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    “Sinners” Tops Critics Choice Awards’ Shortlists With 13 Mentions Across Below-The Line Categories

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    Michael B. Jordan (center) in a scene from "Sinners" (photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
    LOS ANGELES --

    The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has unveiled the shortlists for below-the-line film categories for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards: Best Casting and Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Hair and Makeup, Best Production Design, Best Score, Best Song, Best Sound, Best Stunt Design, and Best Visual Effects. This marks the first time that the CCA has honored below-the-line disciplines across the board. A special BTL Nominating Committee created the shortlists for the 11 below-the-line categories. Write-in votes will be allowed for films that were not available for viewing prior to November 24, so long as they are available prior to December 3.

    “Sinners” topped the Critics Choice Awards shortlists, earning recognition in all categories. Three songs from the film were shortlisted for the Best Song category including “I Lied to You,” “Last Time (I Seen the Sun),” and “Pale, Pale Moon,” garnering “Sinners” a total of 13 spots on the shortlists. “F1,” “Frankenstein,” and “Wicked: For Good” followed, with each project being recognized in nine categories total.

    As previously announced, comedian, television host, and seven-time New York Times best-selling author Chelsea Handler will return as host of the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards, marking her fourth consecutive year in that role. Returning to E! for the second year in a row, the telecast will also air live on USA Network on Sunday, January 4, 2026 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The star-studded show will once again be held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica and will continue its combined film and television awards format, honoring the best in cinematic, televised, and streaming achievement. Notably, four new categories have been added to this year’s show: Best Variety Series, Best Stunt Design, Best Casting and Ensemble, and Best Sound.

    Select TV and Film category nominations for the annual event will first be announced at 9 a.m. PT on Friday, December 5 on E! and USA Network linear channels, along with E! Online, as well as E!’s, USA’s, and CCA’s YouTube channels.

    The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. The 31st annual Critics Choice Awards show will be executive-produced by Bob Bain Productions and Berlin Entertainment.

    31ST ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BELOW-THE-LINE SHORTLISTS

    BEST CASTING AND ENSEMBLE
    Susanne Scheel – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)

    Nina Gold – Hamnet (Focus Features)

    Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold – Jay Kelly (Netflix)

    Rich Delia – The Long Walk (Lionsgate)

    Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (A24)

    No Other Choice (Neon)

    Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

    Rebecca Dealy – The Plague (IFC)

    Kei Kawamura, Yumi Takada – Rental Family (Searchlight Pictures)

    Gabriel Domingues – The Secret Agent (Neon)

    Francine Maisler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

     

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Anthony Dod Mantle – 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)

    Claudio Miranda – F1 (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)

    Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein (Netflix)

    Łukasz Żal – Hamnet (Focus Features)

    Linus Sandgren – Jay Kelly (Netflix)

    Darius Khondji – Marty Supreme (A24)

    Kim Woo-hyung – No Other Choice (Neon)

    David Chambille – Nouvelle Vague (Netflix)

    Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

    Steven Breckon – The Plague (IFC)

    Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (Netflix)

     

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
    Jeremy Hindle, David Schlesinger – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)

    Ben Munro, Mark Tildesley, Reynan Castro Del Rosario, Andrew McCarthy, Véronique Melery – F1 (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)

    Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)

    Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein (Netflix)

    Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – Hamnet (Focus Features)

    Cara Brower, Stella Fox – Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)

    Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Marty Supreme (A24)

    Ryu Seong-hie – No Other Choice (Neon)

    Inbal Weinberg, Kendall Anderson – Roofman (Paramount Pictures)

    Jørgen Stangebye Larsen, Catrine Gormsen – Sentimental Value (Neon)

    Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

     

    BEST EDITING
    Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)

    Stephen Mirrione – F1 (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)

    Evan Schiff – Frankenstein (Netflix)

    Chloé Zhao, Affonso Gonçalves – Hamnet (Focus Features)

    Amir Etminan – It Was Just an Accident (Neon)

    Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)

    Kim Sang-bum, Kim Ho-bin – No Other Choice (Neon)

    Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

    Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)

    Michael P. Shawver – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    Bob Ducsay – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)

    Joe Murphy – Weapons (Warner Bros.)

