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

Best Picture

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Jay Kelly • Netflix
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
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
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
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
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


Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Sally Hawkins – Bring Her Back
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Sophie Thatcher – Companion

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
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
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
Amanda Seyfried – The Housemaid
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Ryan Coogler

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


Eddington – Ari Aster
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier
Weapons – Zach Cregger

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
The Housemaid – Rebecca Sonnenshine
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Best Editing

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films

Editing by Stephen Mirrione

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


Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein
One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
Together – Sean Lahiff

Best Cinematography 

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Cinematography by Autumn Durald Arkapaw

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


F1: The Movie – Claudio Miranda
Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

BEST ART DIRECTION

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Art Direction by Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau

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


Hamnet – Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton
Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk & Adam Willis
The Phoenician Scheme – Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock
Sinners – Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne

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
The Phoenician Scheme – Milena Canonero
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell

Best Animated Film

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

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


Arco
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Dog Man
Zootopia 2

BEST DOCUMENTARY

PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF • HBO Max

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


George A. Romero’s Resident Evil
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators

BEST MAKE-UP

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Make-Up by Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey

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


28 Years Later
Sinners
Weapons
Wicked: For Good

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
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee

Best ORIGINAL SCORE

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Composed by Ludwig Göransson

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


F1: The Movie – Hans Zimmer
Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Tron: Ares – Nine Inch Nails

Best ORIGINAL SONG

“I LIED TO YOU” from
SINNERS • Warner Bros Pictures

Music & Lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson

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


“As Alive as You Need Me to Be” from Tron: Ares
“Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest
“Hurry Up Tomorrow” from Hurry Up Tomorrow
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers


Frankenstein
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Predator: Badlands
Sinners

BEST STUNT WORK

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 NEW FILMMAKER

EVA VICTOR
SORRY, BABY • A24

Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers


Ugo Bienvenu – Arco
Ben Leonberg – Good Boy
Charlie Polinger – The Plague
Michael Shanks – Together

Best First Film

SORRY, BABY • A24

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


Arco
Good Boy
The Plague
Together

BEST OVERLOOKED FILM

RENTAL FAMILY • Searchlight Pictures

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


Clown in a Cornfield
Eddington
The Life of Chuck
Nouvelle Vague

Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance (TIE)

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

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance (TIE)

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

Pierre Perifel, JP Sans | Directors
Damon Ross | Producer


Eric Bauza – The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Alison Wright – Predator: Badlands

Best Action Movie

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


Ballerina
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Predator: Badlands

Best Animal Performance

INDY THE DOG
GOOD BOY • IFC Films

Ben Leonberg | Director
Kari Fischer | Producer


Bing the dog – The Friend
Jolene the dog – Superman
Olga the cat – Sorry – Baby
Tico the cat – Caught Stealing

BEST HORROR FILM

WEAPONS • Warner Bros / New Line Cinema

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


Bring Her Back
Keeper
Shelby Oaks
Together

BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE

SUPERMAN • DC Studios / Warner Bros. Pictures

James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers


100 Nights of Hero
Captain America: Brave New World
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Thunderbolts*

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

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


It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent

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Best Underrated Film

THE LIFE OF CHUCK • NEON

Mike Flanagan | Director
Trevor Macy, Mike Flanagan | Producers


Companion
Heart Eyes
The Long Walk
Rental Family

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 – dir. Lisette Marie Flanary (Oahu)
A Paradise Lost – dir. Laurie Sumiye (Hawaii)
Reeling – dir. Yana Alliata (Oahu)
Sharing Aloha – dir. Blair Treu (Hawaii)

The Ha’aheo Award (Pride in Achievement for Film, TV, or Theater)

CHIEF OF WAR • Apple TV+

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

Jason “Phormat” David Award
Celebrating originality and artistic playfulness in cinema

The Phoenician Scheme • Focus Features

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

WORST FILM OF 2023

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Death of a Unicorn
Eddington
Karate Kid: Legends
The Strangers: Chapter 2

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Best Horror Film:
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Worst Film:

“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”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“F1: The Movie” – Stephen Mirrione
“Sinners” –
“Frankenstein” –
“Frankenstein” –
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Pee-wee as Himself”
“Frankenstein”
“F1: The Movie”
“Sinners” –
“I Lied To You” from “Sinners”
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
Eva Victor – “Sorry, Baby”
“Sorry, Baby”
“Rental Family”
Oona Chaplin – “Avatar: Fire and Ash” | Sam Rockwell – “The Bad Guys 2”
“F1: The Movie”
“Weapons”
“Superman”
“The Life Of Chuck”
“Sentimental Value”
“Lahaina Rising”
“Hurry Up Tomorrow”

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.

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