Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12
The Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) has announced their slate of nominees for the GAFCA Awards celebrating the 2025 year in film.
One Battle After Another earned 12 nominations—the most of any title—with Sinners following with 10 mentions. Sentimental Value received 8 nods while Train Dreams earned 7, Hamnet earned 6, and Marty Supreme received 5 mentions.
Miles Caton, David Corenswet, Chase Infiniti, Jacobi Jupe, and Eva Victor were nominated for Breakthrough Award—a category intended to honor a filmmaker’s or performer’s entire body of work released in the calendar year and not tied to specific film titles.
Founded in 2011, this year marks the 15th anniversary of the awards program for the critics group. GAFCA is made up of over 50 film critics from around the state, representing print, television, radio and online media.
“One Battle After Another” earned 12 nominations—the most of any title—with “Sinners” following with 10 mentions. “Sentimental Value” received 8 nods while “Train Dreams” earned 7, “Hamnet” earned 6, and “Marty Supreme” received 5 mentions.
Miles Caton, David Corenswet, Chase Infiniti, Jacobi Jupe, and Eva Victor were nominated for Breakthrough Award—a category intended to honor a filmmaker’s or performer’s entire body of work released in the calendar year and not tied to specific film titles.
Winners will be announced on December 27.
FULL LIST OF GAFCA NOMINATIONS
Best Picture
“Black Bag”
“Hamnet”
“It Was Just An Accident”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Sorry, Baby”
“Train Dreams”
“Weapons”
Best Director
“Hamnet” – Chloe Zhao
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Sentimental Value” – Joachim Trier
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“Train Dreams” – Clint Bentley
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”)
Eva Victor (“Sorry, Baby”)
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro (“One Battle After Another”)
Jacob Elordi (“Frankenstein”)
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”)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (“Sentimental Value”)
Amy Madigan (“Weapons”)
Teyana Taylor (“One Battle After Another”)
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
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“Sorry, Baby” – Eva Victor
“Weapons” – Zach Cregger
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
“Train Dreams” – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Best Cinematography
“F1” – Claudio Miranda
“Frankenstein” – Dan Laustsen
“One Battle After Another” – Michael Bauman
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“Train Dreams” – Adolpho Veloso
Best Production Design
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” – Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
“Hamnet” – Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
“Marty Supreme” – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
“Sinners” – Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne
Best Original Score
“F1” – Hans Zimmer
“Hamnet” – Max Richter
“One Battle After Another” – Jonny Greenwood
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“Train Dreams” – Bryce Dessner
Best Original Song
“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy (“KPop Demon Hunters”)
“Highest 2 Lowest” – Aiyana-Lee Anderson, Nicole Daciana Anderson (“Highest 2 Lowest”)
“I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson (“Sinners”)
“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Alice Smith, Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson (“Sinners”)
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner (“Train Dreams”)
Best Ensemble
“Black Bag”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
Best International Film
“It Was Just an Accident”
“No Other Choice”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sirāt”
Best Animated Film
“Arco”
“Elio”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Scarlet”
“Zootopia 2”
Best Documentary Film
“The Alabama Solution”
“The Librarians”
“My Mom Jane”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Predators”
Breakthrough Award
Miles Caton
David Corenswet
Chase Infiniti
Jacobi Jupe
Eva Victor
Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
“Bugonia”
“Meta Take One”
“The Naked Gun”
“Sister Salad Days” (short)
“Superman”
“Swimming Holes” (short)
“Thunderbolts”
“Weapons”
“Withdrawl”
“Zora Head: The Life and Scholarship of Valerie Boyd” (short)
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