Wicked, Hacks and The Bear Dominate the 2024 Astra Film, TV, and Creative Arts Awards

Wicked Sweeps Astra Film & Creative Arts Awards with 8 Wins Including Best Picture, Best Director & Best Actress

Ariana Grande & Zoe Saldana Tie for Best Supporting Actress

Dune: Part Two & Emilia Perez come in 2nd place with 4 Wins Each

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Sunday, December 8, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) -–  After a day of glitz and glamour celebrating Hollywood’s greatest triumphs in film and TV this year, The Hollywood Creative Alliance has announced the winners for the 2024 Astra Film Awards, the Astra Creative Arts Awards, and the Astra TV Awards. The organization hosted two ceremonies – a luncheon and dinner – on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles. Actor, Comedian and Writer Peter Kim hosted the Astra Creative Arts Awards and 2x Emmy and NAACP-winning Comedian Loni Love hosted the Astra Film Awards.

Universal Pictures’ Wicked came out on top with eight wins including Best Picture, Best Director for Jon M. Chu, Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo, and Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande (tie with Zoe Saldana).

Coming in second place, Warner Bros. Dune: Part Two and Netflix’s Emilia Pérez received four wins each; with Emilia Perez breakout star Karla Sofía Gascón receiving a fifth special honorary Astra Game Changer Award.

Denis Villeneuve’s highly anticipated sequel had a stronghold in the creative arts categories including wins for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects. 

While Emilia Perez received four wins including Best International Feature, Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldana (tie with Ariana Grande); and Best Original Score and Best Original Song for Composers Camille and Clément Ducol.

Other top winners include Timothée Chalamet for Best Actor for A Complete Unknown; Kieran Culkin for Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain; Anna Kendrick for Best First Feature for Woman of the Hour; Jesse Eisenberg for Best Original Screenplay for A Real Pain; The Wild Robot for Best Animated feature; and Saturday Night for Best Cast Ensemble.

Additionally, the Hollywood Creative Alliance honored Costume Designer Colleen Atwood with the Inaugural Artisan Icon Award, Composer Kris Bowers received the Artisan Achievement Award, and Cinematographer Giovanni Ribisi received the Artisan Breakthrough Award at the Astra Creative Arts Awards.  

Actress Monica Barbaro will be the recipient of this year’s Astra Breakthrough Award for her role in The Great Unknown; Karla Sofía Gascón will receive this year’s Astra Game Changer Award for her performance in Emilia Pérez; Nickel Boys Cinematographer Jomo Fray will be the recipient of this year’s Artisan Spotlight Award; Actress-turned-writer/director Jennifer Esposito will receive this year’s Astra Filmmaker on the Rise Award for her directorial debut, Fresh Kills.  

A complete list of winners for all categories for the Astra Film Awards, the Astra Creative Arts Awards, and Astra TV Awards can be found below: 

Astra Film Awards Categories:

Best Picture – Wicked

Best Comedy or Musical – Challengers

Best Actor – Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Best Actress – Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Best Supporting Actor – Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

Best Supporting Actress *TIE* – Ariana Grande – Wicked and Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez

Best Original Screenplay – Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain

Best Adapted Screenplay – Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two

Best Director – Jon M. Chu – Wicked

Best Cast Ensemble – Saturday Night

Best International Feature – Emilia Pérez

Best Documentary Feature – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Best First Feature – Anna Kendrick – Woman of the Hour

Best Animated Feature – The Wild Robot

Best Voice Over Performance – Lupita Nyong’o – The Wild Robot

Best Horror or Thriller Feature – The Substance

Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller – Naomi Scott – Smile 2

Best Action or Science Fiction Feature – Monkey Man

Best Indie Feature – The Last Showgirl

Honorary Award: Breakthrough Performer – Monica Barbaro

Honorary Award: Filmmaker on the Rise – Jennifer Esposito 

Honorary Award: Game Changer – Karla Sofía Gascón 

Astra Creative Arts Awards Categories:

Best Casting: Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey – Wicked

Best Cinematography: Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two

Best Costume Design: Paul Tazewell – Wicked

Best Film Editing: Marco Costa – Challengers

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Substance

Best Marketing Campaign: Wicked – Universal Pictures 

Best Original Score: Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez

Best Original Song: “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez performed by Selena Gomez 

Best Production Design: Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales – Wicked

Best Sound: Dune: Part Two

Best Stunts in a Feature Film: The Fall Guy

Best Stunt Coordinator: Chris O’Hara – The Fall Guy

Best Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two 

Astra TV Awards Categories:

Best Broadcast Network Comedy Series – Ghosts

Best Cable Comedy Series – What We Do In The Shadows

Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series – Alan Tudyk, Resident Alien

Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series – Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series – Harvey Guillén, What We Do In The Shadows 

Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series  – Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary 

Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series –  Abbott Elementary – “Party” directed by Randall Einhorn

Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series – Ghosts – “Holes are Bad” by Sophia Lear 

Best Streaming Comedy Series – Hacks

Best Actress in a Steaming Comedy Series – Jean Smart, Hacks

Best Actor in a Steaming Comedy Series – Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Comedy Series –  Hannah Eininder, Hacks

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series – Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear

Best Directing in a Streaming Comedy Series – The Bear – “Fishes” directed by Christopher Storer

Best Writing in a Streaming Comedy Series – Hacks – “Bulletproof” by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Jon Bernthal, The Bear

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series – Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear

Best Broadcast Network Drama Series – Will Trent

Best Cable Drama Series – Outlander

Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series – Ramón Rodríguez, Will Trent 

Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series – Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series – Ernie Hudson, Quantum Leap

Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series – Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age

Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – “Children Of Wolves” directed by Mariska Hargitay

Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series – The Cleaning Lady – “Arman” by Miranda Kwok

Best Streaming Drama Series – Shōgun

Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series  – Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun

Best Actress in a Streaming Drama Series – Anna Sawai, Shōgun

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Drama Series – Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Drama Series – Greta Lee, The Morning Show

Best Directing in a Streaming Drama Series – Mr. & Mrs. Smith – “First Date” directed by Hiro Murai 

Best Writing in a Streaming Drama Series – Mr. & Mrs. Smith – “First Date” by Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Kyle MacLachlan, Fallout

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series – Michaela Coel, Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Best Limited Series – Baby Reindeer

Best TV Movie – Red, White, and Royal Blue

Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie – Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry

Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie – Andrew Scott, Ripley

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie – Lily Gladstone, Under the Bridge

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie – Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers

Best Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie – Baby Reindeer – Series by Richard Gadd

Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie  – The Fall of the House of Usher – “The Tell-Tale Heart” directed by Mike Flanagan

Best Animated Series or TV Movie – X-Men ‘97

Best Anime Series – Solo Leveling

Best Children or Family Series – Bluey

Best Reality Competition Series – Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Best Documentary – STEVE (Martin): A Documentary in Two Parts

Best Docuseries – Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV

Best Game Show – Celebrity Family Feud

Best Nonfiction Series – Conan O’Brien Must Go

Best Reality Series – Love on the Spectrum

Best Saturday Night Live Host – Ryan Gosling

Best Short Form – Only Murders in the Building: One Killer

Best Stand-Up or Comedy Special – Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional

Best Talk Series – Hot Ones

Best Variety Series or Special – Dick Van Dyke’s 98 Years of Magic

Best Voice-Over Performance – Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn in Harley Quinn

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