The International Film Society Critics Association (IFSCA) has announced its winners for its 6th annual IFSCA Awards. In January, the nominations were announced, with Sinners leading with 23 nominations and One Battle After Another following with 15. Other significant nomination leaders included Frankenstein with 12, The Testament of Ann Lee with eight, and Train Dreams and Sorry, Baby with four.
The winners followed suit, with Sinners taking the top prize of Best Picture for a total of eight wins in comparison to three for One Battle After Another. Hamnet and Sentimental Value both won two performance categories, with Sentimental Value adding a third win in the “Exceeding (One-Inch) Barriers” category. Frankenstein dominated the crafts, winning Costume Design, Production Design, and Makeup and Hairstyling.
The IFSCA comprises a 111-member body with critics in countries worldwide. Notably, the group does not include a typical “International Feature” category, as American productions would be “international” to many of the group’s members. The group also features unique categories in comparison to the Academy Awards, including Genre categories (Action, Horror/Sci-Fi, and Comedy/Musical), Stunts/Choreography, Youth Performance, Ensemble Cast, and Body of Work.
Full list of nominations and winners below.
Best Animated Feature
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
Zootopia 2– RUNNER UP
Best Documentary Feature
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk – RUNNER UP
The Perfect Neighbor– WINNER
Best Action Film
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another – WINNER
Sinners – RUNNER UP
Best Horror/ Sci-Fi Film
Frankenstein – RUNNER UP
Sinners – WINNER
Best Comedy/Musical
No Other Choice – WINNER
One Battle After Another – RUNNER UP
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Stunts/Choreography
F1
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning – WINNER
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee – RUNNER UP
Thunderbolts*
Best Youth Performance
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet – WINNER
Miles Caton – Sinners – RUNNER UP
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
Noah Jupe – Hamnet
Best First Feature
KPop Demon Hunters – Maggie Kang – RUNNER UP
Left-Handed Girl – Shih-Ching Tsou
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor – WINNER
The Chronology of Water – Kristen Stewart
The Ugly Stepsister – Emilie Blichfeldt
Best Costume Design
Hamnet
Frankenstein – WINNER
Sinners – RUNNER UP
The Testament of Ann Lee
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
28 Years Later
Frankenstein – WINNER
Sinners
The Ugly Stepsister – RUNNER UP
Weapons
Best Production Design
Hamnet
Frankenstein – WINNER
Sinners – RUNNER UP
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good
Best Visual Effects
28 Years Later
Avatar: Fire and Ash – WINNER
F1 – RUNNER UP
Frankenstein
Sinners
Best Editing
F1
No Other Choice – RUNNER UP
One Battle After Another – WINNER
Sinners
Best Cinematography
Hamnet
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners – WINNER
Train Dreams– RUNNER UP
Best Sound Design
F1 – RUNNER UP
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat – WINNER
Best Adapted Screenplay
Hamnet – RUNNER UP
Frankenstein
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another – WINNER
Train Dreams
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners – WINNER
Sorry, Baby – RUNNER UP
Exceeding (One-Inch) Barriers
It Was Just an Accident
KPop Demon Hunters
No Other Choice – RUNNER UP
Sentimental Value – WINNER
Sinners
Best Original Score
Hamnet
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme – RUNNER UP
One Battle After Another
Sinners – WINNER
Sirat
Best Original Song
“Clothed By the Sun” – The Testament of Ann Lee
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
“Hunger & Thirst” – The Testament of Ann Lee
“I Lied To You” – Sinners – RUNNER UP
“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Sinners
“Train Dreams” – Train Dreams
Best Ensemble Cast
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
One Battle After Another – RUNNER UP
Sentimental Value
Sinners – WINNER
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Body of Work
Amanda Seyfried – The Housemaid/ The Testament of Ann Lee/ Seven Veils – RUNNER UP
Benicio Del Toro – The Phoenician Scheme/ One Battle After Another
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value/ Predator: Badlands
Josh Brolin – Weapons/ The Running Man/ Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Josh O’Connor – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery/ The Mastermind/ The History of Sound – WINNER
Pedro Pascal – Materialists/ The Fantastic Four: First Steps/ Eddington/ Freaky Tales
Best Actor
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon – RUNNER UP
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners – WINNER
Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Best Actress
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet – WINNER
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You – RUNNER UP
Renate Reinsve –Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein – RUNNER UP
Miles Caton – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value – WINNER
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value – WINNER
Odessa A’Zion – Marty Supreme
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Wunmi Mosaku –Sinners – RUNNER UP
Best Director
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Guillermo Del Toro – Frankenstein
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Park Chan-wook – No Other Choice
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another – RUNNER UP
Ryan Coogler– Sinners – WINNER
Best Picture
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice – SECOND RUNNER UP
One Battle After Another – RUNNER UP
Sentimental Value
Sinners – WINNER
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams
Update Courtesy of Danny Jarabek
Feature Image Credit to Warner Bros | Still from ‘Sinners’
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