KCFCC 59th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards

The Substance proved to be the big winner at the 59th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards taking home six awards including the awards for Film, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actress, and Actress (with Demi Moore sharing the award with Anora's Mikey Madison). Other winners included Flow, Conclave, I Saw the TV Glow, and The Wild Robot.

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On January 4th, the members of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) voted on 16 categories to decide the winners of the 59th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards. The categories included the Robert Altman Award for Best Director, the Vince Koehler Award For Best Sci-Fi/ Fantasy/ Horror Film, and the Tom Poe Award For Best LGBTQ Film. While Dune: Part II received the most nominations, it found itself runner-up in multiple categories, though it didn’t win any awards. This year also saw the introduction of the Buster Keaton Award for Best Stunt Ensemble Film, with the honors fittingly going to The Fall Guy. The biggest winner of the day was The Substance, managing to secure victory in 6 out of the 7 categories in which it was nominated, the lone defeat coming in Best Original Score.

The KCFCC, the second oldest professional film critic organization in the United States, was founded in 1966 by the late Dr. James Loutzenhiser (1931-2001) who served as the group’s president for over 30 years. Other winners of note included a tie between Demi Moore (The Substance) & Mikey Madison (Anora) for Best Actress. Animated feature Flow won Best Foreign Language Film. Meanwhile David Dastmalchian, who grew up in the Kansas City metropolitan area, picked up the award for Best Actor, for his portrayal in LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL. Below is a complete list of the winners and runners-up from the 59th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards:

• BEST FILM
  • Winner: THE SUBSTANCE
  • Runner-Up: DUNE: PART II (read the full review)
• ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
  • Winner: Coralie Fargeat – THE SUBSTANCE
  • Runner-Up: Sean Baker – ANORA (read the full review)
• BEST ACTOR
  • Winner: David Dastmalchian – LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
  • Runner-Up: Ralph Fiennes – CONCLAVE (read the full review)
• BEST ACTRESS
  • Winner (TIE): Mikey Madison – ANORA (read the full review)
  • Winner (TIE): Demi Moore – THE SUBSTANCE
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
  • Winner: Kieran Culkin – A REAL PAIN
  • Runner Up: Yura Borisov – ANORA (read the full review)
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
  • Winner: Margaret Qualley – THE SUBSTANCE
  • Runner-Up: Danielle Deadwyler – THE PIANO LESSON
• BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
  • Winner: THE SUBSTANCE
  • Runner-Up: ANORA (read the full review)
• BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
  • Winner: CONCLAVE (read the full review)
  • Runner-Up: NICKEL BOYS
• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • Winner: THE BRUTALIST
  • Runner-Up: CIVIL WAR (read the full review)
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
  • Winner: CHALLENGERS (read the full review)
  • Runner-Up: CONCLAVE (read the full review)
• BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
  • Winner: THE WILD ROBOT
  • Runner-Up: FLOW (read the full review)
• BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
  • Winner: FLOW (read the full review)
  • Runner-Up: EMILIA PÉREZ (read the full review)
• BEST DOCUMENTARY
  • Winner: WILL & HARPER
  • Runner-Up: SEEKING MAVIS BEACON
• VINCE KOEHLER AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR
  • Winner: THE SUBSTANCE
  • Runner-Up: DUNE: PART TWO (read the full review)
• TOM POE AWARD FOR BEST LGBTQ FILM
  • Winner: I SAW THE TV GLOW
  • Runner-Up: EMILIA PÉREZ (read the full review)
• BUSTER KEATON AWARD FOR THE BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE FILM
  • Winner: THE FALL GUY (read the full review)
  • Runner-Up (TIE):
    • FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (read the full review)
    • DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (read the full review)