KC film critics announce year-end nominations for 60th annual awards ceremony
Voting members of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) have selected nominees in 16 different categories recognizing the best in what cinema had to offer during 2025.
Four films dominated the nominations with “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” having nine nominations each, “Frankenstein” with seven, and “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” with five. A final vote to select award winners will take place on December 21st as part of the 60th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards.
The KCFCC, the second-oldest professional film critic organization in the United States, was founded in 1966 by the late Dr. James Loutzenhiser (1931-2001), who served as the group’s president for over 30 years.
Below is a complete list of the nominees for the 60th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards Ceremony:
BEST FILM
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“It Was Just an Accident”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere”
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Weapons”
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Ari Aster – “Eddington”
Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
Rian Johnson – “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
Guillermo Del Toro – “Frankenstein”
Joachim Trier – “Sentimental Value”
BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Leonardo DiCaprio – “One Battle After Another”
Michael B. Jordan – “Sinners”
Joel Edgerton – “Train Dreams”
Ethan Hawke – “Blue Moon”
BEST ACTRESS
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Die My Love”
Renate Reinsve – “Sentimental Value”
Emma Stone – “Bugonia”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Jacob Elordi – “Frankenstein”
Delroy Lindo – “Sinners”
Josh O’Connor – “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
Sean Penn – “One Battle After Another”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Glenn Close – “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – “Sentimental Value”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
Wunmi Mosaku – “Sinners”
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Marty Supreme”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Sorry, Baby”
“Weapons”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Life of Chuck”
“One Battle After Another”
“Train Dreams”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“F1: The Movie”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps”
“Frankenstein”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Tron: Ares”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Arco”
“The Bad Guys 2”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Predator: Killer of Killers”
“Zootopia 2”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Arco”
“It Was Just an Accident”
“No Other Choice”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“My Mom Jayne”
“Orwell: 2+2=5”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Secret Mall Apartment”
“We Best the Dream Team”
VINCE KOEHLER AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR
“28 Years Later”
“Frankenstein”
“Sinners”
“Superman”
“Weapons”
TOM POE AWARD FOR BEST LGBTQ FILM
“Hedda”
“The History of Sound”
“Twinless”
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
“The Wedding Banquet”
BUSTER KEATON AWARD FOR THE BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE FILM
“F1: The Movie”
“Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning”
“Nobody 2”
“The Running Man”
“Warfare”
