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NICKEL BOYS EARNS FOUR AWARDS AT 2024 CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION HONORS THE BRUTALIST NAMED YEARS BEST FILM Brady Corbets THE BRUTALIST also earns Best Actor for Adrien Brody CHALLENGERS and A REAL PAIN each win two at ceremony in Chicago tonight Chicago IL December 11 2024 The Chicago Film Critics Association CFCA today announces their 2024 award winners. Claiming the organizations top honor as Best Picture of the year is Brady Corbets THE BRUTALIST while NICKEL BOYS earns the most honors of the evening with four total wins. RaMell Rosss adaptation of Colson Whiteheads bestselling novel was named winner for Best Director Best Best Adapted Screenplay Ross with Joslyn Barnes Best Cinematography Jomo Fray and the Breakthrough Filmmaker Award for Rosss future career potential. Elsewhere among the winners Adrien Brody was named Best Actor for his role in THE BRUTALIST Marianne JeanBaptiste earned Best Actress honors for her powerfully vulnerable role in Mike Leighs HARD TRUTHS.