5TH ANNUAL MIDNIGHT CRITICS circle AWARDS
Sunday, February 1, 2026



BEST PICTURE
MARTY SUPREME • A24
Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers
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Runner-Up: It Was Just An Accident • NEON
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Hamnet • Focus Features
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You • A24
No Other Choice • NEON
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures
Resurrection • Janus Films
Sentimental Value • NEON
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures
Sorry, Baby • A24



BEST DIRECTOR
JAFAR PANAHI
It Was Just An Accident • NEON
Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi | Producers
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Runner-Up: Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
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Park Chan-wook – No Other Choice
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners



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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Runner-Up: Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
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Lee Byung-hun – No Other Choice
Vahid Mobasseri – It Was Just an Accident
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia



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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Runner-Up: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
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Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Eva Victor – Sorry Baby



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
JOSH O’CONNOR
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY • Netflix
Rian Johnson | Director
Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman | Producers
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Runner-Up: Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
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Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr – It Was Just an Accident
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another



BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
˛Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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Runner-Up: Mariam Afshari – It Was Just an Accident
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Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Son Ye-jin – No Other Choice



BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Written by Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
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Runner-Up: Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
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Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor



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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Runner-Up: No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar, Lee Kyoung-mi & Lee Ja-hye
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Bugonia – Will Tracy
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Rian Johnson



BEST ANIMATED FILM
Zootopia 2 • Walt Disney Pictures
Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer
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Runner-Up: Dog Man
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Arco
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain



BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Pavements • Utopia
Alex Ross Perry | Director
Craig Butta, Alex Ross Perry, Robert Greene, Peter Klein, Danny Gabai, Lance Bangs, Alex Needles, Arrow Kruse, Chris Lombardi, Gerard Cosloy, Patrick Amory, Gabe Spierer | Producers
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Runner-Up: Apocalypse in the Tropics
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Afternoons of Solitude
Cover-Up
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk



BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
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Runner-Up: Sentimental Value
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No Other Choice
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Resurrection



BEST ENSEMBLE
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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Runner-Up: It Was Just an Accident
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Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners



BEST CASTING
It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
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Runner-Up: Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti
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Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners



BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Resurrection • Janus Films
Cinematography by Dong Jingsong
Bi Gan | Director
Zuolong Shan, Yang Lele, Charles Gillibert | Producers
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Runner-Up: Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
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No Other Choice – Woo-hyung Kim
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso



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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Runner-Up: No Other Choice – Kim Sang-bum & Kim Ho-bin
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The Code – Tucker Bennett, Sabrina Greco
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – Lucian Johnston
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie



BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Frankenstein • Netflix
Production Design by Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Runner-Up: Resurrection – Tu Nan & Liu Qiang
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Hamnet – Fiona Crombie
The Phoenician Scheme – Adam Stockhausen
Sinners – Hannah Beachler



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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Runner-Up: Hedda – Lindsay Pugh
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Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska
The Phoenician Scheme – Milena Canonero
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter



BEST MAKEUP / HAIRSTYLING
28 Years Later • Sony / Columbia Pictures
Danny Boyle | Director
Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernie Bellew, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland | Producers
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Runner-Up: Frankenstein
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Resurrection
The Smashing Machine
Weapons



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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Runner-Up: Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin
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One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Resurrection – M83
Sirāt – Kangding Ray



BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“I LIED TO YOU” from
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Runner-Up: “Clothed by the Sun” from The Testament of Ann Lee
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“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” from Sinners
“My Baby (Got Nothing at All)” from Materialists
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams



BEST SOUND
Sirāt • NEON
Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers
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Runner-Up: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
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Marty Supreme
One Batte After Another
Sinners



BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire and Ash •
20th Century Studios
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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Runner-Up: Mickey 17
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands



BEST CHOREOGRAPHY AND STUNTS
Splitsville • NEON
Michael Angelo Covino | Director
Emily Korteweg, Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Ryan Heller, Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Samantha Racanelli | Producers
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Runner-Up: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
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F1: The Movie
One Battle After Another
Sinners



BEST FIRST FEATURE
Eva Victor
SORRY, BABY • A24
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers
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Runner-Up: Aimee Kuge – Cannibal Mukbang
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Constance Tsang – Blue Sun Palace
Andrew DeYoung – Friendship
Harry Lighton – Pillion



BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
˛Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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Runner-Up: Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
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Mariam Afshari – It Was Just an Accident
Susan Chardy – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr – It Was Just an Accident



LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Jafar Panahi
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Paul Thomas Anderson
Ethan Hawke
Richard Linklater
Stellan Skarsgård



MIDNIGHT DIAMOND
Recognizes under-appreciated but quality films that are looked down upon and mocked due to their less serious nature
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t • Lionsgate
Ruben Fleischer | Director
Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen | Producers

TELEVISION



BEST SERIES
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: The Rehearsal
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Adolescence • Netflix
Andor • Disney+
Arcane • Netflix
Hacks • HBO Max
Industry • HBO Max
The Penguin • HBO Max
The Pitt • HBO Max
The Studio • Apple TV+



BEST ACTOR
ADAM SCOTT
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: Colin Farrell – The Penguin
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Nathan Fielder – The Rehearsal
Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Paul Giamatti – Black Mirror
Seth Rogen – The Studio
Stephen Graham – Adolescence
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside



