Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) Awards: Complete list of winners explored

The Critics Association of Central Florida has officially announced its winners for the previous year. It was the fifth edition of the organization's annual awards.

Critics Association of Central Florida Awards' 2024 winners were as follows,

• Best Picture: Anora
• Best Director: Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two
• Best Actor: Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
• Best Actress: Mikey Madison, Anora
• Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
• Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
• Best Cast: Wicked
• Best Documentary: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
• Best International Film: Flow
• Best Animated Film: The Wild Robot
• Best Screenplay: Anora
• Best Cinematography: Dune: Part Two
• Best Score: Challengers
• Best Original Song: Kiss the Sky, The Wild Robot
• Best Sound Design: Dune: Part Two
• Best Editing: Challengers
• Best Make-Up and Hairstyling: The Substance
• Best Production Design: Wicked
• Best Visual Effects: Dune: Part Two
• Best Costume Design: Wicked
• Best Stunt Coordination: The Fall Guy
• Best Hybrid Performance: Lupita Nyong'o, The Wild Robot
• Best First Feature: Dev Patel, Monkey Man
• Best Central Florida Film: Starring Jerry as Himself
• Best Achievement in Diversity: Wicked
• Outstanding Youth Performance: Izaac Wang, Dìdi
• Social Impact Award: Sing Sing

The 2025 Critics Association of Central Florida Awards' winners' list was led by Sinners. It bagged multiple awards in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cast, and other significant categories. Other films such as One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Frankenstein, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and KPop Demon Hunters also earned notable wins.

Critics Association of Central Florida's official website reads,

"The Critics Association of Central Florida is an organization of critics based in or around the Central Florida area with a passion for cinema, both as a medium of entertainment and as artistic expression. The CACF is comprised of working film and television critics whom regularly contribute critiques through print, radio, television, podcast, online or other relevant means."

Complete list of winners and runners-up at the 2025 Critics Association of Central Florida Awards

Best Picture

Sinners (Winner)

One Battle After Another, Runner-up

Best Director

Ryan Coogler, Sinners (Winner)

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another, Runner-up

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme (Winner)

Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another, Runner-up

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (Winner)

Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Runner-up

Best Supporting Actor

Sean Penn, One Battle After Another (Winner)

Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another, Runner-up

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Madigan, Weapons (Winner)

Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good, Runner-up

Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another, Runner-up

Best Cast

Sinners (Winner)

One Battle After Another, Runner-up

Best Youth Performance

Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet (Winner)

Cary Christopher, Weapons, Runner-up

Best Documentary

The Perfect Neighbor (Winner)

Stolen Kingdom, Runner-up

Best International Film

No Other Choice (Winner)

It Was Just an Accident, Runner-up

Best Animated Film

KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)

Zootopia 2 (Winner)

Best Screenplay

Sinners (Winner)

One Battle After Another, Runner-up

Best Cinematography

Sinners (Winner)

One Battle After Another, Runner-up

Best Score

Sinners (Winner)

One Battle After Another, Runner-up

Best Original Song

“Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)

“I Lied to You,” Sinners, Runner-up

Best Sound Design

F1 (Winner)

Sinners, Runner-up

Best Editing

One Battle After Another (Winner)

Marty Supreme (Winner)

Best Make-Up and Hairstyling

Frankenstein (Winner)

Sinners, Runner-up

Best Production Design

Frankenstein (Winner)

Sinners, Runner-up

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash (Winner)

Superman, Runner-up

Best Costume Design

Sinners (Winner)

Frankenstein, Runner-up

Best Stunt Coordination

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Winner)

F1, Runner-up

Best Hybrid Performance

Oona Chaplin, Avatar: Fire and Ash (Winner)

Zoe Saldaña, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Runner-up

Best First Feature

Eva Victor, Sorry Baby (Winner)

Andrew DeYoung, Friendship, Runner-up

Special honors at the 2025 Critics Association of Central Florida Awards

Best Central Florida Film

The Perfect Neighbor (Winner)

Best Achievement in Diversity

Sinners (Winner)

The Golden Paw

Indy the Dog, Good Boy (Winner)

Congratulations to all of the winners at the 2025 Critics Association of Central Florida Awards.

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