It’s that time of year again when the winners of the Georgia Film Critics Association awards are announced. I still had catching up to do before the final ballot was in, but that was the way of 2025. Here are the nominees, what won, and my thoughts as a voting member. I hope you enjoy!
2025 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
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”
Thoughts: Like the differences in the Top 10, but the winner and runner-up are our 1-2 for this awards season.
Best Director
“Hamnet” – Chloe Zhao
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson – Winner
“Sentimental Value” – Joachim Trier
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler – Runner-Up
“Train Dreams” – Clint Bentley
Thoughts: This sure is looking familiar.
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
Thoughts: I’m glad to see a different winner, but I’m sad Hawke isn’t getting more love.
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”)
Thoughts: A pleasant surprise for Runner-Up, but Buckley is running away from everyone.
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”)
Thoughts: Del Toro being the winner again warms my heart.
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”)
Thoughts: Hall as the Runner-Up is a welcome happening.
Best Original Screenplay
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” – Mary Bronstein
“Marty Supreme” – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
“Sentimental Value” – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Runner-Up
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler – Winner
“Sorry, Baby” – Eva Victor
“Weapons” – Zach Cregger
Thoughts: This is going to be Coogler’s to lose.
Best Adapted Screenplay
“Frankenstein” – Guillermo del Toro
“Hamnet” – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
“No Other Choice” – Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, Lee Ja-hye
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson – Winner
“Train Dreams” – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar – Runner-Up
Thoughts: Regardless of who wins Director, looks like PTA is a lock here right now.
Best Cinematography
“F1” – Claudio Miranda
“Frankenstein” – Dan Laustsen
“One Battle After Another” – Michael Bauman
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Winner
“Train Dreams” – Adolpho Veloso – Runner-Up
Thoughts: I love the win for “Sinners,” and “Train Dreams” is a great runner-up.
Best Production Design
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” – Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Winner
“Hamnet” – Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
“Marty Supreme” – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
“Sinners” – Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Runner-Up
Thoughts: I haven’t seen “Frankenstein” yet, and I can’t argue with this.
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
Thoughts: Great choices.
Best Original Song
“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy (“KPop Demon Hunters”) – Runner-Up
“Highest 2 Lowest” – Aiyana-Lee Anderson, Nicole Daciana Anderson (“Highest 2 Lowest”)
“I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson (“Sinners”) – Winner
“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Alice Smith, Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson (“Sinners”)
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner (“Train Dreams”)
Thoughts: The 1-2 of the year in a great category.
Best Ensemble
“Black Bag”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another” – Winner
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners” – Runner-Up
Thoughts: Makes sense.
Best International Film
“It Was Just an Accident”
“No Other Choice” – Runner-Up
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value” – Winner
“Sirāt”
Thoughts: Great choices, even if the winner is the wrong choice.
Best Animated Film
“Arco” – Runner-Up
“Elio”
“KPop Demon Hunters” – Winner
“Scarlet”
“Zootopia 2”
Thoughts: Will Netflix finally win this?
Best Documentary Film
“The Alabama Solution” – Winner
“The Librarians”
“My Mom Jane”
“The Perfect Neighbor” – Runner-Up
“Predators”
Thoughts: Both great, harrowing choices.
Breakthrough Award
Miles Caton – Winner
David Corenswet
Chase Infiniti – Runner-Up
Jacobi Jupe
Eva Victor
Thoughts:
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
“Withdrawal”
“Zora Head: The Life and Scholarship of Valerie Boyd” (short)
Thoughts: I mean, okay.
Viva La Resistance!
Brian Skutle
www.sonic-cinema.com
