7TH ANNUAL NORTH DAKOTA FILM SOCIETY AWARDS
Monday, January 12, 2026



Best Picture
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Hamnet • Focus Features
Marty Supreme • A24
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures
Sentimental Value • NEON



Best Director
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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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
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Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Lee Byung-hun – No Other Choice



Best Actress
JESSIE BUCKLEY
HAMNET • Focus Features
Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers
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Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
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
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
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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Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another



Best Ensemble
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ensemble Cast including Miles Caton, Michael B. Jordan, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku, Jack O’Connell, Hailee Steinfeld
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Hamnet – Joe Alwyn, Jessie Buckley, Jacob Jupe, Noah Jupe, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson
Marty Supreme – Odessa A’zion, Timothée Chalamet, Kevin O’leary, Tyler Okonma, Gwyneth Paltrow
One Battle After Another – Benicio Del Toro, Leonardo Dicaprio, Regina Hall, Chase Infiniti, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor
Sentimental Value – Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård



Best 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
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Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell & Chloé Zhao
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt
Sinners – Ryan Coogler



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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Hamnet – Łukasz Żal
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
Sirat – Mauro Herce
Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso



BEST COSTUME DESIGN
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Costume Design by Kate Hawley
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
The Testament Of Ann Lee – Małgorzata Karpiuk
Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell



Best Editing
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Editing by Andy Jurgensen
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
No Other Choice – Kim Sang-beom, Kim Ho-bin
Sentimental Value – Olivier Bugge Coutté
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver



BEST EFFECTS
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios
Effects by Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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F1: The Movie – Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson
How To Train Your Dragon – Christian Manz, Glen Mcintosh, Andy Kind, Terry Palmer
Sinners – Donnie Dean, Espen Nordahl, Michael Ralla, Guido Wolter
Superman – Stephen Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams



Best Makeup & Hairstyling
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Makeup & Hairstyling by Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Bugonia – Torsten Witte
Sinners – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry
The Ugly Stepsister – Thomas Foldberg, Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Wicked: For Good – Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Frances Hannon



Best ORIGINAL SCORE
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Composed by Ludwig Göransson
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix
Hamnet – Max Richter
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Sirat – Kangding Ray



Best ORIGINAL SONG
“GOLDEN” from
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Music & Lyrics by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24 and Teddy
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producers
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Sinners – “I Lied To You” – Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq
Sinners – “Last Time (I Seen The Sun)” – Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson, & Alice Smith
The Testament Of Ann Lee – “Clothed By The Sun” – Daniel Blumberg
Train Dreams – “Train Dreams” – Nick Cave



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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Hamnet – Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
Sinners – Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne
Wicked: For Good – Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales



BEST SOUND
SIRĀT • NEON
Sound by Laia Casanovas
Oliver Laxe | Director
Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol | Producers
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Avatar: Fire And Ash – Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Brent Burge, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges, Alexis Feodoroff, Julian Howarth
F1: The Movie – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Juan Peralta, Gary A. Rizzo, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
One Battle After Another – Jose Antonio Garci, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Vallaflor
Sinners – Steve Boeddeker, Benny Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, Chris Welcker



Best Animated Feature
ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures
Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer
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Arco – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman
Boys Go To Jupiter – Julian Glander, Peisin Yang Lazo
Kpop Demon Hunters – Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang, Michelle L.M. Wong
Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain – Maïlys Vallade, Claire Lacombe, Edwina Liard, Henri Magalon, Nidia Santiago



Best Documentary Feature
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers
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The Alabama Solution – Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman, Alelur “alex” Duran, Beth Shelburne
Come See Me In The Good Light – Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Ryan White, Stef Willen
Cover-up – Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Yoni Golijov, Olivia Streisand
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley – Amy Berg, Brad Pitt, Ryan Heller, Christine Connor, Mandy Chang, Jennie Bedusa, Matthew Roozen



Best International Feature
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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It Was Just An Accident – France
No Other Choice – South Korea
The Secret Agent – Brazil
Sirat – Spain

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Best International Feature:
“Sinners”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Sean Penn – “One Battle After Another”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Sinners”
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“Frankenstein” – Kate Hawley
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Frankenstein” – Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell
“Sirāt” – Laia Casanovas
“Zootopia 2”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Sentimental Value” – Norway

ABOUT THE North Dakota Film Society
The North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) was created in 2019 to promote film education, preservation, criticism, and exhibition. Members of NDFS represent filmmakers, exhibitors and theater owners, educators, and members of the press (radio, television, online, or print).
Through its digital platforms, NDFS shares its members’ work while offering a new and exciting voice to the burgeoning film scene in North Dakota.
North Dakota is home to over 75 cinema screens throughout its major markets (Bismarck, Fargo, and Grand Forks), plus many of its smaller towns and cities are home to historic movie houses and theaters, like the art moderne Fargo Theatre, located in downtown Fargo, or the the Scenic Theater in Lisbon, ND, which is the oldest continuously-run theater in the United States.






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