At the Astra Film Awards held over the weekend, Sinners emerged as the night’s most celebrated title, winning six awards and claiming Best Motion Picture Drama.
Ryan Coogler received wins for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, while Michael B. Jordan received Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. Completing its strong showing, Sinners was honored with Best Cast Ensemble, and Best Original Score for Ludwig Göransson’s acclaimed musical composition.
In the comedy and musical categories, One Battle After Another took home Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, plus Best Adapted Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson.
Timothée Chalamet received Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Marty Supreme, and Amanda Seyfried was honored as Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for The Testament of Ann Lee.
In other acting awards, Best Young Performer went to Jacobi Jupe for Hamnet, Jessie Buckley won Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for Hamnet, Stellan Skarsgård earned Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for Sentimental Value, and Amy Madigan was named Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for Weapons. In comedy and musical supporting roles, Adam Sandler won for Jay Kelly, and Ariana Grande was recognized for her performance in Wicked: For Good.
Other major film awards went to Twinless for Best Indie Feature, Best Documentary went to The Perfect Neighbor, Best International Feature went to Sentimental Value, and Best First Feature for Sorry, Baby.
Also honored at the ceremony were Mark Hamill, who received the Excellence in Artistry Award, Elle Fanning received the Vanguard Award, Zoey Deutch received Virtuoso Award, Wicked and Wicked: For Good editor Myron Kerstein received the Artisan Achievement Award.
See below the complete list of winners (and nominees) of Astra Film Awards
Astra Film Awards Winners (and Nominees)
Best Indie Feature
WINNER: Twinless (Roadside)
Bob Trevino Likes It (Roadside)
Die My Love (Mubi)
Sorry, Baby (A24)
The Chronology of Water (The Forge)
Urchin (1-2 Special)
Best Action or Sci-Fiction Feature:
WINNER: Superman (WB)
F1 (Apple Original Films)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney/Marvel Studios)
Mickey 17 (WB)
Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
Warfare (A24)
Best First Feature
WINNER: Sorry, Baby (A24)
Bob Trevino Likes It (Roadside)
Eleanor the Great (Sony Pictures Classics)
Good Boy (Independent Film Company + Shudder)
The Chronology of Water (The Forge)
Best Horror or Thriller Feature
WINNER: Weapons (WB)
28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)
Black Phone 2 (Universal Pictures)
Bring Her Back (A24)
Final Destination: Bloodlines (WB)
Together (Neon)
Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller
WINNER: Indy The Dog – Good Boy (Independent Film Company + Shudder)
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)
Alison Brie – Together (Neon)
Ethan Hawke – Black Phone 2 (Universal Pictures)
Sally Hawkins – Bring Her Back (A24)
Sophie Thatcher – Companion (WB)
Best Book to Screen Adaptation
WINNER: The Housemaid (Lionsgate)
How to Train Your Dragon (Universal Pictures)
Mickey 17 (WB)
Superman (WB)
The Life of Chuck (Neon)
The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
Best International Feature
WINNER: Sentimental Value (Neon)
Belén (Amazon MGM)
It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
No Other Choice (Neon)
Sirât (Neon)
The Secret Agent (Neon)
Best Documentary
WINNER: The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
Cover Up (Netflix)
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (Magnolia)
My Mom Jayne (HBO Max)
Orwell: 2+2=5 (Neon)
Zodiac Killer Project (Music Box Films)
Best Animated Feature
WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
Arco (Neon)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle (Crunchyroll)
In Your Dreams (Netflix)
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKids)
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Pictures)
Best Voice Over Performance:
WINNER: Arden Cho – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
Natalie Portman – Arco (Neon)
Nick Offerman – The Life of Chuck (Neon)
Scarlett Sher – Weapons (WB)
Shakira – Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Pictures)
Will Patton – Train Dreams (Netflix)
Best Cast Ensemble
WINNER: Sinners (WB)
Jay Kelly (Netflix)
One Battle After Another (WB)
Sentimental Value (Neon)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Best Young Performer
WINNER: Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Aidan Delbis – Bugonia (Focus Features)
Ana Sophia Heger – She Rides Shotgun (Lionsgate)
Madeleine McGraw – Black Phone 2 (Universal Pictures)
Marissa Bode – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family (Searchlight)
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Sinners – Written by Ryan Coogler (WB)
Jay Kelly – Written by Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer (Netflix)
Marty Supreme – Written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (A24)
Rental Family – Written by Hikari(Searchlight)
Sentimental Value – Written by Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt (Neon)
Weapons – Written by Zach Cregger (WB)
Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: One Battle After Another – Written by Paul Thomas Anderson (WB)
Bugonia – Written by Will Tracy (Focus Features)
Frankenstein – Written by Guillermo del Toro (Netflix)
Hamnet – Written by Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell (Focus Features)
No Other Choice – Written by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, and Jahye Lee (Neon)
Train Dreams – Written by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Netflix)
Best Director
WINNER: Ryan Coogler – Sinners (WB)
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Guillermo Del Toro – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme (A24)
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (WB)
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
WINNER: Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Glenn Close – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Gwyneth Paltrow – Marty Supreme (A24)
Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme (A24)
Regina Hall – One Battle After Another (WB)
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (WB)
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
WINNER: Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another (WB)
Jonathan Bailey – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Josh O’ Connor – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Keanu Reeves – Good Fortune (Lionsgate)
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another (WB)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
WINNER: Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight)
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (WB)
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Emma Stone – Bugonia (Focus Features)
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby (A24)
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You (A24)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
WINNER: Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (A24)
Brendan Fraser – Rental Family (Searchlight)
George Clooney – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia (Focus Features)
Lee Byung Hun – No Other Choice (Neon)
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another (WB)
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
WINNER: Amy Madigan – Weapons (WB)
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Hailee Steinfeld – Sinners (WB)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Nina Hoss – Hedda (Amazon MGM)
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (WB)
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
WINNER: Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value (Neon)
David Jonsson – The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
Delroy Lindo – Sinners (WB)
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Miles Caton – Sinners (WB)
Paul Mescal – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
WINNER: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love (Mubi)
Julia Garner – Weapons (WB)
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Sydney Sweeney – Christy (Black Bear)
Tessa Thompson – Hedda (Amazon MGM)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
WINNER: Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (WB)
Dwayne Johnson – The Smashing Machine (A24)
Dylan O’Brien – Twinless (Roadside)
Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (20th Century)
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams (Netflix)
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent (Neon)
Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
WINNER: One Battle After Another (WB)
Bugonia (Focus Features)
Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Marty Supreme (A24)
No Other Choice (Neon)
Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture Drama
WINNER: Sinners (WB)
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Hamnet (Focus Features)
It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
Sentimental Value (Neon)
Train Dreams (Netflix)
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