16TH ANNUAL DENVER FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS
Sunday, January 25, 2026



Best Film
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
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
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet



Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male
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
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners



Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Female
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
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia



Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Male
BENICIO DEL TORO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value



Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Female
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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Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Hailee Steinfeld – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another



Best 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 Original 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
Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor
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
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Bugonia – Will Tracy
Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar



Best Animated Film
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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Arco
Elio
Little Amélie, or the Character of Rain
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2



Best Non-Live-Action Performance
Oona Chaplin
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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Jason Bateman – Zootopia 2
Arden Cho – KPop Demon Hunters
Ginnifer Goodwin – Zootopia 2
Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi – Predator: Badlands



Best Comedy
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY • Netflix
Rian Johnson | Director
Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman | Producers
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Eternity
Friendship
One of Them Days
The Naked Gun



Best Sci-Fi
BUGONIA • Focus Features
Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers
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Avatar: Fire And Ash
Frankenstein
Mickey 17
Predator: Badlands



Best Horror
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Companion
Frankenstein
The Long Walk
Weapons



Best Visual Effects
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman



BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers
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Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover-Up
Orwell: 2+2=5
Predators



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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“As Alive As You Need Me to Be” from Tron: Ares
“Drive” from F1: The Movie
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams



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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Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet – Max Richter
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Tron: Ares – Nine Inch Nails



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 – Łukasz Żal
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso



Best Stunts
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures
Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers
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Ballerina
F1: The Movie
One Battle After Another
Sinners



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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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare



Best Non-English Language Feature
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sirât

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Best Horror:
“Sinners”
Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
“Sinners”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“KPop Demon Hunters”
Oona Chaplin – “Avatar: Fire And Ash”
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Sentimental Value”
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
“F1: The Movie”
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Bugonia”
“Sinners”

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Formed to provide the greater Denver area a unified yet diverse opinion on film and its industry.






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