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 Smashing Machine (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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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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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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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.
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The Smashing Machine Trailer – Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson Star in Emotional Biopic
A24 debuted the official trailer for The Smashing Machine, a raw and gripping biographical sports drama film starring Dwayne Johnson as legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr and Emily Blunt as his then-wife Dawn Staples.
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Father Mother Sister Brother and The Voice of Hind Rajab Win Top Prizes at Venice Festival
Father Mother Sister Brother (Mubi) Father Mother Sister Brother by Jim Jarmusch has won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The anthology film starring Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, consists of three stories on relationships between adult children, their parents and each other.
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Toronto Film Festival Unveils Gala and Special Presentations with Films by Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Gus Van Sant
Michaela Coel as “Lori Butler” and Ian McKellen as “Julian Sklar” in The Christophers directed by Steven Soderbergh. (Claudette Barius.) The 50th Toronto International Film Festival taking place September 4–14, 2025, unveiled the lineup of Official Selections in its Gala and Special Presentations program including films from Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Mamoru Hosoda, Zacharias Kunuk, Baz Luhrmann, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jafar Panahi, Benny Safdie, and Gus Van Sant.
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‘The Smashing Machine’ Trailer – Dwayne Johnson Becomes MMA Legend Mark Kerr in Biopic Drama Film
The Smashing Machine (A24) A24 debuted the official trailer for The Smashing Machine, the sports drama film starring Dwayne Johnson in a bold departure from his typical blockbuster roles, taking on the role of MMA legend Mark Kerr.