9TH ANNUAL HAWAII FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS
Monday, January 12, 2026

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Best Picture

JAY KELLY • Netflix

Noah Baumbach | Director
Noah Baumbach, Amy Pascal, David Heyman | 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

GUILLERMO DEL TORO
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

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

JOSH SAFDIE
MARTY SUPREME • A24

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

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

WAGNER MOURA
THE SECRET AGENT • NEON

Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | 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

CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

SALLY HAWKINS
BRING HER BACK • A24

Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou | Directors
Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton | Producers

RENATE REINSVE
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

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

SOPHIE THATCHER
COMPANION • Warner Bros. Pictures

Drew Hancock | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, J.D. Lifshitz, Josh Mack, Raphael Margules | 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

SEAN PENN
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

ADAM SANDLER
JAY KELLY • Netflix

Noah Baumbach | Director
Noah Baumbach, Amy Pascal, David Heyman | 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

AMANDA SEYFRIED
THE HOUSEMAID • Lionsgate

Paul Feig | Director
Todd Lieberman, Laura Allen Fischer, Paul Feig, Carly Kleinbart | 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 Original Screenplay

EDDINGTON • A24
Ari Aster | Writer

Ari Aster | Director
Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen | Producers

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 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

THE HOUSEMAID • Lionsgate
Based on “The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden
Rebecca Sonnenshine | Writer

Paul Feig | Director
Todd Lieberman, Laura Allen Fischer, Paul Feig, Carly Kleinbart | 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

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Based on “Train Dreams” by Denis Johnson
Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Writers

Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

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Best Editing

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films
Stephen Mirrione | Editor

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

TOGETHER • NEON
Sean Lahiff | Editor

Michael Shanks | Director
Mike Cowap, Andrew Mittman, Erik Feig, Julia Hammer, Tim Headington, Max Silva, Alison Brie, Dave Franco | Producers

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Best Cinematography 

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films
Claudio Miranda | Cinematographer

Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Dan Laustsen | Cinematographer

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

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau | Production Designers

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

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME • Focus Features
Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock| Production Designers

Wes Anderson | Director
Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson, John Peet | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne | Production Designers

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

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME • Focus Features
Milena Canonero | Costume Designer

Wes Anderson | Director
Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson, John Peet | 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 Animated Film

ARCO • NEON

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

THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE • Ketchup Entertainment

Peter Browngardt | Director
Peter Browngardt, Sam Register | Producers

DOG MAN • Dreamworks Animation / Universal Pictures

Peter Hastings | Director
Karen Foster | 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

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BEST DOCUMENTARY

GEORGE A. ROMERO’S RESIDENT EVIL • Uncork’d Entertainment

Brandon Salisbury | Director
Brandon Salisbury, Thomas Touhey | Producers

ORWELL: 2+2=5 • NEON

Raoul Peck | Director
Alex Gibney, Raoul Peck, George Chignell, Nick Shumaker | Producers

PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF • HBO Max

Matt Wolf | Director
Matt Wolf, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Kyle Martin, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez | Executive Producers

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

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

PREDATORS • MTV Documentary Films / Paramount+

David Osit | Director
Jamie Gonçalves, Kellen Quinn, David Osit | Producers

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BEST MAKE-UP

28 YEARS LATER • Columbia Pictures
Flora Moody & John Nolan | Makeup and Hairsylists

Danny Boyle | Director
Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernie Bellew, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland | Producers

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey | Makeup and Hairsylists

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

SINNERS • Warner Bros Pictures
Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry | Makeup and Hairsylists

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

WEAPONS • Warner Bros Pictures / New Line Cinema
Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins | Makeup and Hairsylists

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

WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures
Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount | Makeup and Hairsylists

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

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

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

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 ORIGINAL SCORE

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures | Apple Original Films
Hans Zimmer | Composer

Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Alexandre Desplat | Composer

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

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Jonny Greenwood | Composer

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

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ludwig Göransson | Composer

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

TRON: ARES • Walt Disney Pictures
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | Composers

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

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Best ORIGINAL SONG

“HIGHEST 2 LOWEST” from
HIGHEST 2 LOWEST • A24 / Apple Original Films
Howard Drossin, Aiyana-Lee | Music and Lyrics

