7th North Dakota Film Society Awards Winners Announced
FARGO, ND—The North Dakota Film Society is proud to reveal the winners of the 7th Annual North Dakota Film Society Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in filmmaking of 2025. Ryan Coogler’s SINNERS (Warner Bros.) emerged as this year’s biggest winner, taking home Best Picture, Best Ensemble, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score.
Other notable winners include Paul Thomas Anderson, who was recognized with Best Director and Best Screenplay for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.), which also earned Best Editing and Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn’s electric performance. Jessie Buckley was awarded Best Actress for HAMNET (Focus Features), while Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor for MARTY SUPREME (A24). This is Chalamet’s second year in a row being named the year’s Best Actor; he was previously awarded for A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Searchlight Pictures). The acting categories were further highlighted by Amy Madigan, who received Best Supporting Actress for WEAPONS (Warner Bros.).
This year’s awards also honored technical and global storytelling achievements, including AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (20th Century Studios) for Best Visual Effects, FRANKENSTEIN (Netflix) for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairtstyling, and Best Production Design, and SIRAT (Neon) for Best Sound. International cinema was celebrated with Norway’s SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon) winning Best International Feature, while the documentary THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (Netflix) earned Best Documentary Feature.
The North Dakota Film Society includes film journalists, educators, exhibitors, festival programmers, and filmmakers based in North Dakota.
Best Picture
SINNERS
Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian
(Warner Bros.)
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
(Warner Bros.)
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley
HAMNET
(Focus Features)
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet
MARTY SUPREME
(A24)
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan
WEAPONS
(Warner Bros.)
Best Supporting Actor
Sean Penn
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
(Warner Bros.)
Best Ensemble
SINNERS
Miles Caton, Michael B. Jordan, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku, Jack O’Connell, Hailee Steinfeld
(Warner Bros.)
Best Screenplay
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Paul Thomas Anderson
(Warner Bros.)
Best Cinematography
SINNERS
Autumn Durald Arkapaw
(Warner Bros.)
Best Costume Design
FRANKENSTEIN
Kate Hawley
(Netflix)
Best Editing
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Andy Jurgensen
(Warner Bros.)
Best Visual Effects
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon
(20th Century Studios)
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
FRANKENSTEIN
Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel
(Netflix)
Best Original Score
SINNERS
Ludwig Göransson
(Warner Bros.)
Best Original Song
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
”Golden”
EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick
(Netflix)
Best Production Design
FRANKENSTEIN
Tamara Deverell
(Netflix)
Best Sound
SIRAT
Laia Casanovas
(Neon)
Best Animated Feature
ZOOTOPIA 2
Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
(Walt Disney Pictures)
Best Documentary Feature
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
Alisa Payne, Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee
(Netflix)
Best International Feature
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Norway
(Neon)
