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One Battle After Another Wins In Hawaii

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Hawaii Film Critics Society has announced its picks for the best of 2025!  The winners are in bold.

Best Picture
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

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

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Sally Hawkins, Bring Her Back
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Sophie Thatcher, Companion

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
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
Amanda Seyfried, The Housemaid
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay
Eddington
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Weapons

Best Adapted Screenplay
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
The Housemaid
Train Dreams

Best Editing
F1: The Movie
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Together

Best Cinematography
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Art Direction
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
The Phoenician Scheme

Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Sinners
The Phoenician Scheme
Wicked: For Good

Best Animated Film
Arco
Dog Man
KPop Demon Hunters
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary
George A. Romero’s Resident Evil
Orwell: 2+2=5
Pee-wee as Himself
Predators
The Perfect Neighbor

Best Make-Up
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
Weapons
Wicked: For Good

Best Sound
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Score
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Tron: Ares

Best Song
“As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” Tron: Ares
“Highest 2 Lowest,” Highest 2 Lowest
“Hurry Up Tomorrow,” Hurry Up Tomorrow
“I Lied to You,” Sinners
“Train Dreams,” Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Predator: Badlands
Sinners

Best Action Movie
Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Predator: Badlands

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

Best New Filmmaker
Ugo Bienvenu, Arco
Ben Leonberg, Good Boy
Charlie Polinger, The Plague
Michael Shanks, Together
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Best First Film
Arco
Good Boy
Sorry, Baby
The Plague
Together

Best Overlooked Film
Clown in a Cornfield
Eddington
Nouvelle Vague
Rental Family
The Life of Chuck

Best Vocal / Motion Capture Performance
Eric Bauza, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Oona Chaplin, Avatar: Fire and Ash (TIE)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Sam Rockwell, The Bad Guys 2 (TIE)
Alison Wright, Predator: Badlands

Best Animal Performance
Bing the dog, The Friend
Indy the dog, Good Boy
Jolene the dog, Superman
Olga the cat, Sorry, Baby
Tico the cat, Caught Stealing

Best Horror Film
Bring Her Back
Keeper
Shelby Oaks
Together
Weapons

Best Comic Book Movie
100 Nights of Hero
Captain America: Brave New World
Superman
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Thunderbolts*

Best Foreign Language Film
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
The Secret Agent

Best Underrated Film
Companion
Heart Eyes
Rental Family
The Life of Chuck
The Long Walk

Best Hawaiian Film
A Paradise Lost, dir. Laurie Sumiye (Hawaii)
Lahaina Rising, dir. Matty Schweitzer (Maui)
MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter, dir. Lisette Marie Flanary (Oahu)
Reeling, dir. Yana Alliata (Oahu)
Sharing Aloha, dir. Blair Treu (Hawaii)

The Ha’aheo Award (Pride in Achievement for Film, TV, or Theater)
Chief of War

The Jason “Phormat” David Award celebrating originality and artistic playfulness in cinema
The Phoenician Scheme (dir. Wes Anderson)

Worst Film of 2025
Death of a Unicorn
Eddington
Hurry Up Tomorrow
Karate Kid: Legends
The Strangers: Chapter 2

Pittsburgh Chooses Sinners

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Pittsburgh Film Critics Association has announced their picks for the best of 2025.  And here they are:

BEST PICTURE
Winner: Sinners
Runner-Up: One Battle After Another

BEST LEAD ACTOR
Winner: Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Runner-Up: Jessie Buckley — Hamnet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Amy Madigan — Weapons
Runner-Up: Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners

BEST FEATURED ACTOR (15 minutes or less of screen time)
Winner: William H. Macy — Train Dreams
Runner-Up: Naomi Ackie — Sorry, Baby

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Winner: Miles Caton — Sinners
Runner-Up: Chase Infiniti — One Battle After Another
Bark-through performance: Indy the Dog — Good Boy

BEST ANIMATED VOICE PERFORMANCE
Winners (Tie): Arden Cho — KPop Demon Hunters; Ke Huy Quan — Zootopia 2

BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Ryan Coogler — Sinners
Runner-Up: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner: Ryan Coogler — Sinners
Runner-Up: Eva Victor — Sorry, Baby

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Rian Johnson — Wake Up Dead Man

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Autumn Durald Arkapaw — Sinners
Runner-Up: Adolpho Veloso — Train Dreams

BEST EDITING
Winner: Michael P. Shawver — Sinners
Runner-Up: Andy Jurgensen — One Battle After Another

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Winner: Hannah Beachler — Sinners
Runner-Up: Tamara Deverell — Frankenstein

BEST SCORE
Winner: Ludwig Göransson — Sinners
Runner-Up: Jonny Greenwood — One Battle After Another

BEST SONG
Winner: “I Lied to You” — Sinners
Runner-Up: “Golden” — KPop Demon Hunters

