Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards (AWFJ) 2025 Nominations: Complete list of nominees explored

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The Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards, aka AWFJ, unveiled its nominations for this year’s awards. The nominations have been announced for a total of 19 categories at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards. These awards also have women-centric awards, like for Best Female Director, Writer, and so on.

The season’s Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards nominations include popular releases like Frankenstein, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Train Dreams, Sinners, and more. The documentaries like My Mom Jayne and The Perfect Neighbor are also nominated for the Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards.


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Here’s the complete rundown of nominations for the Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards:

BEST FILM at Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards

  • FRANKENSTEIN
  • HAMNET
  • IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
  • ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
  • THE SECRET AGENT
  • SENTIMENTAL VALUE
  • SINNERS
  • TRAIN DREAMS

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Paul Thomas Anderson – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
  • Ryan Coogler – SINNERS
  • Jafar Panahi – IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
  • Joachim Trier – SENTIMENTAL VALUE
  • Chloé Zhao – HAMNET

BEST SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL

  • IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT – Jafar Panahi
  • JAY KELLY – Noah Baumbach
  • SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Joachim Trier
  • SINNERS – Ryan Coogler
  • SORRY, BABY – Eva Victor

BEST SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED

  • BUGONIA – Will Tracy
  • FRANKENSTEIN – Guillermo del Toro
  • HAMNET – Maggie O’Farrell & Chloé Zhao
  • ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Paul Thomas Anderson
  • TRAIN DREAMS – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

DOCUMENTARY

  • COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT – Ryan White
  • MY MOM JAYNE – Mariska Hargitay
  • ORWELL 2+2=5 – Raoul Peck
  • THE LIBRARIANS – Kim A. Snyder
  • THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR – Geeta Gandbhir

ANIMATED FEATURE

  • ARCO – Ugo Bienvenu & Giles Cazaux
  • IN YOUR DREAMS – Erik Benson & Alexander Woo
  • KPOP DEMON HUNTERS – Chris Applehaus & Maggie Kang
  • LITTLE AMELIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN – Liane-Cho Jin Kuang & Mailys Vallade
  • ZOOTOPIA 2 – Jared Bush & Simon Howard

BEST ACTRESS

  • Jessie Buckley – HAMNET
  • Rose Byrne – IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU
  • Renate Reinsve – SENTIMENTAL VALUE
  • Emma Stone – BUGONIA
  • Tessa Thompson – HEDDA

BEST ACTRESS, SUPPORTING

  • Nina Hoss – HEDDA
  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – SENTIMENTAL VALUE
  • Amy Madigan – WEAPONS
  • Teyana Taylor – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
  • Wunmi Mosaku – SINNERS

BEST ACTOR

  • Leonardo DiCaprio – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
  • Joel Edgerton – TRAIN DREAMS
  • Ethan Hawke – BLUE MOON
  • Michael B. Jordan – SINNERS
  • Wagner Moura – THE SECRET AGENT

BEST ACTOR, SUPPORTING

  • Benicio Del Toro – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
  • Jacob Elordi – FRANKENSTEIN
  • Paul Mescal – HAMNET
  • Sean Penn – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
  • Stellan Skarsgård – SENTIMENTAL VALUE

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST & CASTING DIRECTOR

  • HAMNET – Nina Gold & Lucy Amos
  • MARTY – Jennifer Venditti
  • NOUVELLE VAGUE – Stéphane Batut
  • ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Cassandra Kulukundis
  • SINNERS – Francine Maisler

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • FRANKENSTEIN – Dan Laustsen
  • HAMNET – Łukasz Żal
  • ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Michael Bauman
  • SINNERS – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
  • TRAIN DREAMS – Adolpho Veloso

BEST EDITING

  • F1: THE MOVIE – Stephen Mirrione & Patrick J. Smith
  • HAMNET – Affonso Gonçalves & Chloé Zhao
  • MARTY SUPREME – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
  • ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Andy Jurgensen
  • SINNERS – Michael P. Shawver

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

  • IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT – Jafar Panahi
  • NO OTHER CHOICE – Park Chan-wook
  • SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Joachim Trier
  • SIRÂT – Oliver Laxe
  • THE SECRET AGENT – Kleber Mendonça Filho

FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS at Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards

FEMALE FOCUS: BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

  • Kathryn Bigelow – A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
  • Mary Bronstein – IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU
  • Mona Fastvold – THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
  • Eva Victor – SORRY, BABY
  • Chloé Zhao – HAMNET

FEMALE FOCUS: BEST FEMALE WRITER

  • Mary Bronstein – IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU
  • Nia DaCosta – HEDDA
  • Hikari & Stephen Blahut – RENTAL FAMILY
  • Eva Victor – SORRY, BABY
  • Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell – HAMNET

FEMALE FOCUS: BEST VOICED PERFORMANCE IN ANIMATED FILM

  • Ginnifer Goodwin – ZOOTOPIA 2
  • Loïse Charpentier – LITTLE AMELIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN
  • Arden Cho – KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
  • Fortune Feimster – ZOOTOPIA 2
  • Zoë Saldaña – ELIO

FEMALE FOCUS: BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

  • Odessa A’Zion – MARTY SUPREME
  • Chase Infiniti – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
  • Teyana Taylor – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
  • Wunmi Mosaku – SINNERS
  • Eva Victor – SORRY, BABY

FEMALE FOCUS: BEST STUNTS PERFORMANCE

  • Ana de Armas – BALLERINA
  • Hayley Atwell – MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING
  • Chase Infiniti – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
  • Teyana Taylor – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
  • Pom Klementieff – MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING

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Edited by Tanisha Aggarwal