Here’s What Won At The Golden Globes!


I didn’t watch the Golden Globes on Sunday night.  Technically, it’s because I wasn’t feeling well and I needed to get some rest.  In reality, even if I had been healthy, I don’t know that I would have watched.  A few years ago, the Golden Globes were not televised and I discovered how liberating it was to not have to pretend to care about this stupid show.

That said, the Globes are considered an Oscar precursor, despite the fact that no one’s even sure who is voting on them nowadays.  So, here’s what won on Sunday night:

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Blue Moon
Bugonia
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
Nouvelle Vague
One Battle After Another

BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTURE
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloe Zhao – Hamnet

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Jennifer Lawrence – Die, My Love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Julia Roberts – After the Hunt
Tessa Thompson – Hedda
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
Emily Blunt – The Smashing Machine
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein
Dwayne Johnson – The Smashing Machine
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY
Lee Byung-hun – No Other Choice
Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme
George Clooney – Jay Kelly
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTURE
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat

BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE
Avatar: Fire and Ash – “Dream as One”
KPop Demon Hunters – “Golden”
Sinners – “I Lied to You”
Train Dreams – “Train Dreams”
Wicked: For Good – “No Place Life Home”
Wicked: For Good – “The Girl in the Bubble”

BEST MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

BEST MOTION PICTURE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirat
The Voice of Hind Rajab

GOLDEN GLOBE FOR CINEMATIC & BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1: The Movie
KPop Demon Hunters
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
Sinners

Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Zootopia 2

The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Honors One Battle After Another


The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association has announced its picks for the best of 2025.  And here they are:

BEST PICTURE
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Frankenstein
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

BEST FOREIGN FILM
It Was Just an Accident (Iran/France)
Misericordia (France)
No Other Choice (South Korea)
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
Sentimental Value (Norway)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Arco
Boys Go to Jupiter
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Afternoons of Solitude
Cover-Up
The Encampments
The Perfect Neighbor
The Tale of Silyan

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Mary Bronstein – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

LEAD ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

LEAD ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia

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

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Mary Bronstein)
It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi)
Marty Supreme (Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein)
Sentimental Value (Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier)
Sinners (Ryan Coogler)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Bugonia (Will Tracy)
Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro)
Hamnet (Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell)
No Other Choice (Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee & Don McKellar)
One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson)

BEST ENSEMBLE
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Frankenstein (Dan Laustsen)
Marty Supreme (Darius Khondji)
One Battle After Another (Michael Bauman)
Sinners (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
Train Dreams (Adolpho Veloso)

BEST EDITING
It Was Just an Accident (Amir Etminan)
Marty Supreme (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie)
One Battle After Another (Andy Jurgensen)
Sinners (Michael P. Shawver)
Weapons (Joe Murphy)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Frankenstein (Alexandre Desplat)
Marty Supreme (Daniel Lopatin)
One Battle After Another (Jonny Greenwood)
Sinners (Ludwig Göransson)
Train Dreams (Bryce Dessner)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Miles Caton – Sinners
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
Clint Bentley – Train Dreams
Mary Bronstein – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Harris Dickinson – Urchin
Carson Lund – Eephus
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

One Battle After Another Wins In Columbus!


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

Best Film
1. One Battle After Another
2. No Other Choice
3. Sinners
4. It Was Just an Accident
5. Bugonia
6. Wake Up Dead Man
7. Sentimental Value
8. Train Dreams
9. Weapons
10. Marty Supreme
11. Frankenstein

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Ryan Coogler, Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

Best Lead Performance
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (RUNNER-UP)
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon (WINNER)
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Emma Stone, Bugonia

Best Supporting Performance
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Ensemble
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Wake Up Dead Man

Actor of the Year (For an Exemplary Body of Work)
Josh Brolin, The Running Man, Wake Up Dead Man, and Weapons
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another and The Phoenician Scheme (RUNNER-UP)
Josh O’Connor, The History of Sound, The Mastermind, Rebuilding, and Wake Up Dead Man (WINNER)
Amanda Seyfried, The Housemaid and The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone, Bugonia and Eddington

Breakthrough Film Artist
Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme (Acting)
Miles Caton, Sinners (Acting)
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another (Acting) (WINNER)
Carson Lund, Eephus (Directing and Screenwriting)
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby (Acting, Directing, and Screenwriting) (RUNNER-UP)

Best Cinematography
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners (WINNER)
Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
Dan Laustsen, Frankenstein
Claudio Miranda, F1
Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams
Łukasz Żal, Hamnet

