I see a lot of other critics updating lists of what they are watching all the time. Since I started doing weekly rankings of my TV watchlist, i figured it was only fair to keep tabs on my film viewings as well. I have currently seen 92 films released in the year 2025, and I have not seen Sinners. So the list below may seem shocking if you think Sinners is the answer to every question. So, as of today, with 92 films under my belt, here’s where my rankings stand.
Best Picture: The Parenting- I mentioned I loved this when I watched it, and it still sparks the most joy.
Runner Up: The Luckiest Man In America
Honorable Mention For Best Film With No Audio Description- Lavender Men
Best Director: Lovell Holder (Lavender Men)
runner Up: Duke Johnson (The Actor)
Best Actor: Paul Walterr Hauser (The Luckiest Man In America)
Runner Up: Roger Q (Lavender Men)
Best Actress: Renee Zellweger (Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy)
Runner Up: Sophie Thatcher (Companion)
Supporting Actor: Brian Cox (The Parenting)
Runner Up: David Straithairn (The Luckiest Man in America)
Supporting Actress: SZA (one Of Them Days)
Runner up: Lisa Kudrow (The Parenting)
Best Ensemble: the Parenting
Runner up: Eephus
Original Screenplay: Inheritance
Runner Up: One of Them Days
Adapted Screenplay: Lavender Men
Runner Up: Bonus Track
Animated Feature: The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep
runner Up: Dogman
Best Documentary Feature: Pangolin: Culu’s Journey (highest on my list with audio description)
Runner Up With Audio Description: Liza: A truly terrific Absolutely True Story
Honorable Mentions Without Audio Description: Trinity, Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, River of Grass, Not Just A Goof
Best Documentary Short: Change Not Charity
Runner Up: The Children of October 7th
Best International Feature: Squad 36
Runner Up: iHostage
Best Horror Film: the Parenting
Runner up: Companion
Best Comedy: One Of Them Days
Runner Up: Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
Most Unsung Film of The Year: Lavender Men
Runner Up: Bonus Track (Neither of these have audio description)
Stunt Ensemble: G20
Runner Up: Havoc
Best Cinematography: Presence
Runner Up: On swift Horses
Editing: Freaky Tales
runner up: the Luckiest Man In America
Costume Design: Captain America: Brave New World
Runner Up: Odessa
Best Hair and Makeup: Wolfman
Runner Up: The Gorge
Best Score: Holland
Runner Up: On Swift Horses
Best Sound: Havoc
Runner Up: Thunderbolts*
Best Visual Effects: Thunderbolts*
Runner Up: Captain America: Brave new World
Best Audio Description For A Drama: Presence (IDC/Written By Liz Gutman, narrated By Frankie Corso)
Runner Up: Holland (Media Access Group)
Best Audio Description For A Comedy: Back In Action
Runner Up: One Of Them Days (Media Access Group, Narrated By Ingir Tudor)
Best Audio Description horror: Bloat (DVW, Narrated By Dianne Newman)
Runner Up: The Parenting
Best Audio Description for An Action: Havoc
Runner Up: G20
Best Audio Description For Sci-Fi/Fantasy- The Electric State
Runner Up: The Gorge
Best audio Description For Non-Fiction: Pangolin: culu’s journey (post House, Narrated By Jonathan Bradley)
Runner Up: The Twister: Caught In The Storm (DVW, Jeff heck, Narrated By Dianne Newman)
Audio Description For Animation: The Witcher: Sirens Of The Deep
Runner Up: Lone Pup (DVW)
Join me at the beginning of June to see how much this changes.
