{"id":306298,"date":"2025-11-24T20:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/306298\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:49:13","slug":"critics-choice-awards-releases-below-the-line-shortlists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/306298\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics Choice Awards releases below-the-line shortlists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No sin detected. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/critics-choice-association\/\" id=\"auto-tag_critics-choice-association\" data-tag=\"critics-choice-association\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Critics Choice Association<\/a> has unveiled the below-the-line shortlists for the 31st annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/critics-choice-awards\/\" id=\"auto-tag_critics-choice-awards\" data-tag=\"critics-choice-awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Critics Choice Awards<\/a>, and Ryan Coogler&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/sinners\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sinners\" data-tag=\"sinners\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinners<\/a> dominates the collection of crafts categories ranging from cinematography to production design. Additionally, three songs from the music-rich film shortlisted for Best Original Song. Sinners received 13 mentions across the 11 shortlists.<\/p>\n<p>Other high-profile films popping up in multiple categories include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/wicked-for-good\/\" id=\"auto-tag_wicked-for-good\" data-tag=\"wicked-for-good\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wicked: For Good<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/marty-supreme\/\" id=\"auto-tag_marty-supreme\" data-tag=\"marty-supreme\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marty Supreme<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/f1\/\" id=\"auto-tag_f1\" data-tag=\"f1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/t\/frankenstein\/\" id=\"auto-tag_frankenstein\" data-tag=\"frankenstein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frankenstein<\/a>, and One Battle After Another. Jon M. Chu&#8217;s blockbuster musical sequel, Brad Pitt&#8217;s racing drama and Guillermo del Toro&#8217;s creature feature each received nine mentions among the various BTL categories.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/film\/2025\/2026-palm-springs-film-festival-adam-sandler-sentimental-value\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-card-index=\"0\" data-post-id=\"1206366085\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ethan-Hawke.jpg\" alt=\"Ethan Hawke\" height=\"168\" width=\"300\"   loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-attachment-id=\"1206380238\" data-wp-size=\"nova_size__sixteenbynine_small_cropped\"\/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/film\/2025\/doc-nyc-2025-award-winners\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-card-index=\"1\" data-post-id=\"1206380193\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/traces_of_home.jpg\" alt=\"The Doc NYC winner Traces of Home\" height=\"168\" width=\"300\"   loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-attachment-id=\"1206380208\" data-wp-size=\"nova_size__sixteenbynine_small_cropped\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Critics Choice Awards will air on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. on E! and the USA Network. Chelsea Handler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/film\/2025\/critics-choice-awards-chelsea-handler-returns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">returns as host for the fourth time<\/a>. Nominees will be announced on Dec. 5, with four new categories joining this year&#8217;s ceremony: Best Variety Series, Best Stunt Design, Best Casting and Ensemble, and Best Sound.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the complete below-the-line shortlists:<\/p>\n<p>Best Casting and Ensemble<br \/>Susanne Scheel \u2014 A House of Dynamite (Netflix)<br \/>Nina Gold \u2014 Hamnet (Focus Features)<br \/>Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold \u2014 Jay Kelly (Netflix)<br \/>Rich Delia \u2014 The Long Walk (Lionsgate)<br \/>Jennifer Venditti \u2014 Marty Supreme (A24)<br \/>No Other Choice (Neon)<br \/>Cassandra Kulukundis \u2014 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Rebecca Dealy \u2014 The Plague (IFC)<br \/>Kei Kawamura, Yumi Takada \u2014 Rental Family (Searchlight Pictures)<br \/>Gabriel Domingues \u2014 The Secret Agent (Neon)<br \/>Francine Maisler \u2014 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey \u2014 Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n<p>Best Cinematography<br \/>Anthony Dod Mantle \u2014 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)<br \/>Claudio Miranda \u2014 F1 (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)<br \/>Dan Laustsen \u2014 Frankenstein (Netflix)<br \/>\u0141ukasz \u017bal \u2014 Hamnet (Focus Features)<br \/>Linus Sandgren \u2014 Jay Kelly (Netflix)<br \/>Darius Khondji \u2014 Marty Supreme (A24)<br \/>Kim Woo-hyung \u2014 No Other Choice (Neon)<br \/>David Chambille \u2014 Nouvelle Vague (Netflix)<br \/>Michael Bauman \u2014 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Steven Breckon \u2014 The Plague (IFC)<br \/>Autumn Durald Arkapaw \u2014 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Adolpho Veloso \u2014 Train Dreams (Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>Best Production Design<br \/>Jeremy Hindle, David Schlesinger \u2014 A House of Dynamite (Netflix)<br \/>Ben Munro, Mark Tildesley, Reynan Castro Del Rosario, Andrew McCarthy, V\u00e9ronique Melery \u2014 F1 (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)<br \/>Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis \u2014 The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)<br \/>Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau \u2014 Frankenstein (Netflix)<br \/>Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton \u2014 Hamnet (Focus Features)<br \/>Cara Brower, Stella Fox \u2014 Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)<br \/>Jack Fisk, Adam Willis \u2014 Marty Supreme (A24)<br \/>Ryu Seong-hie \u2014 No Other Choice (Neon)<br \/>Inbal Weinberg, Kendall Anderson \u2014 Roofman (Paramount Pictures)<br \/>J\u00f8rgen Stangebye Larsen, Catrine Gormsen \u2014 Sentimental Value (Neon)<br \/>Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne \u2014 