Edward Berger’s mystery thriller Conclave and Jonathan Murray Chu’s musical fantasy Wicked lead the charge at this year’s Critics’ Choice Awards nominations with 11 nods each. Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part two follow close behind with 10 nominations each.

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Based on the eponymous 2016 novel by Robert Harris, Conclave follows Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) as he uncovers dark secrets of the clergy. The film has been nominated for best picture, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best production design, best costume design and best score at the upcoming 30th edition of the Critics' Choice Awards. While Finnes has bagged a nomination for best actor, Isabella Rossellini’s stellar performance in the film has earned her a nomination for best supporting actress.

Starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, Wicked has been nominated for best picture, best acting, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best hair and makeup and best visual effects. Chu, Erivo and Grande have also been nominated for best director, best actress and best supporting actress, respectively.

Audiard’s 2024 Spanish musical crime film Emilia Pérez has earned him a nod in the best director category. Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the titular role in the film, has been nominated for the best actress award.

While Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya received no nominations for Dune: Part two, the sci-fi film’s helmer Villeneuve has been recognised with a best director nod. The film has also been nominated for best picture, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best production design, best editing, best costume design, best hair and makeup, best visual effects and best score at the annual awards ceremony.

Meanwhile, Chalamet received the best actor nod for his performance in the James Mangold-helmed Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, which has also been nominated for the best picture award. Edward Norton has been nominated for best supporting actor for his role in the film.

While Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist received nine nods, including best picture, best actor, best supporting actor, best director and best original screenplay nominations, the Demi Moore-led satirical horror film The Substance earned seven nods, including one for Moore in the best actress category.

Sean Baker’s Anora tied with The Substance with seven nominations at the upcoming 30th annual Critics’ Choice Awards. RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys and Greg Kwedar Sing Sing earned five nominations, while Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu received four nods. Luca Guadagnino’s romantic sports drama Challengers, starring Zendaya and Josh O'Connor also secured four nods, including one for screenplay writer Justin Kuritzkes.

Denzel Washington was nominated in the best supporting actor category for his performance in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, fronted by Paul Mescal. The historical epic received three other nominations at the upcoming awards ceremony.

MCU’s Deadpool & Wolverine, which emerged as the 20th-highest-grossing film of all time with a worldwide collection of USD 1.33 billion, earned a nomination for best comedy film. The Shawn Levy directorial starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman was released theatrically on July 26.

Another notable nomination was Pixar's Inside Out 2, which is up for best animated feature. Payal Kapadia’s multiple award-winning Malayalam drama All We Imagine as Light, which recently received two Golden Globe nods, has been nominated for best foreign language film.

Other highlights include Alyla Browne nomination for best young actor/actress for the film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Actress-singer Selena Gomez has also bagged a nomination in the best song category for the song Mi Camino from the film Emilia Pérez.

Recently, singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus announced on social media that her new single Beautiful That Way, recorded for Gia Coppola’s film The Last Showgirl, has been nominated for best song category at both the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards. Cyrus co-wrote the song with Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt who also produced the track.

The list of nominees at the upcoming Critics’ Choice Awards is as follows:

Best Picture

A Complete Unknown

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actor

Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)

Daniel Craig (Queer)

Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)

Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)

Hugh Grant (Heretic)

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)

Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)

Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths)

Angelina Jolie (Maria)

Mikey Madison (Anora)

Demi Moore (The Substance)

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov (Anora)

Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing)

Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)

Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)

Denzel Washington (Gladiator II)

Best Supporting Actress

Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson)

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Nickel Boys)

Ariana Grande (Wicked)

Margaret Qualley (The Substance)

Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)

Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)

Best Young actor/ actress

Alyla Browne (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga)

Elliott Heffernan (Blitz)

Maisy Stella (My Old Ass)

Izaac Wang (Didi)

Alisha Weir (Abigail)

Zoe Ziegler (Janet Planet)

Best Acting Ensemble

Anora

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Saturday Night

Sing Sing

Wicked

Best Director

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)

Sean Baker (Anora)

Edward Berger (Conclave)

Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

Jon M. Chu (Wicked)

Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

RaMell Ross (Nickel Boys)

Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two)

Best Editing

Sean Baker (Anora)

Marco Costa (Challengers)

Nick Emerson (Conclave)

David Jancso (The Brutalist)

Joe Walker (Dune: Part Two)

Hansjörg Weißbrich (September 5)

Best Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke (Nosferatu)

Alice Brooks (Wicked)

Lol Crawley (The Brutalist)

Stéphane Fontaine (Conclave)

Greig Fraser (Dune: Part Two)

Jomo Fray (Nickel Boys)

Best Original Screenplay

Sean Baker (Anora)

Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David (September 5)

Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist)

Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain)

Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Justin Kuritzkes (Challengers)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)

Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox (Wicked)

Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley (Sing Sing)

RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes (Nickel Boys)

Peter Straughan (Conclave)

Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts (Dune: Part Two)

Best Comedy

A Real Pain

Deadpool & Wolverine

Hit Man

My Old Ass

Saturday Night

Thelma

Best Animated Feature

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Best Foreign Language film

All We Imagine as Light

Emilia Pérez

Flow

I’m Still Here Kneecap

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Song

Beautiful That Way – Miley Cyrus

Mi Camino – Selena Gomez

Compress/ Repress – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

El Mal – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille

Harper and Will Go West – Kristen Wiig

Kiss the Sky – Maren Morris

Best Score

Volker Bertelmann (Conclave)

Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist)

Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot)

Clément Ducol and Camille (Emilia Pérez)

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Challengers)

Hans Zimmer (Dune: Part Two)

The 30th annual Critics' Choice Awards will be held on January 12, 2025, in Santa Monica, California, with comedian-actress Chelsea Handler as host. The awards ceremony will be available to stream live on Lionsgate Play in India on January 13.