31st Annual Critics Choice Awards: ‘Sinners’ Leads Shortlist Categories
By Okla Jones ·Updated November 24, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… The road to awards season picked up speed this week as the Critics Choice Association revealed its shortlists for the below-the-line categories at the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards. These craft categories, which range from casting, cinematography, production design, score, song, editing, and more, often predict which films will dominate the technical races all season long. And this year, a number
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