{"id":205543,"date":"2025-12-22T18:51:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/205543\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T18:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:51:06","slug":"the-2025-alliance-of-women-film-journalists-awfj-eda-award-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/205543\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Alliance Of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) EDA Award Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since 2006, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ<\/a>) has presented annual EDA Awards, representing professional women critics\u2019 collective perspectives on movies and cinema culture in the movie awards arena, where female critics and critical opinion are still greatly underrepresented.\u00a0 AWFJ honors female creatives in non-gender specific awards categories and in unique Female Focus categories designated for women only.<\/p>\n

This year, Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a> led all films with 12 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay (Adapted), Best Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor), Best Actor (Leonardo Di Caprio), Best Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro ), Best Ensemble Cast and Casting Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Female Break Through Performance and Best Female Stunt. Chloe Zhao\u2019s HAMNET<\/a> grabbed 10 nods while Ryan Coogler\u2019s SINNERS<\/a> took eight and Joachim Trier\u2019s SENTIMENTAL VALUE<\/a> scored 7; all were nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted). In the Female Focus Section, SORRY, BABY<\/a> filmmaker Eva Victor squares off with IF I HAD LEGS I\u2019D KICK YOU\u2019s<\/a> Mary Bronstein for both Best Woman Director and Best Female Screenwriter, with ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER\u2019s<\/a> cast-mates Chase Infiniti and Teyana Taylor among those vying for the Best Women\u2019s Breakthrough Performance Award.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud that this year\u2019s member-determined roster of nominees includes female contenders in non-gender specific categories, including the invincible Chloe Zhao in the Best Film, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay categories, as well as newcomer Eva Victor who produced, wrote, directed and stars in Sorry, Baby<\/a>, her first first feature which is nominated in the Original Screenplay category against the likes of the accomplished Ryan Coogler, Noah Baumbach, Jochim Trier and Jafar Panahi. We say hooray, and we are excited to honor these and other women filmmakers who are making their way in our still male-dominated film industry,\u201d said Jennifer Merin,\u00a0President of the 88-member AWFJ.\u00a0 \u201cWe hope to see similar recognition of women filmmakers at this year\u2019s Oscars and various guild awards, as well as with other\u00a0critic\u2019s awards groups.\u201d<\/p>\n

In preparation for the awards season, AWFJ tracks femme-helmed and femme-centric films released throughout the year. The 2025 list of EDA Award-eligible femme-helmed and\/or femme-centric films includes about 500 titles. Many of these female-made movies are small budget productions that receive neither wide distribution nor critical consideration. However, this impressive number of independently produced films indicates the high level of female filmmaker proactivity in contradiction to the grim statistics consistently reported in major studies about female film production. AWFJ advocates for acknowledgment of these films and recognition for their filmmakers, not only during awards season, but throughout the year with the Movie of the Week feature published every Monday on AWFJ.org<\/a>, and other regular features.<\/p>\n

The EDAs are named in honor of AWFJ founder Merin\u2019s mother, Eda Reiss Merin, a stage, film\u00a0and television actress whose career spanned more than 60 years. A dedicated foot soldier in the industry, Eda was one of the founders of AFTRA and a long-standing member of AMPAS.<\/p>\n

EDA\u00a0is also an acronym for Excellent Dynamic Activism, qualities shared by Eda Reiss Merin, AWFJ members and those honored with EDA Awards.<\/p>\n

BEST FILM
FRANKENSTEIN<\/a>
HAMNET<\/a>
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT<\/a>
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a>
THE SECRET AGENT<\/a>
SENTIMENTAL VALUE<\/a>
SINNERS<\/a>
TRAIN DREAMS<\/a><\/p>\n

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson \u2013 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a>
Ryan Coogler \u2013 SINNERS<\/a>
Jafar Panahi \u2013 IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT<\/a>
Joachim Trier \u2013 SENTIMENTAL VALUE<\/a>
Chloe Zhao \u2013 HAMNET<\/a><\/p>\n

BEST SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT<\/a> \u2013 Jafar Panahi
JAY KELLY<\/a> \u2013 Noah Baumbach
SENTIMENTAL VALUE<\/a> \u2013 Joachim Trier
SINNERS<\/a> \u2013 Ryan Coogler
SORRY, BABY<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Eva Victor<\/p>\n

BEST SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED
BUGONIA<\/a> \u2013 Will Tracy
FRANKENSTEIN<\/a> \u2013 Guillermo del Toro
HAMNET<\/a> \u2013 Maggie O\u2019Farrell & Chloe Zhao
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a> \u2013 Paul Thomas Anderson
TRAIN DREAMS<\/a> \u2013 Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar<\/p>\n

DOCUMENTARY
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT<\/a> \u2013 Ryan White
MY MOM JAYNE<\/a> \u2013 Mariska Hargitay
ORWELL 2+2=5<\/a> \u2013 Raoul Peck
THE LIBRARIANS<\/a> \u2013 Kim A. Snyder
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR<\/a> \u2013 Geeta Gandbhir<\/p>\n

