The Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced later this month. Here are this year’s nominees…
Best Picture
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Director
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams)
Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
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 Actor
Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another)
Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
Paul Mescal (Hamnet)
Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)
Best Supporting Actress
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
Hailee Steinfeld (Sinners)
Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Best Ensemble
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man
Best Non-Live Action Performance
Jason Bateman (Zootopia 2)
Oona Chaplin (Avatar: Fire And Ash)
Arden Cho (KPop Demon Hunters)
Ginnifer Goodwin (Zootopia 2)
Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi (Predator: Badlands)
Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie, or the Character of Rain
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2
Best Documentary Feature
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover-Up
Orwell: 2+2=5
Predators
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Non-English Language Feature
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
Sirât
The Secret Agent
Best Original Screenplay
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Weapons
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Best Comedy
Eternity
Friendship
One of Them Days
The Naked Gun
Wake Up Dead Man
Best Horror
Companion
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Long Walk
Weapons
Best Sci-Fi
Avatar: Fire And Ash
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Mickey 17
Predator: Badlands
Best Cinematography
Michael Bauman (One Battle After Another)
Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners)
Dan Laustsen (Frankenstein)
Adolpho Veloso (Train Dreams)
Łukasz Żal (Hamnet)
Best Score
Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein)
Ludwig Göransson (Sinners)
Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another)
Nine Inch Nails (Tron: Ares)
Max Richter (Hamnet)
Best Song
“As Alive As You Need Me to Be” from Tron: Ares
“Drive” from F1: The Movie
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams
Best Sound
F1: The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Best Stunts
Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire And Ash
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
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