The Critics Choice Association unveiled their nominations for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards. You can find the final nominations here:

As Cinema Debate’s lead film critic, I’m also part of the Critics Choice Association and submit my the ballot for this year’s nominees. The bolded choices are my final winning predictions:

31st ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE

1. Marty Supreme
2. One Battle After Another
3. Hamnet
4. Sinners
5. Frankenstein

BEST ACTOR – name AND film

1. Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
2. Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
3. Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

BEST ACTRESS – name AND film

1. Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
2. Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
3. Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – name AND film

1. Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
2. Stellan Skarsgard – Sentimental Value
3. Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – name AND film

1. Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
2. Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
3. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21) – name AND film

1. Miles Caton – Sinners
2. Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet 
3. Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – film only

1. One Battle After Another
2. Sinners
3. Hamnet

BEST DIRECTING – film only

1. One Battle After Another
2. Marty Supreme
3. Sinners

BEST SCREENWRITING (Original Screenplay) – film only

1. Marty Supreme
2. Sinners
3. Sentimental Value

BEST SCREENWRITING (Adapted Screenplay) – film only

1. Hamnet
2. One Battle After Another
3. Frankenstein

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – film only

1. One Battle After Another
2. Hamnet
3. Frankenstein

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – film only

1. Frankenstein
2. Hamnet
3. Sinners

BEST EDITING – film only

1. Marty Supreme
2. One Battle After Another
3. Sinners

BEST COSTUME DESIGN – film only

1. Wicked: For Good 
2. Frankenstein
3. Hamnet

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP – film only

1. Frankenstein
2. Wicked: For Good
3. 28 Years Later

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – film only

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash
2. Sinners
3. Superman

BEST COMEDY

1. No Other Choice
2. Marty Supreme
3. The Naked Gun

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1. K-Pop Demon Hunters
2. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
3. In Your Dreams

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

1. The Voice of Hind Rajab
2. No Other Choice
3. Sentimental Value

BEST SONG (please list the song and film)

1. Golden – K-Pop Demon Hunters
2. Drive – F1
3. I Lied to You – Sinners 

BEST SCORE – film only

1. Sinners
2. One Battle After Another
3. Hamnet

YOUR NAME AND OUTLET: SHERAZ FAROOQI, CINEMA DEBATE

CRITICS CHOICE ASSOCIATION
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