Seattle, WA – The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) has announced nominations for the 2025 SFCS Awards, honoring the year’s best in film. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners ties the all-time record for most nominations in a single year with 14, matching 2022’s Everything Everywhere All At Once. Close behind with 12 nominations is Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, with Pacific Northwest film Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley, following with eight nominations. 

This year’s 10 nominees for Best Picture include: 

Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos’s reimagining of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! follows two cousins who kidnap a CEO, believing she is an alien from outer space. Along with its Best Picture nomination, Emma Stone is recognized as a nominee for Lead Actress. 

Hamnet, Chloé Zhao’s bittersweet drama exploring the events that inspired William Shakespeare’s Hamlet earned five nominations: Best Picture, Director, Cinematography, Youth Performance (Jacobi Jupe), and Lead Actress (Jessie Buckley). 

It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi’s latest film, shot in secret, depicts former political prisoners struggling with the decision of whether to enact revenge on their former abuser. In addition to Best Picture, it earned a nomination for Best International Film. 

Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s hyperkinetic story of table tennis champion Marty Mauser earned nominations for Best Picture, Director, Ensemble Cast, Screenplay, Film Editing, and Lead Actor (Timothée Chalamet).

One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson’s topical comedic thriller about a single father desperately trying to protect his teenage daughter from a former enemy earned 12 nominations, including Best Picture, Director, Ensemble Cast, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, and Original Score. Notable acting nods include Lead Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Benicio del Toro), Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor), and Sean Penn, who earned both a Supporting Actor and Villain of the Year nomination for his portrayal of Col. Steven J. Lockjaw. 

Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier’s Norwegian drama about an estranged father reconnecting with his adult daughters through his art, earned nominations for Best Picture, International Film, and Supporting Actress (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas).

Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s multi-layered gothic horror film set in the Mississippi Delta in the 1930s, earned nominations for Best Picture, Director, Ensemble Cast, Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Production Design, Action Choreography, and Visual Effects. Michael B. Jordan earned a nomination for Lead Actor, Wunmi Mosaku is a nominee for Best Supporting Actress, and Jack O’Connell’s bloodthirsty antagonist, Remmick, is a Villain of the Year nominee.

Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor’s deeply personal story about a woman’s recovery from assault earned a Best Picture nomination, while also being recognized for Lead Actress (Victor) and Screenplay. 

Train Dreams, Clint Bentley’s contemplative drama about a laborer at the turn of the 20th century earned nominations for Best Picture, Director, Cinematography, Costume Design, Screenplay, Supporting Actor (William H. Macy), and Lead Actor (Joel Edgerton). The film is also one of six nominees for Best Pacific Northwest Feature Film.

Weapons, Zach Cregger’s buzzworthy horror film about the mysterious disappearance of a classroom of schoolchildren earned nominations for Best Picture, Youth Performance (Cary Christopher), and dual nominations for Amy Madigan in Supporting Actress and Villain of the Year for her memorable portrayal of Aunt Gladys.

Other films earning multiple nominations include Frankenstein (six nominations) and F1® The Movie (three nominations). Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Phoenician Scheme, Predator: Badlands, Wicked: For Good, and Pacific Northwest documentary WTO/99 earned two nominations each.

As previously announced, the Seattle Film Critics Society recognizes six films this year for Best Pacific Northwest Feature Film. In addition to the aforementioned Train Dreams and WTO/99, this year’s nominees include documentaries Not One Drop of Blood and Wolf Land (Director’s Cut) and narrative features To Kill a Wolf and Twinless, New this year, the SFCS has added a second Pacific Northwest Award recognizing short films. This year’s inaugural nominees include Charlotte, 1994; A Fateful Weekend; Shelly’s Leg; Songs of Black Folk; and Style: A Seattle Basketball Story.

Winners of the 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards will be announced Monday, December 15, 2025, across the Seattle Film Critics Society’s various social media platforms. 

