It is time to officially announce the winners of the 5th Annual ScreenAge Wasteland Awards! You can find the full list of all SAWards 2024 winners (in bold) below.
Best Picture
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Barbie
- BlackBerry
- Godzilla Minus One
- The Holdovers
- The Iron Claw
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
Best Animated Film
- The Boy and the Heron
- Elemental
- Nimona
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Most Overlooked Film
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
- The Artifice Girl
- Missing
- Rye Lane
- They Cloned Tyrone
Best Director
- Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall
- Greta Gerwig – Barbie
- Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
- Celine Song – Past Lives
- Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Best Breakout Film Direction
- Sean Durkin – The Iron Claw
- Celine Song – Past Lives
- Raine Allen-Miller – Rye Lane
- Danny and Michael Philippou – Talk to Me
- Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone
Best Actor
- Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
- Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
- Zac Efron – The Iron Claw
- Bradley Cooper – Maestro
- Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Best Actress
- Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
- Margot Robbie – Barbie
- Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Greta Lee – Past Lives
- Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor
- Ryan Gosling – Barbie
- Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry
- Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
- Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
- Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress
- Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
- Mia Goth – Infinity Pool
- Pom Klementieff – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
- Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Best Breakout Film Performance
- Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall
- Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
- Tom Blyth – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
- Stanley Simons – The Iron Claw
- Sophie Wilde – Talk to Me
Best Onscreen Ensemble
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- The Iron Claw
Best Character
- Allan (Michael Cera) – Barbie
- Ken (Ryan Gosling) – Barbie
- The Grey Heron (Masaki Suda/Robert Pattinson) – The Boy and the Heron
- Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa) – Fast X
- Rocket (Bradley Cooper) – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Caine (Donnie Yen) – John Wick: Chapter 4
- Javier Ramos (Joaquim de Almeida) – Missing
- Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) – Poor Things
- Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila) – Sisu
- Bowser (Jack Black) – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
- BlackBerry
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Original Screenplay
- Barbie
- Godzilla Minus One
- The Holdovers
- The Iron Claw
- Past Lives
Best Cinematography
- Barbie
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Saltburn
Best Score
- The Holdovers
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Visual Effects
- The Creator
- Godzilla Minus One
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Oppenheimer
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Movie Moment
- Monk Writes My Pafology – American Fiction
- Dear Alien (Who Art in Heaven) – Asteroid City
- I’m Just Ken – Barbie
- Always With Water – Beau Is Afraid
- Batfleck’s Talk with Barry Allen – The Flash
- Final Goodbyes (Dog Days Are Over) – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Fight on the Flight of Stairs – John Wick: Chapter 4
- Trinity Test – Oppenheimer
- The Ending (Nora and Hae Sung’s Last Goodbye) – Past Lives
- Oliver Dances Naked to “Murder on the Dancefloor” – Saltburn
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
As well, Christopher Nolan, Godzilla, and Michael J. Fox were this year’s recipients of the SAW Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nolan was recognized for being one of the leading filmmakers of the 21st century, writing and/or directing several critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies. Godzilla was recognized for his work over eight decades. Finally, Fox was recognized for his work in film and television, as well as funding the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Oppenheimer dominated this year’s SAWards, winning in nine of its 10 categories. The Holdovers managed to snag two awards, while Anatomy of a Fall, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, The Iron Claw, Killers of Flower Moon, Past Lives, Poor Things, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse each took home one award apiece.
Thank you to everyone who voted! We look forward to doing this again next year with all of you!
Were you pleased with which films took home awards? Were there any upsets? Looking ahead to 2025, which upcoming 2024 films do you think will snag nominations at the 6th Annual SAWards?