ANIMATED FEATURE
ARCO<\/a> \u2013 Ugo Bienvenu & Giles Cazaux
IN YOUR DREAMS<\/a> \u2013 Erik Benson & Alexander Woo
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS<\/a> \u2013 Chris Applehaus & Maggie Kang
LITTLE AMELIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN<\/a> \u2013 Liane-Cho Jin Kuang & Mailys Vallade
ZOOTOPIA 2<\/a> \u2013 Jared Bush & Simon Howard<\/p>\n

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley \u2013 HAMNET<\/a>
Rose Byrne \u2013 IF I HAD LEGS I\u2019D KICK YOU<\/a>
Renate Reinsve \u2013 SENTIMENTAL VALUE<\/a>
Emma Stone \u2013 BUGONIA<\/a>
Tessa Thompson \u2013 HEDDA<\/p>\n

BEST ACTRESS, SUPPORTING
Nina Hoss \u2013 HEDDA
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas \u2013 SENTIMENTAL VALUE<\/a>
Amy Madigan \u2013 WEAPONS
Teyana Taylor \u2013 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a>
Wunmi Mosaku \u2013 SINNERS<\/a><\/p>\n

BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio \u2013 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a>
Joel Edgerton \u2013 TRAIN DREAMS<\/a>
Ethan Hawke \u2013 BLUE MOON
Michael B. Jordan \u2013 SINNERS<\/a>
Wagner Moura \u2013 THE SECRET AGENT<\/a><\/p>\n

BEST ACTOR, SUPPORTING
Benicio Del Toro \u2013 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a>
Jacob Elordi \u2013 FRANKENSTEIN<\/a>
Paul Mescal \u2013 HAMNET<\/a>
Sean Penn \u2013 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a>
Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd \u2013 SENTIMENTAL VALUE<\/a><\/p>\n

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST & CASTING DIRECTOR
HAMNET<\/a> \u2013 Nina Gold & Lucy Amos
MARTY \u2013 Jennifer Venditti
NOUVELLE VAGUE \u2013 St\u00e9phane Batut
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a> \u2013 Cassandra Kulukundis
SINNERS<\/a> \u2013 Francine Maisler<\/p>\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
FRANKENSTEIN<\/a> \u2013 Dan Laustsen
HAMNET<\/a> \u2013 \u0141ukasz \u017bal
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a> \u2013 Michael Bauman
SINNERS<\/a> \u2013 Autumn Durald Arkapaw
TRAIN DREAMS<\/a> \u2013 Adolpho Veloso<\/p>\n

BEST EDITING
F1: THE MOVIE \u2013 Stephen Mirrione & Patrick J. Smith
HAMNET<\/a> \u2013 Affonso Gon\u00e7alves & Chloe Zhao
MARTY SUPREME \u2013 Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a> \u2013 Andy Jurgensen
SINNERS<\/a> \u2013 Michael P. Shawver<\/p>\n

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT<\/a> \u2013 Jafar Panahi
NO OTHER CHOICE \u2013 Park Chan-wook
SENTIMENTAL VALUE<\/a> \u2013 Joachim Trier
SIR\u00c2T \u2013 Oliver Laxe
THE SECRET AGENT<\/a> \u2013 Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho<\/p>\n

FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
Presented Only to Women<\/p>\n

FEMALE FOCUS: BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow \u2013 A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
Mary Bronstein \u2013 IF I HAD LEGS I\u2019D KICK YOU<\/a>
Mona Fastvold \u2013 THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
Eva Victor \u2013 SORRY, BABY<\/a>
Chloe Zhao \u2013 HAMNET<\/a><\/p>\n

FEMALE FOCUS: BEST FEMALE WRITER
Mary Bronstein \u2013 IF I HAD LEGS I\u2019D KICK YOU<\/a>
Nia DaCosta \u2013 HEDDA
Hikari & Stephen Blahut \u2013 RENTAL FAMILY
Eva Victor \u2013 SORRY, BABY<\/a>
Chloe Zhao & Maggie O\u2019Farrell \u2013 HAMNET<\/a><\/p>\n

FEMALE FOCUS: BEST VOICED PERFORMANCE IN ANIMATED FILM
Ginnifer Goodwin \u2013 ZOOTOPIA 2<\/a>
Lo\u00efse Charpentier \u2013 LITTLE AMELIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN<\/a>
Arden Cho \u2013 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS<\/a>
Fortune Feimster \u2013 ZOOTOPIA 2<\/a>
Zo\u00eb Salda\u00f1a \u2013 ELIO<\/a><\/p>\n

FEMALE FOCUS: BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Odessa A\u2019Zion \u2013 MARTY SUPREME
Chase Infiniti \u2013 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a>
Teyana Taylor \u2013 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a>
Wunmi Mosaku \u2013 SINNERS<\/a>
Eva Victor \u2013 SORRY, BABY<\/a><\/p>\n

FEMALE FOCUS: BEST STUNTS PERFORMANCE
Ana de Armas \u2013 BALLERINA
Hayley Atwell \u2013 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE \u2013 THE FINAL RECKONING
Chase Infiniti \u2013 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a>
Teyana Taylor \u2013 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER<\/a>
Pom Klementieff \u2013 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE \u2013 THE FINAL RECKONING<\/p>\n

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