) – AFCC, DFCS, GALECA, HCA, IFCA, IPA, MMCG, OFCC, PCA, PFCA, PFCS, SDFCS, SEFCA
Danielle Deadwyler (7) – AAFCA, BFCC, BSFC, DFGFCA, GAFCA, UFCA, WAFCA
Isabella Rossellini (4) – AWFJ, CAPRI, IFCA, UKFCA
Natasha Lyonne (3) – CFCA, GWNYFCA, NYFCO
Michele Austin (2) – ICS, NSFC
Joan Chen (2) – AARP, SFBAFCC
Monica Barbaro – HFCS
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – StLFCA
Elle Fanning – NBR
Selena Gomez – CANNES
Carol Kane – NYFCC
Adriana Paz
– CANNES
Emily Watson
– BERLIN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kieran Culkin
(33) – AFCC, AWFJ, CACF, CAPRI, CCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFCS, GAFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFCA, KCFCC, LAFCA, LFCC, MCFCA, NBR, NCFCA, NSFC, NTFCA, NYFCC, OAFFC, OFCS, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SDFCS, StLFCA, TFCA, WAFCA
Guy Pearce (11) – AACTA, BOFCA, CIC, DFWFCA, IPA, MMCG, MNFCA, NFCS, NYFCO, PCA, SEFCA
Clarence Maclin (8) – AAFCA, BFCC, CIC, DFGFCA, GOTHAM, OFCC, SFCS, UFCA
Yura Borisov (5) – AFCA, LAFCA, NDFS, SFBAFCC, TFCA
Denzel Washington (2) – LVFCS, UKFCA
Edward Norton – BSFC
Franz Rogowski – BIFA
Aram Sabbagh – ICS
Peter Sarsgaard – AARP
Bill Skarsgård – PRCA
Jeremy Strong
– FFCC

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Conclave (18) – AWFJ, CCA, GG, HFCS, KCFCC, LVFCS, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NFCS, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, PFCS, PRCA, SEFCA, StLFCA, WAFCA
Nickel Boys (12) – AFCC, BFCC, BSFC, CFCA, CIC, DFGFCA, GAFCA, ICS, IFJA, IPA, OAFFC, TFCA
Sing Sing (7) – AFCA, AAFCA, GWNYFCA, NBR, PFCA, SDFCS, SFBAFCC
Dune: Part Two (2) – DFCS, HCA
Emilia Pérez (2) – CAPRI, EFA
I’m Still Here – VENICE
Queer – FFCC
Wicked
– AARP

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anora
(19) – AFCA, AFCC, BOFCA, BSFC, CACF, CAPRI, GAFCA, HFCS, MCFCA, MMCG, NTFCA, NYFCC, OFCS, PFCC, PFCS, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS
A Real Pain (12) – AACTA, CFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, IPA, LAFCA, LFCC, NSFC, OAFFC, PCC, WAFCA
The Brutalist (9) – BFCC, DFWFCA, IFJA, LVFCS, NCFCA, NFCS, NYFCO, OFCC, PCA
The Substance (8) – AWFJ, CANNES, CCA, CIC, COFCA, DFGFCA, KCFCC, PRCA
Challengers (4) – DFCS, GALECA, MNFCA, PFCA
Hard Truths (2) – ICS, NBR
His Three Daughters (2) – GOTHAM, UFCA
All We Imagine As Light – TFCA
Dying – BERLIN
Santosh – BIFA
Saturday Night – StLFCA
I Saw The TV Glow – FFCC

