Best FILM

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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Bugonia • Focus Features
Frankenstein • Netflix
Hamnet • Focus Features
Marty Supreme • A24
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures
Sentimental Value • NEON
The Testament of Ann Lee • Searchlight Pictures
Train Dreams • Netflix
Weapons • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema

Best Director

RYAN COOGLER
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

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Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Guillermo Del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best Actor

MICHAEL B. JORDAN
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Best Actress

ROSE BYRNE
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24

Mary Bronstein | Director
Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor Hannon, Richie Doyle | Producers

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Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best Supporting Actor

SEAN PENN
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

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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Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Young Actor

MILES CATON
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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Everett Blunck – The Plague
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later

Best Young Actress

SORA WONG
BRING HER BACK • A24

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

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Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Olivia Lynes – Hamnet
Madeleine McGraw – The Black Phone 2
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl

Best Acting Ensemble

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Music Film

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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The Ballad of Wallis Island
KPop Demon Hunters
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good

Best Animated Feature

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

Peter Browngardt | Director
Peter Browngardt, Sam Register | Producers

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KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary

JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME •
Amazon MGM Studios

Colin Hanks | Director
Ryan Reynolds, George Dewey, Colin Hanks, Shane Reid, Sean M. Stuart, Glen Zipper, Johnny Pariseau | Producers

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The Alabama Solution
Cover-Up
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators

Best International Film

THE SECRET AGENT • NEON

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

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It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
Sirāt

Best Screenplay

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Ryan Coogler

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

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Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor
Weapons – Zach Cregger

ORIGINAL SONG

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

Performed by Miles Caton

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

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“As Alive As You Need Me to Be” from Tron: Ares – Nine Inch Nails
“The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good – Ariana Grande
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters – EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams – Nick Cave

Best Score

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Composed by Ludwig Göransson

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

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Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Train Dreams – Bryce Dessner

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

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One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Wicked: For Good

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 Production Design

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Production Design by Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau

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

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Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk & Adam Willis
Sinners – Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne
The Testament of Ann Lee – Sam Bader & Csaba Lodi
Wicked: For Good – Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales

Best EDITING

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Editing by Michael P. Shawver

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

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F1: The Movie – Stephen Mirrione
Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
The Perfect Neighbor – Viridiana Lieberman

Best Stunt Work

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers

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Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Sinners
Superman

Best Comedy Film

FRIENDSHIP • A24

Andrew DeYoung | Director
Nick Weidenfeld, Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Johnny Holland | Producers

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The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Naked Gun
Splitsville
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Horror Film

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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28 Years Later
Frankenstein
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons

Best Action Film

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

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

The Jim Ridley Award

The Jim Ridley Award is named after the late, great Nashville Scene editor/writer
where our critics group selects a film or individual that embodies the spirit of Nashville.

RESURRECTION • Janus Films

Gan Bi | Director
Zuolong Shan, Yang Lele, Charles Gillibert | Producers

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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Dracula
A Little Prayer
Sirāt

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“Sinners”
Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
Michael B. Jordan – “Sinners”
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Sean Penn – “One Battle After Another”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
Miles Caton – “Sinners”
Sora Wong – “Bring Her Back”
“Sinners”
“Sinners”
“The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie”
“John Candy: I Like Me”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“I Lied To You” from “Sinners” – Miles Caton
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“F1: The Movie”
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau
“Sinners” – Michael P. Shawver
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
“Friendship”
“Sinners”
“F1: The Movie”
“Resurrection”