Best Film Editing
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Stephen Mirrione, F1 (RUNNER-UP)
Joe Murphy, Weapons
Michael P. Shawver, Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams
Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein
Park Chan-Wook, Lee Kyoung-Mi, Don McKellar, and Jahye Lee, No Other Choice (RUNNER-UP)
Will Tracy, Bugonia
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet

Best Original Screenplay
Ryan Coogler, Sinners (WINNER)
Zach Cregger, Weapons
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident (RUNNER-UP)
Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, Marty Supreme
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

Best Score
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Ludwig Göransson, Sinners (WINNER)
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
Daniel Lopatin, Marty Supreme
Max Richter, Hamnet

Best Documentary
Cover-Up (RUNNER-UP)
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators (WINNER)
Seeds

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

Best Animated Film
Arco
The Bad Guys 2
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters (RUNNER-UP)
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (WINNER)
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2

Frank Gabrenya Award for Best Comedy
The Baltimorons (RUNNER-UP)
Friendship
The Naked Gun
One of Them Days (WINNER)
Splitsville

Best Overlooked Film
The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Baltimorons
The Mastermind (RUNNER-UP)
Peter Hujar’s Day
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Warfare (WINNER)

One Battle After Another Wins In Oklahoma


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 Winners From The Critics Choice Awards


Probably much like you, I skipped the Critics Choice Awards this year.  That said, here’s what won.  (Winners are listed in bold.)

BEST PICTURE
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good

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
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
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS
Everett Blunck – The Plague
Miles Caton – Sinners
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Zach Cregger – Weapons
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee – No Other Choice
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Will Tracy – Bugonia
Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet

BEST CASTING AND ENSEMBLE
Nina Gold – Hamnet
Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold – Jay Kelly
Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another
Francine Maisler – Sinners
Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For Good

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Claudio Miranda – F1
Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein
Łukasz Żal – Hamnet
Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another
Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners
Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein
Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – Hamnet
Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty Supreme
Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Sinners
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good

BEST EDITING
Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite
Stephen Mirrione – F1
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another
Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor
Michael P. Shawver – Sinners

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Kate Hawley – Frankenstein
Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet
Lindsay Pugh – Hedda
Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella – Kiss of the Spider Woman
Ruth E. Carter – Sinners
Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Flora Moody, John Nolan – 28 Years Later
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein
Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry – Sinners
Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal – The Smashing Machine
Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins – Weapons
Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire And Ash
Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson – F1
Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell – Frankenstein
Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean – Sinners
Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams – Superman

BEST STUNT DESIGN
Stephen Dunlevy, Kyle Gardiner, Jackson Spidell, Jeremy Marinas, Jan Petřina, Domonkos Párdányi, Kinga Kósa-Gavalda – Ballerina
Gary Powell, Luciano Bacheta, Craig Dolby – F1
Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Brian Machleit – One Battle After Another
Andy Gill – Sinners
Giedrius Nagys – Warfare

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain
Zootopia 2

BEST COMEDY
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
The Naked Gun
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Belén
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sirāt

BEST SONG
“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1
“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
“Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good

BEST SCORE
Hans Zimmer – F1
Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
Max Richter – Hamnet
Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme
Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners

BEST SOUND
Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1
Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Greg Chapman – Frankenstein
Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor – One Battle After Another
Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, David V. Butler – Sinners
Laia Casanovas – Sirāt
Mitch Low, Glenn Freemantle, Ben Barker, Howard Bargroff, Richard Spooner – Warfare

Here Are The 2025 Nominations of the Columbus Film Critics Association


Here are the 2025 nominations of the Columbus Film Critics Association.

Best Film
Bugonia
Frankenstein
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wake Up Dead Man
Weapons

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

Best Lead Performance
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Emma Stone, Bugonia

Best Supporting Performance
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Ensemble
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man

Actor of the Year (For an Exemplary Body of Work)
Josh Brolin, The Running Man, Wake Up Dead Man, and Weapons
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another and The Phoenician Scheme
Josh O’Connor, The History of Sound, The Mastermind, Rebuilding, and Wake Up Dead Man
Amanda Seyfried, The Housemaid and The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone, Bugonia and Eddington

Breakthrough Film Artist
Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme (Acting)
Miles Caton, Sinners (Acting)
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another (Acting)
Carson Lund, Eephus (Directing and Screenwriting)
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby (Acting, Directing, and Screenwriting)

Best Cinematography
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another
Dan Laustsen, Frankenstein
Claudio Miranda, F1
Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams
Łukasz Żal, Hamnet

Best Film Editing
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
Stephen Mirrione, F1
Joe Murphy, Weapons
Michael P. Shawver, Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams
Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein
Park Chan-Wook, Lee Kyoung-Mi, Don McKellar, and Jahye Lee, No Other Choice
Will Tracy, Bugonia
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet

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

Best Score
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
Daniel Lopatin, Marty Supreme
Max Richter, Hamnet

Best Documentary
Cover-Up
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators
Seeds

Best Foreign Language Film
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirât

Best Animated Film
Arco
The Bad Guys 2
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2

Frank Gabrenya Award for Best Comedy
The Baltimorons
Friendship
The Naked Gun
One of Them Days
Splitsville

Best Overlooked Film
The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Baltimorons
The Mastermind
Peter Hujar’s Day
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Warfare

One Battle After Another Wins In Minnesota


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

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

Sinners Wins In Puerto Rico!


