The Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on January 17th, 2026. Here are this year’s nominees…
Best Picture
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams
Best Achievement in Directing
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Lead Performance – Male
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Best Lead Performance – Female
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best Supporting Performance – Male
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Performance – Female
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Best Ensemble
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Warfare
Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction – Fantasy – or Horror Film
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Elle Fanning – Predator: Badlands
Indy the Dog – Good Boy
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Best Screenplay
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Best Cinematography
F1
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Score
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire And Ash
Frankenstein
Predator: Badlands
Sinners
Superman
Best Sound
F1
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Best Stunt Design
F1
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands
The Running Man
Best Documentary Feature
2000 Meters to Andriivka
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
The Librarians
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
K-Pop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Non-English Language Feature
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
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