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nosferatu (21) – AWFJ, CCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, DFGFCA, GWNYFCA, IFJA, MCFCA, NBR, NCFCA, NTFCA, OAFFC, OFCC, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, PRCA, SDFCS, StLFCA, WAFCA
The Brutalist (15) – AFCA, BOFCA, BSC, BSFC, CAPRI, FFCC, HFCS, HFCS, KCFCC, MNFCA, NDFS, NFCS, NYFCO, PCA, SFBAFCC
Nickel Boys (12) – AFCC, BFCC, CFCA, GALECA, ICS, LAFCA, LFCC, NSFC, NYFCC, PFCA, SFCS, UFCA
Dune: Part Two (8) – CACF, DFWFCA, GAFCA, HCA, IPA, LVFCS, OFCS, SEFCA
Conclave – DFCC
Love Lies Bleeding – BIFA
The Substance – EFA

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Wicked (14) – CACF, CCA, HCA, HFCS, IPA, LVFCS, MNFCA, NDFS, OAFFC, PFCS, PRCA, SDFCS, SFCS, StLFCA
Nosferatu (3) – CIC, DFGFCA, NCFCA
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2) – CFCA, PCA
The Devil’s Bath – EFA
Dune: Part Two – OFCS
Firebrand – BIFA
Maria – CAPRI
The Substance – PFCA

BEST FILM EDITING
Challengers (17) – BSFC, CACF, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFGFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, MCFCA, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, OAFFC, OFCS, PFCA, PRCA
Dune: Part Two (6) – BOFCA, CAPRI, IPA, LVFCS, PFCS, WAFCA
Emilia Pérez (3) – AWFJ, EFA, HFCS
September 5 (3) – LAFCA, SDFCS, UFCA
Anora (2) – SFBAFCC, WAFCA
The Brutalist (2) – AWFJ, PCA
Nickel Boys (2) – LAFCA, StLFCA
The Substance (2) – AFCA, IFJA
Afternoons Of Solitude – ICS
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – SFCS
Kneecap – BIFA

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
The Substance (11) – CACF, CCA, CIC, DFGFCA, HCA, HFCS, MNFCA, NCFCA, OFCS, PFCA, PRCA
A Different Man – OFCS
Emilia Pérez – CAPRI
Nosferatu – NDFS
Unicorns – BIFA
When The Light Breaks – EFA
Wicked – IPA

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Wicked (9) – CACF, CAPRI, CCA, DFGFCA, HCA, HFCS, PRCA, SDFCS, SDSA
The Brutalist
(7) – CIC, LAFCA, NDFS, NFCS, PCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS
Nosferatu
(7) – CFCA, GAFCA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NCFCA, PFCA, StLFCA
Dune: Part Two (4) – FFCC, MNFCA, OFCS, PFCS
The Assessment – BIFA
The Beast – ICS
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – SDSA
A Complete Unknown – SDSA
Conclave – SDSA
The Girl With The Needle – EFA
Gladiator II – IPA

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Challengers (29) – AFCC, BOFCA, CACF, CCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFCS, DFGFCA, FFCC, GAFCA, GALECA, GG, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, KCFCC, LAFCA, MCFCA, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, OFCC, OFCS, PFCA, PRCA, SEFCA, SFCS, UFCA, WAFCA
The Brutalist (13) – AFCA, BSFC, CAPRI, HFCS, IFJA, NYFCO, PCA, PCC, PFCC, SCL, SFBAFCC, StLFCA, WAFCA
The Wild Robot (5) – AACA, CIC, DFWFCA, HMMA, SCL
Emilia Pérez (3) – HCA, HMMA, IPA
Dune: Part Two (2) – HMMA, LVFCS
Blue Giant – ICS
Conclave – PFCS
The Girl With The Needle – EFA
The Goat Life – HMMA
Kneecap – BIFA
Nosferatu – HMMA
The Room Next Door – HMMA
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – HMMA
The Supremes At Earl’s All You Can Eat – HMMA

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Challengers (8) – CIC, DFCS, DFGFCA, GAFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, PFCA, SCL
Emilia Pérez (7) – CCA, GG, HCA, HFCS, HMMA, IPA, PFCS
The Wild Robot
(6) – CACF, HFCS, HMMA, IFCA, MCFCA, PRCA
The Six Triple Eight (3) – CAPRI, HMMA, SCL
The Last Showgirl (2) – HMMA, LVFCS
Elton John: Never Too Late – HMMA
Exhibiting Forgiveness – AAFCA

