With final voting set to begin, Sinners leads the field of MCFCA nominees.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – January 5, 2026 – The Music City Film Critics’ Association (MCFCA) is proud to announce its nominations for the MCFCA 2026 Film Awards. The association is comprised of 40 professional film critics working in or near Nashville, Tennessee.
The winners will be announced on January 12, 2026.
Sinners secured a MCFCA record 17 nominations in categories including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Young Actor, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Music Film, Best Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Score, Best Sound, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Horror Film, and Best Stunt Work.
One Battle After Another follows closely with 13 nominations, while Marty Supreme earned nine. Rounding things out are Frankenstein with seven nominations and Hamnet with six; all four films are also up for Best Picture.
“In a year with so many great films it is wonderful to see this group acknowledge that quality with a wide spectrum of films featured,” said Micheal Compton, Vice President of the MCFCA. “There truly was something for everyone in 2025.”
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The 2026 Music City Film Critics’ Association Film Award Nominations
Best Picture
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Train Dreams
Weapons
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloe Zhao – Hamnet
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Best Supporting Actress
Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Best Young Actress
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Olivia Lynes – Hamnet
Madeleine McGraw – Black Phone 2
Sora Wong – Bring Her Back Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl
Best Young Actor
Everett Blunck – The Plague
Miles Caton – Sinners
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later
Best Acting Ensemble
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man
Best Music Film
The Ballad of Wallis Island
KPop Demon Hunters
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good
Best Animated Film
The Day the Earth Blew Up
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2
Best Documentary
The Alabama Solution
Cover-Up
John Candy: I Like Me
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators
Best International Film
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
Best Screenplay
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Weapons
Best Original Song
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be” Nine Inch Nails – Tron: Ares
“The Girl in the Bubble” Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
“Golden” Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” Miles Caton – Sinners
“Train Dreams” Nick Cave – Train Dreams
Best Score
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Sound
F1: The Movie
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Wicked: For Good
Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good
Best Editing
F1: The Movie
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Perfect Neighbor
Sinners
Best Comedy Film
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Friendship
The Naked Gun
Splitsville
Wake Up Dead Man
Best Horror Film
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons
Best Action Film
F1: The Movie
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Predator: Badlands
Superman
Best Stunt Work
Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Superman
The Jim Ridley Award
The Day the Earth Blew Up
Dracula
A Little Prayer
Resurrection
Sirāt
MCFCA 
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