10th Annual Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
Monday, December 15, 2025

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BEST PICTURE

BUGONIA • Focus Features

Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers

HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON

Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer

MARTY SUPREME • A24

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

SORRY, BABY • A24

Eva Victor | Director
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix

Clint Bentley| Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

WEAPONS • Warner Bros Pictures / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

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BEST DIRECTOR

Paul Thomas Anderson
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

Clint Bentley
Train Dreams • Netflix

Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

Ryan Coogler
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

Josh Safdie
Marty Supreme • A24

Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

Chloé Zhao
HAMNET • Focus Features

Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

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BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Timothée Chalamet
Marty Supreme • A24

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

LEONARDO DICAPRIO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

Joel Edgerton
Train Dreams • Netflix

Clint Bentley| Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

Ethan Hawke
Blue Moon • Sony Pictures Classics

Richard Linklater | Director
Mike Blizzard, John Sloss, Richard Linklater | Producers

Michael B. Jordan
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

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BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Jessie Buckley
HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

Rose Byrne
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You • A24

Mary Bronstein | Director
Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor Hannon, Richie Doyle | Producers

AMANDA SEYFRIED
The Testament of Ann Lee • Searchlight Pictures

Mona Fastvold | Director
Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Mark Lampert, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Lillian LaSalle | Producers

EMMA STONE
BUGONIA • Focus Features

Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers

Eva Victor
Sorry, Baby • A24

Eva Victor | Director
Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins | Producers

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BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Benicio Del Toro
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

Jacob Elordi
Frankenstein • Netflix

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

David Jonsson
The Long Walk • Lionsgate

Francis Lawrence | Director
Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence, Cameron MacConomy | Producers

William H. Macy
Train Dreams • Netflix

Clint Bentley| Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

Sean Penn
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

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BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

ARIANA GRANDE
WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures

Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

Amy Madigan
WEAPONS • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

Wunmi Mosaku
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

Teyana Taylor
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

EEPHUS • Music Box Films
Carson Lund | Casting Director

Carson Lund | Director
Carson Lund, Tyler Taormina, Michael Basta, David Entin | Producers

marty supreme • A24
Jennifer Venditti | Casting Director

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Cassandra Kulukundis | Casting Director

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures
Francine Maisler | Casting Director

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY • Netflix
Bret Howe, Mary Vernieu | Casting Directors

Rian Johnson | Director
Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman | Producers

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BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE

CARY CHRISTOPHER
WEAPONS • Warner Bros Pictures / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

SHANNON GORMAN
RENTAL FAMILY • Searchlight Pictures

Hikari | Director
Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Hikari, Shin Yamaguchi | Producers

JACOBI JUPE
HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

JASPER THOMPSON
THE MASTERMIND • MUBI

Kelly Reichardt | Director
Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani | Producers

ALFIE WILLIAMS
28 YEARS LATER • Sony / Columbia Pictures

Danny Boyle | Director
Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland | Producers

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BEST SCREENPLAY

marty supreme • A24
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie | Writers

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Based on “Vineland” by Thomas Pynchon
Paul Thomas Anderson | Writer

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Writer

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

sorry, baby • A24
Eva Victor | Writer

Eva Victor | Director
Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins | Producers

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Based on “Train Dreams” by Denis Johnson
Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Writers

Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

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BEST ANIMATED FILM

ARCO • NEON

Ugo Bienvenu | Director
Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman | Producers

THE COLORS WITHIN • GKIDS

Naoko Yamada | Director
Yoshihiro Furusawa, Genki Kawamura, Eunyoung Choi, Wakana Okamura, Kohei Sakita | Producers

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN • GKIDS

Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han | Directors
Henri Magalon, Edwina Liard, Claire La Combe, Nidia Santiago | Producers

ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures

Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer

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BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

THE ALABAMA SOLUTION • HBO Max

Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman | Director/Producers

COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT • Apple Original Films

Ryan White | Director
Jessica Hargrave, Ryan White, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen | Producers

PAVEMENTS • Utopia

Alex Ross Perry | Director
Craig Butta, Alex Ross Perry, Robert Greene, Peter Klein, Danny Gabai, Lance Bangs, Alex Needles, Arrow Kruse, Chris Lombardi, Gerard Cosloy, Patrick Amory, Gabe Spierer | Producers

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers

WTO/99 • Foghorn Features

Ian Bell | Director
Laura Tatham, Ian Bell, Alex Megaro | Producers

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON

Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer

NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON

Park Chan-wook | Director
Park Chan-wook, Jisun Back, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras | Producers

THE SECRET AGENT • NEON

Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | Producers

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

THE UGLY STEPSISTER • IFC Films

Emilie Blichfeldt | Director
Maria Ekerhovd | Producer

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BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEATURE FILM