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Winner: Steve Boeddeker — Sinners
Runner-Up: Al Nelson — F1: The Movie

BEST HAIR, MAKEUP, & COSTUMES
Winner*:* Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry (Hair and Makeup); Ruth E. Carter (Costumes) — Sinners
Runner-up: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey (Hair and Makeup); Kate Hawley (Costumes) — Frankenstein

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Winner: KPop Demon Hunters
Runner-Up: Zootopia 2

BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Winner: Sentimental Value
Runner-Up: It Was Just an Accident

BEST STUNT PERFORMANCE & CHOREOGRAPHY
Winner: Wade Eastwood — Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
Runner-Up: Andy Gill — Sinners

GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD
Winner: It Was Just an Accident for director Jafar Panahi’s continued critique of the Iranian regime.

One Battle After Another Wins In Oklahoma

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle has announced its picks for the best of 2025!  And here they are:

Best Film
Winner: One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Sinners

Best Director
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Actor
Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon

Best North American Indigenous Film
Winner: Seeds
Runner-Up: Remaining Native

Best Actress
Winner: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Runner-Up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Runner-Up: Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Sinners
Runner-Up: Marty Supreme

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Hamnet

Best Documentary
Winner: The Perfect Neighbor
Runner-Up: Orwell: 2+2=5

Best Ensemble
Winner: One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Sinners

Best International Film
Winner: Sentimental Value
Runner-Up: It Was Just an Accident

Best Animated Film
Winner: KPop Demon Hunters
Runner-Up: Zootopia 2

Best First Feature
Winner: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
Runner-Up: Charlie Polinger, The Plague

Best Body of Work
Winner: Pedro Pascal (Materialists, Eddington, Fantastic Four: First Steps)
Runner-Up: Josh O’Connor (Wake Up Dead Man, The Mastermind, The History of Sound, Rebuilding)

Best Score
Winner: Sinners
Runner-Up: One Battle After Another

Best Cinematography
Winner: Sinners
Runner-Up: One Battle After Another

Best Stunt Coordination
Winner: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Runner-Up: F1

Best Performance by an Animal Actor
Honorable Mention: Good Boy

Here Are The 2025 Nominations of the Hawaii Film Critics Society

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Hawaii Film Critics Society has announced its nominations for the best of 2025!  And here they are:

Best Picture
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

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

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Sally Hawkins, Bring Her Back
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Sophie Thatcher, Companion

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
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
Amanda Seyfried, The Housemaid
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay
Eddington
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Weapons

Best Adapted Screenplay
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
The Housemaid
Train Dreams

Best Editing
F1: The Movie
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Together

Best Cinematography
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Art Direction
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
The Phoenician Scheme

Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Sinners
The Phoenician Scheme
Wicked: For Good

Best Animated Film
Arco
Dog Man
KPop Demon Hunters
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary
George A. Romero’s Resident Evil
Orwell: 2+2=5
Pee-wee as Himself
Predators
The Perfect Neighbor

Best Make-Up
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
Weapons
Wicked: For Good

Best Sound
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Score
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Tron: Ares

Best Song
“As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” Tron: Ares
“Highest 2 Lowest,” Highest 2 Lowest
“Hurry Up Tomorrow,” Hurry Up Tomorrow
“I Lied to You,” Sinners
“Train Dreams,” Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Predator: Badlands
Sinners

Best Action Movie
Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Predator: Badlands

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

Best New Filmmaker
Ugo Bienvenu, Arco
Ben Leonberg, Good Boy
Charlie Polinger, The Plague
Michael Shanks, Together
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Best First Film
Arco
Good Boy
Sorry, Baby
The Plague
Together

Best Overlooked Film
Clown in a Cornfield
Eddington
Nouvelle Vague
Rental Family
The Life of Chuck

Best Vocal / Motion Capture Performance
Eric Bauza, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Oona Chaplin, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Sam Rockwell, The Bad Guys 2
Alison Wright, Predator: Badlands

Best Animal Performance
Bing the dog, The Friend
Indy the dog, Good Boy
Jolene the dog, Superman
Olga the cat, Sorry, Baby
Tico the cat, Caught Stealing

Best Horror Film
Bring Her Back
Keeper
Shelby Oaks
Together
Weapons

Best Comic Book Movie
100 Nights of Hero
Captain America: Brave New World
Superman
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Thunderbolts*

Best Foreign Language Film
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
The Secret Agent

Best Underrated Film
Companion
Heart Eyes
Rental Family
The Life of Chuck
The Long Walk

Best Hawaiian Film
A Paradise Lost, dir. Laurie Sumiye (Hawaii)
Lahaina Rising, dir. Matty Schweitzer (Maui)
MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter, dir. Lisette Marie Flanary (Oahu)
Reeling, dir. Yana Alliata (Oahu)
Sharing Aloha, dir. Blair Treu (Hawaii)

