List: 2024 InSession Film Awards (all nominees and winners)

This week on the InSession Film Podcast, we featured our 12th annual InSession Film Awards! During Part 1, we discussed the very best that 2024 had to offer in terms of film. We dove into everything from movie surprises, to overlooked movies, to the best acting performances and so much more!

For every category, we each listed our own nominations and winners. Winners are highlighted in bold.

Best Actor

Brendan:

• Daniel Craig, Queer
• Nicholas Hoult, Juror #2
• Keith Kupferer, Ghostlight
• Aaron Pierre, Rebel Ridge
• Sebastian Stan, A Different Man

JD:

• Keith Kupferer, Ghostlight
• Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
• Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
• Daniel Craig, Queer
• Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Dave:

• Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
• Justice Smith, I Saw The TV Glow
• Keith Kupferer, Ghostlight
• Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
• Josh Hartnett, Trap

Best Actress

Brendan:

• Juliette Gariépy, Red Rooms
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
• Mikey Madison, Anora
• Daisy Ridley, Sometimes I Think About Dying
• Nell Tiger Free, The First Omen

JD:

• Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
• Daisy Ridley, Sometimes I Think About Dying
• Ilinca Manolache, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
• Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
• Kani Kusruti, All We Imagine As Light

Dave:

• Lily Rose-Depp, Nosferatu
• Maisy Stella, My Old Ass
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
• Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
• Naomi Scott, Smile 2

Best Actor Supporting Role

Brendan:

• Yura Borisov Anora
• Chris Hemsworth, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
• Mike Faist, Challengers
• Adam Pearson, A Different Man

JD:

• Yura Borisov, Anora
• Chris Hemsworth, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
• Adam Pearson, A Different Man
• Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing

Dave:

• Bill Skarsgard, Nosferatu
• Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
• Mike Faist, Challengers
• Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
• Denzel Washington, Gladiator 2

Best Actress Supporting Role

Brendan:

• Adria Arjona, Hit Man
• Joan Chen, Didi
• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Nickel Boys
• Natasha Lyonne, His Three Daughters
• Usha Seamkhum, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

JD:

• Usha “Taew” Seamkhum, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
• Natasha Lyonne, His Three Daughters
• Joan Chen, Dìdi
• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Nickel Boys
• Aubrey Plaza, Megalopolis / My Old Ass

Dave:

• Katy O’Brian, Love Lies Bleeding
• Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
• Joan Chen, Didi
• Michele Austin, Hard Truths
• Aubrey Plaza, My Old Ass

Best Director

Brendan:

• Sean Baker, Anora
• Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light
• George Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Pascal Plante, Red Rooms
• RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys

JD:

• Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light
• Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
• Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two
• Jane Schoenbrun, I Saw the TV Glow
• RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys

Dave:

• Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
• Robert Eggers, Nosferatu
• RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys
• Luca Guadagnino, Challengers
• Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light

Best Original Screenplay

Brendan:

• Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
• Victor Erice and Michel Gaztambide, Close Your Eyes
• Aaron Schimberg, A Different Man
• Jane Schoenbrun, I Saw the TV Glow
• Jeremy Saulnier, Rebel Ridge

JD:

• Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
• Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
• Radu Jude, Do Not Expect Much From the End of the World
• Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light
• Aaron Schimberg, A Different Man

Dave:

• Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
• Kelly O’Sullivan, Ghostlight
• Megan Park, My Old Ass
• Jesse Eisenberg,  A Real Pain
• Zach Baylin, Kevin Flynn, Gary Gerhadt, The Order

Best Adapted Screenplay

Brendan:

• Vera Drew and Bri LeRose, The People’s Joker
• Justin Kuritzkes, Queer
• Richard Linklater and Glen Powell, Hit Man
• George Miller and Nick Lathouris, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys

JD:

• Justin Kuritzkes, Queer
• George Miller and Nick Lathouris, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
• Chris Sanders, The Wild Robot
• Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley, Sing Sing

Dave:

• Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing
• Jeff Nichols, The Bikeriders
• Ramell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
• Robert Eggers, Nosferatu
• Richard Linklater, Glen Powell, Hit Man

Best Cinematography

Brendan:

• Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
• Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
• Greig Fraser, Dune: Part Two
• Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys
• Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Queer

JD:

• Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
• Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
• Greig Fraser, Dune: Part Two
• Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys
• Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Queer

Dave:

• Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Challengers
• Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
• Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
• Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys
• Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Trap

Best Documentary

Brendan:

• Dahomey
• No Other Land
• The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
• Sugarcane

JD:

