Here Are The 2025 Nominations Of The Makeup And Hair Stylists Guild!


The Makeup And Hair Stylists Guild has announced its nominations for the best of 2025.  And here they are:

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Best Contemporary Make-Up
“Bugonia” (Focus Features) – Torsten Witte
“Eddington” (A24) – Colin Penman, Lisa Hansell
“Jurassic World: Rebirth” (Universal Pictures) – Jana Carboni, Charlie Hounslow, Nik Buck, Aisling Nairn, Lauren Baldwin
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Heba Thorisdottir, Mandy Artusato
“Superman” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Alexei Dmitriew, LuAndra Whitehurst, Nicole Sortillon Amos, Amanda Sprunger

Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) – Jordan Samuel, Oriana Rossi, Kristin Wayne, Patricia Keighran, Lizzi Lawson Zeiss
“Sinners” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Ken Diaz, Siân Richards, Ned Neidhardt, Allison laCour, Lana Mora
“The Smashing Machine” (A24) – Felix Fox, Darah Wyant, Amanda Imeson, Harlow MacFarlane, Maiko Gomyo
“Weapons” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Leo Satkovich, Mark Ross, Jason Collins, Kaylee Kehne-Swisher, Brie Bastianson
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) – Frances Hannon, Alice Jones, Nuria Mbomio, Sarah Nuth

Best Special Make-Up Prosthetics
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) – Mike Hill, Megan Many
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Arjen Tuiten, Jessica Nelson
“Sinners” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Mike Fontaine, Bailey Domke, Kelsey Berk, Kevin Wasner, Cristina Patterson
“Weapons” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Jason Collins, Leo Satkovich, Mike McCarty, Mark Ross, Kaylee Kehne-Swisher
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) – Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Stephen Murphy, Susie Redfern

Best Contemporary Hair Styling
“Ballad of a Small Player” (Netflix) – Heike Merker, Alex Kwan
“Bugonia” (Focus Features) – Torsten Witte
“The Naked Gun” (Paramount) – Joyce M. Gilliard, Nadia Sobh, Tomica Sarver
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Ahou Mofid, Gina Maria DeAngelis, Sacha Quarles
“Superman” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Peter Swords King, Lindsay McAllister, Magnolia Lowe

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) – Cliona Furey, Tim Nolan, Laura Solari, Tori Binns, Katarina Chovanec
“Marty Supreme” (A24) – Kay Georgiou, Jimmy Goode, Michael Buonincontro, Mitchell Beck
“Sinners” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Shunika Terry-Jennings, Elizabeth Robinson, Tene Wilder, Jove Edmond, Sherri B. Hamilton
“Weapons” (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Melizah Wheat, Monty Schuth, Nashi Tumlinson
“Wicked: For Good” (Universal Pictures) – Frances Hannon, Sim Camps, Gabor Kerekes, Laura Blount

Iowa Honors Hamnet


The Iowa Films Critics Association has announced its picks for the best of 2025 and, for once, One Battle After Another is nowhere to be found!  Congratulations, Hamnet!

BEST FILM
Hamnet

BEST ANIMATED MOVIE
Zootopia 2

BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

BEST ACTOR
Tom Hiddleston – The Life of Chuck

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mark Hamill – The Life of Chuck & The Long Walk

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good

BEST SONG
The Girl in the Bubble – Wicked: For Good

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Sentimental Value

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special F.W. Murnau Edition


4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking.

Today was celebrate the visionary director, F.W. Murnau!  Murnau was born 135 years ago today, in Germany.  He went on to become a leading expressionist and one of the most influential filmmakers of all time.  Needless to say, it’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 F.W. Murnau Films

The Hunchback and the Dancer (1920, dir by F.W. Murnau)

Nosferatu (1922, dir by F.W. Murnau)

Faust (1926, dir by F.W. Murnau)

Sunrise: The Story of Two Humans (1927, dir by F.W. Murnau)

One Battle After Another Wins In Georgia


The Georgia Film Critics Association has announced its picks for the best of 2025.  The winners are listed in bold.

Best Picture
Black Bag
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Sentimental Value
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams
Weapons

Best Director
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson (WINNER)
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
Sinners – Ryan Coogler (RUNNER-UP)
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley

Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (WINNER)
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (RUNNER-UP)

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (WINNER)
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value (RUNNER-UP)
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (RUNNER-UP)
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande-Butera – Wicked: For Good
Regina Hall – One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons (WINNER)
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value (RUNNER-UP)
Sinners (WINNERS)
Sorry, Baby
Weapons

Best Adapted Screenplay
Frankenstein
Hamnet
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Train Dreams (RUNNER-UP)

Best Cinematography
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners (WINNER)
Train Dreams (RUNNER-UP)

Best Production Design
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein (WINNER)
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)

Best Original Score
F1 – Hans Zimmer
Hamnet – Max Richter
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson (WINNER)
Train Dreams – Bryce Dessner (RUNNER-UP)

Best Original Song
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters (RUNNER-UP)
“Highest 2 Lowest” – Highest 2 Lowest
“I Lied to You” – Sinners (WINNER)
“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Sinners
“Train Dreams” – Train Dreams

Best Ensemble
Black Bag
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Sentimental Value
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)

Breakthrough Award
Miles Caton (WINNER)
David Corenswet
Chase Infiniti (RUNNER-U)
Jacobi Jupe
Eva Victor

Best Animated Film
Arco (RUNNER-UP)
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
Scarlet 
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary
The Alabama Solution (WINNER)
The Librarians
My Mom Jayne
The Perfect Neighbor (RUNNER-UP)
Predators

Best International Film
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice (RUNNER-UP)
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value (WINNER)
Sirāt

Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
Bugonia (RUNNER-UP)
Meta Take One
The Naked Gun
Sister
Salad Days (Short)
Superman
Swimming Holes (Short)
Thunderbolts
Weapons (WINNER)
Withdrawl
Zora Head: The Life and Scholarship of Valerie Boyd (Short)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Charles Band Edition


4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to director Charles Band.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Charles Band Films

Meridian: Kiss of the Beast (1990, dir by Charles Band, DP: Marc Ahlberg)

The Creeps (1997, dir by Charles Band, DP: Adolfo Bartoli)

Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003, dir by Charles Band, DP: Marc Ahlberg)

Evil Bong 888: Infinity High (2022, dir by Charles Band, DP: Alex Nicolaou)

Here are The Nominations of Minnesota Film Critics Association


The Minnesota Film Critics Association has announced its nominations for the best of 2025.  And here they are:

Best Picture
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Ensemble
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Adapted Screenplay
Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
No Other Choice – Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Rian Johnson

Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Weapons – Zach Cregger

Best Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Weapons

Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Music
Hamnet
KPop Demon Hunters
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Wicked: For Good

Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

Best Sound
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare

Best Special Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Tron: Ares

Best Stunt Choreography
Ballerina
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best International Feature
It Was Just an Accident – France, Iran, Luxembourg
No Other Choice – South Korea
The Secret Agent – Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands
Sentimental Value – Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
The Ugly Stepsister – Denmark, Norway, Poland, Sweden

Best Animated Feature
Arco
Dog Man
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Zootopia 2

Here Are The 2025 Nominations of the Portland Critics Association


The Portland Critics Association has announced its nominations for the best of 2025.  And here they are:

Best Picture
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley, Train Dreams
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just An Accident
Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

Best Lead Performance
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Josh O’Connor, The Mastermind
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone, Bugonia

Best Supporting Performance
Mariam Afshari, It Was Just An Accident
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Ralph Fiennes, 28 Years Later
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Ensemble Cast
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Weapons

Best Animated Feature
I Am Frankelda
K-Pop Demon Hunters
Lost in Starlight
Predator: Killer of Killers
Stitch Head
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary Feature
Direct Action
Megadoc
Orwell: 2+2=5
Pavements
The Perfect Neighbor
Sly Lives!

Best Film Not in the English Language
Caught by the Tides
It Was Just An Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sirāt
Sentimental Value

Best Comedy Feature
Bugonia
Eephus
Friendship
The Naked Gun
Sorry, Baby
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Horror Feature
Frankenstein
Good Boy
The Plague
Sinners
28 Years Later
Weapons

Best Science Fiction Feature
Bugonia
Companion
Frankenstein
Mickey 17
Predator: Badlands
Superman

Best Screenplay
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby

Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Superman
The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Film Editing
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
28 Years Later
Warfare

Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
The Phoenician Scheme
Sinners
28 Years Later

Best Original Score
Marty Supreme
The Mastermind
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Train Dreams

Best Sound Design
F1
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Superman
28 Years Later
Warfare

Best Stunts or Action Choreography
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Thunderbolts
28 Years Later
Warfare

Best Visual Effects
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Predator: Badlands
Sinners
Superman
Thunderbolts

4 Shots From 4 Films: Intergalactic Mayhem Edition


4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking.

Are we alone in the universe?  To help us consider that question, here are….

4 Shots From 4 Films

The War of the Worlds (1953, dir by Byron Haskins)

Not of this Earth (1957, dir by Roger Corman)

Alien Dead (1980, dir by Fred Olen Ray)

Starship Troopers (1997, dir by Paul Verhoeven)

Here Are The 2025 Nominations From The Puerto Rico Critics Association


Here are the 2025 Nominations of the Puerto Rico Critics Association!

Best Picture
Frankenstein
It Was Just an Accident
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sirāt
The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Puerto Rican Film
@-Amor
Esta Isla
Parto

Best Director
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Mona Fastvold – The Testament of Ann Lee
Oliver Laxe – Sirāt
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Jennifer Lawrence – Die, My Love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Supporting Actor
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Josh O’Connor – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actress
Jodie Comer – 28 Years Later
Mia Goth – Frankenstein
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Adapted Screenplay
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Hamnet
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Weapons

Best Animated Feature
Arco
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Cover-Up
Megadoc
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow
The Perfect Neighbor
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

Best International Feature
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
Resurrection
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirāt

Best Action Film
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Predator: Badlands
Superman

Best Horror Film
28 Years Later
Final Destination: Bloodlines
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons

Best Comedy/Musical
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
The Naked Gun
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Best First Film
The Chronology of Water
Eephus
Lurker
Sorry, Baby
The Ugly Stepsister
Urchin

Best Cinematography
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Train Dreams

Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
The Phoenician Scheme
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good

Best Film Editing
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Sirāt

Best Hair & Makeup
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Ugly Stepsister
Wicked: For Good

Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Sentimental Value
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good

Best Original Score
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Original Song
Lowly – 28 Years Later
The Risk – A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Golden – KPop Demon Hunters
I Lied to You – Sinners
Clothed by the Sun – The Testament of Ann Lee
Train Dreams – Train Dreams

Best Sound
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt

Best Visual Effects
28 Years Later
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Sinners
Tron: Ares

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Humphrey Bogart Edition


4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking.

Today is not just Christmas!  It is also Humphrey Bogart’s birthday!  Bogart was born 126 years ago, today!  And that means that it’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Films

Dead End (1937, dir by William Wyler)

Casablanca (1943, dir by Michael Curtiz)

The Big Sleep (1946, dir by Howard Hawks)

The African Queen (1951, dir by John Huston)