Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with Record-Tying 14
The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) has announced nominations for the 2025 SFCS Awards, honoring the year’s best in film. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners ties the all-time record for most nominations in a single year with 14, matching 2022’s Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Close behind with 12 nominations is Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, with Pacific Northwest film Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley, following with eight nominations.
Other films earning multiple nominations include Frankenstein and Marty Supreme (six), Hamnet (five), Weapons (four) and F1: The Movie (three).
As previously announced, the Seattle Film Critics Society recognizes six films this year for Best Pacific Northwest Feature Film. In addition Train Dreams and WTO/99, this year’s nominees include documentaries Not One Drop of Blood and Wolf Land (Director’s Cut) and narrative features To Kill a Wolf and Twinless, New this year, the SFCS has added a second Pacific Northwest Award recognizing short films. This year’s inaugural nominees include Charlotte, 1994; A Fateful Weekend; Shelly’s Leg; Songs of Black Folk; and Style: A Seattle Basketball Story.
Winners of the 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards will be announced Monday, December 15, 2025, across the Seattle Film Critics Society’s various social media platforms.
The 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations
BEST PICTURE
- Bugonia
- Hamnet
- It Was Just an Accident
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Sorry, Baby
- Train Dreams
- Weapons
BEST DIRECTOR
- Hamnet – Chloé Zhao
- Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler
- Train Dreams – Clint Bentley
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
- Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
- Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
- Emma Stone – Bugonia
- Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
- David Jonsson – The Long Walk
- William H. Macy – Train Dreams
- Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan – Weapons
- Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
- Eephus – Carson Lund
- Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti
- One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis
- Sinners – Francine Maisler
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Story – Bret Howe, Mary Vernieu
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
- Cary Christopher – Weapons
- Shannon Gorman – Rental Family
- Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
- Jasper Thompson – The Mastermind
- Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler
- Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor
- Train Dreams – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- Arco – Ugo Bienvenu
- The Colors Within – Naoko Yamada
- KPop Demon Hunters – Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
- Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
- The Alabama Solution – Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
- Come See Me in the Good Light – Ryan White
- Pavements – Alex Ross Perry
- The Perfect Neighbor – Geeta Gandbhir
- WTO/99 – Ian Bell
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
- It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi
- No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook
- The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
- The Ugly Stepsister – Emilie Blichfeldt
BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEATURE FILM
- Not One Drop of Blood – Jackson Devereux, Lachlan Hinton
- To Kill a Wolf – Kelsey Taylor
- Train Dreams – Clint Bentley
- Twinless – James Sweeney
- Wolf Land (Director’s Cut) – Sarah Hoffman
- WTO/99 – Ian Bell
BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHORT FILM
- Charlotte, 1994 – Brian Pittala
- A Fateful Weekend – Tony Doupe
- Shelly’s Leg – Wes Hurley
- Songs of Black Folk – Justin Emeka, Haley Watson
- Style: A Seattle Basketball Story – Bryan Tucker
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
- Hamnet – Łukasz Żal
- One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
- Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
- Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Frankenstein – Kate Hawley
- The Phoenician Scheme – Milena Canonero
- Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
- Train Dreams – Malgosia Turzanska
- Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell
BEST FILM EDITING
- F1: The Movie – Stephen Mirrione, Patrick J. Smith
- Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
- Reflection in a Dead Diamond – Bernard Beets
- Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- F1: The Movie – Hans Zimmer
- Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
- One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
- Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
- Tron: Ares – Nine Inch Nails
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Fantastic Four: First Steps – Kasra Farahani (Production Design); Jille Azis (Set Decoration)
- Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell (Production Design); Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)
- The Phoenician Scheme – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
- Resurrection – Liu Qiang, Tu Nan
- Sinners – Hannah Beachler (Production Design); Monique Champagne (Set Decoration)
BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – Garrett Warren, Steve Brown, Stuart Thorp
- From the World of John Wick: Ballerina – Stephen Dunlevy, Jackson Spindell
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Wade Eastwood
- Predator: Badlands – Jacob Tomuri
- Sinners – Andy Gill
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett
- F1: The Movie – Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington
- Frankenstein – Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell
- Predator: Badlands – Olivier Dumont, Alec Gillis, Sheldon Stopsack, Karl Rapley
- Sinners – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
- Aunt Gladys – Weapons (as portrayed by Amy Madigan)
- Col. Steven J. Lockjaw – One Battle After Another (as portrayed by Sean Penn)
- Laura – Bring Her Back (as portrayed by Sally Hawkins)
- Lex Luthor – Superman (as portrayed by Nicholas Hoult)
- Remmick – Sinners (as portrayed by Jack O’Connell)
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