The Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2025. Here are this year’s winners…
Best Picture
Winner: Sinners
Runner-up: One Battle After Another
Best Director
Winner: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Runner-up: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Best Actor
Winner: Timothee Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Runner-up: Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Best Actress
Winner: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Runner-up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Runner-up: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Runner-up (TIE): Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good/Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Best Cast
Winner: Sinners
Runner-up: One Battle After Another
Best Youth Performance
Winner: Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
Runner-up: Cary Christopher, Weapons
Best Documentary
Winner: The Perfect Neighbor
Runner-up: Stolen Kingdom
Best International Film
Winner: No Other Choice
Runner-up: It Was Just an Accident
Best Animated Film
Winner: KPop Demon Hunters / Zootopia 2 (TIE)
Best Screenplay
Winner: Sinners
Runner-up: One Battle After Another
Best Cinematography
Winner: Sinners
Runner-up: One Battle After Another
Best Score
Winner: Sinners
Runner-up: One Battle After Another
Best Original Song
Winner: “Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters
Runner-up: “I Lied to You,” Sinners
Best Sound Design
Winner: F1
Runner-up: Sinners
Best Editing
Winner (TIE): One Battle After Another / Marty Supreme
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
Winner: Frankenstein
Runner-up: Sinners
Best Production Design
Winner: Frankenstein
Runner-up: Sinners
Best Visual Effects
Winner: Avatar: Fire and Ash
Runner-up: Superman
Best Costume Design
Winner: Sinners
Runner-up: Frankenstein
Best Stunt Coordination
Winner: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Runner-up: F1
Best Hybrid Performance
Winner: Oona Chaplin, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Runner-up: Zoe Saldana, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Best First Feature
Winner: Eva Victor, Sorry Baby
Runner-up: Andrew DeYoung, Friendship
In addition to the traditional lineup of awards, the CACF has several special honors. Returning this year are: “Best Central Florida Film,” a category designed to recognize outstanding achievement by a film with a significant connection to the Central Florida area; “Best Achievement in Diversity,” a category designed to recognize outstanding achievement by a film that showcases inclusion and diversity, both on screen and behind the scenes; and “The Golden Paw,” designed to recognize an outstanding animal performance in film. The winners are listed below.
Best Central Florida Film
Winner: The Perfect Neighbor
Best Achievement in Diversity
Winner: Sinners
The Golden Paw
Winner: Indy the Dog, Good Boy
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