Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Tops Wins with Film and Director

Sinners has won seven awards from the Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS), including Best Film, Best Director, Original Screenplay and Best Ensemble. One Battle After Another took home two awards, Supporting Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme) and Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) took the lead performance wins while Amy Madigan (Weapons) and Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another) were the supporting winners.

Here is the complete list.

Best Film – Sinners

Best Director – Ryan Coogler (Sinners)

Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Female – Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)

Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male – Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Female – Amy Madigan (Weapons)

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor, Male – Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another)

Best Ensemble – Sinners

Best Non-live-action Performance – Oona Chaplin (Avatar: Fire and Ash)

Best Original Screenplay – Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay – One Battle After Another

Best Cinematography – Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners)

Best Original Song – “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters

Best Original Score – Ludwig Göransson (Sinners)

Best Sound – F1: The Movie

Best Visual Effects – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Documentary Feature – The Perfect Neighbor

Best Non-English Language Feature – Sentimental Value

Best Animated Film – KPop Demon Hunters

Best Stunts – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Best Sci-Fi – Bugonia

Best Horror – Sinners

Best Comedy – Wake Up Dead Man

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