The 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations

 BEST PICTURE

• Bugonia - Yorgos Lanthimos

• Hamnet - Chloé Zhao

• It Was Just an Accident - Jafar Panahi

• Marty Supreme - Josh Safdie

• One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson

• Sentimental Value - Joachim Trier

• Sinners - Ryan Coogler

• Sorry, Baby - Eva Victor

• Train Dreams - Clint Bentley

• Weapons - Zach Cregger

BEST DIRECTOR

• Hamnet - Chloé Zhao

• Marty Supreme - Josh Safdie

• One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson

• Sinners - Ryan Coogler

• Train Dreams - Clint Bentley

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme

• Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another

• Joel Edgerton - Train Dreams

• Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon

• Michael B. Jordan - Sinners

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Jessie Buckley - Hamnet

• Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

• Amanda Seyfried - The Testament of Ann Lee

• Emma Stone - Bugonia

• Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another

• Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein

• David Jonsson - The Long Walk

• William H. Macy - Train Dreams

• Sean Penn - One Battle After Another

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Ariana Grande - Wicked: For Good

• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value

• Amy Madigan - Weapons

• Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners

• Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

• Eephus - Carson Lund

• Marty Supreme - Jennifer Venditti

• One Battle After Another - Cassandra Kulukundis

• Sinners - Francine Maisler

• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Story - Bret Howe, Mary Vernieu

BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE

• Cary Christopher - Weapons

• Shannon Gorman - Rental Family

• Jacobi Jupe - Hamnet

• Jasper Thompson - The Mastermind

• Alfie Williams - 28 Years Later

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

• One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson

• Sinners - Ryan Coogler

• Sorry, Baby - Eva Victor

• Train Dreams - Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• Arco - Ugo Bienvenu

• The Colors Within - Naoko Yamada

• KPop Demon Hunters - Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans

• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain - Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han 

• Zootopia 2 - Jared Bush, Byron Howard

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

• The Alabama Solution - Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman

• Come See Me in the Good Light - Ryan White

• Pavements - Alex Ross Perry

• The Perfect Neighbor - Geeta Gandbhir

• WTO/99 - Ian Bell

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

• It Was Just an Accident - Jafar Panahi

• No Other Choice - Park Chan-wook

• The Secret Agent - Kleber Mendonça Filho

• Sentimental Value - Joachim Trier

• The Ugly Stepsister - Emilie Blichfeldt

BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEATURE FILM

• Not One Drop of Blood - Jackson Devereux, Lachlan Hinton

• To Kill a Wolf - Kelsey Taylor

• Train Dreams - Clint Bentley

• Twinless - James Sweeney

• Wolf Land (Director’s Cut) - Sarah Hoffman

• WTO/99 - Ian Bell

BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHORT FILM

• Charlotte, 1994 - Brian Pittala

• A Fateful Weekend - Tony Doupe

• Shelly’s Leg - Wes Hurley

• Songs of Black Folk - Justin Emeka, Haley Watson

• Style: A Seattle Basketball Story - Bryan Tucker

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Frankenstein - Dan Laustsen

• Hamnet - Łukasz Żal

• One Battle After Another - Michael Bauman

• Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw

• Train Dreams - Adolpho Veloso

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Frankenstein - Kate Hawley

• The Phoenician Scheme - Milena Canonero

• Sinners - Ruth E. Carter

• Train Dreams - Malgosia Turzanska

• Wicked: For Good - Paul Tazewell

BEST FILM EDITING

• F1® The Movie - Stephen Mirrione, Patrick J. Smith

• Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

• One Battle After Another - Andy Jurgensen

• Reflection in a Dead Diamond - Bernard Beets

• Sinners - Michael P. Shawver

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• F1® The Movie - Hans Zimmer

• Frankenstein - Alexandre Desplat

• One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood

• Sinners - Ludwig Göransson

• Tron: Ares - Nine Inch Nails

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Fantastic Four: First Steps - Kasra Farahani (Production Design); Jille Azis (Set Decoration)

• Frankenstein - Tamara Deverell (Production Design); Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)

• The Phoenician Scheme - Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)

• Resurrection - Liu Qiang, Tu Nan

• Sinners - Hannah Beachler (Production Design); Monique Champagne (Set Decoration)

BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY

• Avatar: Fire and Ash - Garrett Warren, Steve Brown, Stuart Thorp

• From the World of John Wick: Ballerina - Stephen Dunlevy, Jackson Spindell

• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - Wade Eastwood

• Predator: Badlands - Jacob Tomuri

• Sinners - Andy Gill

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Avatar: Fire and Ash - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett

• F1® The Movie - Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington

• Frankenstein - Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell

• Predator: Badlands - Olivier Dumont, Alec Gillis, Sheldon Stopsack, Karl Rapley

• Sinners - Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

• Aunt Gladys - Weapons (as portrayed by Amy Madigan)

• Col. Steven J. Lockjaw - One Battle After Another (as portrayed by Sean Penn)

• Laura - Bring Her Back (as portrayed by Sally Hawkins)

• Lex Luthor - Superman (as portrayed by Nicholas Hoult)

• Remmick - Sinners (as portrayed by Jack O’Connell)

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