The 8th Astra Film Awards, presented by the Hollywood Creative Alliance, are scheduled to take place on December 8, 2024, at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles. The nominations were announced on November 25, 2024.[1]
| 8th Astra Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 8, 2024 |
| Site | Taglyan Complex, Los Angeles |
| Hosted by | Loni Love |
| Official website | theastras |
| Highlights | |
| Most nominations | The Substance / Wicked (8) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | KNEKT Television Network YouTube (@TheAstraAwards) |
The body horror film The Substance and the musical fantasy Wicked led the nominations with eight each, followed by Emilia Pérez with seven and Anora with six.[1][2][3]
The nominees for the Creative Arts Awards were announced on the same day as the Film Award nominees, with its winners also scheduled to be announced on December 8. Both ceremonies will be recorded and streamed live on KNEKT.tv and YouTube. Comedian Loni Love will host the Astra Film Awards while actor and comedian Peter Kim will host the Astra Creative Arts Awards.[1]
Ceremony information
editThis is the second ceremony following the rebranding to The Astra Awards by the Hollywood Creative Alliance.[4] For the genre categories, "Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller" was introduced while "Best Action Feature" was expanded to include science fiction, "Best Comedy Feature" was expanded to include musicals, and "Best Horror Feature" was expanded to include thrillers.[5]
Three international-centric categories ("Best International Filmmaker", "Best International Actor", and "Best International Actress") were all discontinued, following their debut at the previous ceremony.
Winners and nominees
editWinners will be listed first and highlighted with boldface.
Honorary awards
edit- Artisan Icon Award – Colleen Atwood[1]
- Artisan Achievement Award – Kris Bowers[1]
- Artisan Breakthrough Award – Giovanni Ribisi[1]
Films with multiple nominations
editThe following films received multiple nominations:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "2024 Astra Film & Creative Arts Awards Nominations Have Arrived" (Press release). The Astras. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Pond, Steve (November 25, 2024). "'Wicked' Leads Nominations for Astra Film Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Erik (November 25, 2024). "'Wicked' Leads 2024 Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards Nominations with 20". AwardsWatch. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 1, 2023). "HCA Awards Rebrands as 'The Astra Awards'; Jeffrey Wright, Abby Ryder Fortson, Glenn Howerton to Receive Honors (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Bolding, Hunter (November 22, 2024). "Loni Love Will Host the 2024 Astra Film & TV Awards, Peter Kim to Host the 2024 Astra Creative Arts Awards". That Hashtag Show. Retrieved November 27, 2024.