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.
The Secret Agent (O agente secreto) (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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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.
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Hamnet, Sinners, ‘Train Dreams’ Lead AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Nominations
Hamnet by Chloé Zhao AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards revealed the nominees lead by Hamnet, A House of Dynamite, One Battle After Another, Sinners and Train Dreams competing for Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups.
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Hamnet, ‘Sentimental Value’, ‘Ask E. Jean’ Win 14th Key West Film Festival Awards
courtesy Key West Film Festival Winners Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet wins again, this time, snagging the award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the 14th Key West Film Festival.
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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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‘Sirât’ ‘One Golden Summer’ Win Awards at 61st Chicago International Film Festival
Sirât by Oliver Laxe Spain’s Oscar submission, Sirât, directed by Oliver Laxe, has won the Gold Hugo for Best Film at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival.
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‘The Secret Agent’ Trailer – Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Thriller Revisits 1970’s Brazil Dictatorship Era
Directed by Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent plunges you into 1970s Brazil military dictatorship era, where Marcelo (played by Wagner Moura) returns to Recife seeking refuge and reunion, only to find surveillance, suspicion, and forgotten secrets awaiting him.
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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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23rd Annual New Hampshire Film Festival Reveals Lineup with Jay Kelly, Blue Moon, The Secret Agent
Margaret Qualley, Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon (Sabrina Lantos / Sony Pictures Classics) Over 100 independent films have been selected to screen at the 23rd New Hampshire Film Festival taking place October 16–19, 2025 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ to Open 26th Woodstock Film Festival Lineup
The Testament of Ann Lee by Mona Fastvold (Searchlight Pictures) The 26th Woodstock Film Festival taking place October 15–19, 2025 will kick off on Opening Night with The Testament of Ann Lee, and Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire headlining on Closing Night film.
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Dead Man’s Wire will Open 10th Coronado Island Film Festival Lineup
Dead Man’s Wire by Gus Van Sant (courtesy AFI FEST) The Coronado Island Film Festival is marking its milestone tenth anniversary from November 5-9, 2025, with a slate of more than 130 films..