The Ha’aheo Award (Pride in Achievement for Film, TV, or Theater)
Chief of War

Worst Film of 2025
Death of a Unicorn
Eddington
Hurry Up Tomorrow
Karate Kid: Legends
The Strangers: Chapter 2

One Battle After Another Wins In Portland

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

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

Best Picture
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Clint Bentley, Train Dreams
Ryan Coogler, Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
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 (WINNER)
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (WINNER)
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)
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 (RUNNER-UP)
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Ralph Fiennes, 28 Years Later
Delroy Lindo, Sinners (WINNER)
Amy Madigan, Weapons (WINNER)
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners (WINNER)
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Ensemble Cast
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
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 (WINNER)
Stitch Head
Zootopia 2 (RUNNER-UP)

Best Documentary Feature
Direct Action
Megadoc (RUNNER-UP)
Orwell: 2+2=5 (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
The Secret Agent (RUNNER-UP)
Sirāt
Sentimental Value

Best Comedy Feature
Bugonia
Eephus (WINNER)
Friendship (RUNNER-UP)
The Naked Gun
Sorry, Baby
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Horror Feature
Frankenstein
Good Boy
The Plague
Sinners (WINNER)
28 Years Later
Weapons (RUNNER-UP)

Best Science Fiction Feature
Bugonia (WINNER)
Companion
Frankenstein
Mickey 17
Predator: Badlands
Superman (RUNNER-UP)

Best Screenplay
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
Sinners (WINNER)
Sorry, Baby

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

Best Costume Design
Frankenstein (RUNNER-UP)
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Superman
The Testament of Ann Lee (WINNER)

Best Film Editing
Marty Supreme (RUNNER-UP)
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Sinners
Train Dreams
28 Years Later
Warfare

Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
The Phoenician Scheme (RUNNER-UP)
Sinners (WINNER)
28 Years Later

Best Original Score
Marty Supreme
The Mastermind
One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
Sinners (WINNER)
Sirāt
Train Dreams

Best Sound Design
F1
One Battle After Another
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Superman
28 Years Later
Warfare (WINNER)

Best Stunts or Action Choreography
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (WINNER)
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Thunderbolts
28 Years Later
Warfare (RUNNER-UP)

Best Visual Effects
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Predator: Badlands
Sinners (WINNER)
Superman (RUNNER-UP)
Thunderbolts

One Battle After Another Wins In New Jersey

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The New Jersey Film Critics Circle has announced its picks for best of 2025!  The winners are in bold!

Best Picture
Hamnet
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Train Dreams
Weapons

Best Director
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Park Chan-wook – No Other Choice
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler – Sinners (RUNNER-UP)

Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme (RUNNER-UP)
Sentimental Value
Sinners (WINNER)
Weapons

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

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 (RUNNER-UP)
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value (WINNER)

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

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

Best Original Score
F1
Hamnet
Marty Supreme (RUNNER-UP)
One Battle After Another
Sinners (WINNER)

Best Original Song
“Drive” – F1
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
“I Lied to You” – Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Sinners
“Train Dreams” – Train Dreams

Best Editing
F1 (RUNNER-UP)
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Sinners

Best Production Design
Frankenstein (WINNER)
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Wicked: For Good

Best Costume Design
Frankenstein (WINNER)
Hamnet
Hedda
Sinners
Wicked: For Good (RUNNER-UP)

Best Hair and Makeup
Frankenstein (WINNER)
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Weapons (RUNNER-UP)
Wicked: For Good

Best Sound
F1 (RUNNER-UP)
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Warfare (WINNER)

Best Animated Feature
Arco (RUNNER-UP)
Elio
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
Zootopia 2

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

Best Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Come See Me in the Good Light (RUNNER-UP)
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor (WINNER)
Predators

Best Cinematography
Hamnet
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Train Dreams (WINNER)

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash (WINNER)
F1
Frankenstein (RUNNER-UP)
Sinners
Superman

Best Stunts
F1 (RUNNER-UP)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (WINNER)
One Battle After Another
The Running Man
Sinners

Best Directorial Debut
The Chronology of Water
Friendship
Pillion (RUNNER-UP)
Sorry, Baby (WINNER)
The Ugly Stepsister

Best Breakthrough Performance
Miles Caton – Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

Best Animal in a Movie
Bing the Dog – The Friend
Googoo the Meerkat – Left-Handed Girl
Indy the Dog – Good Boy (WINNER)
Noochie the Cat – Sorry, Baby (RUNNER-UP)
Tonic the Cat – Caught Stealing

Best LGBTQIA+ Representation
Blue Moon
Hedda
Pillion (RUNNER-UP)
Plainclothes
Twinless (WINNER)

Best New Jersey Representation
The Housemaid
Marty Supreme (RUNNER-UP)
Ponyboi
Presence
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (WINNER)

Here Are The 2025 Nominations of the Portland Critics Association

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

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

Here Are The 2025 Nominations of the New Jersey Film Critics Circle!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here are the 2025 nominations of the New Jersey Film Critics Circle.

