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One Battle After Another Wins In Minnesota

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

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!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

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.

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 Nominations of Minnesota Film Critics Association

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here Are The 2025 Nominations From The Puerto Rico Critics Association

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

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

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

Best Puerto Rican Film
@-Amor
Esta Isla
Parto

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One Battle After Another Wins In Florida

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Florida Film Critics Circle has announced its picks for the best of 2025.  The winners are in bold.

BEST PICTURE
Grand Tour
The Mastermind
No Other Choice (RUNNER-UP)
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Sinners

ACTOR
Lee Byung-hun (No Other Choice)
Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
Josh O’Connor (The Mastermind) (WINNER)

ACTRESS
Crista Alfaiate (Grand Tour)
Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You) (WINNER)
Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love) (RUNNER-UP)
Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rita Cortese (Most People Die on Sundays)
Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners) (RUNNER-UP)
Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) (WINNER)
Mia Threapleton (The Phoenician Scheme)

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)
Jacques Develay (Misericordia)
David Jonsson (The Long Walk) (RUNNER-UP)
Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
Sean Penn (One Battle After Another) (WINNER)

ENSEMBLE
Eephus
One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners (WINNER)

DIRECTOR
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Bi Gan (Resurrection)
Kelly Reichardt (The Mastermind)
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another) (RUNNER-UP)
Park Chan-wook (No Other Choice) (WINNER)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Astronaut Lovers (Marco Berger)
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Mary Bronstein)
It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi) (WINNER)
Rent Free (Fernando Andrés & Tyler Rugh) (RUNNER-UP)
Sentimental Value (Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier)
Sinners (Ryan Coogler)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Bugonia (Will Tracy)
Hamnet (Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell)
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (Liane-Cho Han, Aude Py, Maïlys Vallade & Eddine Noël)
No Other Choice (Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, Lee Ja-hye) (RUNNER-UP)
One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson) (WINNER)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Grand Tour (Gui Liang, Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Rui Poças)
One Battle After Another (Michael Bauman & Paul Thomas Anderson)
Resurrection (Dong Jingsong) (WINNER)
Sinners (Autumn Durald Arkapaw) (RUNNER-UP)
Sirāt (Mauro Herce)

VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire and Ash (WINNER)
Frankenstein (RUNNER-UP)
No Other Choice
Resurrection
Sinners

EDITING
Die My Love (Toni Froschhammer) (RUNNER-UP)
No Other Choice (Kim Sang-bum & Kim Ho-bin)
Marty Supreme (Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie)
One Battle After Another (Andy Jurgensen) (WINNER)
Sinners (Michael P. Shawver)

PRODUCTION DESIGN & ART DIRECTION
Frankenstein (RUNNER-UP)
The Phoenician Scheme
Resurrection (WINNER)
The Secret Agent
Sinners

ORIGINAL SCORE
The Mastermind (Rob Mazurek) (RUNNER-UP)
One Battle After Another (Jonny Greenwood)
Sinners (Ludwig Göransson) (WINNER)
Sirāt (Kangding Ray)
Resurrection (M83)

DOCUMENTARY
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (RUNNER-UP)
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators
River of Grass
Sabbath Queen (WINNER)

INTERNATIONAL FILM
Grand Tour (WINNER TIE)
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice (WINNER TIE)
Resurrection
The Secret Agent
Sirāt

ANIMATED FEATURE
100 Meters (RUNNER-UP)
Arco
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (WINNER)
Zootopia 2

FIRST FILM
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Eephus (RUNNER-UP)
Lurker
Sorry, Baby (WINNER)
The Ugly Stepsister

BREAKOUT AWARD
Miles Caton (Sinners)
Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another) (WINNER)
Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet)
Théodore Pellerin (Lurker)
Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby) (RUNNER-UP)

GOLDEN ORANGE
River of Grass – Sasha Wortzel
No Sleep Till – Alexandra Simpson

One Battle After Another Hits The Jackpot In Las Vegas

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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 Shortlists For The 98th Academy Awards

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Academy released their shortlists earlier today.  A lot of people online are saying that the presence of Wicked: For Good on the lists means that its Best Picture hopes are still alive.  It could just as likely be that the Academy likes honoring big productions with technical nominations.

Here are the shortlists.  Consult them before making any bets.

