19TH ANNUAL ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS AWARDS
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

BEST FILM

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Frankenstein • Netflix
Hamnet • Focus Features
It Was Just An Accident • NEON
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures
The Secret Agent • NEON
Sentimental Value • NEON
Train Dreams • Netflix

Best Director

RYAN COOGLER
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers


Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just An Accident
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloe Zhao – Hamnet

Best Actor

MICHAEL B. JORDAN
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

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
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Tessa Thompson – Hedda

Best Supporting Actor

STELLAN SKARSGÅRD
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

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


Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
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


Nina Hoss – Hedda
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST AND CASTING DIRECTOR

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Casting by Francine Maisler

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


Hamnet – Nina Gold & Lucy Amos
Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti
Nouvelle Vague – Stéphane Batut
One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis

Best Original Screenplay

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Ryan Coogler

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


It Was Just An Accident – Jafar Panahi
Jay Kelly – Noah Baumbach
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor

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Best Adapted Screenplay

HAMNET • Focus Features

Written by Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell

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


Bugonia – Will Tracy
Frankenstein – Guillermo Del Toro
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

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BEST DOCUMENTARY

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

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


Come See Me In The Good Light – Ryan White
My Mom Jayne – Mariska Hargitay
Orwell 2+2=5 – Raoul Peck
The Librarians – Kim A. Snyder

Best Animated Film

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

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


Arco – Ugo Bienvenu & Giles Cazaux
In Your Dreams – Erik Benson & Alexander Woo
Little Amelie Or The Character Of Rain – Liane-cho Jin Kuang & Mailys Vallade
Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush & Simon Howard

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Best Cinematography

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Cinematography by Autumn Durald Arkapaw

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


Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
Hamnet – Łukasz Żal
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

BEST EDITING

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

Editing by Andy Jurgensen

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


F1: The Movie – Stephen Mirrione & Patrick J. Smith
Hamnet – Affonso Gonçalves & Chloe Zhao
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

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


It Was Just An Accident – Jafar Panahi
No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook
Sirât – Oliver Laxe
The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS

BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR

CHLOÉ ZHAO
HAMNET • Focus Features

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


Kathryn Bigelow – A House Of Dynamite
Mary Bronstein – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Mona Fastvold – The Testament Of Ann Lee
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

BEST FEMALE SCREENWRITER

SORRY, BABY • A24

Written by Eva Victor

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


Mary Bronstein – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Nia Dacosta – Hedda
Hikari & Stephen Blahut – Rental Family
Chloe Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet

BEST ANIMATED FEMALE

Arden Cho
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

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


Loïse Charpentier – Little Amelie Or The Character Of Rain
Fortune Feimster – Zootopia 2
Ginnifer Goodwin – Zootopia 2
Zoë Saldaña – Elio

BEST WOMEN’S BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

Best Stunt Performance

CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Ana De Armas – Ballerina
Hayley Atwell – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Pom Klementieff – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Alliance Of Women Film Journalists

Best Film:
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
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Best Original Screenplay:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Documentary:
Best Animated Film:
Best Ensemble Cast:
Best Cinematography:
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Best Non-English Language Film:
Best Woman Director:
Best Woman Screenwriter:
Best Animated Female:
Best Woman’s Breakthrough:

BEST FEMALE STUNT PERFORMANCE:

“Sinners”
Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
Michael B. Jordan – “Sinners”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Stellan Skarsgård – “Sentimental Value”
Wunmi Mosaku – “Sinners”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“Hamnet” – Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Sinners” – Francine Maisler
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen
“Sentimental Value”
Chloé Zhao – “Hamnet”
“Sorry, Baby” – Eva Victor
Arden Cho – “KPop Demon Hunters”
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”

ABOUT THE Alliance Of Women Film Journalists

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ) is a not-for-profit professional association of highly qualified female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting work by and about women – both in front of and behind the cameras – through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies. AWFJ was founded in 2006 by Jennifer Merin, Maitland McDonagh, Joanna Langfield and Jenny Halper. In addition to the year end awards, AWFJ presents EDA Awards at partner festivals, keeps an active and interactive record of fiction feature and documentary films by and/or about women, and/or are of particular interest to women because they focus on women’s issues. We welcome information that will allow us to keep our lists updated. Lists are made available to members and the general public on our Web site at AWFJ.org. For further information, contact AWFJ President Jennifer Merin at awfjinc@gmail.com.

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