The Boston Society of Film Critics honored Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ with four awards, naming it best film of the year.
The Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) is pleased to announce the winners of its 46th annual awards honoring achievements in film. Sunday’s meeting was held at the Coolidge Corner Theatre and dedicated to visionary filmmaker David Lynch, who died last January. The director behind “Blue Velvet,” “Mulholland Drive” and “Twin Peaks” had ties to Boston, where he studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and roomed with Peter Wolf, frontman of the J. Geils Band.
Dec. 14, 2025
Best Editing (awarded in honor of Karen Schmeer): Stephen Mirrione, “F1”
Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, “Sinners”
Best Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, “Sinners”
Best Animated Film: “Endless Cookie”
Best In Show (best animal performance): Indy, “Goodboy”
Best Documentary (awarded in honor of Lucia Small): “Afternoons of Solitude,” Albert Serra
Best New Filmmaker (awarded in honor of David Brudnoy): “Sorry, Baby,” Eva Victor
Best Original Screenplay: “Blue Moon,” Robert Kaplow
Best Adapted Screenplay: “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the novel “Vineland” by Thomas Pynchon.
Best Non-English Language Film (awarded in honor of Jay Carr): “Sentimental Value”
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
Best Supporting Actor: Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value”
Best Actress: Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
Best Ensemble: “Marty Supreme”
Best Director: Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
Best Film: “Sinners”
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