This week, the North American Film Critics Association (NAFCA) announced winners in all 24 categories for their annual awards slate. The winners were determined by the vote of members, with The Substance winning three awards, including Best Picture. Film Obsessive Editor-in-Chief Don Shanahan is a proud member of the NAFCA.

In addition to Best Picture, The Substance had Demi Moore win as Best Actress and Coralie Fargeat win for Best Director. In the other acting races, Ralph Fiennes won the award for Best Actor for his work in the film Conclave. Meanwhile, Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain. A Real Pain also took home a second award for Best Screenplay.
Ariana Grande won Best Supporting Actress for her work on Wicked, which also won the award for Best Costumes. Other films that one multiple awards include Challengers—recognized for Best Score and Best Editing—and Nosferatu—which won for Best Horror Film and Best Production Design.
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, the most nominated film, took home just one award for Best Visual Effects. Meanwhile the A24 drama Civil War won for Best Sound and Nickel Boys took the award for Best Cinematography. Dev Patel’s Monkey Man earned the award for Best Stunts, while Frodo the Cat won for Best Animal Performance in A Quiet Place: Day One.
Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night won as Best Comedy, while Sing Sing took the award for Best Independent Movie. The Best Hidden Gem award went to I Saw the TV Glow, while Hit Man was named the Best Streaming Movie. The Best Animated Film honor went to The Wild Robot, with The Seed of the Sacred Fig winning as Best International Feature. The award for Best Documentary Feature went to Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. All the winners are below:
Best Picture: The Substance
Best Actress: Demi Moore, The Substance
Best Actor: Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana Grande, Wicked
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Best Director: Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Best Screenplay: A Real Pain
Best Cinematography: Nickel Boys
Best Editing: Challengers
Best Stunts: Monkey Man
Best Hidden Gem: I Saw the TV Glow
Best Independent Movie: Sing Sing
Best Animal Performance: Frodo, A Quiet Place: Day One
Best Horror Movie: Nosferatu
Best Streaming Movie: Hit Man
Best Comedy: Saturday Night
Best Animated Feature: The Wild Robot
Best Documentary: Super/Man: A Christopher Reeve Story
Best International Feature: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Score: Challengers
Best Sound: Civil War
Best VFX: Dune: Part Two
Best Costume Design: Wicked
Best Production Design: Nosferatu