• Dahomey
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
• The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
• No Other Land
• Sugarcane

Dave:

• No Other Land
• Sugarcane
• Soundtrack To a Coup d’Etat
• Super/Man
• The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Best International Film

Brendan:

• All We Imagine As Light
• Close Your Eyes
• Evil Does Not Exist
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
• Red Rooms

JD:

• Red Rooms
• Evil Does Not Exist
• All We Imagine As Light
• The Beast
• Do Not Expect Too Much From The End of the World

Dave:

• All We Imagine As Light
• I’m Still Here
• Red Rooms
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Animated Film

Brendan:

• Flow
• Look Back
• Memoir of a Snail
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

JD:

• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• Flow
• The Wild Robot
• Transformers One

Dave:

• Memoir of A Snail
• The Wild Robot
• Transformers: One
• Flow
• Piece By Piece

Best Original Score

Brendan:

• Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
• Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
• Bryce Dessner, We Live in Time
• Eiko Ishibashi, Evil Does Not Exist
• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Queer

JD:

• Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
• Eiko Ishibashi, Evil Does Not Exist
• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Queer
• Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
• Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part Two

Dave:

• Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
• Tom Holkenborg, Furiosa
• Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Babygirl
• Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Challengers
• Alex G, I Saw The TV Glow

Best Use of Song

Note: This category includes original songs and pre-existing music.

Brendan:

• “Greatest Day by Take That, Anora
• “Let Me Entertain You” by Robbie Williams, Better Man
• “Starburned and Unkissed” by Caroline Polachek, I Saw the TV Glow
• “Come As You Are” by Nirvana, Queer
• “Wild Is the Wind” by Nina Simone, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

JD:

• “Come As You Are” by Nirvana, Queer
• “Starburned and Unkissed” by Caroline Polachek, I Saw the TV Glow
• “Kiss the Sky” by Maren Morris, The Wild Robot
• “New Brain” by Skye Riley, Smile 2
• “The Homeless Wanderer” by Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, All We Imagine As Light

Dave:

• “Creep/The Air That I Breathe”, Heretic
• “Come As You Are”, Queer
• “Defying Gravity”, Wicked
• “One Less Lonely Girl”, My Old Ass
• “Compress/Repress”, Challengers

Best Opening/Closing Credits Sequence or Scene

Brendan:

• Anora (Opening Credits)
• Gladiator II (Opening Credits)
• Queer (Opening Credits)
• Sing Sing (Closing Credits)
• Smile 2 (Opening Credits)

JD:

• Close Your Eyes (Closing)
• All We Imagine As Light (Closing)
• Red Rooms (Opening)
• The Brutalist (Opening)
• Anora (Closing)

Dave:

• Queer (Opening)
• The Brutalist (Closing)
• Smile 2 (Closing)
• I Saw The TV Glow (Closing)
• Trap (Opening)

Best Overlooked Movie

Brendan:

• Ghostlight
• Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
• Janet Planet
• Sometimes I Think About Dying
• We Live in Time

JD:

• Sometimes I Think About Dying
• Janet Planet
• The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
• Small Things Like These
• The Beast

Dave:

• Red Rooms
• Fancy Dance
• Handling The Undead
• Lisa Frankenstein
• Femme

Best Surprise Movie

Brendan:

• The First Omen
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Hundreds of Beavers
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Smile 2

JD:

• Babes
• Transformers One
• A Quiet Place: Day One
• My Old Ass
• The First Omen

Dave:

• Ghostlight
• My Old Ass
• Immaculate
• Hundreds of Beavers
• Thelma

Best Surprise Actor/Actress

Brendan:

• Ed Harris, Love Lies Bleeding
• Sydney Sweeney, Immaculate
• Chris Hemsworth, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Lesley Manville, Queer
• Justice Smith, I Saw the TV Glow

JD:

• Michelle Buteau, Babes
• Demi Moore, The Substance
• Josh Hartnett, Trap
• Justice Smith, I Saw the TV Glow
• Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl

Dave:

• Sydney Sweeney, Immaculate
• Lily Rose-Depp, Nosferatu
• Justice Smith, I Saw The TV Glow
• Maya Hawke, Wildcat
• Andy Samberg, Lee

Best Movie Discovery

Brendan:

• Mike Cheslik – Director, Hundreds of Beavers
• Juliette Gariépy – Actress, Red Rooms
• Aaron Schimberg – Writer/Director, A Different Man
• Conor Sherry – Actor, Snack Shack
• Arkasha Stevenson – Director, The First Omen

