DETROIT – The Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) has announced its winners for the best films and performances of 2025. Director Ryan Coogler’s Sinners was this year’s big winner, taking home eight total awards, including: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. Other big winners included Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley for Best Actress and One Battle After Another for Best Screenplay. Furthermore, Livonia native Judy Greer received the MMCG Award for Film Excellence for her performance in The Long Walk.
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 group is composed of eighteen 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.
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The Best of 2025
as picked by the
Michigan Movie Critics Guild
(winners indicated by boldface
and nominees are listed
in alphabetical order)
BEST PICTURE
- SInners
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
BEST DIRECTOR
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
- Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
- Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
- Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
- Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
BEST ACTOR
- Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
- Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
- Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
- Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
- Brendan Fraser, Rental Family
BEST ACTRESS
- Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
- Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
- Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good
- Emma Stone, Bugonia
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Miles Canton, Sinners
- Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
- Benecio del Toro, One Battle After Another
- Paul Mescal, Hamnet
- Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
- Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
- Hailee Steinfeld, Sinners
- Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Arco
- Dog Man
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- The Perfect Neighbor
- Orwell 2+2=5
- Pee-Wee as Himself
- Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
- The Tale of Silyan
BEST ENSEMBLE
- Sinners
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Wake Up Dead Man
- Wicked: For Good
BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL)
- One Battle After Another
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sorry, Baby
- Sinners
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Sinners
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- 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
STUNTS
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Ballerina
- Nobody 2
- One Battle After Another
AWARD FOR FILM EXCELLENCE
- Judy Greer, actress The Long Walk
- Paul Feig, director, The Housemaid and Another Simple Favor
- Paul Walter Hauser, actor The Naked Gun and Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Tim Robinson, actor, Friendship
- J.K. Simmons, actor, The Accountant 2
About Us: Members for this season include, in alphabetical order: Nate Adams, (The Only Critic and The Clinton Local); Chris Azzopardi, (The New York Times and 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, and 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, and DMovies; Tom Santilli, (Movie Show Plus); Perry Seibert, (WLBY 1290 The Lucy Ann Lance Show and We’re Watching Here Podcast); Montilee Stormer, (MovieReelist); Mike Tyrkus, (CinemaNerdz.com); Carl Wheeler, (The Reel Godfather); Chris Williams (Collider, Chrisicisms, and We’re Watching Here Podcast).
Information about the MMCG and its members is available at its websiteMMCG Website.
For further information, email michiganmoviecritics@gmail.com.
