Nominations Announced for 2024 Cosmos!

The nominations for the 2024 Cosmique Movie Awards have been tabulated, and Wicked leads the pack with 22 nominations, followed by Dune: Part Two with 13 nominations, Conclave and The Substance with 10 each, and Challengers and Deadpool & Wolverine with nine each.

In addition to being nominated for Best Film, Wicked was also nominated for Best Director (Jon Chu), Best Actress (Cynthia Erivo), Supporting Actress (Ariana Grande), Supporting Actor (Jonathan Bailey), as well as Best Comedy, among others.

Other Best Film nominees include Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, A Real Pain, and The Substance. Anora, which was the big winner at the Academy Awards, was not nominated for Best Film but did receive five nominations.

Ballots for the final awards have now been released. The deadline to cast your ballot is Saturday, May 31, 2025.

Cast Your Ballots!

• Lifetime Achievement
• Best Overall of 2024
• Best Performances of 2024
• Best by Genre of 2024
• Specialty Awards of 2024

Complete List of Nominees

Lifetime Achievements Halls of Fame

Best Films of All Time Hall of Fame (2024 Awards)

Cleopatra (1963) • Death Becomes Her • The Godfather: Part II • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring • Some Like It Hot • Suddenly Last Summer

Best Actresses of All Time Hall of Fame (2024 Awards)

Angela Bassett • Cate Blanchett • Jane Fonda • Agnes Moorehead • Emma Thompson • Holly Woodlawn

Best Actors of All Time Hall of Fame (2024 Awards)

Clark Gable • Gene Hackman • Ben Kingsley • River Phoenix • Robert Redford • Denzel Washington

Best Comedic Actresses of All Time Hall of Fame (2024 Awards)

Mary Boland • Joan Cusack • Phyllis Diller • Tina Fey • Coco Peru • Holland Taylor

Best Comedic Actors of All Time Hall of Fame (2024 Awards)

John Belushi • John Cleese • Harvey Corman • Charles Durning • Chris Rock • Dick Van Dyke

Best Overall of 2024

Best Film of 2024

Conclave • Dune: Part Two • Nosferatu • A Real Pain • The Substance • Wicked

Best Director of a 2024 Film

Sean Baker – Anora • Edward Berger – Conclave • Jon M. Chu – Wicked • Brady Corbet – The Brutalist • Coralie Fargeat – The Substance • Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Script of a 2024 Film

Anora • Conclave • Dune: Part Two • Queer • A Real Pain • Wicked

Best Cinematography, Art Direction or Set Design for a 2024 Film

Challengers • Conclave • Dune: Part Two • Nosferatu • Queer • Wicked

Best Costume Design Or Make-Up for a 2024 Film

Alien: Romulus • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice • Dune: Part Two • Gladiator II • Nosferatu • Wicked

Best Visual Effects for a 2024 Film

Alien: Romulus • Dune: Part Two • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes • Wicked

Favorite Cinematic Guilty Pleasure of 2024

Challengers • Deadpool & Wolverine • Juror #2 • Nosferatu • The Substance • Twisters

Best Use of (Gratuitous?) Nudity in a 2024 Film

Anora • Challengers • Darkest Miriam • A Different Man • Queer • Sex-Positive

Best Performances of 2024

Best Lead Actress in a 2024 Film

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked • Angelina Jolie – Maria • Anna Kendrick – Woman of the Hour • Nicole Kidman – Babygirl • Mikey Madison – Anora • Demi Moore – The Substance

Best Lead Actor in a 2024 Film

Timothee Chalamet – A Complete Unknown • Timothee Chalamet – Dune: Part Two • Colman Domingo – Sing Sing • Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain • Ralph Fiennes – Conclave • Sebastian Stan – A Different Man

Best Supporting Actress in a 2024 Film

Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown • Chloe East – Heretic • Ariana Grande – Wicked • Isabella Rossellini – Conclave • Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez • Sophie Thatcher – Heretic

Best Supporting Actor in a 2024 Film

Jonathan Bailey – Wicked • Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain • Hugh Grant – Heretic • Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown • Cory Michael Smith – Saturday Night • Stanley Tucci – Conclave

Best Performance by a Young Actress in a 2024 Film

Kylee D. Allen – The Piano Lesson • Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga  • Blue Ivy Carter – Mufasa: The Lion King • Kaylee Hottle – Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire • Maisy Stella – My Old Ass • Alisha Weir – Abigail

Best Performance by a Young Actor in a 2024 Film

Isaiah Gunn – The Piano Lesson • Elliott Heffernan – Blitz • Wyatt Hunt – Red One • Maxwell Jenkins – Arcadian • Wesley Kimmel – Red One • Izaac Wang – Didi

Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast of a 2024 Film

A Complete Unknown • Conclave • Deadpool & Wolverine • Heretic • Saturday Night • Wicked

Sexiest Ensemble Cast of a 2024 Film

Babygirl • Challengers • Eden • Gladiator II • The Idea of You • Twisters

Favorite Male Heroic Character of a 2024 Film

Taron Egerton – Carry-On • Tom Hardy – Venom: The Last Dance • Hugh Jackman – Deadpool & Wolverine • Michael Keaton – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice • Christopher Reeve – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story • Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool & Wolverine

Favorite Female Heroic Character of a 2024 Film

Millie Bobby Brown – Damsel • Daisy Edgar-Jones – Twisters • Cynthia Erivo – Wicked • Winona Ryder – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice • Cailee Spaeny – Alien: Romulus • Anya Taylor-Joy – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Best Male Villain of a 2024 Film

Jason Bateman – Carry-On • Austin Butler – Dune: Part Two • Jeff Goldblum – Wicked • High Grant – Heretic • Chris Hemsworth – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga • Bill Skarsgård – Nosferatu

Best Female Villain of a 2024 Film

Shohreh Aghdashloo – Damsel • Monica Bellucci – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice • Margaret Qualley – The Substance • Alisha Weir – Abigail • Robin Wright – Damsel • Michelle Yeoh – Wicked

Sexiest Male Character in a 2024 Film

Jonathan Bailey – Wicked • Timothée Chalamet – Dune: Part Two • Harris Dickinson – Babygirl • Mike Faist – Challengers • Andrew Garfield – We Live in Time • Josh O’Connor – Challengers

Sexiest Female Character in a 2024 Film

Lily-Rose Depp – Nosferatu • Daisy Edgar-Jones – Twisters • Dakota Johnson – Madame Web • Demi Moore – The Substance • Anya Taylor-Joy – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga • Zendaya – Challengers

Best by Genre of 2024

Best Action/Adventure Film of 2024

Carry-On • Dune: Part Two • The Fall Guy • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim • Twisters

Best Animated Film of 2024

Flow • Inside Out 2 • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim • Moana 2 • Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl • The Wild Robot

Best Comedic Film of 2024

Challengers • Deadpool & Wolverine • Emilia Pérez • A Real Pain • Saturday Night • Wicked

Best Documentary Film of 2024

Merchant Ivory • Music by John Williams • No Other Land • Sugarcane • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story • Will & Harper

Best Dramatic Film of 2024

The Brutalist • A Complete Unknown • Conclave • Dune: Part Two • September 5 • Sing Sing

Best Fantasy Film of 2024

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice • Caddo Lake • Damsel • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire • Nosferatu • Wicked

Best Historical Film of 2024

Blitz • A Complete Unknown • Fly Me to the Moon • Gladiator II • Maria • September 5

Best Horror or Thriller Film of 2024

Abigail • Alien: Romulus • Longlegs • MaXXXine • A Quiet Place: Day One • The Substance

Best Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer Film of 2024

Challengers • Emilia Pérez • A House is Not a Disco • Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story • Queer • Will & Harper

Best Musical Film of 2024

A Complete Unknown • Emilia Pérez • Joker: Folie à Deux • Moana 2 • The Piano Lesson • Wicked

Best Mystery or Suspense Film of 2024

Conclave • Juror #2 • Monkey Man • Murder & Cocktails • Trap • Woman of the Hour

Best Science Fiction Film of 2024

Alien: Romulus • Dune: Part Two • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes • A Quiet Place: Day One • The Substance

Best Superhero Film of 2024

The Crow (2024) • Deadpool & Wolverine • Hellboy: The Crooked Man • Joker: Folie à Deux • Madame Web • Venom: The Last Dance

Specialty Awards of 2024

Best Soundtrack or Score of a 2024 Film

Deadpool & Wolverine • Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim • Saturday Night • The Substance • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story • Wicked

Best Male Cameo in a 2024 Film

Tim Burton – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice • Danny DeVito – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice • Chris Evans – Deadpool & Wolverine • Matt Lucas – Gladiator II • Lee Majors – The Fall Guy • Stephen Schwartz – Wicked

Best Female Cameo in a 2024 Film

Drew Barrymore – Smile 2 • Kristin Chenoweth – Wicked • Jennifer Garner – Deadpool & Wolverine • Lindsay Lohan – Mean Girls: The Musical • Idina Menzel – Wicked • Anya Taylor-Joy – Dune: Part Two

Favorite Female Empowerment Film of 2024

Anora • Fancy Dance • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga • Mean Girls: The Musical • The Substance • Wicked

Favorite Depiction of Underrepresented Voices of 2024

Nickel Boys • The Piano Lesson • Queer • Sing Sing • Sugarcane • Will & Harper