The 2025 Movie Awards from the Washington DC Critics

The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association awards — with “Sinners” setting a record with 10 awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Below — the nominees, with the winners in all caps.

2025 WAFCA Awards
Film
SINNERS
One Battle After Another
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value

Director
RYAN COOGLER – Sinners
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Actor
MICHAEL B. JORDAN – Sinners
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Actress
JESSIE BUCKLEY – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Cynthia Erivo – WIcked

Supporting Actor
BENECIO DEL TORO – One Battle After Another
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan – Weapons
TEYANA TAYLOR – One Battle After Another
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked

Youth Performance
MILES CATON – Sinners
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
Mason Thames – How to Train Your Dragon

Voice Performance
Jason Bateman – Zootopia 2
ARDEN CHO – KPop Demon Hunters
Ginnifer Goodwin – Zootopia 2
Ke Huy Quan – Zootopia 2
Yonas Kibreab – Elio

Motion Capture Performance
ZOE SALDANA – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Stephen Lang – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Sigourney Weaver – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Sam Worthington – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Ensemble
SINNERS
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Wake Up Dead Man
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Hamnet

Original Screenplay
SINNERS
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Weapons
Marty Supreme

Adapted Screenplay
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Train Dreams
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet

Animated
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
Zootopia 2
Elio
Arco
Little Amélie or the Character of the Rain

Production Design
SINNERS
Frankenstein
Wicked: For Good
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Hamnet

Cinematography
SINNERS
Train Dreams
One Battle After Another
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme

 
Editing
SINNERS – tie
One Battle After Another
F1: THE MOVIE – tie
Marty Supreme
Hamnet

Score
SINNERS
One Battle After Another
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Hamnet

Joe Barber Award for Portrayal of Washington, DC
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
Captain America: Brave New World
Thunderbolts
Nuremberg
Anniversary

 
Stunts
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING
One Battle After Another
F1: The Movie
Sinners
Superman

Documentary
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
Come See Me in the Good Light
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Librarians
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

Foreign Language Film
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
No Other Choice
Left-Handed Girl