15TH ANNUAL GEORGIA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Saturday, December 27, 2025

— 15th Annual Georgia Film Critics Association Awards —

Best Picture

BLACK BAG • Focus Features

Steven Soderbergh | Director
Casey Silver, Gregory Jacobs | 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

JOACHIM TRIER
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

CHLOÉ ZHAO
HAMNET • Focus Features

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

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Best Actor

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

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

CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

RENATE REINSVE
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

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

EVA VICTOR
SORRY, BABY • A24

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

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Best Supporting Actor

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

SEAN PENN
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

ADAM SANDLER
JAY KELLY • Netflix

Noah Baumbach | Director
Noah Baumbach, Amy Pascal, David Heyman | Producers

STELLAN SKARSGÅRD
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

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

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Best Supporting Actress 

Ariana Grande-Butera
WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures

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

REGINA HALL
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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 Original Screenplay

IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24
Mary Bronstein | Writer

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

MARTY SUPREME • A24
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie | Writers

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

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier | Writers

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | 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

WEAPONS • Warner Bros. Pictures | New Line Cinema
Zach Cregger | Writer

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

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Best Adapted Screenplay

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Based on “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley
Guillermo del Toro | Writer

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

HAMNET • Focus Features
Based on “Hamnet” by Maggie O’Farrell
Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell | Writers

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

NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON
Based on “The Ax” by Donald Westlake
Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar, Lee Kyoung-mi, Lee Ja-hye | Writers

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

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 Cinematography 

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films
Claudio Miranda | Cinematographer

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

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Dan Laustsen | Cinematographer

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

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS • Marvel Studios
Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis | Production Designers

Matt Shakman | Director
Kevin Feige | Producer

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Tamara Deverell | Production Designer

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

HAMNET • Focus Features
Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton | Production Designers

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

MARTY SUPREME • A24
Jack Fisk, Adam Willis | Production Designers

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

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne | Production Designers

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

HAMNET • Focus Features
Max Richter | Composer

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

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Bryce Dessner | Composer

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

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Best Original Song 

“HIGHEST 2 LOWEST” from
HIGHEST 2 LOWEST • A24 / Apple Original Films
Howard Drossin, Aiyana-Lee | Music and Lyrics

Spike Lee | Director
Todd Black, Jason Michael Berman | Producers

“GOLDEN” from
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24 and Teddy| Music and Lyrics

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

“I LIED TO YOU” from
SINNERS • Warner Bros Pictures
Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson | Music and Lyrics

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

“LAST TIME (I SEEN THE SUN)” from
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Alice Smith, Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson | Music and Lyrics

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

“TRAIN DREAMS” from
TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner | Music and Lyrics

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

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Best Ensemble

BLACK BAG • Focus Features

Steven Soderbergh | Director
Casey Silver, Gregory Jacobs | Producers

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

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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

SIRĀT • NEON

Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers

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Best Animated Film

ARCO • NEON

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

ELIO • Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Pictures

Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina | Directors
Mary Alice Drumm | Producer

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

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

SCARLET • Sony / Columbia Pictures

Mamoru Hosoda | Director
Yuichiro Saito, Toshimi Tanio, Nozomu Takahashi | 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

THE LIBRARIANS • Independent Lens

Kim A. Snyder | Director
Kim A. Snyder, Janique L. Robillard, Maria Cuomo Cole, Jana Edelbaum | Producers

MY MOM JAYNE: A FILM BY MARISKA HARGITAY • HBO Documentary Films

Mariska Hargitay | Director
Trish Adlesic, Mariska Hargitay | Producers

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

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

PREDATORS • MTV Documentary Films / Paramount+

David Osit | Director
Jamie Gonçalves, Kellen Quinn, David Osit | Producers

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Breakthrough Award 

MILES CATON
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

David Corenswet
SUPERMAN • DC Studios / Warner Bros. Pictures

James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers

CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

JACOBI JUPE
HAMNET • Focus Features

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

EVA VICTOR
SORRY, BABY • A24

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

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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)

ABOUT THE Georgia Film Critics Association

The Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) was created in 2011 with the intention to promote film criticism and the film industry within the state of Georgia. While critics groups are prevalent in many parts of the country, the GAFCA is the first of its kind to be based solely in the state of Georgia. GAFCA membership is open to members of the reviewing press—whether through online, radio, television or print media.