Sinners Dominates 2026 Music City Film Critics’ Association Awards with Historic 12-Win Haul

With an unprecedented 12 wins – including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor – Sinners makes history as the most-awarded film in the Association’s history.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – January 12, 2026 – The Music City Film Critics’ Association  (MCFCA) is proud to announce its awards for the MCFCA 2026 Film Awards. The association is comprised of 40 film critics working in or near Nashville, Tennessee. 

Sinners wins 12 awards in total, including Best Picture, Best Director – Ryan Coogler,  Best Actor – Michael B. Jordan, Best Young Actor – Miles Caton, Best Acting Ensemble,  Best Music Film, Best Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Score, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Horror Film.  

With a historic 12 wins, Sinners officially becomes the most-awarded film in the  Association’s history, shattering the previous record of seven (7) set by Oppenheimer in 2024. Among the other milestones attached to the film, Michael B. Jordan took home Best Actor, making him the first performer to ever win multiple acting awards from the  MCFCA. Additionally, composer Ludwig Göransson secured his fourth MCFCA award for Best Score. 

“Ryan Coogler’s mesmerizing dance of darkness delivered a theatrical experience that no other film in 2025 could rival,” said Sean Atkins, President of the MCFCA. “For a  work so deeply rooted in music, I cannot think of a more fitting recipient to now hold the  record as the most awarded film in our Association’s history.” 

Each year, the MCFCA gives out TheJim Ridley Award, a special award named after one of Nashville’s most beloved film critics, who died at age 50 in 2016. It is given to the film or person that best represents Nashville and Tennessee. This year’s recipient is Bi  Gan’s Resurrection.  

“Bi Gan’s Resurrection perfectly embodies everything that the late, great Jim Ridley loved about movies,” said Jason Shawhan, member of the MCFCA and part of The Jim  Ridley Award Jury. “Expansive in vision, exacting in detail, full of care and chaos and a sense that when we gather together in Saint Nicole Kidman’s cathedral of vision, film gives us more than we are, and casts our collective eyes beyond all this to what we just might could achieve. In addition, Bi grants us grifts and gore and majesty and machinations. It’s a remarkable achievement.” 

To speak with a member of the MCFCA regarding the nominations, please send an email request to mcfca615@gmail.com. 

For more information regarding the Music City Film Critics’ Association and its history,  please visit musiccityfilm.org.