JD:

• Daniel Blumberg – Composer, The Brutalist
• Rachel Lambert – Director The Brutalist
• Annie Baker – Director, Janet Planet
• Katy O’Brian – Actress, Love Lies Bleeding / Twisters
• Payal Kapadia – Director, All We Imagine As Light

Dave:

• RaMell Ross, Director, Nickel Boys
• Keith Kupferer – Actor, Ghostlight
• Maisy Stella, Actress, My Old Ass
• Zia Anger, Director, My First Film
• Arkasha Stevenson – Director, The First Omen

JD’s Individual Special Awards

Best Individual Score Track

• “Imagined Light” – Topshe (All We Imagine As Light)
• “I Could Use A Boost” – Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot)
• “Overture (Bus)” – Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist)
• “Matchpoint” – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Challengers)
• “Pure Love” – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Queer)
• “Memory is a Voyager” – Max Richter (Spaceman
• “Evil Does Not Exist V2” – Eiko Ishibashi (Evil Does Not Exist)
• “Arrival” – Volker Bertelmann (Conclave)
• “Acceptance” – Gintz Zilbalodis and Rihards Zalupe (Flow)
• “Dreams” – Jed Kurzel (Monkey Man)

Best Overlooked Performance

• Cillian Murphy, Small Things Like These
• Aaron Pierre, Rebel Ridge
• Juliette Gariépy, Red Rooms
• Léa Seydoux, The Beast
• Julianne Nicholson, Janet Planet
• Maya Hawke, Wildcat

Best Directorial Debut

• Sean Wang – Dìdi
• Dev Patel – Monkey Man
• Arkasha Stevenson – The First Omen
• Annie Baker – Janet Planet
• Vera Drew – The People’s Joker

These Movies Are Actually Good

• Megalopolis
• The Outrun
• Wildcat
• A Quiet Place: Day One
• Saturday Night
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

The June Squibb Award

• June Squibb, Thelma

Brendan’s Individual Special Awards

Best Performance by a Non-Human, aka “Cheddar Goblin” Award

• Alfie the cat, Argylle
• The turtle, Conclave
• Dogpool, Deadpool & Wolverine
• Dondas the monkey, Gladiator II
• The family dog, I’m Still Here
• The dogs, Nightbitch
• Frodo the cat, A Quiet Place: Day One
• The turtle, Sasquatch Sunset
• Death the macaw, Tuesday

Best Double Feature

• The First Omen / Immaculate
• I Saw the TV Glow / The People’s Joker
• The Substance / A Different Man
• The Substance / The Last Showgirl
• The Substance / Smile 2
• The Wild Robot / Flow

Actors Who Win 2024

• Nicholas Hoult (Juror #2, Nosferatu, The Order)
• Daisy Ridley (Sometimes I Think About Dying, Young Woman and the Sea, Magpie)

Best (or Worst) Movie To Make Into a Drinking Game

• A Complete Unknown (any time when Dylan performs and the camera slowly inches in on Chalamet, coupled with insert shots of the crowd gawking over his genius)

Most Undeservingly Good Performance in a Movie That Didn’t Deserve Them

• Leigh Gill, Joker: Folie a Deux and Blitz

Go **** Yourself Disney

• Moana 2
• Alien: Romulus

Dave’s Individual Special Awards

The Keanu Reeves Exceeding Low Expectations Award

• Ariana Grande, Wicked
• Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, Fly Me To The Moon
• Tom Hardy, Venom: The Last Dance
• James McAvoy, Speak No Evil
• Jason Schwartzman, Queer

The Eva Green Innocent Award

• Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
• Aubrey Plaza, Megalopolis
• Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
• Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
• Denzel Washington, Gladiator 2

The Michael Bay All Filler No Killer Award

• Maria
• Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim
• Godzilla x Kong The New Empire
• Twisters
• Alien: Romulus

The Steven Soderbergh Very Good Year Award

• Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
• Nicholas Hoult
• Glen Powell
• Saoirse Ronan
• Luca Guadagnino, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

The Ladybird They Didn’t Understand It Award

• Wildcat
• Rumours
• The Order
• Small Things Like These
• Immaculate

Well, that’s it for our 2024 InSession Film Awards! Hopefully, you all enjoyed our nominations and winners. If you agree or disagree with us, let us know in the comment section below. We would love to hear how your nominations and winners would vary from our picks above. You can also email your selections to us at [email protected] or follow us on social media.

To hear our Top 10 Movies of 2024, listen to Part 2 of Episode 619!