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



Best FILM
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Hamnet • Focus Features
Marty Supreme • A24
Sentimental Value • NEON
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures



Best Director
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet



Best Actor
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET
MARTY SUPREME • A24
Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers
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Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners



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
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee



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
AMY MADIGAN
WEAPONS • Warner Bros / New Line Cinema
Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers
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Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another



Best Ensemble
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery



Best Adapted Screenplay
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
No Other Choice – Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Rian Johnson



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
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Weapons – Zach Cregger



Best EDITING
MARTY SUPREME • A24
Editing by Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers
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F1: The Movie – Stephen Mirrione, Patrick J. Smith
One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
Weapons – Joe Murphy



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 – Lukasz Zal
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso



Best MUSIC
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Hamnet
KPop Demon Hunters
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another



Best Costume Design
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Costume Design by Kate Hawley
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska
Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell



Best Makeup and Hairstyling
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Marty Supreme
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Wicked: For Good



Best Production Design
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Production Design by Tamara Deverell
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Hamnet – Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton
Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk & Adam Willis
Sinners – Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne
Wicked: For Good – Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales



Best Sound
F1: THE MOVIE •
Warner Bros / Apple Original Films
Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare



Best Special Effects
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Tron: Ares



Best Stunt Choreography
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures
Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers
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Ballerina
F1: The Movie
One Battle After Another
Sinners



Best International Feature
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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It Was Just an Accident – France, Iran, Luxembourg
No Other Choice – South Korea
The Secret Agent – Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands
The Ugly Stepsister – Denmark, Norway, Poland, Sweden



Best Animated Feature
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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Arco
Dog Man
Elio
Zootopia 2

Minnesota Film Critics ASSOCIATION
Best FILM:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
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BEST ENSEMBLE:
Best ADAPTED Screenplay:
Best ORIGINAL Screenplay:
BEST EDITING:
Best Cinematography:
BEST MUSIC:
Best Costume design:
Best Make-up & hairstyling:
Best Production Design:
Best Sound:
Best Special Effects:
Best Stunt Choreography:
Best INTERNATIONAL Feature:
Best Animated Feature:
“One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Stellan Skarsgård – “Sentimental Value”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
“One Battle After Another”
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“Marty Supreme” – Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“Sinners”
“Frankenstein” – Kate Hawley
“Frankenstein”
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell
“F1: The Movie”
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
“Sentimental Value”
“KPop Demon Hunters”

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.





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