Friday, February 7, 2025

The 2024 Puerto Rico Critics Association (PRCA) Winners

The Puerto Rico Critics Association (PRCA) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2024. Here are this year’s winners…

Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two (Runner Up)
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
The Substance (WINNER)

Best Puerto Rican Film
Bella (WINNER)
Chona 2
Entre el grito y la celda: Una historia sobre Lolita Lebrón (Runner Up)
Psiquis: Un Giro Descolonial
Las Super Estrellas de la Lucha Libre

Best International Feature
All We Imagine As Light
The Beast
Dahomey
I’m Still Here (WINNER)
La Chimera
No Other Land (Runner Up)

The Raúl Juliá Award
This honorary award recognizes Puerto Rican actors whose work has elevated our
culture in the film industry. This year’s recipient is Aris Mejías for her outstanding
performance in Bella.

Rising Star Award
Honoring emerging talent with remarkable potential, the 2024 award goes to Katy
O’Brian for her stellar performances in Love Lies Bleeding and Twisters.

Cinematographic Resistance Award
This award celebrates filmmakers who use cinema to challenge power structures and
highlight urgent social issues. The 2024 honorees are Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal,
Yuval Abraham, and Basel Adra for their impactful film No Other Land.

Best Action Film
Deadpool & Wolverine (Runner Up)
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (WINNER)
Gladiator II
Monkey Man
Rebel Ridge

Best Horror Film
Alien: Romulus
The First Omen
Longlegs
Nosferatu (Runner Up)
Smile 2
The Substance (WINNER)

Best Comedy/Musical
Anora (Runner Up)
A Different Man
Hundreds of Beavers
The Substance
Wicked (WINNER)
Your Monster

Best Documentary
Dahomey
Frida
Jim Henson: Idea Man
No Other Land (WINNER)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Runner Up)
Will & Harper

Best Animated Feature
Flow (Runner Up)
Inside Out 2
Memoir Of A Snail
Transformers One
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot (WINNER)

Best First Film
Didi
The First Omen
Monkey Man (WINNER)
No Other Land
Problemista (Runner Up)
Thelma

Best Director
Sean Baker – Anora
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance (WINNER)
Rose Glass – Love Lies Bleeding
Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine As Light
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two (Runner Up)

Best Original Screenplay
Anora
Babygirl
The Brutalist
Challengers (Runner Up)
A Real Pain
The Substance (WINNER)

Best Adapted Screenplay
Conclave (WINNER)
Dune: Part Two
I’m Still Here
Nosferatu (Runner Up, Tie)
Queer (Runner Up, Tie)
Wicked

Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing (WINNER)
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave (Runner Up)
Josh Hartnett – Trap
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Actress
Lily-Rose Depp – Nosferatu
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance (WINNER)
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here (Runner Up)

Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov – Anora
Nicolas Cage – Longlegs (Runner Up)
Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd – Nosferatu (WINNER)
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Stanley Tucci – Conclave
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande – Wicked (Runner Up)
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Katy O’Brian – Love Lies Bleeding
Margaret Qualley – The Substance (WINNER)
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Original Score
Challengers (WINNER)
Conclave
Dune: Part Two (Runner Up)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nosferatu
The Wild Robot

Best Film Editing
Challengers (WINNER)
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nickel Boys
The Substance (Runner Up)

Best Cinematography
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two (Runner Up)
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu (WINNER)
The Substance

Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Dune: Part Two (Runner Up)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
Nosferatu
The Substance (WINNER)

Best Sound
Alien: Romulus
Civil War
Dune: Part Two (WINNER)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nosferatu
The Substance (Runner Up)

Best Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Nosferatu (Runner Up)
Wicked (WINNER)

Best Hair & Makeup
A Different Man
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nosferatu (Runner Up)
Smile 2
The Substance (WINNER)
Wicked

Best Costume Design
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II
Nosferatu (Runner Up)
Wicked (WINNER)

Best Original Song
‘Leash’ – Babygirl
‘Compress / Repress’ – Challengers (Runner Up)
‘Vaster Than Empires’ – Queer
‘Like a Bird’ – Sing Sing
‘Out of Oklahoma’ – Twisters
‘Kiss the Sky’ – The Wild Robot (WINNER)

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Matt Neglia
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