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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, we feature our 13th annual InSession Film Awards! During Part 1, we discuss the very best that 2025 had to offer in terms of surprises, overlooked movies, the best acting performances and so much more when it comes to the film year. Many of these categories will feel familiar, for those that follow awards season, however some of them are distinct and that’s what makes it fun.
Stay tuned for Part 2, where we discuss our Top 10 Movies of 2025.
Want to participate with our Awards show? Click here to download the Awards Category sheet, fill it out with your nominees and winners, and as you listen to the show see how your picks stack up against ours!
– InSession Film Awards 2025 (7:28)
Individual Special Awards
Best Movie Discovery
Best Surprise Actor/Actress
Best Surprise Movie
Best Overlooked Movie
Best Opening/Closing Credits Sequence or Scene
Best Use of Song (Original or Pre-Existing)
Best Original Score
Best Animated Movie
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Documentary
Best Cinematography
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Best Director
Best Actress Supporting Role
Best Actor Supporting Role
Best Actress
Best Actor
*See a list of all of our nominees and winners here!
2025 was an interesting year for film. It took awhile to get going, but once the fall season arrived, it was one gem after another. Ironically, though, the year gave us some of its very best movies in the first half with Sinners, 28 Years Later, One Battle After Another and Sorry, Baby. However, at least for us, most of the year’s great depth came during the last few months of 2025. With the likes of Sentimental Value, Marty Supreme, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, It Was Just An Accident, No Other Choice, Train Dreams, The Secret Agent, and so many more, it was an avalanche of awesome cinema. 2025 was also a great bounce back for mainstream movies. Warner Bros. and Disney both crushed it at the box office with A Minecraft Movie, Lilo & Stitch, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Superman, Thunderbolts*, Sinners, Zootopia 2, Wicked: For Good and others. Where 2024 was dominated by experimental and innovative filmmaking, 2025 was well rounded with great indies and foreign films, and a better Hollywood buffet. It was a great year for movies and we had the best time talking about why it’s so robust.
Do you agree or disagree with any of our picks? Let us know in the comment section below.
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