The Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) have announced this year’s winners for best films and performances of 2025. The voting consisted of eighteen critics, two from here at Cat with Monocle (Seth Hay and Cheryl Murray). The nominated films that were announced are all highly recommended for all movie-lovers to watch. Sinners received many of the votes from screenplay to actor awards.

Below are the winners per category in bold:

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 (Adapted or Original)

• 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

(Presented to a filmmaker, writer, actor, crew member etc. who has Michigan ties or to a film made or set in Michigan)

• 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

Which film are your surprised to see on the list? Let us know below or on social media.

Source: The Michigan Movie Critics Guild