Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Awards: Complete list of nominees

The Las Vegas Film Critics Society has officially released its nominations for 2025. The Las Vegas Film Critics Society is made up of selected print, television, radio, and online critics from Las Vegas and Reno.

Sinners is leading the 2025 Las Vegas Film Critics Society nominations. The film has earned 14 nods. It is followed by One Battle After Another with 11, Frankenstein with 10, and Marty Supreme and Train Dreams with eight nominations each. Winners of the 2025 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards will be officially announced on December 19, 2025.

Las Vegas Film Critics Society's official website reads:

"The Las Vegas Film Critics Society is a non-profit, progressive organization dedicated to the advancement and preservation of film and is composed of selected print, television, radio and Internet film critics in the Las Vegas and Reno area. The LVFCS presents its “Sierra” awards each year for the best in film, including The William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award, which is named for the brilliant Academy Award winning actor."

Below is a complete breakdown of the nominations across all categories at the 2025 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.

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Complete list of nominees at the 2025 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

Best picture

Frankenstein

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Train Dreams

Best actor

Timothée Chalamet: Marty Supreme

Leonardo DiCaprio: One Battle After Another

Joel Edgerton: Train Dreams

Michael B. Jordan: Sinners

Jesse Plemons: Bugonia

Best actress

Jessie Buckley: Hamnet

Rose Byrne: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Renate Reinsve: Sentimental Value

Amanda Seyfried: The Testament of Ann Lee

Emma Stone: Bugonia

Best supporting actor

Benicio del Toro: One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi: Frankenstein

Delroy Lindo: Sinners

Sean Penn: One Battle After Another

Stellan Skarsgård: Sentimental Value

Best supporting actress

Emily Blunt: The Smashing Machine

Elle Fanning: Sentimental Value

Ariana Grande: Wicked: For Good

Amy Madigan: Weapons

Teyana Taylor: One Battle After Another

Best director

Guillermo del Toro: Frankenstein

Josh Safdie: Marty Supreme

Paul Thomas Anderson: One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler: Sinners

Clint Bentley: Train Dreams

Best original screenplay

Marty Supreme

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Sorry, Baby

Weapons

Best adapted screenplay

Bugonia

Frankenstein

No Other Choice

One Battle After Another

Train Dreams

Best cinematography

F1 The Movie

Frankenstein

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Train Dreams

Best film editing

F1 The Movie

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Train Dreams

Best score

F1 The Movie

Frankenstein

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Tron: Ares

Best song

“Clothed by the Sun”: The Testament of Ann Lee

“Drive”: F1 The Movie

“Golden”: KPop Demon Hunters

“I Lied to You”: Sinners

“Train Dreams”: Train Dreams

Best documentary

The Alabama Solution

Come See Me in the Good Light

Cover Up

John Candy: I Like Me

The Perfect Neighbor

Best animated film

Arco

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle

In Your Dreams

KPop Demon Hunters

Zootopia 2

Best international film

It Was Just an Accident

Left-Handed Girl

No Other Choice

Sentimental Value

The Secret Agent

Best costume design

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Sinners

Wicked: For Good

Best art direction

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Frankenstein

Marty Supreme

Sinners

Wicked: For Good

Best visual effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1 The Movie

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Superman

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Best action film

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Predator: Badlands

Superman

The Running Man

Best comedy

Eternity

Friendship

The Ballad of Wallace Island

The Naked Gun

One of Them Days

Best horror or sci-fi

28 Years Later

Bring Her Back

Frankenstein

Sinners

The Long Walk

Best family film

How to Train Your Dragon

KPop Demon Hunters

Lilo & Stitch

The Legend of Ochi

Zootopia 2

Best animal performance

Bing, the Great Dane: The Friend

Hercules, the Dog: Marty Supreme

Indy: Good Boy

Olga, the Cat: Sorry, Baby

Richard and Baba: Penguin Lessons

Best ensemble

Jay Kelly

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Breakout filmmaker

Clint Bentley: Train Dreams

Drew Hancock: Companion

Emilie Blichfeldt: The Ugly Stepsister

Eva Victor: Sorry, Baby

James Sweeney: Twinless

Best stunts

F1 The Movie

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Predator: Badlands

The Running Man

Youth male performance under 21

Christian Convery: Frankenstein, Monkey

Jacobi Jupe: Hamnet

John Wren Phillips: Bring Her Back

Mason Thames: How to Train Your Dragon

Miles Caton: Sinners

Female youth performance under 21

Helena Zengel: The Legend of Ochi

Maia Kealoha: Lilo & Stitch

Nina Ye: Left-Handed Girl

Shannon Mahina Gorman: Rental Family

Sora Wong: Bring Her Back

William Holden lifetime achievement award

Kathryn Bigelow

Barbara Broccoli

Kathleen Kennedy

Delroy Lindo

Sigourney Weaver

For further updates, fans can keep an eye on the official Las Vegas Film Critics Society pages.

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