Best Picture
Hamnet
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Weapons

Best Director
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Park Chan-wook – No Other Choice
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Weapons

Best Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Hamnet
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams

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
Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Acting Ensemble
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Weapons

Best Original Score
F1
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best Original Song
“Drive” – F1
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – Sinners
“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Sinners
“Train Dreams” – Train Dreams

Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Hedda
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

Best Hair and Makeup
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Weapons
Wicked: For Good

Best Sound
F1
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Warfare

Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
KPop Demon Hunters
Zootopia 2

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

Best Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Come See Me in the Good Light
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators

Best Cinematography
Hamnet
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman

Best Stunts
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
The Running Man
Sinners

Best Directorial Debut
The Chronology of Water
Friendship
Pillion
Sorry, Baby
The Ugly Stepsister

Best Breakthrough Performance
Miles Caton – Sinners
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

Best Animal in a Movie
Bing the Dog – The Friend
Googoo the Meerkat – Left-Handed Girl
Indy the Dog – Good Boy
Noochie the Cat – Sorry, Baby
Tonic the Cat – Caught Stealing

Best LGBTQIA+ Representation
Blue Moon
Hedda
Pillion
Plainclothes
Twinless

Best New Jersey Representation*
The Housemaid
Marty Supreme
Ponyboi
Presence
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

Here are the 2025 nominations of the Utah Film Critics Association!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here are the 2025 nominations of the Utah Film Critics Association!

Best Picture
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams

Best Achievement in Directing
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners

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

Best Lead Performance – Female
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Best Supporting Performance – Male
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Performance – Female
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

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

Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction – Fantasy – or Horror Film
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Elle Fanning – Predator: Badlands
Indy the Dog – Good Boy
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Best Screenplay
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby

Best Cinematography
F1
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Score
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners

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

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire And Ash
Frankenstein
Predator: Badlands
Sinners
Superman

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

Best Stunt Design
F1
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands
The Running Man

Best Documentary Feature
2000 Meters to Andriivka
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
The Librarians
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor

Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
K-Pop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best Non-English Language Feature
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirāt

One Battle After Another Hits The Jackpot In Las Vegas

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Las Vegas Film Critics Society has announced its picks for the best of 2025.  The winners are in bold.

BEST PICTURE
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt – The Smashing Machine
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

BEST DIRECTOR
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Clint Bentley – Train Dreams

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Weapons

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Bugonia
Frankenstein
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

BEST FILM EDITING
F1: The Movie
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

BEST SCORE
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Tron: Ares

BEST SONG
Clothed by the Sun – The Testament of Ann Lee
Drive – F1: The Movie
Golden – KPop Demon Hunters
I Lied to You – Sinners
Train Dreams – Train Dreams

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover Up
John Candy: I Like Me
The Perfect Neighbor

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
Zootopia 2

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
The Secret Agent

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

BEST ART DIRECTION
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1: The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Superman
The Fantastic Four: First Steps

BEST ACTION FILM
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands
Superman
The Running Man

BEST COMEDY
Eternity
Friendship
The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Naked Gun
One of Them Days

BEST HORROR / SCI-FI
28 Years Later
Bring Her Back
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Long Walk

BEST FAMILY FILM
How to Train Your Dragon
KPop Demon Hunters
Lilo & Stitch
The Legend of Ochi
Zootopia 2

BEST ANIMAL PERFORMANCE
Bing, the Great Dane – The Friend
Hercules, the Dog – Marty Supreme
Indy – Good Boy
Olga, the Cat – Sorry, Baby
Richard and Baba – The Penguin Lessons

BEST ENSEMBLE
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

BREAKOUT FILMMAKER
Clint Bentley – Train Dreams
Drew Hancock – Companion
Emilie Blichfeldt – The Ugly Stepsister
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
James Sweeney – Twinless

BEST STUNTS
F1: The Movie
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands
The Running Man

YOUTH MALE PERFORMANCE (UNDER 21)
Christian Convery – Frankenstein / The Monkey
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
John Wren Phillips – Bring Her Back
Mason Thames – How to Train Your Dragon
Miles Caton – Sinners

FEMALE YOUTH PERFORMANCE (UNDER 21)
Helena Zengel – The Legend of Ochi
Maia Kealoha – Lilo & Stitch
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Sora Wong – Bring Her Back

WILLIAM HOLDEN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kathryn Bigelow
Barbara Broccoli
Kathleen Kennedy
Delroy Lindo
Sigourney Weaver