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.
Frankenstein (2025)
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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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‘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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Frankenstein and ‘No Other Choice’ Win Audience Awards at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Frankenstein (Ken Woroner/Netflix) The 28th SCAD Savannah Film Festival has announced the winners with Frankenstein winning the Audience Award, and No Other Choice winning the International Audience Award.
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‘One Battle After Another’ Leads Nominations for 35th Gothams Film Awards
Leonard DiCaprio in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) One Battle After Another leads with a record six nominations for the 35th edition of The Gothams, with nods for Best Feature, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson, Breakthrough Performer for Chase Infiniti, and Outstanding Supporting Performance for Teyana Taylor and Benicio Del Toro.
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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Wins SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Prize
Frankenstein (Ken Woroner / Netflix) SFFILM has named Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the winner of the prestigious Sloan Science in Cinema Prize.
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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein to Receive Vanguard Tribute at 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards
Frankenstein (Ken Woroner/Netflix) Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein will receive the Gotham Vanguard Tribute at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards.
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‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ to Headline 38th Virginia Film Festival Lineup
Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere will open the the 38th year Virginia Film Festival set for October 22-26 in Charlottesville, VA.
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Jacob Elordi to Receive Maverick Award at Newport Beach Film Festival for Frankenstein
Jacob Elordi in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (Ken Woroner/Netflix) Jacob Elordi will be honored at the 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival with the Maverick Award for his “remarkable performance” in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
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28th SCAD Savannah Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Closing with Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out by Rian Johnson (John Wilson/Netflix) The 28th SCAD Savannah Film Festival unveiled the lineup of 167 films, including seven world premieres.
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Haunting ‘Frankenstein’ Trailer- Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi Star in Guillermo del Toro’s Adaptation of Classic Tale
Netflix debuted the official trailer for Frankenstein, Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale starring Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
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12th Miami Film Festival GEMS Unveils Lineup, Opening with Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’
No Other Choice (courtesy BIFF) The 12th Miami Film Festival GEMS taking place from October 29 to November 5, 2025 will feature 40 films, opening with No Other Choice with director Park Chan-wook in attendance to receive the Precious Gem Master Award.
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Will Arnett, Rose Byrne, Zoey Deutch Among Honorees at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Zoey Deutch in Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) The 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival has named Will Arnett, Rose Byrne, Miles Caton, Zoey Deutch, Joel Edgerton, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Dylan O’Brien, Benny Safdie, and Tessa Thompson among its honorees.