Yesterday, on February 5th, 2026, the International Film Society Critics Association (IFSCA / @IFSCritics on Twitter), of which I am a voting member, announced their full list of winners for the ongoing 2025-2026 awards season. Like any other film critics’ association, their awards celebrate the best films of the past year. IFSCA currently has 111 members from around the world, including, but not limited to, the US, the UK, Spain, Italy, and, of course(since I am a member), Denmark. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners set a new record with 23 IFSCA nominations, and, as you’ll see, it also tied the record for most wins with wins in 8 separate categories. Below you can read the full list of winners, runners-up, and nominees.
Best Animated Feature
- Arco
- Elio
- Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
- KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
- Predator: Killer of Killers
- Zootopia 2 (RUNNER-UP)
Best Documentary Feature
- 2,000 Meters to Andriivka
- Cover-Up
- Orwell: 2+2=5
- Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (RUNNER-UP)
- The Alabama Solution
- The Perfect Neighbor (WINNER)
Best Action Film
- F1
- Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
- No Other Choice
- One Battle After Another (WINNER)
- Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
- Thunderbolts*
Best Horror/ Sci-Fi Film
- 28 Years Later
- Bugonia
- Frankenstein (RUNNER-UP)
- Sinners (WINNER)
- The Ugly Stepsister
- Weapons
Best Comedy/ Musical
- It Was Just an Accident
- No Other Choice (WINNER)
- One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
- The Naked Gun
- The Testament of Ann Lee
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Stunts/ Choreography
- F1
- Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (WINNER)
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- The Testament of Ann Lee (RUNNER-UP)
- Thunderbolts*
Best Youth Performance
- Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later
- Cary Christopher – Weapons
- Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet (WINNER)
- Miles Caton – Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
- Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
- Noah Jupe – Hamnet
Best First Feature
- KPop Demon Hunters – Maggie Kang (RUNNER-UP)
- Left-Handed Girl – Shih-Ching Tsou
- Pillion – Harry Lighton
- Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor (WINNER)
- The Chronology of Water – Kristen Stewart
- The Ugly Stepsister – Emilie Blichfeldt
Best Costume Design
- Frankenstein (WINNER)
- Hamnet
- Hedda
- Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
- The Testament of Ann Lee
- Wicked: For Good
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
- 28 Years Later
- Frankenstein (WINNER)
- Sinners
- The Smashing Machine
- The Ugly Stepsister (RUNNER-UP)
- Weapons
Best Production Design
- Frankenstein (WINNER)
- Hamnet
- Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
- The Phoenician Scheme
- The Testament of Ann Lee
- Wicked: For Good
Best Visual Effects
- 28 Years Later
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (WINNER)
- F1 (RUNNER-UP)
- Frankenstein
- Mickey 17
- Sinners
Best Editing
- F1
- Marty Supreme
- No Other Choice (RUNNER-UP)
- One Battle After Another (WINNER)
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best Cinematography
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners (WINNER)
- Train Dreams (RUNNER-UP)
Best Sound Design
- F1 (RUNNER-UP)
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Sirat (WINNER)
- Warfare
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet (RUNNER-UP)
- No Other Choice
- One Battle After Another (WINNER)
- Train Dreams
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Original Screenplay
- If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You
- It Was Just an Accident
- Marty Supreme
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners (WINNER)
- Sorry, Baby (RUNNER-UP)
Exceeding (One-Inch) Barriers
- It Was Just an Accident
- KPop Demon Hunters
- No Other Choice (RUNNER-UP)
- Sentimental Value (WINNER)
- Sinners
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Original Score
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme (RUNNER-UP)
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners (WINNER)
- Sirat
Best Original Song
- “Clothed By the Sun” – The Testament of Ann Lee
- “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
- “Hunger & Thirst” – The Testament of Ann Lee
- “I Lied To You” – Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
- “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Sinners
- “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams
Best Ensemble Cast
- Hamnet
- It Was Just an Accident
- One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners (WINNER)
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Body of Work
- Amanda Seyfried – The Housemaid/ The Testament of Ann Lee/ Seven Veils (RUNNER-UP)
- Benicio Del Toro – The Phoenician Scheme/ One Battle After Another
- Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value/ Predator: Badlands
- Josh Brolin – Weapons/ The Running Man/ Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
- Josh O’Connor – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery/ The Mastermind/ The History of Sound (WINNER)
- Pedro Pascal – Materialists/ The Fantastic Four: First Steps/ Eddington/ Freaky Tales
Best Actor
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon (RUNNER-UP)
- Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (WINNER)
- Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Best Actress
- Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
- Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
- Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
- Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (WINNER)
- Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You (RUNNER-UP)
- Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actor
- Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Delroy Lindo – Sinners
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (RUNNER-UP)
- Miles Caton – Sinners
- Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
- Stellan Skarsgaard – Sentimental Value (WINNER)
Best Supporting Actress
- Amy Madigan – Weapons
- Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value (WINNER)
- Odessa A’Zion – Marty Supreme
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
- Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (RUNNER-UP)
Best Director
- Chloe Zhao – Hamnet
- Guillermo Del Toro – Frankenstein
- Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
- Park Chan-wook – No Other Choice
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners (WINNER)
Best Picture
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- It Was Just an Accident
- Marty Supreme
- No Other Choice (2ND RUNNER-UP)
- One Battle After Another (RUNNER-UP)
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners (WINNER)
- Sorry, Baby
- Train Dreams
– Article written by Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen.
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