The 31st annual Critics Choice Awards unveiled their below-the-line film shortlists, with Sinners emerging as the dominant contender across the crafts categories. The film topped all other titles, securing recognition in every below-the-line field.
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Sinners Tops 31st Critics Choice Awards Below-the-line Film Shortlists
Sinners by Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros)
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‘Sound of Falling’ and Sirāt Lead European Film Awards Arts & Crafts Nominations
Sound of Falling (In Die Sonne Schauen) by Mascha Schilinski (Fabian Gamper, Studio Zentral) Sound of Falling by Mascha Schilinski and Sirāt by Óliver Laxe lead the nominations for the Arts & Crafts categories for the 2026 European Film Awards with 5 nominations each.
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Sean Combs: The Reckoning – Netflix Reveals Release Date and First Look Trailer
Sean Combs: The Reckoning is a new four-part documentary series from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson that examines the shocking allegations behind Sean “Diddy” Combs and his Bad Boy empire.
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‘One Battle After Another’ ‘Sentimental Value’, Sinners Lead Nominations for Astra Film Awards
Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård in Sentimental Value directed by Joachim Trier (Neon / Christian Belgaux) Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another led the nominations for the 2025 Astra Film Awards with 11 nominations, earning nods for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Best Director for Anderson, and four supporting nominations for Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, and Benicio del Toro.
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‘The Mother and the Bear’ Trailer – A Mother Reconnects with her Daughter in Johnny Ma’s Winnipeg Drama
Set in snowy Winnipeg, the comedy-drama The Mother and the Bear is Johnny Ma’s new film about a mother’s journey to reconnect with her distant daughter.
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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Trailer – Kaouther Ben Hania’s Docudrama Captures Palestinian Child’s Final Call
The Voice of Hind Rajab, the powerful docudrama from Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania is a haunting portrait of a Palestinian child’s last call for help,
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‘How to Make a Killing’ Trailer – Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Star in A24 Sinister Thriller
A24 debuted the official trailer for the funny and sinister thriller How to Make a Killing, starring Glen Powell as Becket Redfellow, a blue-collar heir who was disowned at birth, and now he’s ready to go to shocking lengths for his family fortune.
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‘Wizkid: Long Live Lagos’ Trailer – Nigerian Superstar is Featured in HBO Music Box Series
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known as ‘Wizkid’ is the subject of the documentary Wizkid: Long Live Lagos, featured in the HBO “Music Box” series created by Bill Simmons.
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Dead Man’s Wire Trailer: Bill Skarsgård Stars in Gus Van Sant’s 1970’s Hostage Drama
Dead Man’s Wire, the latest film from Gus Van Sant, tells the chilling true story of 1970s hostage crisis in Indiana. Bill Skarsgård stars as Tony Kiritsis, the desperate man who wired a shotgun to his mortgage broker’s neck and held him for days on live TV.
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‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ and ‘Left-Handed Girl’ Take Top 11th Asian World Film Festival Awards
A Sad and Beautiful World by Cyril Aris The Lebanese film A Sad and Beautiful World directed by Cyril Aris has won the Snow Leopard for Best Film, the top jury prize at the 11th annual Asian World Film Festival.
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RIP. Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Legend and Star of The Harder They Come, Dies at 81
Jimmy Cliff (wikipedia commons) Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae icon, singer, songwriter, and actor, has died at the age of 81.
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Udo Kier, Celebrated German Actor of 200+ Films, Dies at 81
Udo Kier in Swan Song directed by Todd Stephen Udo Kier, the German actor celebrated for his bold, unconventional screen presence and long career in both avant-garde and mainstream cinema, has died at the age of 81. His partner, Delbert McBride, confirmed his death on November 23, 2025, in Palm Springs, California.