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Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

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    WAFCA Award

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    Best Actor

    • Michael B. Jordan
      Winner
      • Michael B. Jordan
      • Sinners
    • Ethan Hawke at an event for One Last Thing... (2005)
      • Ethan Hawke
      • Blue Moon
    • Joel Edgerton
      • Joel Edgerton
      • Train Dreams
    • Leonardo DiCaprio at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Leonardo DiCaprio
      • One Battle After Another
    • Timothée Chalamet
      • Timothée Chalamet
      • Marty Supreme

    Best Actress

    • Jessie Buckley
      Winner
      • Jessie Buckley
      • Hamnet
    • Rose Byrne
      • Rose Byrne
      • If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
    • Chase Infiniti
      • Chase Infiniti
      • One Battle After Another
    • Cynthia Erivo
      • Cynthia Erivo
      • Wicked: For Good
    • Renate Reinsve
      • Renate Reinsve
      • Sentimental Value

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        One Battle After Another

      7.6 (443K)
      Paul Thomas Anderson
    • [object Object]

        Bugonia

      7.4 (223K)
      Will Tracy
    • [object Object]

        Frankenstein

      7.4 (336K)
      Guillermo del Toro
    • [object Object]

        Hamnet

      7.8 (133K)
      Chloé Zhao
      Maggie O'Farrell
    • [object Object]

        Train Dreams

      7.5 (115K)
      Greg Kwedar
      Clint Bentley

    Best Animated Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        KPop Demon Hunters

      7.4 (142K)
    • [object Object]

        Elio

      6.6 (48K)
    • [object Object]

        Zootopia 2

      7.3 (154K)
    • [object Object]

        Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

      7.6 (6.1K)
    • [object Object]

        Arco

      7.3 (9.1K)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sinners

      7.5 (522K)
      Autumn Durald Arkapaw
    • [object Object]

        Train Dreams

      7.5 (115K)
      Adolpho Veloso
    • [object Object]

        Frankenstein

      7.4 (336K)
      Dan Laustsen
    • [object Object]

        Marty Supreme

      7.5 (217K)
      Darius Khondji
    • [object Object]

        One Battle After Another

      7.6 (443K)
      Michael Bauman

    Best Director

    • Ryan Coogler in Fruitvale Station (2013)
      Winner
      • Ryan Coogler
      • Sinners
    • Paul Thomas Anderson
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
      • One Battle After Another
    • Josh Safdie
      • Josh Safdie
      • Marty Supreme
    • Chloé Zhao
      • Chloé Zhao
      • Hamnet
    • Jafar Panahi
      • Jafar Panahi
      • It Was Just an Accident

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Perfect Neighbor

      7.1 (34K)
    • [object Object]

        Orwell: 2+2=5

      6.9 (2.1K)
    • [object Object]

        Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

      7.5 (1.2K)
    • [object Object]

        The Librarians

      7.7 (834)
    • [object Object]

        Come See Me in the Good Light

      7.5 (3.3K)

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sinners

      7.5 (522K)
      Michael P. Shawver
      Tied with Stephen Mirrione for F1: The Movie (2025)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        F1: The Movie

      7.6 (390K)
      Stephen Mirrione
      Tied with Michael P. Shawver for Sinners (2025)
    • [object Object]

        Marty Supreme

      7.5 (217K)
      Josh Safdie
      Ronald Bronstein
    • [object Object]

        One Battle After Another

      7.6 (443K)
      Andy Jurgensen
    • [object Object]

        Hamnet

      7.8 (133K)
      Chloé Zhao
      Affonso Gonçalves

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sinners

      7.5 (522K)
    • [object Object]

        One Battle After Another

      7.6 (443K)
    • [object Object]

        Wake Up Dead Man

      7.3 (258K)
    • [object Object]

        It Was Just an Accident

      7.4 (39K)
    • [object Object]

        Marty Supreme

      7.5 (217K)
    • [object Object]

        Hamnet

      7.8 (133K)
    • [object Object]

        Sentimental Value

      7.7 (88K)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sinners

      7.5 (522K)
    • [object Object]

        Hamnet

      7.8 (133K)
    • [object Object]

        One Battle After Another

      7.6 (443K)
    • [object Object]

        Sentimental Value

      7.7 (88K)
    • [object Object]

        Marty Supreme

      7.5 (217K)

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sentimental Value

      7.7 (88K)
    • [object Object]

        Left-Handed Girl

      7.3 (9.8K)
    • [object Object]

        The Secret Agent

      7.2 (62K)
    • [object Object]

        No Other Choice

      7.5 (74K)
    • [object Object]

        It Was Just an Accident

      7.4 (39K)