     

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN
    Alexandra Byrne – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)

    Kate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix)

    Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet (Focus Features)

    Lindsay Pugh – Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)

    Colleen Atwood – Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions)

    Miyako Bellizzi – Marty Supreme (A24)

    Colleen Atwood – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

    Rita Azevedo – The Secret Agent (Neon)

    Ruth E. Carter – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    Ernesto Martinez – Song Sung Blue (Focus Features)

    Małgorzata Karpiuk – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)

    Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

     

    BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
    28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)

    Bugonia (Focus Features)

    Frankenstein (Netflix)

    Hedda – Amazon MGM Studios)

    Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions)

    Kokuho (Gkids)

    Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    The Smashing Machine (A24)

    Superman (Warner Bros.)

    The Ugly Stepsister (IFC)

    Weapons (Warner Bros.)

    Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

     

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
    F1 (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)

    The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)

    Frankenstein (Netflix)

    How to Train Your Dragon (Universal Pictures)

    Mickey 17 (Warner Bros.)

    Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)

    Predator: Badlands (20th Century Studios)

    Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    Sketch (Angel)

    Superman (Warner Bros.)

    Tron: Ares (Walt Disney Pictures)

    Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

     

    BEST STUNT DESIGN
    Ballerina (Lionsgate)

    F1 (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)

    Frankenstein (Netflix)

    Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)

    One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

    Predator: Badlands (20th Century Studios)

    Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    The Smashing Machine (A24)

    Superman (Warner Bros.)

    Thunderbolts* (Marvel Studios)

    Warfare (A24)

    Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

     

    BEST SONG
    “Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)

    “Dear Me” – Diane Warren – Diane Warren: Relentless (Greenwich Entertainment)

    “Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1 (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)

    “The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

    “Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)

    “Highest 2 Lowest” – Howard Drossin, Aiyana-Lee – Highest 2 Lowest (A24/Apple Original Films)

    “I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Alice Smith, Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    “Lose My Mind” – Don Toliver, Doja Cat, Hans Zimmer, Ryan Tedder, Grant Boutin – F1 (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)

    “No Place Like Home” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

    “Pale, Pale Moon” – Brittany Howard, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    “Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams (Netflix)

     

    BEST SCORE
    Volker Bertelmann – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)

    Jerskin Fendrix – Bugonia (Focus Features)

    Hans Zimmer – F1 (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)

    Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein (Netflix)

    Max Richter – Hamnet (Focus Features)

    Hildur Guðnadóttir – Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)

    Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme (A24)

    Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

    Johan Lenox – The Plague (IFC)

    Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    Kangding Ray – Sirāt (Neon)

    Nine Inch Nails – Tron: Ares (Walt Disney Pictures)

     

    BEST SOUND
    A House of Dynamite (Netflix)

    F1 (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)

    Frankenstein (Netflix)

    Hamnet (Focus Features)

    If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)

    The Lost Bus (Apple Original Films)

    One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

    Sinners (Warner Bros.)

    Sirāt (Neon)

    Superman (Warner Bros.)

    Warfare (A24)

    Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

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    2025 DOC NYC Award Winners Include “Imago” and “Traces of Home”

    Monday, November 24, 2025

    DOC NYC, the festival for documentaries, revealed the 2025 award winners for its juried U.S. Competition, International Competition, Metropolis, Kaleidoscope, and Shorts sections, and the festival’s Audience Award.

    The awards announcement comes as DOC NYC wraps one of the most successful editions of its in-person festival ever, with more than 24,000 attendees having watched films over nine days in New York alongside more than 1,500 filmmaker and industry guests participating in screenings and panels. Online screenings for the festival’s hybrid 16th edition continue through November 30, with more than 90 features available to stream across the United States, including 14 of the festival’s award winners and more than 100 of the festival’s short films, including both shorts award-winners.

    For DOC NYC’s competitive sections, five juries selected films from the festival’s U.S. Competition, International Competition, Metropolis, Kaleidoscope, and Shorts lineups.

    JURIED AWARDS, FEATURE FILMS

    International Competition: The jury selected from among eight new international productions in this section.

    Grand Jury Prize: Imago, directed by Déni Oumar Pitsaev, produced by Alexandra Melot, Anne-Laure Guégan, and Géraldine Sprimont. (U.S. Premiere)

    Jurors’ statement: “The jury was deeply moved by Imago’s daring intimacy. Through cinematic layering, vulnerability, and lyricism, the filmmaker turns the camera inward to rebuild identity and familial bonds with rare honesty and grace. Each frame feels intentional and emotionally charged, inviting viewers into a Chechen community seldom seen on screen. The film lingers long after viewing and resonates as both personal confession and... Read More

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