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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Tron: Ares

Best Stunt Choreography

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers


Ballerina
F1: The Movie
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best International Feature

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

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


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


Arco
Dog Man
Elio
Zootopia 2

Minnesota Film Critics ASSOCIATION

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BEST EDITING:
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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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