6TH ANNUAL MINNESOTA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Friday, January 2, 2026

— 6th Annual Minnesota Film Critics Association Awards —

Best FILM

HAMNET • Focus Features

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

JOSH SAFDIE
MARTY SUPREME • A24

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

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

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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

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 Actress

ELLE FANNING
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | 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

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

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY • Netflix

Rian Johnson | Director
Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman | 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

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY • Netflix
Based on “Knives Out” by Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson | Writer

Rian Johnson | Director
Ram Bergman, Rian Johnson, Katie McNeill | Producers

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Best Original Screenplay

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Writer

Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer

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

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 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

WEAPONS • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema
Joe Murphy | Editor

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

HAMNET • Focus Features

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

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

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

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

HAMNET • Focus Features
Malgosia Turzanska | Costume Designer

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

MARTY SUPREME • A24
Miyako Bellizzi | Costume Designer

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

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

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

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

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

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Best Makeup and Hairstyling

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

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

MARTY SUPREME • A24

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

SINNERS • Warner Bros Pictures

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

THE SMASHING MACHINE • A24

Benny Safdie | Director
Benny Safdie, Dwayne Johnson, Eli Bush, Hiram Garcia, Dany Garcia, David Koplan | Producers

WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures

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

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Best Production Design

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

WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures
Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales | Production Designers

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

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

TRON: ARES • Walt Disney Pictures

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

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Best Stunt Choreography

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

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

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Best International 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

THE UGLY STEPSISTER • IFC Films

Emilie Blichfeldt | Director
Maria Ekerhovd | Producer

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Best Animated Feature

ARCO • NEON

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

DOG MAN • Dreamworks Animation / Universal Pictures

Peter Hastings | Director
Karen Foster | Producer

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

ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures

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

ABOUT THE Minnesota Film Critics Alliance

Established in 2020, the Minnesota Film Critics Association (formerly Minnesota Film Critics Alliance) is a collective of writers, video producers, and podcasters with a passion for cinema. The MNFCA’s members hail from all corners of the state, ranging from the scenic Lake Superior shores to the bustling Twin Cities and the western frontier bordering North Dakota. In its inaugural awards ceremony in 2021, the MNFCA celebrated Nomadland with the Best Picture accolade. Beyond recognizing the year’s finest films, the MNFCA also broadcasts the diverse perspectives of its members through the weekly ‘The Minnesota Movie Digest’ newsletter.