    Best Motion Capture Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Avatar: Fire and Ash

      7.2 (209K)
      Zoe Saldaña
    • [object Object]

        Avatar: Fire and Ash

      7.2 (209K)
      Oona Chaplin
    • [object Object]

        Avatar: Fire and Ash

      7.2 (209K)
      Sam Worthington
    • [object Object]

        Avatar: Fire and Ash

      7.2 (209K)
      Sigourney Weaver
    • [object Object]

        Avatar: Fire and Ash

      7.2 (209K)
      Stephen Lang

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sinners

      7.5 (522K)
      Ryan Coogler
    • [object Object]

        It Was Just an Accident

      7.4 (39K)
      Jafar Panahi
    • [object Object]

        Sentimental Value

      7.7 (88K)
      Eskil Vogt
      Joachim Trier
    • [object Object]

        Marty Supreme

      7.5 (217K)
      Ronald Bronstein
      Josh Safdie
    • [object Object]

        Weapons

      7.4 (397K)
      Zach Cregger

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sinners

      7.5 (522K)
      Monique Champagne
      Hannah Beachler
    • [object Object]

        The Fantastic Four: First Steps

      6.8 (289K)
      Kasra Farahani
      Jille Azis
    • [object Object]

        Frankenstein

      7.4 (336K)
      Shane Vieau
      Tamara Deverell
    • [object Object]

        Wicked: For Good

      6.6 (74K)
      Nathan Crowley
      Lee Sandales
    • [object Object]

        Hamnet

      7.8 (133K)
      Alice Felton
      Fiona Crombie

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sinners

      7.5 (522K)
      Ludwig Göransson
    • [object Object]

        Frankenstein

      7.4 (336K)
      Alexandre Desplat
    • [object Object]

        One Battle After Another

      7.6 (443K)
      Jonny Greenwood
    • [object Object]

        Marty Supreme

      7.5 (217K)
      Daniel Lopatin
    • [object Object]

        Hamnet

      7.8 (133K)
      Max Richter

    Best Stunts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

      7.1 (240K)
      Wade Eastwood
    • [object Object]

        Sinners

      7.5 (522K)
      Andy Gill
    • [object Object]

        One Battle After Another

      7.6 (443K)
      Brian Machleit
    • [object Object]

        F1: The Movie

      7.6 (390K)
      Adam Kirley
    • [object Object]

        Superman

      7.0 (441K)
      Wayne Dalglish
      Adam Hart

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Benicio Del Toro
      Winner
      • Benicio Del Toro
      • One Battle After Another
    • Jacob Elordi at an event for Wuthering Heights (2026)
      • Jacob Elordi
      • Frankenstein
    • Delroy Lindo in Ransom (1996)
      • Delroy Lindo
      • Sinners
    • Sean Penn
      • Sean Penn
      • One Battle After Another
    • Stellan Skarsgård
      • Stellan Skarsgård
      • Sentimental Value

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Teyana Taylor at an event for The Oscars (2026)
      Winner
      • Teyana Taylor
      • One Battle After Another
    • Wunmi Mosaku
      • Wunmi Mosaku
      • Sinners
    • Ariana Grande
      • Ariana Grande
      • Wicked: For Good
    • Amy Madigan
      • Amy Madigan
      • Weapons
    • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
      • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
      • Sentimental Value

    Best Voice Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        KPop Demon Hunters

      7.4 (142K)
      Arden Cho
    • [object Object]

        Zootopia 2

      7.3 (154K)
      Ginnifer Goodwin
    • [object Object]

        Zootopia 2

      7.3 (154K)
      Ke Huy Quan
    • [object Object]

        Zootopia 2

      7.3 (154K)
      Jason Bateman
    • [object Object]

        Elio

      6.6 (48K)
      Yonas Kibreab

    Best Youth Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sinners

      7.5 (522K)
      Miles Caton
    • [object Object]

        Rental Family

      7.6 (66K)
      Shannon Mahina Gorman
    • [object Object]

        How to Train Your Dragon

      7.7 (141K)
      Mason Thames
    • [object Object]

        Left-Handed Girl

      7.3 (9.8K)
      Nina Ye
    • [object Object]

        Hamnet

      7.8 (133K)
      Jacobi Jupe
    • [object Object]

        Weapons

      7.4 (397K)
      Cary Christopher

    Joe Barber Award

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    Best Portrayal of Washington, DC

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A House of Dynamite

      6.4 (123K)
    • [object Object]

        Anniversary

      6.7 (16K)
    • [object Object]

        Thunderbolts*

      7.1 (303K)
    • [object Object]

        Captain America: Brave New World

      5.6 (192K)
    • [object Object]

        Nuremberg

      7.3 (117K)

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