The 2024 Official Selection around the world

Since triumphing at Cannes, where it took home the Jury Prize and the Award for Best Actress for its female ensemble, Jacques Audiard’s latest film, Emilia Pérez, has maintained its winning streak in world cinema, already scooping five European Awards and four Golden Globes. This exceptional start to the season bodes well for its upcoming nominations at the Oscars, where it will represent France in March. On the awards circuit, it shared the spotlight with Sean Baker’s Palme d’or–winning Anora, as well as Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, which won the Award for Best Screenplay. More generally, with over 1,550 nominations and around 454 awards to date, films from the 2024 Official Selection have been exceptionally well received on the international stage.

TOP 10 most awarded films

(IMDB as of 21/01/2025)

1. Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard: 265 nominations and 188 awards
2. Anora by Sean Baker: 310 nominations and 102 awards
3. The Substance by Coralie Fargeat: 280 nominations and 73 awards
4. Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis: 96 nominations and 32 awards
5. All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia: 90 nominations and 30 awards
6. دانه‌ی انجیر معابد (The Seed of the Sacred Fig) by Mohammad Rasoulof: 79 nominations and 27 awards
7. Pigen med nålen (The Girl with the Needle) by Magnus von Horn: 39 nominations and 21 awards
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga by George Miller: 120 nominations and 18 awards
9. Ljósbrot (When the Light Breaks) by Rúnar Rúnarsson: 24 nominations and 15 awards
10. Gou Zhen (Black Dog) by Guan Hu: 23 nominations and 12 awards

In cinemas, Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière’s film, presented Out of Competition at Cannes, broke box-office records. With over 9 million tickets sold, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo), starring Pierre Niney, joined the ranks of the top 20 most-viewed French films in December. This landmark success was further enhanced by outstanding performances from several other arthouse films screened at Cannes last May, particularly in the Un Certain Regard Selection, where Straume (Flow), L’Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story), and Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow) stole the show.

Films from Cannes 2024 that were watched by over 500,000 viewers in French cinemas:

(Wikipedia as of 21/01/2025)

1. Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo) by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière: 9,348,194 admissions
2. L’Amour ouf (Beating Hearts) by Gilles Lellouche: 4,900,886 admissions
3. En fanfare (The Marching Band) by Emmanuel Courcol: 2,119,133 admissions
4. Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard: 1,087,562 admissions
5. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga by George Miller: 947,959 admissions
6. Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow) by Louise Courvoisier: 801,825 admissions
7. Le Fil (An Ordinary Case) by Daniel Auteuil: 688,297 admissions
8. Anora by Sean Baker: 579,690 admissions
9. دانه‌ی انجیر معابد (The Seed of the Sacred Fig) by Mohammad Rasoulof: 574,172 admissions
10. Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis: 550,114 admissions
11. The Substance by Coralie Fargeat: 550,106 admissions
12. L’Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story) by Boris Lojkine: 529,621 admissions
13. La plus précieuse des marchandises (The Most Precious of Cargoes) by Michel Hazanavicius: 528,679 admissions

Once again this year, film critics have commended the films selected by the Festival, sharing their top picks across the globe. While several awards are yet to be announced, Anora, The Substance, and Straume (Flow), as well as All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia’s Indian film that won the Cannes Grand Prix, have all received rave reviews across the pond.

In France, the Académie des Lumières will present the 30^th Lumière Awards on 20 January. Half of the 34 nominated pictures are feature films that were screened at Cannes last May. With six nominations, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez is marginally ahead of Boris Lojkine’s L’Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story) and Alain Guiraudie’s Miséricorde (Misericordia) (five nominations apiece). This trio of feature-length films will be competing for the Lumière Award for Best Film alongside Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light and Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu’s Le Roman de Jim (Jim’s Story), all from the Official Selection.

Académie des Lumières – International Press Awards

37 nominations, 12 awards received

Best film: Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard
Best Director: Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez
Best Actress: Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard
Best Actor: Abou Sangaré in L’Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story) by Boris Lojkine
Best Screenwriter: Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez
Best Emerging Actress: Ghjuvanna Benedetti in Le Royaume  (The Kingdom) by Julien Colonna
Best Emerging Actor: Clément Faveau in Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow) by Louise Courvoisier
Best First Film: Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow) by Louise Courvoisier
Best International Coproduction: دانه‌ی انجیر معابد (The Seed of the Sacred Fig) by Mohammad Rasoulof
Best Animated Film: Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis
Best Cinematography: Nicolas Bolduc for Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo) by Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de la Patellière
Best Original Score: Camille & Clément Ducol for Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard

National Board of Review, USA

Best International Film: دانه‌ی انجیر معابد (The Seed of the Sacred Fig) by Mohammad Rasoulof
Best Animated Feature: Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis
Breakthrough Performance: Mikey Madison in Anora by Sean Baker
In the Top 5 International Films: Pigen med nålen (The Girl with the Needle) by Magnus von Horn, Santosh by Sandhya Suri, All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia
In the Top 10 Films: Anora by Sean Baker, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga by George Miller

