Kansas City’s critics had a lot of ties in the nominations but primarily went for two films with several others doing well with 5 or fewer nominations.

Nominations Tallies

(8) Dune: Part Two
(7) The Substance
(5) Anora, Wicked
(4) Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing
(3) Civil War, I Saw the TV Glow, A Real Pain, The Wild Robot
(2) The Brutalist, Flow, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Gladiator II, Late Night with the Devil, Nosferatu, Will & Harper
(1) All We Imagine as Light, The Apprentice, Challengers, A Complete Unknown, Dahomey, Deadpool & Wolverine, Dìdi, A Different Man, The Fall Guy, I’m Still Here, Inside Out 2, Kneecap, Look Into My Eyes, Love Lies Bleeding, Memoir of a Snail, Monkey Man, My Old Ass, The Piano Lesson, Queer, Seeking Mavis Beacon, Sugarcane, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Thelma, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Nominations

Best Picture

Anora
Civil War
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
I Saw the TV Glow
Nickel Boys
A Real Pain
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked

Best Animated Feature

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

Best Director

Sean Baker – Anora
Jon M. Chu – Wicked
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet – Dune: Part Two
David Dastmalchian – Late Night with the Devil
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
June Squibb – Thelma

Best Supporting Actor

Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Chris Hemsworth – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Adam Pearson – A Different Man
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Best Supporting Actress

Joan Chen – Dìdi
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande-Butera – Wicked
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Original Screenplay

Anora
The Brutalist
Civil War
A Real Pain
The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay

Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Wild Robot

Best Original Score

Challengers
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
The Substance
The Wild Robot

Best Cinematography

The Brutalist
Civil War
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Nickel Boys
Nosferatu
Wicked

Best Foreign Language Film

All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Best Documentary

Dahomey
Look Into My Eyes
Seeking Mavis Beacon
Sugarcane
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

Buster Keaton Award for Best Stunt Ensemble Film

Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Monkey Man

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film

Dune: Part Two
I Saw the TV Glow
Late Night with the Devil
Nosferatu
The Substance

Top Poe Award for Best LGBTQ Film

I Saw the TV Glow
Emilia Pérez
Love Lies Bleeding
My Old Ass
Queer
Will & Harper

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Data

Year Founded: 1966
First Awards: 1966 (58)