Michigan Movie Critics Guild Announces Winners For The Best of 2025

This year’s full list of winners below (winners bolded):

• Best Picture
  • Frankenstein
  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • One Battle After Another
  • Sinners
• Best Director
  • Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
  • Ryan Coogler – Sinners
  • Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
  • Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
  • Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
• Best Actor
  • Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
  • Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
  • Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
  • Brendan Fraser – Rental Family
  • Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
• Best Actress
  • Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
  • Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
  • Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
  • Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
  • Emma Stone – Bugonia
• Best Supporting Actor
  • Miles Caton – Sinners
  • Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
  • Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
  • Paul Mescal – Hamnet
  • Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
• Best Supporting Actress
  • Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
  • Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
  • Hailee Steinfeld – Sinners
  • Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
• Best Animated Film
  • Arco
  • Dog Man
   • KPop Demon Hunters
  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  • Zootopia 2
• Best Documentary
  • Orwell 2+2=5
  • Pee-Wee as Himself
  • Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
  • The Perfect Neighbor
  • The Tale of Silyan
• Best Ensemble
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • Marty Supreme
  • One Battle After Another
  • Sinners
  • Wake Up Dead Man
  • Wicked: For Good
• Best Screenplay
  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • One Battle After Another
  • Sorry, Baby
  • Sinners
• Best Cinematography
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • Frankenstein
  • One Battle After Another
  • Sinners
  • Train Dreams
• Breakthrough
  • Miles Caton – (Actor) Sinners
  • Chase Infiniti – (Actress) One Battle After Another
  • Jacob Elordi – (Actor) Frankenstein
  • Jacobi Jupe – (Actor) Hamnet
  • Eva Victor – (Writer, director, actor) Sorry, Baby
• Best Stunts
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • Ballerina
  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
  • Nobody 2
  • One Battle After Another
• The MMCG Award for Film Excellence
  • Paul Feig – (Director) The Housemaid / Another Simple Favor
  • Judy Greer – (Actress) The Long Walk
  • Paul Walter Hauser – (Actor) The Naked Gun / Fantastic Four: First Steps
  • Tim Robinson – (Actor) Friendship
  • J.K. Simmons – (Actor) The Accountant 2

The MMCG is a collective of film critics who are committed to enhancing the conversation about cinema and further establishing the state’s reputation as a film-loving community. This year’s MMCG is composed of 18 critics, who cover films for a variety of outlets across the state. From websites to newspapers and podcasts to YouTube, they capture the diversity of the field and bring a range of expertise, outlooks, and tastes.

This year’s lineup includes:

• Nate Adams, The Only Critic; The Clinton Local
• Chris Azzopardi, The New York Times; Pride Source
• Landon Defever, Films for the Void
• Mark Eaton, MovieReelist
• Becky Fixel, Week99er
• Christopher George, Spoiler Free Movie Sleuth
• Seth Hay, Cat with a Monocle
• Michelle Kisner, Spoiler Free Movie Sleuth
• Jessica Knapik, What’s Up Weirdo podcast
• Megan Loucks, Wonder Watchlist; Wonder Meg YouTube; CBR
• Cheryl Murray, Cat with a Monocle
• Joshua Polanski, Midwest Film Journal; In Review Online; Boston Hassle; There Were No Gods Left; Bay Area Reporter; DMovies
• Tom Santilli, Movie Show Plus
• Perry Seibert, WLBY 1290 The Lucy Ann Lance Show; We’re Watching Here Podcast
• Montilee Stormer, MovieReelist
• Mike Tyrkus, Cinema Nerdz
• Carl Wheeler, The Reel Godfather
• Chris Williams, Collider; Chrisicisms; We’re Watching Here Podcast

Information about the MMCG and its members is available at its website. For further information, email michiganmoviecritics@gmail.com.

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