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Best Foreign Language Film: All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia
Best Animated Feature: Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis
Best Costume Design: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga by George Miller
Best Use of Visual Effects: The Substance by Coralie Fargeat

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Best Picture: Anora by Sean Baker
Best Film Not in the English Language: All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia
Best Animation: Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis
Best Director: Mohammad Rasoulof for دانه‌ی انجیر معابد (The Seed of the Sacred Fig)
Best Lead Performance: Mikey Madison in Anora by Sean Baker
Best Supporting Performance: Yura Borisov in Anora by Sean Baker

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Animated Film: Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis
Best International Film: All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia
Best Screenplay: Anora by Sean Baker

New York Film Critics, Online

Best Picture: The Substance by Coralie Fargeat
Best International Feature: All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia
Best Animation: Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis
Best Director: Coralie Fargeat for The Substance
Best Breakthrough Performer: Mikey Madison in Anora by Sean Baker

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

Best International Feature: All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia
Best Original Screenplay: All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia
Best Animated Feature: Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis
Outstanding Lead Performance: Mikey Madison in Anora by Sean Baker
Outstanding Supporting Performance: Yura Borisov in Anora by Sean Baker

From the Oscars, Golden Globes, and BAFTAs to the Goyas and European Film Awards—between May and March, films from Cannes were celebrated at a series of awards ceremonies that honour the world’s leading players in film production. While several major awards ceremonies are still to come, the Festival is delighted that the 2024 Official Selection has already lived up to its promises in so many cases.

European Film Awards – 7 December 2024, Switzerland

31 nominations, 16 awards received

• Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón, Best Screenwriter, and Best Editing
• The Substance by Coralie Fargeat: Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects
• Pigen med nålen (The Girl with the Needle) by Magnus von Horn: Best Original Score, Best Production Design
• Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis: Best Animated Feature Film
• L’Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story) by Boris Lojkine: Best Actor for Abou Sangare, Best Sound
• Ljósbrot (When the Light Breaks) by Rúnar Rúnarsson: Best Make-up and Hair
• Armand by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel: European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
• Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii (Three Kilometres to the End of the World) by Emanuel Pârvu: European University Film Award
• Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti (The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent) by Nebojša Slijepčević: European Short Film – Prix Vimeo

Golden Globes – 5 January 2025, Beverly Hills

28 nominations, 6 awards received

• Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, Best Original Song (“El Mal”, written by Clément Ducol and Camille) and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for Zoe Saldaña
• The Substance by Coralie Fargeat: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Demi Moore
• Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis: Best Motion Picture – Animated

Goya Awards – 8 February 2025, Granada

Five films from the Official Selection at Cannes nominated for Best European Film

• Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard
• Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis
• Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo) by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière
• La chimera by Alice Rohrwacher (2023)
• The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer (2023)

BAFTA Awards – 15 February 2025, London

33 nominations

• Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard : 11 nominations including Best film, Best Film not in an English Language, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Leading Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón, Best Supporting Actress for Selena Gomez & Zoe Saldaña, Best Make-up & Hair, Best Original Score.

• Anora by Sean Baker: 8 nominations including Best film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Casting, Best Leading Actress for Mikey Madison, Best Supporting Actor for Yura Borisov, EE Rising Star Award for Mikey Madison.
• The Substance by Coralie Fargeat: 5 nominations including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Leading Actress for Demi Moore, Best Make-up & Hair, Best Sound.
• The Apprentice by Ali Abbasi: 3 nominations including Best Leading Actor Sebastian Stan, Best Supporting Actor for Jeremy Strong, Best Casting.
• Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis: 2 nominations including Best Animated Film, Best Children’s & Family Film
• All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia: 1 nomination for Best Film not in an English Language
• دانه‌ی انجیر معابد (The Seed of the Sacred Fig) by Mohammad Rasoulof: 1 nomination for Best Film not in an English Language
• Bird by Andrea Arnold: 1 nomination for Best Outstanding British Film
• Santosh by Sandhya Suri: 1 nomination for Best Outstanding Debut British Film

Independent Spirit Awards – 22 February 2025, Santa Monica

12 nominations

• Anora by Sean Baker: 5 nominations including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Lead Performance for Mikey Madison, Best Supporting Performance for Yura Borisov and Karren Karagulian
• The Substance by Coralie Fargeat: 2 nominations including Best Feature and Best Lead Performance for Demi Moore
• The Apprentice by Ali Abbasi: 2 nominations including Best Director and Best Lead Performance for Sebastian Stan
• Straume (Flow) by Gints Zilbalodis: 1 nomination for Best International Film
• All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia: 1 nomination for Best International Film
• Gou Zhen (Black Dog) by Guan Hu: one nomination for Best International Film

Key upcoming dates…

César Awards – 28 February 2025, Paris

Oscars – 3 March 2025, Los Angeles

The Festival de Cannes would like to extend its heartfelt congratulations to all the casts and crews of films from the 2024 Official Selection for their outstanding success.

The 2025 Official Selection will be announced in mid-April.

[As of 21/01/2025. Sources: IMDB, AlloCiné, Wikipedia.]