24TH ANNUAL UTAH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Saturday, January 17, 2026

— 24th Annual Utah Film Critics Association Awards —

Best Picture

HAMNET • Focus Features

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

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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Best Director

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

RYAN COOGLER
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

GUILLERMO DEL TORO
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

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

EVA VICTOR
SORRY, BABY • A24

Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers

CHLOÉ ZHAO
HAMNET • Focus Features

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

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Best Lead Performance | Male

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 Lead Performance | Female

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 Performance | Male

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

JACOBI JUPE
HAMNET • Focus Features

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

DELROY LINDO
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

PAUL MESCAL
HAMNET • Focus Features

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

SEAN PENN
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

STELLAN SKARSGÅRD
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

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

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Best Supporting Performance | Female

ELLE FANNING
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

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

Ariana Grande-Butera
WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures

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

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

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY • Netflix

Rian Johnson | Director
Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman | Producers

WARFARE • A24

Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland | Directors
Andrew Macdonald, Mathew Penry-Davey, Allon Reich, Peter Rice | Producers

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Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Film

ELLE FANNING
PREDATOR: BADLANDS • 20th Century Studios

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

INDY
GOOD BOY • IFC Films

Ben Leonberg | Director
Kari Fischer | Producer

JACOB ELORDI
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

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

Alfie Williams
28 YEARS LATER • Sony / Columbia Pictures

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

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Best Screenplay

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

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

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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

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 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

MARTY SUPREME • A24
Daniel Lopatin | Composer

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

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Best Film Editing

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

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

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

WARFARE • A24
Fin Oates | Editor

Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland | Directors
Andrew Macdonald, Mathew Penry-Davey, Allon Reich, Peter Rice | Producers

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Best Visual Effects

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | 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

SUPERMAN • Warner Bros. Pictures

James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers

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Best Sound

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

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

WARFARE • A24

Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland | Directors
Andrew Macdonald, Mathew Penry-Davey, Allon Reich, Peter Rice | Producers

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Best Stunt Design

BALLERINA • Lionsgate

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

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers

PREDATOR: BADLANDS • 20th Century Studios

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

THE RUNNING MAN • Paramount Pictures

Edgar Wright | Director
Edgar Wright, Nira Park, Audrey Chon, Simon Kinberg | Producers

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Best Documentary film

2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA • PBS Distribution

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

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

THE LIBRARIANS • Independent Lens

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

ORWELL: 2+2=5 • NEON

Raoul Peck | Director
Alex Gibney, Raoul Peck, George Chignell, Nick Shumaker | Producers

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

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

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 Non-English Language Feature

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

ABOUT THE Utah Film Critics Association

Formed in 2002, the Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) meets every December to vote on the year’s best cinema.