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

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BEST PICTURE

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Arco
Dog Man
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

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BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

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


Orwell: 2+2=5
Pee-Wee as Himself
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
The Tale of Silyan

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BEST ENSEMBLE

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


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


Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor


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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Autumn Durald Arkapaw

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


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


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


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


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

BEST PICTURE:
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BREAKTHROUGH AWARD:
BEST STUNTS:
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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