Spike Lee | Director
Todd Black, Jason Michael Berman | Producers

“HURRY UP TOMORROW” from
HURRY UP TOMORROW • Lionsgate
Howard Drossin, Aiyana-Lee | Music and Lyrics

Trey Edward Shults | Director
Kevin Turen, Harrison Kreiss, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Reza Fahim | Producers

“I LIED TO YOU” from
SINNERS • Warner Bros Pictures
Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson | Music and Lyrics

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

“TRAIN DREAMS” from
TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner | Music and Lyrics

Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

“As Alive As You Need Me To Be” from
TRON: ARES • Walt Disney Pictures
Nine Inch Nails | Music and Lyrics

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

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BEST VISUAL 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

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers

PREDATOR: BADLANDS • 20th Century Studios

Dan Trachtenberg | Director
John Davis, Brent O’Connor, Marc Toberoff, Dan Trachtenberg, Ben Rosenblatt | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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BEST STUNT WORK

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 NEW FILMMAKER

Ugo Bienvenu
ARCO • NEON

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

Ben Leonberg
GOOD BOY • IFC Films

Kari Fischer | Producer

CHARLIE POLINGER
THE PLAGUE • IFC Films

Lizzie Shapiro, Lucy McKendrick, Joel Edgerton, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Derek Dauchy | Producers

MICHAEL SHANKS
TOGETHER • NEON

Mike Cowap, Andrew Mittman, Erik Feig, Julia Hammer, Tim Headington, Max Silva, Alison Brie, Dave Franco | Producers

EVA VICTOR
SORRY, BABY • A24

Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers

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Best First Film

ARCO • NEON

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

GOOD BOY • IFC Films

Ben Leonberg | Director
Kari Fischer | Producer

THE PLAGUE • IFC Films

Charlie Polinger | Director
Lizzie Shapiro, Lucy McKendrick, Joel Edgerton, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Derek Dauchy | Producers

SORRY, BABY • A24

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

TOGETHER • NEON

Michael Shanks | Director
Mike Cowap, Andrew Mittman, Erik Feig, Julia Hammer, Tim Headington, Max Silva, Alison Brie, Dave Franco | Producers

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BEST OVERLOOKED FILM

CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD • RLJE Films / Shudder

Eli Craig | Director
Marty Bowen, John Fischer, Wyck Godfrey | Producers

EDDINGTON • A24

Ari Aster | Director
Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen | Producers

THE LIFE OF CHUCK • NEON

Mike Flanagan | Director
Trevor Macy, Mike Flanagan | Producers

NOUVELLE VAGUE • Netflix

Richard Linklater | Director
Michele Halberstadt, Laurent Pétin, Michèle Pétin | Producers

RENTAL FAMILY • Searchlight Pictures

Hikari | Director
Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Hikari, Shin Yamaguchi | Producers

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Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance

Eric Bauza (“Daffy Duck” & “Porky Pig”)
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE • Ketchup Entertainment

Peter Browngardt | Director
Peter Browngardt, Sam Register | Producers

Oona Chaplin (“Varang”)
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“Ben Grimm / The Thing“)
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS • Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures

Matt Shakman | Director
Kevin Feige | Producer

Sam Rockwell (“Wolf“)
THE BAD GUYS 2 • DreamWorks Animation / Universal Pictures

Pierre Perifel, JP Sans | Directors
Damon Ross | Producer

Alison Wright (“MU-TH-UR”)
PREDATOR: BADLANDS • 20th Century Studios

Dan Trachtenberg | Director
John Davis, Brent O’Connor, Marc Toberoff, Dan Trachtenberg, Ben Rosenblatt | Producers

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Best Animal Performance

BING THE DOG
THE FRIEND • Bleecker Street

Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Directors
Liza Chasin, Scott McGehee, David Siegel, Mike Spreter | Producers

INDY THE DOG
GOOD BOY • IFC Films

Ben Leonberg | Director
Kari Fischer | Producer

JOLENE THE DOG
SUPERMAN • Warner Bros. Pictures

James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers

OLGA THE CAT
SORRY, BABY • A24

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

TICO THE CAT
CAUGHT STEALING • Columbia Pictures

Darren Aronofsky | Director
Jeremy Dawson, Dylan Golden, Ari Handel, Darren Aronofsky | Producers

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BEST HORROR FILM

BRING HER BACK • A24

Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou | Directors
Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton | Producers