BEST SOUND
Dune: Part Two (12) – AMPS, CACF, CIC, HCA, MCFCA, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, OFCS, PCA, PRCA, SDFCS
Nosferatu (2) – DFCS, HFCS
The Substance (2) – DFGFCA, PFCA
Wicked (2) – CAPRI, IPA
Civil War – BIFA
Pepe – ICS
Souleymane’s Story – EFA

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune: Part Two (19) – CACF, CAPRI, CCA, CIC, DFCS, DFGFCA, FFCC, HCA, HFCS, LVFCS, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, OAFFC, OFCS, PCA, PFCS, SFCS, StLFCA
The Substance (6) – CFCA, EFA, IFJA, PRCA, SDFCS, UFCA
Wicked (2) – HFCS, NFCS
Civil War – BIFA
Gladiator II – IPA
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
– VES

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Wild Robot (37) – AAFCA, AFCA, AFCC, ANNIE, AWFJ, BFCC, CACF, CCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, DFGFCA, DFWFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFCA, KCFCC, LVFCS, MCFCA, MMCG, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NTFCA, OFCC, PCC, PFCA, PFCS, PGA, PRCA, SEFCA, SFCS, StLFCA, UFCA, WAFCA
Flow (21) – ANNIE, AWFJ, BOFCA, BSFC, CFCA, EFA, FFCC, GAFCA, GALECA, GG, ICS, LAFCA, NBR, NFCS, NYFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, TFCA
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (4) – CAPRI, IPA, LFCC, PCA
Mars Express – IFJA
Memoir Of A Snail – PFCC

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
No Other Land (20) – BOFCA, BSFC, CEHA, CFCA, COFCA, DFGFCA, EFA, GOTHAM, GWNYFCA, IDA, LAFCA, LFCC, NDFS, NSFC, NYFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, PRCA, SFCS, StLFCA
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (17) – AARP, CCA, CIC, GAFCA, HCA, HFCS, IPA, MCFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, NTFCA, PCC, PFCC, PGA, SDFCS, UFCA, WAFCA
Will & Harper (8) – AFCA, CCA, DFCC, GALECA, HFCS, KCFCC, LVFCS, PFCS
Sugarcane (7) – AFCC, DFWFCA, NBR, NFCS, OFCC, SEFCA, SFBAFCC
Dahomey (5) – AAFCA, AWFJ, OFCS, PCA, TFCA
Daughters (3) – AAFCA, BFCC, IFJA
The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin (3) – CACF, CAPRI, UFCA
Afternoons Of Solitude – ICS
¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! – DFCS
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat – FFCC
Witches – BIFA

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
All We Imagine As Light (17) – BFCC, CFCA, DFCS, FFCC, GOTHAM, LAFCA, LFCC, NCFCA, NSFC, NYFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, PCC, PFCC, SDFCS, TFCA
Emilia Pérez (12) – AAFCA, CCA, GG, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, LVFCS, NDFS, OFCC, PFCS, SEFCA, WAFCA
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig (9) – AFCA, AWFJ, DFWFCA, IFCA, NBR, NTFCA, PFCA, SFBAFCC, StLFCA
Flow (8) – CACF, CIC, GAFCA, KCFCC, MCFCA, MNFCA, NTFCA, PFCA
Evil Does Not Exist (3) – COFCA, PCA, SFCS
I’m Still Here (3) – GALECA, PRCA, PSIFF
No Other Land (2) – DFGFCA, GWNYFCA
The Beast – BOFCA
Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World – BSFC
Kneecap – AFCC
Mars Express – IFJA
Red Rooms – UFCA
Vermiglio – CAPRI
Waves – IPA

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