4th annual Dumpling Awards (2024 movies)

(Still from 'The Brutalist')

I used to do an annual awarding system every year for the best films I've seen that year. I used to do it as soon as the year ended around January or February. But I found that there were still many films that I couldn't see by that point. Therefore, recently I've changed to doing it during the summer. I have done this 3 years now and this is the 4th annual Dumpling awards that covers films of 2024 (all eligible films listed here).

I take similar categories as the Oscars and give my nominations and winners completely based off of my opinion. However, I do not follow the same set of rules as the Academy. If you would like to see the rules set for this version of the Oscars, please take a look at this article.

The categories will be written in big letters and underlined. The nominees will be listed out in bullet points. Then the Winner will be in bold and an asterisk(*) will be next to them.

Best Ensemble

• Anora*
• Challengers
• His Three Daughters
• It's What's Inside
• A Real Pain

Best Documentary Feature

• N/A (Due to not enough documentaries watched)

Best international feature film

• About Dry Grasses
• Close Your Eyes
• Evil Does Not Exist*
• La Chimera
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Film Editing

• Challengers
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• It’s What’s Inside*
• Saturday Night
• The Substance

Best Visual Effects

• Civil War
• Dune: Part Two
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes*
• Wicked

Best Costume Design

• Conclave
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Nosferatu*
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Nosferatu
• The Substance*

Best Cinematography

• The Brutalist*
• Challengers
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Joker: Folie a Deux
• Nosferatu

Best Production Design

• Civil War
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best Sound

• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Dune: Part Two
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*
• Saturday Night

Best Original Score

• Babygirl
• Challengers*
• A Different Man
• The Room Next Door
• The Wild Robot

Best Original Song

• Challengers - “Compress / Repress”
• Emilia Perez - “Mi Camino”
• His Three Daughters - “In Time”
• I Saw the TV Glow - “Starburned and Unkissed”*
• Sing Sing - “Like a Bird”

Best Animated Feature Film

• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
• Robot Dreams
• The Wild Robot*

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Conclave
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Joker: Folie a Deux*
• The Room Next Door
• The Wild Robot

Best Original Screenplay

• Anora*
• Challengers
• Evil Does Not Exist
• A Real Pain
• The Substance

Best Supporting Actress

• Emilia Perez - Zoe Saldaña
• His Three Daughters - Carrie Coon
• His Three Daughters - Elizabeth Olsen
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Mahsa Rostami
• The Substance - Margaret Qualley*

Best Supporting Actor

• Anora - Karren Karagulian*
• The Apprentice - Jeremy Strong
• Challengers - Josh O’Connor
• A Real Pain - Kieran Culkin
• Sing Sing - Clarence Maclin

Best Leading Actor

• A Complete Unknown - Timothee Chalamet
• Joker: Folie a Deux - Joaquin Phoenix
• Perfect Days - Koji Yakusho
• A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg*
• Sing Sing - Colman Domingo

Best Leading Actress

• Anora - Mikey Madison
• Challengers - Zendaya
• His Three Daughters - Natasha Lyonne
• Nosferatu - Lily-Rose Depp
• The Substance - Demi Moore*

Best Director

• Anora
• Challengers
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*
• Joker: Folie a Deux
• The Substance

Best Picture

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Challengers
• Evil Does Not Exist
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• It’s What’s Inside
• Joker: Folie a Deux*
• A Real Pain
• The Substance
• The Wild Robot

Overall Nominations & Wins

Nominations Movie 10 Challengers Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 9 The Substance 6 Anora 5 His Three Daughters Joker: Folie a Deux Nosferatu A Real Pain 4 The Brutalist The Wild Robot 3 Dune: Part Two Evil Does Not Exist It’s What’s Inside Sing Sing Wicked 2 Civil War A Complete Unknown Conclave Emilia Perez The Room Next Door Saturday Night The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Wins Movie 3 Anora Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga The Substance 2 Joker: Folie a Deux