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: Nice Days
2. Broken Rage
3. Eephus
4. Furiosa
5. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
6. Juror #2
7. Megalopolis
8. The Shadow Strays
9. A Traveler’s Needs
10. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Best Director:

1. George Miller, Furiosa
2. Kevin Costner, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
3. Clint Eastwood, Juror #2
4. Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis
5. Soi Cheang, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Best Actor:

1. Eddie Peng, Black Dog
2. Kitano Takeshi, Broken Rage
3. Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
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: Nice Days
3. Izawa Saori, Baby Assassins: Nice Days
4. Kim Minhee, By the Stream
5. Zhao Tao, Caught by the Tides
6. Zendaya, Challengers
7. Sylvia Chang, Daughter’s Daughter
8. Margaret Qualley, Drive-Away Dolls
9. Anya Taylor-Joy, Furiosa
10. Sienna Miller, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
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. David Jonsson, Alien: Romulus
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. Sam Worthington, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
10. Louis Koo, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

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

Original Screenplay:

1. Eephus
2. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
3. Juror #2
4. Megalopolis
5. A Traveler’s Needs

Adapted Screenplay:

1. Baby Assassins: Nice Days
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. Megalopolis (Francis Ford Coppola)

Non-English Language Film:

1. Baby Assassins: Nice Days (Sakamoto Yugo)
2. Broken Rage (Kitano Takeshi)
3. The Shadow Strays (Timo Tjahjanto)
4. A Traveler’s Needs (Hong Sangsoo)
5. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Soi Cheang)

Non-Fiction Feature Film:

1. Dahomey (Mati Diop)
2. The Kadarius Toney Fan Club (Jon Bois)
3. Made in England (David Hinton)
4. Reform! (Jon Bois)
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. Megalopolis
5. The Shadow Strays

Cinematography:

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

Art Direction:

1. Furiosa
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. Here
4. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
5. Megalopolis

Make-Up and Hair:

1. Dead Talents Society
2. Furiosa
3. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One
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

Adapted Score:

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

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. Challengers
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