2024 AWARDS

Members of the Portland Critics Association are pleased to announce the winners of our annual awards, honoring the best films, filmmakers, actors and other achievements of 2024. 

Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist triumphed, earning 10 awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Performance (Male), Best Supporting Performance (Male) and Best Ensemble Cast.

Please see below for the full list of winners. 

2024 PCA Award Winners

Best Picture

The Brutalist

Runner Ups: Dune Part Two, The Substance

Best Director

Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

Runner Up: George Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Best Lead Performance (Male)

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Runner Up: Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Best Lead Performance (Female)

Demi Moore, The Substance

Runner Up: Mikey Madison, Anora

Best Supporting Performance (Male)

Guy Pearce, The Brutalist

Runner Up: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Best Supporting Performance (Female)

Ariana Grande, Wicked

Runner Up: Margaret Qualley, The Substance

Best Ensemble Cast

The Brutalist

Runner Up: Conclave

Best Animated Feature

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Runner Up: Flow

Best Documentary Feature Dahomey                               

Runner Up: Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Best Film Not in the English Language

Evil Does Not Exist

Runner Up: About Dry Grasses

Best Comedy Feature

A Different Man

Runner Up: A Real Pain

Best Horror Feature

The Substance

Runner Up: Nosferatu

Best Science Fiction Feature

Dune: Part Two

Runner Up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 

Best Screenplay

The Brutalist

Runner Up: Anora

Best Cinematography

The Brutalist

Runner Up: Dune: Part Two

Best Original Score

The Brutalist

Runner Up: Challengers

Best Costume Design

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Runner Up: Dune: Part Two

Best Production Design

The Brutalist

Runner Up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Best Sound Design

Dune: Part Two

Runner Up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Best Visual Effects

Dune: Part Two

Runner Up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Best Stunts or Action Choreography

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Runner Up: The Fall Guy

Best Film Editing

The Brutalist

Runner Up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Top 10 Films of 2024

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two

Conclave

The Substance

Anora

I Saw the TV Glow

Evil Does Not Exist

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Challengers

My Old Ass

about Us

The Portland Critics Association is founded as a group of writers, reviewers, broadcasters and cinema historians, dedicated to amplifying public awareness and appreciation of the cinematic arts.

Established in 2021, our objective is to support and promote the local film community, encourage the progression and preservation of films, and recognize extraordinary achievements in filmmaking -- local, national and global -- through the administration of our annual awards.