Chicago’s critics have put some love behind some films and performances that really need the support, but they’ve also gone for some very stereotypical choices.

Awards Tallies

(4) Nickel Boys
(2) The Brutalist, Challengers, A Real Pain
(1) All We Imagine as Light, Flow, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Hard Truths, His Three Daughters, No Other Land, Nosferatu, Sing Sing, The Substance

The Awards

Best Picture

The Brutalist

Best Animated Film

Flow

Best Director

RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Best Actress

Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths

Best Supporting Actor

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

Best Supporting Actress

Natasha Lyonne – His Three Daughters

Best Original Screenplay

A Real Pain

Best Adapted Screenplay

Nickel Boys

Best Original Score

Challengers

Best Editing

Challengers

Best Cinematography

Nickel Boys

Best Art Direction/Production Design

Nosferatu

Best Costume Design

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Best Use of Visual Effects

The Substance

Best Foreign Language Film

All We Imagine as Light

Best Documentary

No Other Land

Milos Stehlik Award for Breakthrough Filmmaker

RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys

Most Promising Performer

Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing

Chicago Film Critics Association Data

Year Founded: 1990
First Awards: 1988 (37)