The Michigan Movie Critics Guild is pleased to announce the Best of 2025 winners in fourteen categories. The Michigan Movie Critics Guild was founded in 2023 and consists of a group of 18 film critics from “The Mitten”, who write and/or broadcast throughout the entire state of Michigan.

Each critic submitted their top five choices in the following categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Animated Film, Best Documentary, Best Ensemble, Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original), Best Stunts, Best Cinematography, Breakthrough Award, and lastly The MMCG Award for Film Excellence; making for a total of 14 categories. From these submissions, each entry was given a point value and the top five in each category were placed on the final ballot. From there, winners have been chosen based on the same point system. Below are the nominees with winners in red bold font. Time to see what made the cut in 2025!

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THE NOMINATIONS FOR 2025, WINNERS IN RED BOLD
(in alphabetical order)

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

BEST STUNTS

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Ballerina
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
• Nobody 2
• One Battle After Another

BREAKTHROUGH AWARD

• 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

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

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