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

Catching Up With The Films of 2025: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (dir by Matt Shankman)


I have to admit that I groaned when Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps opened with a title card informing me that it was taking place on “Earth-828.”

You have to understand that all of the multiverse nonsense is the one of the main things that led to me losing interest in both the Marvel and the DC films.  The idea that there are multiple Earths out there and they’ve all got different versions of the same heroes and villains just feels incredibly lazy to me.  It’s like a get out of jail free card.  If you make a bad movie, you can just claim that it was took place on another Earth.  If a character dies on one Earth, it doesn’t really matter because there’s another version out there.  What are the actual stakes when there’s a million different Earths to choose from?  For that matter, if I’m presumably living on Earth-1, why should I care about Earth-828?  Earth-828 has nothing to do with me.

Imagine my surprise, then, when one of the best things about the film was that it turned out to be that it was taking place on an alternate Earth, one that mixes the culture of the 1960s with advanced technology and a retro-futuristic style.  This is a rare Marvel film that is enjoyable just to look at.  The production design is top-notch, mixing the past with the future in a very playful way.  As much as I dislike the whole multiverse thing, Earth-828 does seem like it would be a fun place to visit.

Earth-828 has advanced technology because of its only team of super heroes, the Fantastic Four.  Fortunately, Marvel seems to understand that 1) origin stories tend to be bland in general and 2) viewers have already had to sit through two disappointing and presumably unrelated Fantastic Four films that centered around them getting their powers.  So, First Steps opens with the team having already taken their trip into space, the one that led to them returning with altered DNA.  Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) can stretch himself.  His wife, Susan Storm Richards (Vanessa Kirby), can turn invisible and knock things around with …. invisibility rays, I guess.  Susan’s brother, Johnny (Joseph Quinn), can burst into flame and fly.  (Wow, DNA is amazing!)  And their friend, Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), has skin that has been transformed into a layer of orange rock.  Ben can knock holes in walls but he can’t seem to get the world to understand that there is an intelligent and kind-hearted soul underneath the fearsome exterior.  The citizens of Earth-828 are worshipful of the Fantastic Four and the team has ushered in an era of peace.

When a naked silver woman on a surfboard (Julia Garner) appears in Times Square, she announces that Earth has been selected as the latest feast for Galactus (Ralph Ineson), a giant creature who is so powerful that he must consume planets in order to satisfy his appetite.  Galactus offers to spare Earth but only if he is given Reed and Susan’s baby, Franklin.  Galactus says that Franklin possesses the “power cosmic,” which is something that I assume we’re going to be hearing a lot about over the next few MCU films.

As far as later phase Marvel productions are concerned, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is an entertaining-enough film.  Vanessa Kirby is a bit on the dull side as Sue but it should be noted that, in all of the various film versions of The Fantastic Four, Sue has always been the least interesting member of the group.  Pascal is likable as Reed, even if his stretchy superpower feels a bit silly.  Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn both give strong performances, with Quinn especially bringing some depth to a character who, in lesser hands, could come across as being shallow.  Ralph Ineson is a properly intimidating villain and Julia Garner has just the right amount of sad-eyed intensity for the role of the morally ambiguous Silver Surfer.  The film looks great, the retro style holds the viewer’s attention, and there are a few moments of genuine wit that harken back to the best moments of the 1st phase of the MCU.  That said, it’s hard to ignore that this is yet another Marvel movie where the whole thing ends with a fairly predictable battle and a healthy dose of Dues Ex Machina.  The film is entertaining but it definitely sticks to the established MCU formula.

The film ends with a mid-credits scene and a promise that the story will continue in Avengers: Doomsday.  I wonder what Earth that one will take place on.

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

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)

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

One Battle After Another Wins In Kansas City


The Kansas City Film Critics Circle have announced their picks for the best of 2025.  The winners are listed in bold.

BEST FILM
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Weapons

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ari Aster – Eddington
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Rian Johnson – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

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

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

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Josh O’Connor – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Glenn Close – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

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

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Frankenstein
Hamnet
The Life of Chuck
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
F1 The Movie
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Tron: Ares

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Arco
The Bad Guys 2
KPop Demon Hunters
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Arco
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value

BEST DOCUMENTARY
My Mom Jayne
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Secret Mall Apartment
We Best the Dream Team

VINCE KOEHLER AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Weapons

TOM POE AWARD FOR BEST LGBTQ FILM
Hedda
The History of Sound
Twinless
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
The Wedding Banquet

BUSTER KEATON AWARD FOR THE BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE FILM
F1 The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Nobody 2
The Running Man
Warfare

Here are the 2025 Nominations of the Georgia Film Critics Association


Here are the 2025 Nominations of the Georgia Film Critics Association.  The winners will be announced on December 27th.

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

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

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
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
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
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Weapons

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

Best Cinematography
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Production Design
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners

Best Original Score
F1 – Hans Zimmer
Hamnet – Max Richter
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
Train Dreams – Bryce Dessner

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

Best Ensemble
Black Bag
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Breakthrough Award
Miles Caton
David Corenswet
Chase Infiniti
Jacobi Jupe
Eva Victor

Best Animated Film
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Scarlet
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary
The Alabama Solution
The Librarians
My Mom Jayne
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators

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

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

One Battle After Another Hits The Jackpot In Las Vegas


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

Here Are The 2025 Nominations of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle


The Kansas City Film Critics Circle have announced their nominations for the best of 2025!  And here they are:

BEST FILM
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Weapons

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ari Aster – Eddington
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Rian Johnson – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

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

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

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Josh O’Connor – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Glenn Close – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

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

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Frankenstein
Hamnet
The Life of Chuck
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
F1 The Movie
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Tron: Ares

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Arco
The Bad Guys 2
KPop Demon Hunters
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Arco
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value

BEST DOCUMENTARY
My Mom Jayne
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Secret Mall Apartment
We Best the Dream Team

VINCE KOEHLER AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Weapons

TOM POE AWARD FOR BEST LGBTQ FILM
Hedda
The History of Sound
Twinless
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
The Wedding Banquet

BUSTER KEATON AWARD FOR THE BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE FILM
F1 The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Nobody 2
The Running Man
Warfare

Here Are The 2025 Nominations of the Las Vegas Film Critics Society


Here are the 2025 nominations of the Las Vegas Film Critics Society.

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 Canton – 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