North Carolina’s critics have weighed in and gave a rare nod to Conclave as Best Picture but many of the rest of their choices feel old hat.

Awards Tallies

(3) Challengers, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, The Substance
(2) Anora, The Wild Robot
(1) All We Imagine as Light, The Brutalist, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, A Real Pain, Sing Sing, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Thelma

The Awards

Best Picture

Conclave

Best Animated Feature

The Wild Robot

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Actor

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Best Actress

Mikey Madison – Anora

Best Supporting Actor

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

Best Supporting Actress

Margaret Qualley – The Substance

Best Original Screenplay

The Brutalist

Best Adapted Screenplay

Conclave

Best Original Song

Compress/Repress – Challengers

Best Score

Challengers

Best Editing

Challengers

Best Cinematography

Nosferatu

Best Production Design

Nosferatu

Best Costume Design

Nosferatu

Best Hair & Make-Up

The Substance

Best Sound Design

Dune: Part Two

Best Special Effects

Dune: Part Two

Best Foreign Language Film

All We Imagine as Light

Best Documentary

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Best Directorial Debut

Josh Margolin – Thelma

Best Breakthrough Performance

Mikey Madison – Anora

Best Vocal Performance

Lupita Nyong’o – The Wild Robot

Best Acting Ensemble

Conclave

Best Stunt Coordination

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award

Margaret Qualley – The Substance

Lifetime Achievement: Cinematography

Roger Deakins

North Carolina Film Critics Association Data

First Awards: 2012 (12)