KEEPER • NEON

Osgood Perkins | Director
Jesse Savath, Chris Ferguson | Producers

SHELBY OAKS • NEON

Chris Stuckmann | Director
Cameron Burns, Ashleigh Snead | Producers

TOGETHER • NEON

Michael Shanks | Director
Mike Cowap, Andrew Mittman, Erik Feig, Julia Hammer, Tim Headington, Max Silva, Alison Brie, Dave Franco | Producers

WEAPONS • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema

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

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BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE

100 NIGHTS OF HERO • IFC Films

Julia Jackman | Director
Stephanie Aspin, Grant S. Johnson, Helen Simmons | Producers

CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD • Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures

Julius Onah | Director
Kevin Feige, Nate Moore | Producers

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS • Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures

Matt Shakman | Director
Kevin Feige | Producer

SUPERMAN • Warner Bros. Pictures

James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers

THUNDERBOLTS* • Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures

Jake Schreier | Director
Kevin Feige | Producer

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON

Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer

LEFT-HANDED GIRL • Netflix

Shih-Ching Tsou | Director
Sean Baker, Mike Goodridge, Alice Labadie, Jean Labadie, Shih-Ching Tsou | Producers

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

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Best Underrated Film

COMPANION • Warner Bros. Pictures

Drew Hancock | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, J.D. Lifshitz, Josh Mack, Raphael Margules | Producers

HEART EYES • Screen Gems

Josh Ruben | Director
Christopher Landon, Greg Gilreath, Adam Hendricks | Producers

THE LIFE OF CHUCK • NEON

Mike Flanagan | Director
Trevor Macy, Mike Flanagan | Producers

THE LONG WALK • Lionsgate

Francis Lawrence | Director
Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence, Cameron MacConomy | Producers

RENTAL FAMILY • Searchlight Pictures

Hikari | Director
Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Hikari, Shin Yamaguchi | Producers

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BEST HAWAIIAN FILM

Lahaina Rising (Maui) • Island Eye Productions

Matty Schweitzer | Director
Blake Ramelb, De Andre Makakoa, Phil Schlieder | Producers

MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter (Oahu) • Lehua Films

Lisette Marie Flanary | Director
Lisette Marie Flanary, Patrick Makuakāne, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | Producers

A Paradise Lost (Hawaii) • Blooming Ink Pictures

Laurie Sumiye | Director
Anne Misawa, Laurie Sumiye | Producers

Reeling (Oahu) • Prima Generazione

Yana Alliata | Director
Jack Forbes | Producer

Sharing Aloha (Hawaii) • Tuckett Media

Blair Treu | Director/Producer

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WORST FILM OF 2025

DEATH OF A UNICORN • A24

Alex Scharfman | Director
Drew P. Houpt, Lucas Joaquin, Alex Scharfman, Lars Knudsen, Tyler Campellone, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page | Producers

EDDINGTON • A24

Ari Aster | Director
Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen | Producers

HURRY UP TOMORROW • Lionsgate

Trey Edward Shults | Director
Kevin Turen, Harrison Kreiss, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Reza Fahim | Producers

KARATE KID: LEGENDS • Columbia Pictures

Jonathan Entwistle | Director
Karen Rosenfelt | Producer

THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2 • Lionsgate

Renny Harlin | Director
Courtney Solomon, Mark Canton, Christopher Milburn, Gary Raskin, Alastair Burlingham, Charlie Dombek | Producers

ABOUT THE Hawaii Film Critics Society

A non-profit organization of Hawaii-based film critics who are regularly published, either in print or online, within the Hawaii island chain.

The purpose of creating this critics group is

I. To showcase Hawaii film critics, their work and output. The HFCS website will provide links to film-related articles, books, YouTube/online filmed reviews, podcasts and interviews by members of our group.

II. To encourage professional film critics, current and beginning, to hone their craft and know there is a place for them and their work, to be recognized.

III. To form and be a part of the first ever Hawaii Film Critics Society, in which our varying/shared views of film, old and new, can find greater exposure and a wide platform. At year’s end, we will vote and create our own Year’s Best list to share with the press.

Like other film critics groups, one can’t apply but must be chosen. Entrance into the HFCS is free. The criteria for admittance is simply having written a substantial amount of polished film reviews for a magazine, newspaper, blog or website.