Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, a busy historical epic that takes in vampirism, racial politics and the birth of the blues, has proved the big winner at the annual awards from Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC). The film topped the poll in a near-unprecedented five categories: best film, best director, best actor, best screenplay and best cinematography. That huge political comedy has scored best-film wins from New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association and Boston Society of Film Critics. In Dublin it had to settle for second place in best film, best screenplay, best director and, for Leonardo DiCaprio, best actor. It won best overall documentary from the DFCC and was runner-up to Canty’s lively social-realist picture in best Irish film.

Source: The Irish Times December 18, 2025 18:32 UTC