Salt Lake City, UT – The Utah Film Critics Association met on Saturday, January 17, 2026, for its annual meeting to vote on the year’s finest achievements in filmmaking for 2025.
Winners spread across multiple films this year, with Sinners claiming four awards, Sorry, Baby securing three, and both Warfare and Weapons earning two each.
Sorry, Baby was the big winner, taking Best Picture alongside Best Achievement in Directing and Best Screenplay for Eva Victor. Sinners shone in acting categories, with Michael B. Jordan earning Best Lead Performance, Male; Delroy Lindo winning Best Supporting Performance, Male; and the full cast recognized for Best Ensemble.
Amy Madigan took two awards for Weapons: Best Supporting Performance, Female, and the Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Film. Warfare excelled in technical crafts, winning Best Sound and Best Film Editing.
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FULL LIST OF 2025 WINNERS
Best Picture
- Winner: Sorry, Baby
- Runner-up: Hamnet
Best Achievement in Directing
- Winner: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
- Runner-up: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Lead Performance, Male
- Winner: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
- Runner-up: Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Best Lead Performance, Female
- Winner: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
- Runner-up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You
Best Supporting Performance, Male
- Winner: Delroy Lindo, Sinners
- Runner-up: Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Best Supporting Performance, Female
- Winner: Amy Madigan, Weapons
- Runner-up: Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Best Ensemble Cast
- Winner: Sinners
- Runner-up: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Film
- Winners: Alfie Williams, 28 Years Later and Amy Madigan, Weapons (Tie)
Best Screenplay
- Winner: Sorry, Baby
- Runner-up: Sinners
Best Cinematography
- Winner: Train Dreams
- Runner-up: Sinners
Best Original Score
- Winner: Sinners
- Runner-up: Hamnet
Best Film Editing
- Winner: Warfare
- Runner-up: Sinners
Best Visual Effects
- Winner: Frankenstein
- Runner-up: Avatar: Fire And Ash
Best Sound
- Winner: Warfare
- Runner-up: F1
Best Stunt Design
- Winner: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
- Runner-up: From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Best Documentary Feature
- Winner: The Alabama Solution
- Runner-up: The Perfect Neighbor
Best Animated Feature
- Winner: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Runner-up: K-Pop Demon Hunters
Best Non-English Language Feature
- Winner: It Was Just an Accident
- Runner-up: Sentimental Value
