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‘Wicked’ Named Best Film of 2024 by the National Board of Review
‘Wicked’ Named Best Film of 2024 by the National Board of Review-August 2024
Aug 4, 2026 11:57 PM

The National Board of Review has named Wicked as its best film of 2024.

The movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, which has been a critical and commercial hit and hopes to be an Oscars contender, also picked up two other honors from the group. The NBRs honors are voted on by a group of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals, academics and students.

Wickeds Jon M. Chu was named best director by NBR and its stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande received a special spotlight award for their creative collaboration. Wicked represents the pure magic that movies can bring to audiences, NBR president Annie Schulhof said in a statement. Every detail is beautifully crafted and designed, the actors are all exceptional and the music is second-to-none together it adds up to a transporting experience like no other. The NBR is proud to honor director Jon M. Chu and his remarkable cinematic vision.

Last year, NBRs top film was Killers of the Flower Moon.

This years NBR honorees will be celebrated at an awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York on Tuesday, Jan. 7, hosted by NBC News Willie Geist.

A complete list of the 2024 NBR award winners follows.

Best Film: Wicked

Best Director: Jon M. Chu, Wicked

Best Actor: Daniel Craig, Queer

Best Actress: Nicole Kidman, Babygirl

Best Supporting Actor:Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Best Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning, A Complete Unknown

Best Ensemble: Conclave

Breakthrough Performance:Mikey Madison, Anora

Best Directorial Debut: India Donaldson, Good One

Best Original Screenplay: Mike Leigh, Hard Truths

Best Adapted Screenplay: Clint Bentley Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing

NBR Spotlight Award: Creative Collaboration of Cynthia Erivo Ariana Grande

NBR Freedom of Expression Award: No Other Land

Best Animated Feature: Flow

Best International Film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Documentary: Sugarcane

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu

Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Top Films (in alphabetical order): Anora

Babygirl

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Gladiator II

Juror #2

Queer

A Real Pain

Sing Sing

Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order): All We Imagine as Light

The Girl With the Needle

Im Still Here

Santosh

Universal Language

Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order): Black Box Diaries

Dahomey

Look Into My Eyes

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Will Harper

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order): Bird

A Different Man

Ddi

Ghostlight

Good One

Hard Truths

His Three Daughters

Love Lies Bleeding

My Old Ass

Thelma

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