Not One Drop of Blood • BFD Productions

Jackson Devereux, Lachlan Hinton | Directors
Tony Castle, Roxy Hunt, Anna King | Producers

To Kill a Wolf • All the Better

Kelsey Taylor | Director
Adam Lee, Kelsey Taylor, Ricky Fosheim, Zach Golden | Producers

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix

Clint Bentley| Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

Twinless • Frontline Features / The Associated Press

Mstyslav Chernov | Director
Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov | Producers

Wolf Land (Director’s Cut) • Cascade PBS

Sarah Hoffman | Director/Producer

WTO/99 • Foghorn Features

Ian Bell | Director
Ian Bell, Alex Megaro, Laura Tatham | Producers

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BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHORT FILM

Charlotte, 1994

Brian Pittala | Director/Producer

A Fateful Weekend

Tony Doupe | Director
Tonya M. Skoog | Producer

Shelly’s Leg

Wes Hurley | Director
Eliza Flug, Wes Hurley | Producers

Songs of Black Folk

Justin Emeka, Haley Watson | Directors
Kevin Del Rosario, Haley Watson | Producers

Style: A Seattle Basketball Story

Mstyslav Chernov | Director
Jackson Clough, Gavin P. Sullivan | Producers

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Dan Laustsen | Cinematographer

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

HAMNET • Focus Features
Lukasz Zal | Cinematographer

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Michael Bauman | Cinematographer

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Autumn Durald Arkapaw | Cinematographer

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Adolpho Veloso | Cinematographer

Clint Bentley| Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

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BEST COSTUME DESIGN

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Kate Hawley | Costume Designer

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME • Focus Features
Milena Canonero | Costume Designer

Wes Anderson | Director
Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson, John Peet | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ruth E. Carter | Costume Designer

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Malgosia Turzanska | Costume Designer

Clint Bentley | Director
Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman | Producers

WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures
Paul Tazewell | Costume Designer

Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

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BEST Film EDITING

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films
Stephen Mirrione and Patrick J. Smith | Editors

Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers

MARTY SUPREME • A24
Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein | Editors

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Andy Jurgensen | Editor

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND • Shudder
Bernard Beets | Editor

Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani | Director
Pierre Foulon | Producer

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Michael P. Shawver | Editor

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures | Apple Original Films
Hans Zimmer | Composer

Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Alexandre Desplat | Composer

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Jonny Greenwood | Composer

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ludwig Göransson | Composer

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

TRON: ARES • Walt Disney Pictures
Nine Inch Nails | Composer

Joachim Rønning | Director
Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Steven Lisberger | Producers

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS • Marvel Studios
Kasra Farahani (Production Design); Jille Azis (Set Decoration)

Matt Shakman | Director
Kevin Feige | Producer

frankenstein • Netflix
Tamara Deverell (Production Design); Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

the phoenician scheme • Focus Features
Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)

Wes Anderson | Director
Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson, John Peet | Producers

RESURRECTION • Janus Films
Liu Qiang, Tu Nan

Gan Bi | Director
Zuolong Shan , Yang Lele , Charles Gillibert | Producers

sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures
Hannah Beachler (Production Design); Monique Champagne (Set Decoration)

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

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BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
Garrett Warren, Steve Brown, Stuart Thorp | Stunt Choreography

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

BALLERINA • Lionsgate
Stephen Dunlevy, Jackson Spindell | Stunt Choreography

Len Wiseman | Director
Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski | Producers

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures
Wade Eastwood | Stunt Choreography

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers

PREDATOR: BADLANDS • 20th Century Studios
Jacob Tomuri | Stunt Choreography

Dan Trachtenberg | Director
John Davis, Brent O’Connor, Marc Toberoff, Dan Trachtenberg, Ben Rosenblatt | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Andy Gill | Stunt Choreography

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films

Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

PREDATOR: BADLANDS • 20th Century Studios

Dan Trachtenberg | Director
John Davis, Brent O’Connor, Marc Toberoff, Dan Trachtenberg, Ben Rosenblatt | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

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BEST VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

AMY MADIGAN (“Aunt Gladys”)
WEAPONS • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

SEAN PENN (“Col. Steven J. Lockjaw”)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SALLY HAWKINS (“Laura”)
BRING HER BACK • A24

Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou | Directors
Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton | Producers

NICHOLAS HOULT (“Lex Luthor”)
SUPERMAN • Warner Bros. Pictures / DC Studios

James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers

JACK O’CONNELL (“Remmick”)
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

ABOUT THE Seattle Film Critics Society

After formation in the fall of 2016, The Seattle Film Critics Society officially became a non-profit organization in 2017, with a membership now consisting of 26 film critics, representing print, broadcast, podcasting, and online film criticism. This year’s awards are the fourth held under the banner of the SFCS, honoring the best films and performances of the year.