The Music City Film Critics’ Association announced the nominees for its eighth annual awards Monday, honoring the best in film for the 2025 calendar year.
Horror blockbuster Sinners set a new MCFCA record with 17 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Ryan Coogler, Best Screenplay and four acting nods.
Paul Thomas Anderson's action epic One Battle After Another also landed in the double digits with 13 nominations, while sports comedy/thriller Marty Supreme (nine), gothic sci-fi drama Frakenstein (seven) and historical tragedy Hamnet (six) rounded out the top five.
The organization also announced five nominees for this year’s Jim Ridley Award, honoring late Scene editor-in-chief and film critic Jim Ridley. The nominees were chosen by a panel of MCFCA members who knew and worked with Ridley.
The association includes 40 professional film critics working in or near Nashville, including myself and several other Scene contributors and staffers. The winners will be announced Jan. 12. See the full slate of nominations below.
Bugonia
Best Picture
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Train Dreams
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Sinners
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
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Best Young Actor
Everett Blunck – The Plague
Miles Caton – Sinners
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later
Best Young Actress
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Olivia Lynes – Hamnet
Madeleine McGraw – Black Phone 2
Sora Wong – Bring Her Back
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
Best Acting Ensemble
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man
The Jim Ridley Award
The Day the Earth Blew Up
A Little Prayer
Sirāt
Best Music Film
KPop Demon Hunters
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Best Animated Film
The Day the Earth Blew Up
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2
Best Documentary
The Alabama Solution
Cover-Up
John Candy: I Like Me
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators
Best International Film
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme
Best Screenplay
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Weapons
Best Original Song
“As Alive as You Need Me to Be” Nine Inch Nails – Tron: Ares
“The Girl in the Bubble” Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
“Golden” Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” Miles Caton – Sinners
“Train Dreams” Nick Cave – Train Dreams
Best Score
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Sound
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Wicked: For Good
Hamnet
Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good
Best Editing
F1: The Movie
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Perfect Neighbor
Sinners
Best Comedy Film
The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Naked Gun
Splitsville
Wake Up Dead Man
Weapons
Best Horror Film
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons
Best Action Film
F1: The Movie
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Superman
Best Stunt Work
Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Superman
