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Iowa Film Critics Association (IFCA) Awards: ‘Hamnet’ Wins Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress

The Iowa Film Critics Association (IFCA) has named Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet as the best film of 2025, also awarding it Best Director and Best Actress for Jessie Buckley.

The Life of Chuck was a double winner with Tom Hiddleston as Best Actor and Mark Hamill as Best Supporting Actor (which he shared with his film The Long Walk). Wicked: For Good was also a double winner, in Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande and Best Song, for Grande’s “The Girl in the Bubble.”

Here is the complete list of winners.

BEST FILM
Hamnet

BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

BEST ACTOR
Tom Hiddleston – The Life of Chuck

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mark Hamill – The Life of Chuck & The Long Walk

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good

BEST SONG
The Girl in the Bubble – Wicked: For Good

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Sentimental Value

BEST ANIMATED MOVIE
Zootopia 2

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