BEST ACTRESS
Cristin Milioti
THE PENGUIN • HBO Max
Craig Zobel | Creator
Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, Daniel Pipski | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: Britt Lower – Severance
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Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Emma D’Arcy – House of the Dragon
Jean Smart – Hacks
Marisa Abela – Industry
Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tramell Tillman
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: Owen Cooper – Adolescence
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Ike Barinholtz – The Studio
John Turturro – Severance
Patrick Ball – The Pitt
Patrick Schwarzenegger – The White Lotus
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Zach Cherry – Severance



BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Hannah Einbinder
HACKS • HBO Max
Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky | Creators
Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Mike Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: Erin Doherty – Adolescence
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Chase Sui Wonders – The Studio
Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin
Dichen Lachman – Severance
Isabela Merced – The Last of Us
Jenny Slate – Dying for Sex
Parker Posey – The White Lotus



BEST WRITING
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: Hacks • HBO Max
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Adolescence • Netflix
Andor • Disney+
The Penguin • HBO Max
The Pitt • HBO Max
The Rehearsal • HBO Max
The Studio • Apple TV+



BEST DIRECTING
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: The Studio • Apple TV+
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Andolescence • Netflix
Andor • Disney+
Hacks • HBO Max
The Penguin • HBO Max
The Pitt • HBO Max
The Rehearsal • HBO Max



BEST GUEST ACTOR
Bryan Cranston
THE STUDIO • Apple TV+
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Alex Gregory | Creators
James Weaver, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Alex McAtee, Josh Fagen | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: Martin Scorsese – The Studio
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Charlie Cox – Adults
Gong Yoo – Squid Games
Rhys Ifans – House Of The Dragon



BEST GUEST ACTRESS
Zoë Kravitz
THE STUDIO • Apple TV+
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Alex Gregory | Creators
James Weaver, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Alex McAtee, Josh Fagen | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: Sydney Cole Alexander – Severance
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Gwendoline Christie – Severance
Kaitlyn Dever – The Last of Us
Merritt Wever – Severance



BEST ENSEMBLE
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: The Studio • Apple TV+
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Hacks • HBO Max
The Pitt • HBO Max
The White Lotus • HBO Max



BEST EDITING
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: The Studio • Apple TV+
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Hacks • HBO Max
The Pitt • HBO Max
The Rehearsal • HBO Max



BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: The Studio • Apple TV+
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Adolescence • Netflix
Andor • Disney+
The Penguin • HBO Max



BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE REHEARSAL • HBO Max
Nathan Fielder | Creator
Nathan Fielder, Christie Smith, Dan McManus, Dave Paige | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: Andor • Disney+
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House Of The Dragon • HBO Max
The Last Of Us • HBO Max
Severance • Apple TV+



BEST COSTUME DESIGN
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON • HBO Max
Ryan Condal, George R.R. Martin | Creators
George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal, Miguel Sapochnik, Vince Gerardis, Sara Hess, Ron Schmidt, David Hancock, Charmaine De Grate | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: Andor • Disney+
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The Penguin • HBO Max
The Studio • Apple TV+
The White Lotus • HBO Max



BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
THE PENGUIN • HBO Max
Craig Zobel | Creator
Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, Daniel Pipski | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: The Last of Us • HBO Max
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Andor • Disney+
House Of The Dragon • HBO Max
The Pitt • HBO Max



BEST VFX
ANDOR • Disney+
Tony Gilroy | Creator
Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: House of the Dragon • HBO Max
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The Last Of Us • HBO Max
The Penguin • HBO Max
Severance • Apple TV+



BEST SCORE
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: The White Lotus • HBO Max
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Andor • Disney+
House Of The Dragon • HBO Max
The Penguin • HBO Max



BEST SOUND
ANDOR • Disney+
Tony Gilroy | Creator
Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: Severance • Apple TV+
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House Of The Dragon • HBO Max
The Last Of Us • HBO Max
The Penguin • HBO Max



BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION
SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers
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Runner-Up: The Rehearsal • HBO Max
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The Bear • FX on Hulu
Hacks • HBO Max
The Last Of Us • HBO Max

MIDNIGHT CRITICS CIRCLE
Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
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Best Original Screenplay:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Animated Film:
Best Documentary Film:
Best International Film:
Best Ensemble:
Best Casting:
Best Cinematography:
Best Editing:
Best Production Design:
Best Costume Design:
Best Makeup/Hairstyling:
Best Original Score:
Best Original Song:
Best Sound:
Best Visual Effects:
Best Choreography and Stunts:
Best First Feature:
Best Breakthrough Performance:
Lifetime Achievement:
Midnight Diamond:
“Marty Supreme”
Jafar Panahi – “It Was Just an Accident”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Josh O’Connor – “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – “Sentimental Value”
“It Was Just An Accident” – Jafar Panahi
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Zootopia 2”
“Pavements”
“It Was Just An Accident”
“Sentimental Value”
“It Was Just an Accident” – Jafar Panahi
“Resurrection” – Dong Jingsong
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau
“Frankenstein” – Kate Hawley
“28 Years Later”
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“I Lied to You” from “Sinners”
“Sirāt”
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Splitsville”
Eva Victor – “Sorry, Baby”
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – “Sentimental Value”
Jafar Panahi
“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t”

about MIDNIGHT CRITICS CIRCLE
The Midnight Critics Circle (MCC) is comprised of a team of 43 critics across 6 continents who all devote their time and energy into expressing their passion for cinema. Reviews, articles, predictions, and of course our annual awards are the product of our hard work and here for all to enjoy! This critics group was founded in December 2021 and has blossomed into a professional outlet that regularly receives screeners and covers the most notable films and television series of the year.







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