Don Shanahan
The Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) is pleased to announce their nominations for the 2025 Astra Creative Arts Awards, honoring outstanding achievements by artisans whose remarkable work elevates the art of storytelling across film and television. This year’s nominees represent an exceptional range of creative talent that include studio blockbusters, critically acclaimed independent features, and some of the most celebrated series on television. The nominees reflect the extraordinary contributions of the artists whose work resonates with audiences around the globe.
This year’s Astra Creative Arts Awards nominees were selected by two nominating committees. The committees consisted of a wide range of industry professionals including actors, artisans, critics, directors, entertainment journalists, and publicists, all of whom are members of the Hollywood Creative Alliance. Film Obsesssive Editor in Chief Don Shanahan is an active member of the HCA. The 2025 Astra Creative Arts Awards will take place on Thursday, December 11, 2025 with a venue to be revealed in the upcoming days.
On the film side, the 2025 nominations highlight a remarkable year in cinema defined by ambition and meticulous craftsmanship. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners received the most nominations of any film submitted, earning a total of eleven. Wicked: For Good closely followed with ten nominations, while Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein rounded out the top three with nine. In total, twenty-eight films were recognized across fourteen creative arts categories. Each of the nominated films showcases a wide range of artistry, precision, and innovation that sits at the core of great filmmaking. The members of the HCA look forward to celebrating the individuals and teams whose work brought depth, scale, and emotional power to the big screen.
Complete nominee list of Astra Creative Arts Awards in film categories:
Best Casting
Bret Howe and Mary Vernieu – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another (WB)
Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Francine Maisler – Sinners (WB)
Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (A24)
Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Best Cinematography
Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (Netflix)
Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners (WB)
Dan Lausten – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Darius Khondji – Marty Supreme (A24)
Lukasz Zal – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another (WB)
Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Lindsay Pugh – Hedda (Amazon MGM)
Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Małgorzata Karpiuk – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight)
Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Ruth E. Carter – Sinners (WB)
Best Film Editing
Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (WB)
Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein – Marty Supreme (A24)
Kim Sang-Beom and Kim Ho-Bin – No Other Choice (Neon)
Michael P. Shawver – Sinners (WB)
Myron Kerstein – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Olivier Bugge Coutté – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Scott Barnes – Kiss of the Spider-Woman (Roadside)
Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry – Sinners (WB)
Erica Villanueva – Waltzing with Brando (Iconic Events Releasing)
Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, and Jason Collins – Weapons (WB)
Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, and Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Best Marketing Campaign
Good Fortune (Lionsgate)
Sinners (WB)
Superman (WB)
The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
Weapons (WB)
Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Best Original Song
“Clothed by the Sun” – Music and Lyrics by Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight)
“Golden” – Music and Lyrics by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24 and TEDDY – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
“I Lied to You” – Music and Lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (WB)
“No Place Like Home” – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
“Train Dreams” – Music and Lyrics by Nick Cave & Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams (Netflix)
Best Production Design
Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock – The Phoenician Scheme (Focus Features)
Cara Bower & Stella Fox – Hedda (Amazon MGM)
Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton – Hamnet (Focus)
Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne – Sinners (WB)
Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Tamara Deverell – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Best Score
Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Hedda (Amazon/MGM)
Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another (WB)
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (WB)
Max Richter – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Nicholas Britell – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Best Second Unit Director
Adam Somner – One Battle After Another (WB)
Fernando Funan Chien – The Accountant 2 (Amazon MGM)
Hadie DeJesus – The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
Katie Swain – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Townson Wells – Weapons (WB)
Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
Best Sound
Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern and Greg Chapman (Production Sound MIxer) – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Michael Babcock, Tony Lamberti, Jeff Sawyer, Katie Halliday, Chris Diebold, Trevor Gates – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor – One Battle After Another (WB)
Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, and David V. Butler – Sinners (WB)
Jeremy Peirson, Thomas Jones, Jeffrey Murias, Jeremy Peirson, and Carlos Sanches – The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
Nancy Nugent Title, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes and Jack Dolman – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Best Stunts
Frankenstein (Netflix)
How to Train Your Dragon (Universal)
Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
One Battle After Another (WB)
Superman (WB)
The Accountant 2 (Amazon MGM)
Best Stunt Coordinator
Andrei Nazarenko – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Andy Gill – Sinners (WB)
Eli Zagoudakis & Marshall Virtue – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Frank Blake – Dead Man’s Wire (Row K)
Thom Khoury Williams – Bugonia (Focus)
Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
Best Visual Effects
Ivan Moran – Black Phone 2 (Universal)
Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets and, José Granell – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Christian Manz, Glen McIntosh, Andy Kind, and Terry Palmer – How to Train Your Dragon (Universal)
David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, Simone Coco, and Neil Corbould – Jurassic World: Rebirth (Universal)
Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, and Guy Williams – Superman (WB)
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Anthony Smith, Dale Newton, and Paul Corbould – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
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