These are the 2024 Endy Awards, wherein I pretend to give out maneki-neko statues to the best movies, performances, etc of this year in film. Awards for many other years can be found in the Rankings & Awards Index. Eligibility is determined by imdb date and by whether or not I’ve seen the movie in question. Films are presented in alphabetical order, and the winners are bolded. As always, the winners and nominees are subject to change as I watch more movies. And the Endy goes to. . .

Best Picture:

1. Baby Assassins: Everyday!
2. Broken Rage
3. Eephus
4. Furiosa
5. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
6. Henry Fonda for President
7. Pavements
8. The Shadow Strays
9. She Taught Me Serendipity
10. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Best Director:

1. George Miller, Furiosa
2. Kevin Costner, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
3. Sakamoto Yugo, Baby Assassins: Everyday!
4. Alex Ross Perry, Pavements
5. Soi Cheang, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Best Actor:

1. Eddie Peng, Black Dog
2. Kitano Takeshi, Broken Rage
3. Hagiwara Riku, She Taught Me Serendipity
4. Kwon Haehyo, By the Stream
5. Yoshioko Mutsuo, Chime
6. Suda Masaki, Cloud
7. Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
8. Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
9. Ryan Gosling, The Fall Guy
10. Justice Smith, I Saw the TV Glow
11. Nicholas Hoult, Juror #2
12. Adam Driver, Megalopolis
13. Josh Hartnett, Trap

Best Actress:

1. Mikey Madison, Anora
2. Akari Takaishi, Baby Assassins: Everyday!
3. Izawa Saori, Baby Assassins: Everyday!
4. Natsuko, The Gesuidouz
5. Zhao Tao, Caught by the Tides
6. Yuumi Kawai, Desert of Namibia
7. Sylvia Chang, Daughter’s Daughter
8. Margaret Qualley, Drive-Away Dolls
9. Anya Taylor-Joy, Furiosa
10. Tanaka Makoto, See You Tomorrow
11. Brigette Lundy-Paine, I Saw the TV Glow
12. Aurora Ribero, The Shadow Strays
13. Isabelle Huppert, A Traveler’s Needs

Supporting Actor:

1. Paul Rudd, Friendship
2. Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
3. Mike Faist, Challengers
4. Philip Ng, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
5. Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
6. Sergio Castellitto, Conclave
7. Stanley Tucci, Conclave
8. Chris Hemsworth, Furiosa
9. Joe Keery, Pavements
10. Louis Koo, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
11. Mimoto Masanori, Ghost Killer
12. Emoto Tokio, Baby Assassins: Everyday!
13. Sosuke Ikematsu, Baby Assassins: Nice Days

Supporting Actress:

1. Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
2. Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
3. Charlee Fraser, Furiosa
4. Jena Malone, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
5. Toni Collette, Juror #2
6. Aubrey Plaza, Megalopolis
7. Yang Mi, Nothing Can’t Be Undone By a Hotpot
8. Yuen Qiu, Second Life
9. Hana Malasan, The Shadow Strays
10. Lee Hyeyoung, A Traveler’s Needs
11. Ita Aoi, She Taught Me Serendipity
12. Yang Xing, The Bodyguard
13. Sienna Miller, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One

Original Screenplay:

1. Eephus
2. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
3. She Taught Me Serendipity
4. Pavements
5. A Traveler’s Needs

Adapted Screenplay:

1. Baby Assassins: Everyday!
2. Furiosa
3. The Killer
4. Look Back
5. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

English Language Film:

1. Eephus (Carson Lund)
2. Furiosa (George Miller)
3. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One (Kevin Costner)
4. Juror #2 (Clint Eastwood)
5. Pavements (Alex Ross Perry)

Non-English Language Film:

1. Baby Assassins: Everyday! (Sakamoto Yugo)
2. Broken Rage (Kitano Takeshi)
3. Henry Fonda for President (Alexander Horwath)
4. She Taught Me Serendipity (Ohku Akiko)
5. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Soi Cheang)

Non-Fiction Feature Film:

1. Dahomey (Mati Diop)
2. God Hates a Coward (Jon Bois)
3. Henry Fonda for President (Alexander Horwath)
4. Pavements (Alex Ross Perry)
5. The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel (Jenny Nicholson)

Animated Feature Film:

1. The Colors Within (Yamada Naoko)
2. Look Back (Oshiyama Kiyotaka)
3. Vengeance Most Fowl (Merlin Crossingham & Nick Park)

Unseen Film:

1. Amar Singh Chamkila (Imtiaz Ali)
2. Ghost Killer (Sonomura Kensuke)
3. Grand Tour (Miguel Gomes)
4. Malaikottai Vaaliban (Lijo Jose Pellissery)
5. The Shrouds (David Cronenberg)

Film Editing:

1. Caught by the Tides
2. Furiosa
3. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
4. Pavements
5. The Shadow Strays

Cinematography:

1. She Taught Me Serendipity
2. Escape from the 21st Century
3. Furiosa
4. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
5. The Shadow Strays

Art Direction:

1. 11 Rebels
2. Here
3. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
4. Megalopolis
5. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Costume Design:

1. Dead Talents Society
2. Furiosa
3. 11 Rebels
4. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
5. Megalopolis

Make-Up and Hair:

1. Dead Talents Society
2. Furiosa
3. 11 Rebels
4. The Shadow Strays
5. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Original Score:

1. Challengers
2. The Colors Within
3. I Saw the TV Glow
4. The Gesuidouz

Adapted Score:

1. Black Dog
2. A Complete Unknown
3. The Fall Guy
4. Pavements

Choreography:

1. Baby Assassins: Nice Days
2. The Bodyguard
3. Second Life
4. The Shadow Strays
5. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Sound:

1. Caught by the Tides
2. Pavements
3. Chime
4. Eephus
5. I Saw the TV Glow

Sound Editing:

1. Furiosa
2. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
3. One More Shot
4. The Shadow Strays
5. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Visual Effects:

1. Dead Talents Society
2. Escape from the 21st Century
3. Furiosa
4. Megalopolis
5. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In