ANIMATED SHORT FILM 

“Autokar”
“Butterfly”
“Cardboard”
“Éiru”
“Forevergreen”
“The Girl Who Cried Pearls”
“Hurikán”
“I Died in Irpin”
“The Night Boots”
“Playing God”
“The Quinta’s Ghost”
“Retirement Plan”
“The Shyness of Trees”
“Snow Bear”
“The Three Sisters”

CASTING 

“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle after Another”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Sirât”
“Weapons”
“Wicked: For Good”

CINEMATOGRAPHY 

“Ballad of a Small Player”
“Bugonia”
“Die My Love”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Nouvelle Vague”
“One Battle after Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Sirât”
“Song Sung Blue”
“Sound of Falling”
“Train Dreams”
“Wicked: For Good”

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM 

“The Alabama Solution”
“Apocalypse in the Tropics”
“Coexistence, My Ass!”
“Come See Me in the Good Light”
“Cover-Up”
“Cutting through Rocks”
“Folktales”
“Holding Liat”
“Mr. Nobody against Putin”
“Mistress Dispeller”
“My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 – Last Air in Moscow”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Seeds”
“2000 Meters to Andriivka”
“Yanuni”

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM 

“All the Empty Rooms”
“All the Walls Came Down”
“Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud”
“Bad Hostage”
“Cashing Out”
“Chasing Time”
“Children No More: ‘Were and Are Gone’”
“Classroom 4”
“The Devil Is Busy”
“Heartbeat”
“Last Days on Lake Trinity”
“On Healing Land, Birds Perch”
“Perfectly a Strangeness”
“Rovina’s Choice”
“We Were the Scenery”

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM 

Argentina, “Belén”
Brazil, “The Secret Agent”
France, “It Was Just an Accident”
Germany, “Sound of Falling”
India, “Homebound”
Iraq, “The President’s Cake”
Japan, “Kokuho”
Jordan, “All That’s Left of You”
Norway, “Sentimental Value”
Palestine, “Palestine 36”
South Korea, “No Other Choice”
Spain, “Sirât”
Switzerland, “Late Shift”
Taiwan, “Left-Handed Girl”
Tunisia, “The Voice of Hind Rajab”

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM 

“Ado”
“Amarela”
“Beyond Silence”
“The Boy with White Skin”
“Butcher’s Stain”
“Butterfly on a Wheel”
“Dad’s Not Home”
“Extremist”
“A Friend of Dorothy”
“Jane Austen’s Period Drama”
“Pantyhose”
“The Pearl Comb”
“Rock, Paper, Scissors”
“The Singers”
“Two People Exchanging Saliva”

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING 

“The Alto Knights”
“Frankenstein”
“Kokuho”
“Marty Supreme”
“Nuremberg”
“One Battle after Another”
“Sinners”
“The Smashing Machine”
“The Ugly Stepsister”
“Wicked: For Good”

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Bugonia”
“Captain America: Brave New World”
“Diane Warren: Relentless”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Hedda”
“A House of Dynamite”
“Jay Kelly”
“Marty Supreme”
“Nuremberg”
“One Battle after Another”
“Sinners”
“Sirât”
“Train Dreams”
“Tron: Ares”
“Truth and Treason”
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Wicked: For Good”

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG) :

“As Alive As You Need Me To Be” from “Tron: Ares”
“Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless”
“Dream As One” from “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Drive” from “F1”
“Dying To Live” from “Billy Idol Should Be Dead”
“The Girl In The Bubble” from “Wicked: For Good”
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
“Highest 2 Lowest” from “Highest 2 Lowest”
“I Lied To You” from “Sinners”
“Last Time (I Seen The Sun)” from “Sinners”
“No Place Like Home” from “Wicked: For Good”
“Our Love” from “The Ballad of Wallis Island”
“Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from “Come See Me in the Good Light”
“Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from “Viva Verdi!”
“Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams”

SOUND 

“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
“One Battle after Another”
“Sinners”
“Sirât”
“Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere”
“Superman”
“Wicked: For Good”

VISUAL EFFECTS 

“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“The Electric State”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Jurassic World Rebirth”
“The Lost Bus”
“Sinners”
“Superman”
“Tron: Ares”
“Wicked: For Good”

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

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

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