The Boston Society of Film Critics

BEST FILM:

SINNERS

BEST DIRECTOR:

Ryan Coogler, SINNERS

BEST ENSEMBLE:

MARTY SUPREME

BEST ACTOR:

Ethan Hawke, BLUE MOON

BEST ACTRESS:

Rose Byrne, IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Amy Madigan, WEAPONS

BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM:

SENTIMENTAL VALUE

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the novel VINELAND by Thomas Pynchon)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

BLUE MOON (Robert Kaplow)

BEST NEW FILMMAKER:

Eva Victor, SORRY BABY

BEST DOCUMENTARY:

AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE

BEST ANIMATED FILM:

ENDLESS COOKIE

We're back with our new category, BEST IN SHOW (best animal performance):

Indy, GOOD BOY

Lunch break -- stay tuned!

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

SINNERS (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)

BEST EDITING:

F1 (Stephen Mirrione)

BEST SCORE:

SINNERS (Ludwig Göransson)

(This was previously posted with an incorrect time— 10:30 is correct!)

Zoey Deutch and Guillaume Marbeck in NOUVELLE VAGUE

The Boston Society of Film Critics will announce its 2025 winners on Sunday, 12/14, beginning at 10:30am. Watch this space! 🎞️

U.S. FILM CRITICS' GROUPS CONDEMN VIOLENCE AGAINST HAMDAN BALLAL We, the members of the National Society of Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the Boston Society of Film Critics, express our support for the Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal and condemn, in the strongest terms, the brutal and unlawful attack he suffered this week at the hands of Israeli settlers, as well as his detainment by Israeli authorities. We are gravely concerned for Mr. Ballal's health and safety, as well as the safety of his loved ones, and, now that he has been released, extend our hopes for his full recovery from his injuries. Mr. Ballal was assaulted near his home in Khirbet Susya, a village in the Masafer Yatta region of the occupied West Bank. Attacks on the residents of Masafer Yatta are nothing new, as we have seen from "No Other Land," the Academy Award-winning documentary that Mr. Ballal co-directed with Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor. As critics representing four of the numerous organizations that honored "No Other Land" as the best documentary of 2024, we are infuriated that a filmmaker's brave and principled advocacy has made him even more of a target in a community where Palestinians already exist under continual threat of displacement and violence. One of the most powerful aspects of "No Other Land" — and the reason so many have tried, in vain, to limit its reach and silence its message — is that it is itself a rare feat of collaboration between Palestinian and Israeli journalists, activists, and artists, united by their belief in dignity and equality for all. By the very nature of its form and creation, the film represents, and dares to imagine, a more peaceful future. We applaud Mr. Ballal and his colleagues for the courage and artistry with which they have advanced that vision and affirm that it will never be forgotten.

We join our colleagues in @nsfc.bsky.social, @nyfcc.bsky.social and @lafilmcritics.bsky.social in condemning the attack on NO OTHER LAND co-director Hamdan Ballal.

Robyn Bahr’s Top 10 Films of 2024 Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. 2024 was my year of big, blustering cinema. The ...

At @thefilmstage.bsky.social, Robyn Bahr counted down her top ten films of 2024.

Film Review: "The Damned" -- Horror on Ice - The Arts Fuse "The Damned" is a perfect little ice-cold January horror gem blending historical, psychological, and folk chills into a bleak midwinter’s tale to keep you up through the longest nights of the year.

At @theartsfuse.bsky.social, Ezra Haber Glenn called THE DAMNED “a perfect little ice-cold January horror gem.”

Reviewed: 'Seed of the Sacred Fig,' ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ and ‘Room Next Door’ in theaters - Cambridge Day In theaters in the coming week are the Iranian “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” documentary “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” and Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door.”

At @cambridgeday.bsky.social, @tbmeek3.bsky.social reviewed THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, and SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT (the latter of which screens this weekend at @brattletheatre.bsky.social).

At @bostonhassle.bsky.social, @annahoang.bsky.social reviewed Sandhya Suri’s SANTOSH. bostonhassle.com/review-santo...

Putin - Reeling Reviews It is 2026 and as a world leader, clad only in a diaper, shakes on the floor, a general gives him the type of news he likes to hear - that it is the West who should be called authoritarian, that…

At Reeling Reviews, @laurareeling.bsky.social didn’t much care for the AI-enhanced biopic PUTIN.

The Best Movies of 2024 - InBetweenDrafts From the epic adventure of 'Dune: Part Two' to the subversive romp of 'The People's Joker,' we've found the best movies of 2024.

In Between Drafts counted down their 15 favorite movies of 2024, with contributions from BSFC members @vincensg.bsky.social and @allysonaj.bsky.social!

‘The Brutalist’: Epic at 3.5 hours but a 4-star film that must be seen on the biggest screen available - Cambridge Day The word “masterpiece” tends to be thrown around a lot in the weeks and months leading up to the Academy Awards, but in this case, it’s justified.

At @cambridgeday.bsky.social, @theoscargoff.bsky.social reviewed the epic THE BRUTALIST, which opens on 70mm this weekend at the Coolidge and the Somerville.

The Trend This Oscar Season: Women Reclaiming Their Sexuality From ‘Babygirl’ to ‘Nightbitch,’ a once-neglected topic is on the table.

At @throffical.bsky.social, Robyn Bahr looked at how women are reclaiming their sexuality this Oscar season.

At Reeling Reviews, @laurareeling.bsky.social called SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT “one of 2024's very best documentaries.” Catch it this weekend at @brattletheatre.bsky.social!