Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Winners: ‘Sorry, Baby’ Takes Best Picture, Director, Screenplay for Eva Victor
The Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) went outside the box of this season’s critics’ winners and has awarded Sorry, Baby a trifecta of wins for Eva Victor’s feature film debut: Best Picture, Achievement in Directing and Screenplay.
Sinners took home a pair of acting wins; lead for Michael B. Jordan and supporting for Delroy Lindo, while lead actress went to Jessie Buckley in Hamnet and supporting actress went to Amy Madigan in Weapons. Sinners was also the winner of the group’s ensemble cast award.
Here is the complete list of winners and runners-up for the Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) awards.
Best Picture
Winner: Sorry, Baby
Runner-up: Hamnet
Best Achievement in Directing
Winner: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
Runner-up: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Lead Performance, Male
Winner: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Runner-up: Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Best Lead Performance, Female
Winner: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Runner-up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You
Best Supporting Performance, Male
Winner: Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Runner-up: Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Best Supporting Performance, Female
Winner: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Runner-up: Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Best Ensemble Cast
Winner: Sinners
Runner-up: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Film
Winners: Alfie Williams, 28 Years Later and Amy Madigan, Weapons (Tie)
Best Screenplay
Winner: Sorry, Baby
Runner-up: Sinners
Best Cinematography
Winner: Train Dreams
Runner-up: Sinners
Best Original Score
Winner: Sinners
Runner-up: Hamnet
Best Film Editing
Winner: Warfare
Runner-up: Sinners
Best Visual Effects
Winner: Frankenstein
Runner-up: Avatar: Fire And Ash
Best Sound
Winner: Warfare
Runner-up: F1
Best Stunt Design
Winner: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Runner-up: From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Best Documentary Feature
Winner: The Alabama Solution
Runner-up: The Perfect Neighbor
Best Animated Feature
Winner: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Runner-up: K-Pop Demon Hunters
Best Non-English Language Feature
Winner: It Was Just an Accident
Runner-up: Sentimental Value
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