{"id":51201,"date":"2025-12-30T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=51201"},"modified":"2025-12-29T23:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T04:29:28","slug":"2025-wfcc-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/30\/2025-wfcc-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 WFCC Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2025 WFCC Awards<\/p>\n

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2025 has delivered one of the strongest slates of film storytelling in recent years, an exciting blend of visionary direction, daring performances, and emotionally rich narratives. This year\u2019s awards from the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) and the Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) highlight the power of diverse voices and boldly crafted cinema that resonated with audiences and critics alike. Across both organizations, several films emerged as undeniable standouts of the year:<\/p>\n

Sinners, a searing, genre-bending drama with cultural weight and emotional power. Its dominance across categories and breakout performances cement it as one of the defining films of 2025. K-Pop Demon Hunters, a vibrant, stylish animated adventure that pushed boundaries in world-building and character storytelling. One Battle After Another, a gripping, actor-driven drama elevated by powerhouse performances and intimate humanity. Hamnet, an evocative reimagining of historical grief and artistry, brought to life through Chlo\u00e9 Zhao\u2019s lyrical direction and Jessie Buckley\u2019s mesmerizing performance. These titles, along with several others celebrated, represent the best of what this year\u2019s cinema offered: innovation, representation, and deeply felt artistry. Below are the complete results from this year\u2019s WFCC and BFCC awards.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udfc6\u00a0WOMEN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE (WFCC) \u2013 2025 WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Movie About Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You
\nRunner-Up: Hamnet<\/p>\n

Eleanor the Great
\nSorry, Baby<\/p>\n

Best Movie by a Woman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Chlo\u00e9 Zhao (Hamnet)
\nRunner-Up: Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)<\/p>\n

Lynne Ramsay (Die My Love)
\nMary Bronstein (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)<\/p>\n

Best Woman Storyteller (Screenwriting Award)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Chlo\u00e9 Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell (Hamnet)
\nRunner-Up: Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)<\/p>\n

Lynne Ramsay & Alice Birch (with Enda Walsh), (Die My Love)
\nMary Bronstein (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)<\/p>\n

Best Actress<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
\nRunner-Up: Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)<\/p>\n

Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee)
\nJennifer Lawrence (Die My Love)<\/p>\n

Best Actor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
\nRunner-Up: Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)<\/p>\n

Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
\nTimoth\u00e9e Chalamet (Marty Supreme)<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Regina Hall (One Battle After Another)
\nRunner-Up: Andrea Riseborough (Goodbye June)<\/p>\n

Odessa A\u2019zion (Marty Supreme)
\nSamantha Morton (Anemone)<\/p>\n

Best Foreign Film by or About Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winners (Tie): Left-Handed Girl & The Voice of Hind Rajab<\/p>\n

All That’s Left of You
\nBel\u00e9n<\/p>\n

Best Documentary by or About Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: My Mom Jayne
\nRunner-Up: The Perfect Neighbor<\/p>\n

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
\nThe Librarians<\/p>\n

Best Equality of the Sexes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Sinners
\nRunner-Up: The Testament of Ann Lee<\/p>\n

Lilly
\nTatami<\/p>\n

Best Animated Female<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Rumi (K-Pop Demon Hunters)
\nRunner-Up (Tie): Am\u00e9lie (Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain)
\nRunner-Up (Tie): Judy Hopps (Zootopia 2)<\/p>\n

Scarlet (Scarlet)<\/p>\n

Best Screen Couple<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Wunmi Mosaku & Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
\nRunner-Up: Jessie Buckley & Paul Mescal (Hamnet)<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Olsen & Miles Teller (Eternity)
\nLaura Dern & Will Arnett (Is This Thing On?)<\/p>\n

Best TV Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Hacks (Season 4)
\nRunner-Up: Dying for Sex<\/p>\n

The Girlfriend
\nThe White Lotus (Season 3)<\/p>\n

Adrienne Shelly Award \u2013 For passionately opposing violence against women<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Sorry, Baby
\nRunner-Up: Christy<\/p>\n

Companion
\nLilly<\/p>\n

Josephine Baker Award \u2013 For best expressing the woman of color experience in America<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Sinners
\nRunner-Up: Hedda<\/p>\n

Rosemead
\nWicked: For Good<\/p>\n

Karen Morley Award \u2013 For exemplifying women\u2019s place in history or identity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner: Eleanor the Great
\nRunner-Up (Tie): Die My Love<\/p>\n

Runner-Up (Tie): The Testament of Ann Lee
\nFamiliar Touch<\/p>\n

Acting & Activism Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

America Ferrera<\/p>\n

Lifetime Achievement Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diane Keaton<\/p>\n

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