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales \u2014 Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n<p>Best Editing<br \/>Kirk Baxter \u2014 A House of Dynamite (Netflix)<br \/>Stephen Mirrione \u2014 F1 (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)<br \/>Evan Schiff \u2014 Frankenstein (Netflix)<br \/>Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, Affonso Gon\u00e7alves \u2014 Hamnet (Focus Features)<br \/>Amir Etminan \u2014 It Was Just an Accident (Neon)<br \/>Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie \u2014 Marty Supreme (A24)<br \/>Kim Sang-bum, Kim Ho-bin \u2014 No Other Choice (Neon)<br \/>Andy Jurgensen \u2014 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Viridiana Lieberman \u2014 The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)<br \/>Michael P. Shawver \u2014 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Bob Ducsay \u2014 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)<br \/>Joe Murphy \u2014 Weapons (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n<p>Best Costume Design<br \/>Alexandra Byrne \u2014 The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)<br \/>Kate Hawley \u2014 Frankenstein (Netflix)<br \/>Malgosia Turzanska \u2014 Hamnet (Focus Features)<br \/>Lindsay Pugh \u2014 Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)<br \/>Colleen Atwood \u2014 Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate\/Roadside Attractions)<br \/>Miyako Bellizzi \u2014 Marty Supreme (A24)<br \/>Colleen Atwood \u2014 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Rita Azevedo \u2014 The Secret Agent (Neon)<br \/>Ruth E. Carter \u2014 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Ernesto Martinez \u2014 Song Sung Blue (Focus Features)<br \/>Ma\u0142gorzata Karpiuk \u2014 The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)<br \/>Paul Tazewell \u2014 Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n<p>Best Hair and Makeup<br \/>28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)<br \/>Bugonia (Focus Features)<br \/>Frankenstein (Netflix)<br \/>Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)<br \/>Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate\/Roadside Attractions)<br \/>Kokuho (Gkids)<br \/>Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>The Smashing Machine (A24)<br \/>Superman (Warner Bros.)<br \/>The Ugly Stepsister (IFC)<br \/>Weapons (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n<p>Best Visual Effects<br \/>F1 (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)<br \/>The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)<br \/>Frankenstein (Netflix)<br \/>How to Train Your Dragon (Universal Pictures)<br \/>Mickey 17 (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Mission: Impossible \u2014 The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)<br \/>Predator: Badlands (20th Century Studios)<br \/>Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Sketch (Angel)<br \/>Superman (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Tron: Ares (Walt Disney Pictures)<br \/>Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n<p>Best Stunt Design<br \/>Ballerina (Lionsgate)<br \/>F1 (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)<br \/>Frankenstein (Netflix)<br \/>Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)<br \/>One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Predator: Badlands (20th Century Studios)<br \/>Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>The Smashing Machine (A24)<br \/>Superman (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Thunderbolts* (Marvel Studios)<br \/>Warfare (A24)<br \/>Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n<p>Best Song<br \/>\u201cClothed by the Sun\u201d \u2014 Daniel Blumberg \u2013 The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)<br \/>\u201cDear Me\u201d \u2014 Diane Warren \u2013 Diane Warren: Relentless (Greenwich Entertainment)<br \/>\u201cDrive\u201d \u2014 Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin \u2013 F1 (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)<br \/>\u201cThe Girl in the Bubble\u201d \u2014 Stephen Schwartz \u2013 Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<br \/>\u201cGolden\u201d \u2014 Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy \u2013 KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)<br \/>\u201cHighest 2 Lowest\u201d \u2014 Howard Drossin, Aiyana-Lee \u2013 Highest 2 Lowest (A24\/Apple Original Films)<br \/>\u201cI Lied to You\u201d \u2014 Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>\u201cLast Time (I Seen the Sun)\u201d \u2014 Alice Smith, Miles Caton, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>\u201cLose My Mind\u201d \u2014 Don Toliver, Doja Cat, Hans Zimmer, Ryan Tedder, Grant Boutin \u2013 F1 (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)<br \/>\u201cNo Place Like Home\u201d \u2014 Stephen Schwartz \u2013 Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<br \/>\u201cPale, Pale Moon\u201d \u2014 Brittany Howard, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d \u2014 Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner \u2013 Train Dreams (Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>Best Score<br \/>Volker Bertelmann \u2014 A House of Dynamite (Netflix)<br \/>Jerskin Fendrix \u2014 Bugonia (Focus Features)<br \/>Hans Zimmer \u2014 F1 (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)<br \/>Alexandre Desplat \u2014 Frankenstein (Netflix)<br \/>Max Richter \u2014 Hamnet (Focus Features)<br \/>Hildur Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir \u2014 Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)<br \/>Daniel Lopatin \u2014 Marty Supreme (A24)<br \/>Jonny Greenwood \u2014 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Johan Lenox \u2014 The Plague (IFC)<br \/>Ludwig G\u00f6ransson \u2014 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Kangding Ray \u2014 Sir\u0101t (Neon)<br \/>Nine Inch Nails \u2014 Tron: Ares (Walt Disney Pictures)<\/p>\n<p>Best Sound<br \/>A House of Dynamite (Netflix)<br \/>F1 (Apple Original Films\/Warner Bros.)<br \/>Frankenstein (Netflix)<br \/>Hamnet (Focus Features)<br \/>If I Had Legs I&#8217;d Kick You (A24)<br \/>The Lost Bus (Apple Original Films)<br \/>One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Sinners (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Sir\u0101t (Neon)<br \/>Superman (Warner Bros.)<br \/>Warfare (A24)<br \/>Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No sin detected. 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