DC’s film critics love Brutalist, Conclave and Wicked with Anora performing quote well in spite of its lack of technical achievements.

Nominations Tallies

(10) The Brutalist
(9) Conclave
(8) Wicked
(7) Anora, Dune: Part Two
(6)
(5) Sing Sing
(4) Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(3) Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II, Inside Out 2, Nickel Boys, Nosferatu, The Wild Robot
(2) Blitz, Challengers, Dahomey, Daughters, Flow, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, A Real Pain, The Substance
(1) Abigail, Better Man, A Complete Unknown, Didi, Exhibiting Forgiveness, The Fall Guy, Fancy Dance, Hard Truths, I’m Still Here, Janet Planet, Memoir of a Snail, Moana 2, Music by John Williams, No Other Land, The Piano Lesson, Queer, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Shirley, Stopping the Steal, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Transformers One, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Will & Harper

The Nominations

Best Feature

Anora
Conclave
Sing Sing
The Brutalist
Wicked

Best Animated Feature

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
The Wild Robot
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best Director

Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Jon M. Chu – Wicked
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Demi Moore – The Substance
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Mikey Madison – Anora

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Best Supporting Actress

Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
Ariana Grande-Butera – Wicked
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Original Screenplay

Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
A Real Pain
The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay

Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Wicked

Best Original Score

Blitz
The Brutalist
Challengers
Conclave
Nosferatu
The Wild Robot

Best Editing

Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Wicked

Best Cinematography

The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu

Best Production Design

The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best International Film

Dahomey
Emilia Pérez
Flow
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Documentary

Dahomey
Daughters
Music by John Williams
No Other Land
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

Best Youth Performance

Alisha Weir – Abigail
Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
Ian Foreman – Exhibiting Forgiveness
Isabel DeRoy-Olson – Fancy Dance
Izaac Wang – Dìdi
Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet

Best Voice Performance

Amy Poehler – Inside Out 2
Auli’I Cravalho – Moana 2
Brian Tyree Henry – Transformers One
Lupita Nyong’o – The Wild Robot
Maya Hawke – Inside Out 2

Best Motion Capture

Best Motion Capture
Eka Darville – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Jonno Davies – Better Man
Kevin Durand – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Owen Teague – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Peter Macon – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Best Acting Ensemble

Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Sing Sing
Wicked

Best Stunts

Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II
The Fall Guy

Best Portrayal of Washington, DC

Civil War
Daughters
Shirley
Stopping the Steal

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Data

Year Founded: 2002
First Awards: 2002 (23)