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



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



BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers
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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
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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



Best Cinematography
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Cinematography by Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
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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:
Best Editing:
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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