5th Annual CRITICS ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Awards
Friday, January 9, 2026

BEST PICTURE

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Runner-Up: One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures

Best Director

RYAN COOGLER
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers


Runner-Up: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Best Actor

TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET
MARTY SUPREME • A24

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


Runner-Up: Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

Best Actress

JESSIE BUCKLEY
HAMNET • Focus Features

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


Runner-Up: Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Best Supporting Actor

SEAN PENN
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Runner-Up: Benicio del Toro – 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


Runner-Up: Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Runner-Up: Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Cast

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Runner-Up: One Battle After Another

Outstanding Youth Performance

JACOBI JUPE
HAMNET • Focus Features

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


Runner-Up: Cary Christopher – Weapons

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Best Documentary

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

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


Runner-Up: Stolen Kingdom

Best International Film

NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON

Park Chan-wook | Director
Park Chan-wook, Jisun Back, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras | Producers


Runner-Up: It Was Just an Accident

Best Animated Film (TIE)

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

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

Best Animated Film (TIE)

ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures

Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer

Best Screenplay

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Ryan Coogler

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


Runner-Up: One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Cinematography

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Cinematography by Autumn Durald Arkapaw

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


Runner-Up: One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman

Best Score

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Composed by Ludwig Göransson

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


Runner-Up: One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

Best Original Song

“GOLDEN” from
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

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


Runner-Up: “I Lied to You” from Sinners

Best Sound Design

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


Runner-Up: Sinners

Best Editing (tie)

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

Editing by Andy Jurgensen

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

Best Editing (tie)

MARTY SUPREME • A24

Editing by Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein

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

Best Make-Up and Hairstyling

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

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


Runner-Up: Sinners

Best Production Design

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Production Design by Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau

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


Runner-Up: Sinners – Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne

Best Visual Effects

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers


Runner-Up: Superman

Best Costume Design

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Costume Design by Ruth E. Carter

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


Runner-Up: Frankenstein – Kate Hawley

Best Stunt Coordination

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers


Runner-Up: F1: The Movie

Best Hybrid Performance

OONA CHAPLIN
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers


Runner-Up: Zoe Saldana – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best First Feature

EVA VICTOR
SORRY, BABY • A24

Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers


Runner-Up: Andrew DeYoung – Friendship

SPECIAL HONORS

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Best Central Florida Film

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

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

Best Achievement in Diversity

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

The Golden Paw

INDY THE DOG
GOOD BOY • IFC Films

Ben Leonberg | Director
Kari Fischer | Producer

Critics Association of Central Florida

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Best Central Florida Film:
Best Achievement in Diversity:
GOLDEN PAW:

“Sinners”
Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
Timothee Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Sean Penn – “One Battle After Another”
Amy Madigan – Weapons
“Sinners”
Jacobi Jupe – “Hamnet”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“No Other Choice”
“KPop Demon Hunters” | “Zootopia 2”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
“F1: The Movie”
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen | “Marty Supreme” – Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein
“Frankenstein”
“Frankenstein” –
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Sinners” – Ruth E. Carter
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
Oona Chaplin – “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Eva Victor – “Sorry Baby”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Sinners”
Indy the Dog – “Good Boy”

ABOUT THE Critics Association of Central Florida

The Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) is an organization of critics based in or around the Central Florida area and consists of critics and journalists with a wide reach to a diverse and expansive audience. Our critics include Rotten Tomatoes approved critics, as well as members of other established associations, such as the Critics Choice Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

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