The Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) Awards have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on January 2nd, 2026. Here are this year’s nominations…
Best Picture
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
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
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
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
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Ensemble
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Adapted Screenplay
Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
No Other Choice – Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Rian Johnson
Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Weapons – Zach Cregger
Best Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Weapons
Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Music
Hamnet
KPop Demon Hunters
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Wicked: For Good
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Sound
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Best Special Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Tron: Ares
Best Stunt Choreography
Ballerina
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best International Feature
It Was Just an Accident – France, Iran, Luxembourg
No Other Choice – South Korea
The Secret Agent – Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands
Sentimental Value – Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
The Ugly Stepsister – Denmark, Norway, Poland, Sweden
Best Animated Feature
Arco
Dog Man
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Zootopia 2
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