The Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2025. Here are this year’s winners…
Best Picture
Black Bag
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Sentimental Value
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams
Weapons
Best Director
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson (WINNER)
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
Sinners – Ryan Coogler (RUNNER-UP)
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (WINNER)
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (WINNER)
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value (RUNNER-UP)
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (RUNNER-UP)
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande-Butera – Wicked: For Good
Regina Hall – One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons (WINNER)
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Original Screenplay
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value (RUNNER-UP)
Sinners (WINNERS)
Sorry, Baby
Weapons
Best Adapted Screenplay
Frankenstein
Hamnet
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Train Dreams (RUNNER-UP)
Best Cinematography
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners (WINNER)
Train Dreams (RUNNER-UP)
Best Production Design
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein (WINNER)
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Best Original Score
F1 – Hans Zimmer
Hamnet – Max Richter
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson (WINNER)
Train Dreams – Bryce Dessner (RUNNER-UP)
Best Original Song
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters (RUNNER-UP)
“Highest 2 Lowest” – Highest 2 Lowest
“I Lied to You” – Sinners (WINNER)
“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Sinners
“Train Dreams” – Train Dreams
Best Ensemble
Black Bag
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Sentimental Value
Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Breakthrough Award
Miles Caton (WINNER)
David Corenswet
Chase Infiniti (RUNNER-U)
Jacobi Jupe
Eva Victor
Best Animated Film
Arco (RUNNER-UP)
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
Scarlet
Zootopia 2
Best Documentary
The Alabama Solution (WINNER)
The Librarians
My Mom Jayne
The Perfect Neighbor (RUNNER-UP)
Predators
Best International Film
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice (RUNNER-UP)
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value (WINNER)
Sirāt
Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
Bugonia (RUNNER-UP)
Meta Take One
The Naked Gun
Sister
Salad Days (Short)
Superman
Swimming Holes (Short)
Thunderbolts
Weapons (WINNER)
Withdrawl
Zora Head: The Life and Scholarship of Valerie Boyd (Short)
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