3RD ANNUAL MICHIGAN MOVIE CRITICS GUILD AWARDS
Monday, December 8, 2025



BEST PICTURE
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Frankenstein • Netflix
Hamnet • Focus Features
Marty Supreme • A24
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures



BEST DIRECTOR
RYAN COOGLER
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet



BEST ACTOR
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Brendan Fraser – Rental Family



BEST ACTRESS
JESSIE BUCKLEY
HAMNET • Focus Features
Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers
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Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Emma Stone – Bugonia



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
MILES CATON
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another



BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WUNMI MOSAKU
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Hailee Steinfeld – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another



BEST ANIMATED FILM
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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Arco
Dog Man
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2



BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers
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Orwell: 2+2=5
Pee-Wee as Himself
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
The Tale of Silyan



BEST ENSEMBLE
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Avatar: Fire And Ash
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Wake Up Dead Man
Wicked: For Good



BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor



BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Avatar: Fire And Ash – Russell Carpenter
Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso



BREAKTHROUGH AWARD
MILES CATON
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Chase Infiniti – (Actress) One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – (Actor) Frankenstein
Jacobi Jupe – (Actor) Hamnet
Eva Victor – (Writer, Director, Actor) Sorry, Baby



BEST STUNTS
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures
Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers
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Avatar: Fire And Ash
Ballerina
Nobody 2
One Battle After Another



MMCG AWARD FOR FILM EXCELLENCE
(presented to a filmmaker, writer, actor, crew member etc. who has Michigan ties or to a film made or set in Michigan)
JUDY GREER (Actress)
THE LONG WALK • Lionsgate
Francis Lawrence | Director
Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence, Cameron MacConomy | Producers
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Paul Feig – (Director) The Housemaid / Another Simple Favor
Paul Walter Hauser – (Actor) The Naked Gun / Fantastic Four: First Steps
Tim Robinson – (Actor/Writer) Friendship
J.K. Simmons – (Actor) The Accountant 2

MICHIGAN MOVIE CRITICS GUILD
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FILM EXCELLENCE:
“Sinners”
Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
Michael B. Jordan – “Sinners”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Miles Caton – “Sinners”
Wunmi Mosaku – “Sinners”
“K-Pop Demon Hunters”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Sinners”
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Miles Caton – “Sinners”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
Judy Greer – “The Long Walk”

ABOUT THE MICHIGAN MOVIE CRITICS GUILD
Launched in 2023, Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) is a collective of professional movie critics throughout the Mitten state. All members must meet strict professional guidelines as well as publish reviews within the entertainment space.



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