Here are the winners of the 5th #SixStarsCinemaAwards
- Jan 30
- 5 min read
It's time to honor bold storytelling, unforgettable performances, and the films that defined the year across all our categories.
Let the awards roll!
Action or Thriller
Action is the racing pulse of cinema. Every second matters, and risk becomes spectacle. Our top nominees capture the genre’s power, adrenaline, and tension in their most electrifying forms. These films transform conflict into pure impact, push speed to the limit, and prove that action is relentless and visceral.
Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted): Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro — One Battle After Another
Supporting Actress: Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another
Lead Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another
Lead Actress: Cate Blanchett — Black Bag
Direction: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Best Film: One Battle After Another
Fantasy, Superhero or Sci-fi
These genres exist to expand cinema beyond what is visible. Sci-fi, Superhero stories, and fantasy reinvent reality, using the impossible, the extraordinary, and the mythical as a language to speak about humanity, choice, and destiny. These films build worlds and invite us to dream big, feel deeply, and believe that the impossible can also be true.
Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted): Guillermo del Toro — Frankenstein
Supporting Actor: Jacob Elordi — Frankenstein
Supporting Actress: Mia Goth — Frankenstein
Lead Actor: Robert Pattinson — Mickey 17
Lead Actress: Zoë Saldaña — Avatar: Fire and Ash
Direction: Guillermo del Toro — Frankenstein
Best Film: Frankenstein
Comedy
Comedy films turn awkwardness into art, exaggeration into critique, and laughter into catharsis. We laugh because we recognize ourselves and, often, because we don’t know how else to react. This year’s films understand the precise timing of a joke, the chaos of everyday life, and the absurdity of existence. They make cinema a collective experience!
Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted): Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie — Marty Supreme; and Will Tracy — Bugonia
Supporting Actor: Adam Sandler — Jay Kelly
Supporting Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow — Marty Supreme
Lead Actor: Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme
Lead Actress: Emma Stone — Bugonia
Direction: Josh Safdie — Marty Supreme; and Park Chan-wook — No Other Choice
Best Film: Marty Supreme
Musical
In musicals, cinema becomes celebration and catharsis. It is the genre where storytelling finds rhythm and emotion gains melody. Great musical films turn stories into sensory spectacle. Every number is expression, every choreography is narrative, and every song carries conflict, desire, and transformation.
Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted): Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet — The Testament of Ann Lee
Supporting Performance: Jennifer Lopez — Kiss of the Spider Woman
Lead Performance: Amanda Seyfried — The Testament of Ann Lee
Direction: Mona Fastvold — The Testament of Ann Lee
Best Film: The Testament of Ann Lee
Animation
Animation is where cinema achieves absolute freedom: a realm with no limits to imagination. Emotion takes shape in every frame, and color and movement speak to audiences of all ages. From fantasy to musical, from humor to horror, these films overflow with grandeur.
Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted): Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans — KPop Demon Hunters
Supporting Voice Actor: Ahn Hyo-seop — KPop Demon Hunters
Supporting Voice Actress: Natalie Portman — Arco; and Shakira — Zootopia 2
Lead Voice Actor: Jason Bateman — Zootopia 2
Lead Voice Actress: Arden Cho — KPop Demon Hunters
Direction: Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans — KPop Demon Hunters
Best Film: KPop Demon Hunters
Horror
Horror lives in darkness, in prolonged silence, in the space between one heartbeat and the next. But it is not content with merely frightening us: it provokes, unsettles, and lingers. This year’s films explore deep anxieties. They are true physical experiences that have stayed with us for months.
Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted): Ryan Coogler — Sinners
Supporting Actor: Miles Caton — Sinners
Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan — Weapons
Lead Actor: Michael B. Jordan — Sinners
Lead Actress: Julia Garner — Weapons
Direction: Ryan Coogler — Sinners
Best Film: Sinners
Drama
Great dramas invite us into empathy. They move through pain, love, loss, desire, and transformation with brutal honesty. Their power lies in the truth of emotion, the intimacy of conflict, and the courage to tell stories that linger long after the final cut. These films do not shy away from human complexity. They face it head-on!
Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted): Eva Victor — Sorry, Baby
Supporting Actor: Stellan Skarsgård — Sentimental Value
Supporting Actress: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value
Lead Actor: Joel Edgerton — Train Dreams
Lead Actress: Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Direction: Eva Victor — Sorry, Baby
Best Film: Sorry, Baby
Special Awards
Best Cameo: Milly Alcock — Superman
Best Short Film: Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts — a film by Rein Maychaelson
Scene-Stealing Pet: Indy — Good Boy
Documentary or Docufiction: The Perfect Neighbor — a film by Geeta Gandbhir
Song (Original or Adapted): “Golden” — Audrey Nuna, EJAE, HUNTR/X, Rei Ami, Mark Sonnenblick, ido, 24, TEDDY, Ian Eisendrath (KPop Demon Hunters)
Character of the Year: Gladys — played by Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Rising Star: Chase Infiniti
Ensemble Performance: Sinners — Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Li Jun Li, and Delroy Lindo
Avantgarde Award: Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Hounsou has one of those journeys that feels like cinema from the very first act. Born in Benin, he moved to France at a young age. There, he reinvented his own destiny: becoming a model in Paris and, little by little, making room for something greater. Before commanding the screen, he was already mesmerizing audiences in music videos for Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, and En Vogue. Television roles followed soon after. But it was in cinema that he truly carved his name with power and emotion. Amistad introduced the world to an actor of rare intensity. In America and Blood Diamond confirmed his talent, earning him two Academy Award nominations. Along the way, he built a filmography filled with defining milestones: Gladiator, Constantine, The Island, How to Train Your Dragon 2, and A Quiet Place Part II. In the MCU, he is the relentless Korath the Pursuer; in the DC universe, he portrayed both the Fisherman King and the wizard Shazam. Different films, united by the same magnetic presence he brings to every role! A journey of endurance, elegance, and strength. Djimon Hounsou is cinema lived through the body, the voice, and the gaze.
Best Popular Film: Sinners
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The nominees are based on releases from January 1st to December 31st, 2025, showcasing the most thrilling performances and productions of the year. The 5th #SixStarsCinemaAwards wouldn’t be the same without the voice, taste, and unique perspective on cinema of our jury members.
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