The North Dakota Film Society has announced its picks for the best of 2025. The winners are in bold.
Best Picture
HAMNET – Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg (Focus Features)
MARTY SUPREME – Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Josh Safdie (A24)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, JoAnne Sellar (Warner Bros.)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Andrew Berenstsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd (Neon)
SINNERS – Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian (Warner Bros.)
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Ryan Coogler – SINNERS (Warner Bros.)
Josh Safdie – MARTY SUPREME (A24)
Joachim Trier – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon)
Chloé Zhao – HAMNET (Focus Features)
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – HAMNET (Focus Features)
Rose Byrne – IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (A24)
Chase Infiniti – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Renate Reinsve – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon)
Emma Stone – BUGONIA (Focus Features)
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – MARTY SUPREME (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Ethan Hawke – BLUE MOON (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan – SINNERS (Warner Bros.)
Lee Byung-hun – NO OTHER CHOICE (Neon)
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon)
Amy Madigan – WEAPONS (Warner Bros.)
Wunmi Mosaku – SINNERS (Warner Bros.)
Teyana Taylor – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Jacob Elordi – FRANKENSTEIN (Netflix)
Paul Mescal – HAMNET (Focus Features)
Sean Penn – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Stellan Skarsgård – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon)
Best Ensemble
HAMNET – Joe Alwyn, Jessie Buckley, Jacob Jupe, Noah Jupe, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson (Focus Features)
MARTY SUPREME – Odessa A’zion, Timothée Chalamet, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Gwyneth Paltrow (A24)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Benicio del Toro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Chase Infiniti, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor (Warner Bros.)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård (Neon)
SINNERS – Miles Caton, Michael B. Jordan, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku, Jack O’Connell, Hailee Steinfeld (Warner Bros.)
Best Screenplay
HAMNET – Maggie O’Farrell and Chloé Zhao (Focus Features)
MARTY SUPREME – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (A24)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Paul Thomas Anderson (Warner Bros.)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt (Neon)
SINNERS – Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros.)
Best Cinematography
HAMNET – Łukasz Żal (Focus Features)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Michael Bauman (Warner Bros.)
SINNERS – Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Warner Bros.)
SIRAT – Mauro Herce (Neon)
TRAIN DREAMS – Adolpho Veloso (Netflix)
Best Costume Design
FRANKENSTEIN – Kate Hawley (Netflix)
HAMNET – Malgosia Turzanska (Focus Features)
SINNERS – Ruth E. Carter (Warner Bros.)
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE – Małgorzata Karpiuk (Searchlight Pictures)
WICKED: FOR GOOD – Paul Tazewell (Universal Pictures)
Best Editing
MARTY SUPREME – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie (A24)
NO OTHER CHOICE – Kim Sang-beom, Kim Ho-bin (Neon)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Andy Jurgensen (Warner Bros.)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Olivier Bugge Coutté (Neon)
SINNERS – Michael P. Shawver (Warner Bros.)
Best Visual Effects
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH – Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon (20th Century Studios)
F1 – Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson (Apple Original Films)
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – Christian Manz, Glen McIntosh, Andy Kind, Terry Palmer (Universal Pictures)
SINNERS – Donnie Dean, Espen Nordahl, Michael Ralla, Guido Wolter (Warner Bros.)
SUPERMAN – Stephen Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams (Warner Bros.)
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
BUGONIA – Torsten Witte (Focus Features)
FRANKENSTEIN – Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel (Netflix)
SINNERS – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry (Warner Bros.)
THE UGLY STEPSISTER – Thomas Foldberg, Anne Cathrine Sauerberg (Independent Film Company)
WICKED: FOR GOOD – Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Frances Hannon (Universal Pictures)
Best Original Score
BUGONIA – Jerskin Fendrix (Focus Features)
HAMNET – Max Richter (Focus Features)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Jonny Greenwood (Warner Bros.)
SINNERS – Ludwig Göransson (Warner Bros.)
SIRAT – Kangding Ray (Neon)
Best Original Song
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS – “Golden” – EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick (Netflix)
SINNERS – “I Lied to You” – Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq (Warner Bros.)
SINNERS – “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson, and Alice Smith (Warner Bros.)
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE – “Clothed By the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg (Searchlight Pictures)
TRAIN DREAMS – “Train Dreams” – Nick Cave (Netflix)
Best Production Design
FRANKENSTEIN – Tamara Deverell (Netflix)
HAMNET – Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton (Focus Features)
MARTY SUPREME – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis (A24)
SINNERS – Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne (Warner Bros.)
WICKED: FOR GOOD – Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales (Universal Pictures)
Best Sound
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH – Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Brent Burge, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges, Alexis Feodoroff, Julian Howarth (20th Century Studios)
F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Juan Peralta, Gary A. Rizzo, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (Apple Original Films)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Jose Antonio Garci, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Vallaflor (Warner Bros.)
SINNERS – Steve Boeddeker, Benny Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, Chris Welcker (Warner Bros.)
SIRAT – Laia Casanovas (Neon)
Best Animated Feature
ARCO – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman (Neon)
BOYS GO TO JUPITER – Julian Glander, Peisin Yang Lazo (Cartuna)
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS – Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang, Michelle L.M. Wong (Netflix)
LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN – Maïlys Vallade, Claire LaCombe, Edwina Liard, Henri Magalon, Nidia Santiago (GKids)
ZOOTOPIA 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino (Walt Disney Pictures)
Best Documentary Feature
THE ALABAMA SOLUTION – Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman, Alelur “Alex” Duran, Beth Shelburne (HBO Documentary Films)
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT – Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Ryan White, Stef Willen (Apple Original Films)
COVER-UP – Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Yoni Golijov, Olivia Streisand (Netflix)
IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY – Amy Berg, Brad Pitt, Ryan Heller, Christine Connor, Mandy Chang, Jennie Bedusa, Matthew Roozen (Magnolia Pictures)
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR – Alisa Payne, Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee (Netflix)
Best International Feature
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT – France (Neon)
NO OTHER CHOICE – South Korea (Neon)
THE SECRET AGENT – Brazil (Neon)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Norway (Neon)
SIRAT – Spain (Neon)
Through the Shattered Lens 