Puerto Rico Critics Association Awards

Best Picture

The Substance

            Runner Up - Dune: Part Two

Best Action Film

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

            Runner Up - Deadpool & Wolverine

Best Animated Feature

The Wild Robot 

            Runner Up - Flow

Best Comedy/Musical

Wicked 

            Runner Up - Anora 

Best Documentary

No Other Land 

            Runner Up - Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Best First Film

Monkey Man 

            Runner Up - Problemista 

Best Horror Film

The Substance

            Runner Up - Nosferatu 

Best International Feature

I’m Still Here 

            Runner Up - No Other Land

Best Puerto Rican Film

Bella 

            Runner Up - Entre el grito y la celda: Una historia sobre Lolita Lebrón

Best Director

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance 

            Runner Up - Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two 

Best Actor

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing 

            Runner Up - Ralph Fiennes – Conclave 

Best Actress

Demi Moore – The Substance

            Runner Up - Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

Best Supporting Actor

Bill Skarsgård – Nosferatu

            Runner Up - Nicolas Cage – Longlegs 

Best Supporting Actress

Margaret Qualley – The Substance

            Runner Up - Ariana Grande – Wicked 

Best Adapted Screenplay

Conclave 

            Runner Up - Nosferatu and Queer

Best Original Screenplay

The Substance 

            Runner Up - Challengers (Runner Up)

Best Cinematography

Nosferatu

            Runner Up - Dune: Part Two 

Best Costume Design

Wicked 

            Runner Up - Nosferatu 

Best Film Editing

Challengers

            Runner Up - The Substance 

Best Hair & Makeup

The Substance 

            Runner Up - Nosferatu 

Best Original Score

Challengers 

            Runner Up - Dune: Part Two 

Best Original Song

‘Kiss the Sky’ – The Wild Robot 

            Runner Up - ‘Compress / Repress’ – Challengers 

Best Production Design

Wicked 

            Runner Up - Nosferatu

Best Sound

Dune: Part Two 

            Runner Up - The Substance

Best Visual Effects

The Substance

            Runner Up - Dune: Part Two 

The Raúl Juliá Award

This honorary award recognizes Puerto Rican actors whose work has elevated our

culture in the film industry. This year’s recipient is Aris Mejías for her outstanding

performance in Bella.

Rising Star Award

Honoring emerging talent with remarkable potential, the 2024 award goes to Katy

O’Brian for her stellar performances in Love Lies Bleeding and Twisters.

Cinematographic Resistance Award

This award celebrates filmmakers who use cinema to challenge power structures and

highlight urgent social issues. The 2024 honorees are Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal,

Yuval Abraham, and Basel Adra for their impactful film No Other Land.