16th Goresy Awards
© Neon
Welcome to the sixteenth annual Goresy Awards, a personal selection of the best in 2025 cinema. Eligibility requirement: a theatrical or digital commercial U.S. release between January 1 and December 31, 2025 (eligibility of films with one-week, Oscar-qualifying runs were subject to availability). Included are several films I didn’t catch in time to include on my year-end list (notably, My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow and Arco). Onto the selections!
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ANIMATED FILM
© Cartuna
Boys Go to Jupiter
HONORABLE MENTION
Arco
Zootopia 2
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
© Janus Films
The Love that Remains
HONORABLE MENTION
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
Misericordia
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow
Resurrection
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DOCUMENTARY
© Argot Pictures
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow
HONORABLE MENTION
Afternoons of Solitude
The Perfect Neighbor
The Alabama Solution
Cover-Up
Megadoc
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ORIGINAL SONG
© Warner Bros.
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
HONORABLE MENTION
“Hunger & Thirst” from The Testament of Ann Lee
“Love and Obsession” from Lurker
“No Batteries” from Boys Go to Jupiter
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
“Sinners” from Sinners
“Trunks” from Highest 2 Lowest
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ORIGINAL SCORE
© A24 Music
Daniel Lopatin, Marty Supreme
HONORABLE MENTION
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
David Holmes, Black Bag
Nala Sinephro, The Smashing Machine
Daniel Blumberg, The Testament of Ann Lee
Son Lux, Thunderbolts
Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Kangding Ray, Sirāt
Rob Mazurek, The Mastermind
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SOUND DESIGN
© A24
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
HONORABLE MENTION
One Battle After Another
Weapons
F1
Sinners
Warfare
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Eddington
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COSTUMES, HAIR, & MAKEUP
© Focus Features
The Phoenician Scheme
HONORABLE MENTION
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
The Smashing Machine
Weapons
Sinners
Mickey 17
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EFFECTS & STUNTS
© 20th Century Studios
Avatar: Fire and Ash
HONORABLE MENTION
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mickey 17
One Battle After Another
Nouvelle Vague
28 Years Later
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PRODUCTION DESIGN
© A24
Jack Fisk, Marty Supreme
HONORABLE MENTION
Qiang Liu, Resurrection
Adam Stockhausen, The Phoenician Scheme
Florencia Martin, One Battle After Another
Hannah Beachler, Sinners
Sam Bader, The Testament of Ann Lee
Thales Junqueira, The Secret Agent
Fiona Crombie, Mickey 17
Anthony Gasparro, The Mastermind
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
© A24
Darius Khondji, Marty Supreme
HONORABLE MENTION
Kim Woo-hyung, No Other Choice
Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another
Hlynur Pálmason, The Love that Remains
Darius Khondji, Eddington
Christopher Messina, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
William Rexer, The Testament of Ann Lee
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
Larkin Seiple, Weapons
Dong Jingsong, Resurrection
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EDITING
© Warner Bros.
Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
HONORABLE MENTION
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Kim Sang-beom & Kim Ho-bin, No Other Choice
Steven Soderbergh, Black Bag
Lucian Johnston, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Julius Krebs Damsbo, The Love that Remains
Joe Murphy, Weapons
Carson Lund, Eephus
Sofía Subercaseaux, The Testament of Ann Lee
Olivier Bugge Coutté, Sentimental Value
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ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
© Warner Bros.
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
HONORABLE MENTION
Park Chan-wook & Lee Kyoung-mi & Don McKellar & Lee Ja-hye, No Other Choice
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams
Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man
Tom Basden & Tim Key, The Ballad of Wallis Island
Enda Walsh & Lynne Ramsay & Alice Birch, Die My Love
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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
© A24
Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein, Marty Supreme
HONORABLE MENTION
Ari Aster, Eddington
Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt, Sentimental Value
Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent
Mary Bronstein, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Zach Cregger, Weapons
Hlynur Pálmason, The Love that Remains
Kelly Reichardt, The Mastermind
David Koepp, Black Bag
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ACTING ENSEMBLE
© Warner Bros.
One Battle After Another
HONORABLE MENTION
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Weapons
Black Bag
The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
The Love that Remains
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BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
© Warner Bros.
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
HONORABLE MENTION
Frank Dillane, Urchin
Abou Sangaré, Souleymane’s Story
Alfie Williams, 28 Years Later
Cary Christopher, Weapons
Guillaume Marbeck, Nouvelle Vague
Miles Caton, Sinners
Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
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SUPPORTING ACTOR
© Neon
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
HONORABLE MENTION
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Austin Abrams, Weapons
William H. Macy, Train Dreams
Ralph Fiennes, 28 Years Later
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS
© A24
Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme
HONORABLE MENTION
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Jane Levy, A Little Prayer
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Son Ye-jin, No Other Choice
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Jodie Comer, 28 Years Later
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ACTOR
© A24
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
HONORABLE MENTION
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Frank Dillane, Urchin
Lee Byung-hun, No Other Choice
Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
Ben Whishaw, Peter Hujar’s Day
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Robert Pattinson, Mickey 17
David Strathairn, A Little Prayer
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ACTRESS
© A24
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
HONORABLE MENTION
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love
Julia Roberts, After the Hunt
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Susan Chardy, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Emma Stone, Bugonia
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DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
© Music Box Films
Carson Lund, Eephus
HONORABLE MENTION
Julian Glander, Boys Go to Jupiter
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
Harris Dickinson, Urchin
Andrew DeYoung, Friendship
Charlie Polinger, The Plague
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DIRECTOR
© Warner Bros.
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
HONORABLE MENTION
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Mary Bronstein, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Hlynur Pálmason, The Love that Remains
Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice
Ari Aster, Eddington
Mona Fastvold, The Testament of Ann Lee
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Zach Cregger, Weapons
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FILM
© Warner Bros.
One Battle After Another
HONORABLE MENTION
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