Awards Buzz: Best Films of 2024

2024 has been a great year for film, and for Awards Buzz’s inaugural year of existence, we’re thrilled to present our writer favorites! No single film made all five lists but two did make four: Anora and Wicked. The Brutalist, Nickel Boys, A Real Pain, and Sing Sing were each selected by three, with Conclave, Hit Man, My Old Ass, The Last Showgirl, The Substance, and The Wild Robot on two lists. See below for everyone’s picks!

Sari Cohen

1. Wicked 
2. Emilia Pérez
3. The Last Showgirl 
4. The Brutalist
5. A Complete Unknown 
6. Nickel Boys
7. Deadpool & Wolverine 
8. Anora 
9. The Substance 
10. A Real Pain

Scott Menzel

1. Joker: Folie à Deux
2. Wicked 
3. My Old Ass
4. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 
5. Heretic 
6. Hit Man
7. Saturday Night
8. The Substance
9. The Wild Robot 
10. The Brutalist

Shadan Larki

1. Sing Sing 
2. Anora
3. The Brutalist
4. The Wild Robot 
5. Nickel Boys
6. The Seed of the Sacred Fig
7. A Real Pain
8. Wicked
9. Hit Man
10. Thelma

Stacey Yvonne

1. Nickel Boys
2. Sing Sing
3. Anora
4. Armand
5. The Piano Lesson
6. The Last Showgirl
7. A Real Pain
8. The Brutalist
9. Conclave
10. Juror #2

Abe Friedtanzer

1. It’s What’s Inside
2. Anora
3. Wicked
4. September 5
5. Dìdi
6. Sing Sing
7. My Old Ass
8. Conclave
9. La Cocina
10. Bird

Stay tuned for more film and awards coverage to come in 2025!