The 2025 Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) Winners

The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA)​ have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2025. Here are this year’s winners…

Best Picture
Belén
Bob Treviño Likes It
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Dolores Fonzi, Belén
Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
John Leguizamo, Bob Treviño Likes It
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Dolores Fonzi, Belén
Luisa Huertas, We Shall Not Be Moved
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Diego Luna, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Tânia Maria, The Secret Agent
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Zach Cregger, Weapons

Best Adapted Screenplay
Dolores Fonzi, Laura Paredes, Agustina San Martín, & Nicolás Britos – Belén
Will Tracy, Bugonia
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams

Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Afternoons of Solitude
The Alabama Solution
Apocalypse in the Tropics
The Perfect Neighbor
Selena y Los Dinos

Best Non-English Film
Belén
It Was Just an Accident
A Poet
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirât

Best Ensemble Casting
Bob Treviño Likes It (Kate Geller and Kathy Campbell)
Frankenstein (Robin D. Cook)
One Battle After Another (Cassandra Kulukundis)
The Secret Agent (Gabriel Domingues)
Sentimental Value (Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman)
Sinners (Francine Maisler)

Best Youth Performance (Under 18)
Rebeca Andrade, A Poet
Everett Blunck, The Plague
Cary Christopher, Weapons
Shannon Gorman, Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
Nina Ye, Left-Handed Girl

Best Voice Performance
Yonas Ascunsion Kibreab, Elio
Ke Huy Quan, Zootopia 2
Anthony Ramos, The Bad Guys 2
Zoe Saldaña, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Zoe Saldaña, Elio
Shakira, Zootopia 2

Best Cinematography
Dan Laustsen, Frankenstein
Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another
Evgenia Alexandrova, The Secret Agent
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners (TIE)
Mauro Herce, Sirât
Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams (TIE)

Best Editing
Stephen Mirrione, F1
Evan Schiff, Frankenstein
Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
Matheus Farias and Eduardo Serrano, The Secret Agent
Michael P. Shawver, Sinners
Cristóbal Fernandez, Sirât

Best Production Design
Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Frankenstein
Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton, Hamnet
Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino, One Battle After Another
Thales Junqueira and Mariana Kinker, The Secret Agent
Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne, Sinners
Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales, Wicked: For Good

Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley, Frankenstein
Malgosia Turzanska, Hamnet
Colleen Atwood, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Rita Azevedo, The Secret Agent
Ruth E. Carter, Sinners
Paul Tazewell, Wicked: For Good

Best Hair & Makeup
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons
Wicked: For Good

Best Score
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Max Richter, Hamnet
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
Kangding Ray, Sirât
Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Bryce Dessner, Train Dreams

Best Song
“Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash
“The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams
“Zoo” from Zootopia 2

Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Wicked: For Good

Best Stunts
Ballerina
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare

Special Awards
Latino Breakout Award: Tonatiuh, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Latino Activism Award: Diego Luna
Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award: Benicio del Toro

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