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

Best Picture
Frankenstein
It Was Just an Accident (RUNNER UP TIE)
One Battle After Another (RUNNER UP TIE)
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners (WINNER)
Sirāt
The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Puerto Rican Film
@-Amor
Esta Isla (WINNER)
Parto (RUNNER UP)

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

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
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent (RUNNER UP)

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

Best Supporting Actor
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (RUNNER UP)
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 (WINNER)

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

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

Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value (RUNNER UP)
Sinners (WINNER)
Sorry, Baby
Weapons

Best Animated Feature
Arco (RUNNER UP)
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
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 (WINNER)
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (RUNNER UP)

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

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

Best Horror Film
28 Years Later
Final Destination: Bloodlines
Frankenstein
Sinners (WINNER)
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons (RUNNER UP)

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

Best First Film
The Chronology of Water (RUNNER UP TIE)
Eephus
Lurker
Sorry, Baby (WINNER)
The Ugly Stepsister (RUNNER UP TIE)
Urchin

Best Cinematography
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners (WINNER)
Sirāt
Train Dreams (RUNNER UP)

Best Costume Design
Frankenstein (WINNER)
Hamnet
The Phoenician Scheme
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good (RUNNER UP)

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

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

Best Production Design
Frankenstein (WINNER)
Hamnet
Sentimental Value (RUNNER UP TIE)
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good (RUNNER UP TIE)

Best Original Score
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners (WINNER)
Sirāt (RUNNER UP)
The Testament of Ann Lee

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

Best Sound
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1 (WINNER)
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt (RUNNER UP)

Best Visual Effects
28 Years Later
Avatar: Fire and Ash (WINNER)
F1
Frankenstein (RUNNER UP)
Sinners
Tron: Ares

The Raúl Juliá Award
This honorary award recognizes Puerto Rican actors whose work has elevated our culture in the film industry. This year’s recipient is Benicio del Toro for her outstanding performance in One Battle After Another and The Phoenician Scheme.

Rising Star Award
Honoring emerging talent with remarkable potential, the 2024 award goes to Chase Infiniti for her stellar performances in One Battle After Another.

Cinematographic Resistance Award
This award celebrates filmmakers who use cinema to challenge power structures and highlight urgent social issues. The 2024 honorees are Jafar Panahi for their impactful film It Was Just an Accident.

Lisa’s Marie’s Oscar Predictions For December


Well, the year’s almost over so it’s time for me to make my final prediction as to who and what will be nominated on January 22nd.

Jay Kelly and Wicked: For Good certainly don’t feel like locks right now but I’m going to pick them anyway.  Wicked: For Good’s strong showing with the Oscar short lists would seem to indicate that it has some support.  Jay Kelly, I’m picking because it’s about acting and the Actors’ Branch is the biggest branch of the Academy.  I nearly gave the spot to Avatar: Fire and Ash but that film hasn’t quite made the impression that the previous two Avatars made.  That said, I certainly wouldn’t be shocked to see either Wicked: For Good or Jay Kelly replaced by Avatar: Fire and Ash when the actual nominations are announced.

Click here for my April and May and June and July and August and September and October and November predictions!

Best Picture

Frankenstein

Hamnet

It Was Just An Accident

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

Wicked: For Good

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler for Sinners

Jafar Panahi for It Was Just An Accident

Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme

Chloe Zhao for Hamnet

Best Actor

Timothee Chalamet in Marty Surpeme

Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon

Michael B. Jordan in Sinners

Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley in Hamnet

Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I Would Kick You

Chase Infiniti in One Battle After Another

Emma Stone in Bugonia

Eva Victor in Sorry Baby

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio Del Toro in One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein

Paul Mescal in Hamnet

Sean Penn in One Battle After Another

Stellan Skarsgard in Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress

Ariana Grande in Wicked: For Good

Regina Hall in One Battle After Another

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan in Weapons

Teyana Taylor in One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another Wins In Portland


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