Michigan’s critics aren’t terribly creative. Many of these selections are about as predictable as you can get.
Nominations Tallies
(12) One Battle After Another
(10) Sinners
(6) Hamnet
(5) Frankenstein, Marty Supreme
(3) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wicked: For Good
(2) Sorry, Baby, Train Dreams
(1) The Accountant 2, Another Simple Favor, Arco, Ballerina, Bugonia, Dog Man, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Friendship, The Housemaid, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, The Long Walk, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Naked Gun, Nobody 2, Orwell 2+2=5, Pee-Wee as Himself, The Perfect Neighbor, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, Rental Family, Sentimental Value, The Tale of Silyan, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Zootopia 2
The Nominations
Best Picture
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Animated Feature
Arco
Dog Man
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Brendan Fraser – Rental Family
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Best Actress
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actor
Miles Caton – Sinners
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Hailee Steinfeld – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Screenplay
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sorry, Baby
Sinners
Best Documentary
Orwell 2+2=5
Pee-Wee as Himself
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
The Perfect Neighbor
The Tale of Silyan
Best Cinematography
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Breakthrough
Miles Caton – Sinners
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Best Stunts
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Ballerina
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Nobody 2
One Battle After Another
Best Ensemble
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wicked: For Good
MMCG Award for Film Excellence
Paul Feig – The Housemaid, Another Simple Favor
Judy Greer – The Long Walk
Paul Walter Hauser – The Naked Gun, The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Tim Robinson – Friendship
J.K. Simmons – The Accountant 2
Michigan Movie Critics Guild Data
Year Founded: 2023
First Awards: 2023 (3)
