Midlands Movies Awards 2025 - Full nominations

On Easter Monday 21st April Midlands Movies Editor Michael Sales & awards ceremony co-host Ed Stagg (BBC Radio) announced the nominations for the 2025 Midlands Movies Awards live from the Queen of Bradgate Vintage Cinema in Leicester.

A big thanks was given to the entire Jury Panel of industry experts who gave up their precious time to watch a huge selection of creative projects and as always, had a difficult time choosing from the excellent number of films from the region.

You can read the full list of nominations across all 16 categories below and watch our announcement videos via Facebook Live.

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Best Actress in a Leading Role

Sarah Feltham for Laura Living Backwards

Lucy Wells for A Glass House

Poppy Abbott for No Worries If Not

Rosie Frost for Run For Your Life

Suzanne Fulton for Derelict

Best Animated Film

Sick Day of the Dead by Lee Charlish

Yen for Zen by James Pyle

Grave by Oz Durose

Creativity is for Everyone by Charlotte Footitt

Best Director

Ades Singh for She Loves Me Not

Jonathan Zaurin for Derelict

James Mason for You Alright Mate

Christopher Bevan for The Other

Emma Hodgkinson for No Worries If Not!

Best Documentary

The Secret to Sustainability by Ella Breanna Sugden and Saphir Beaunol

I Just want to be a Superhero by Joey Lever

Best Sound (Editing or Mixing)

Robin Wade for Overtime

Liam Banks for Run For Your Life

Chas Sheppard for No Worries If Not

Daniel Ferrari for The Calling

Josh King, Ayesha Walker and Luke Brightmore for Homunculus

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Mark Aldrich for Teddy and the Mountain

Jamie Mutambirwa for At What Cost

Vishal Ratnajothy for Axe To Grind

Pete Bird for Derelict

Cameron Moon for The Yard

Best Visual & Special Effects

Dimitris Vrouvas & their team for Living Dolls

Alessia Secci for Inhabitant

Steve Best & Liam Banks for Run For Your Life

Billy Evans for Ascend

James Carpenter & Baz Kannan for Letters from Space

Best Cinematography

Connor Mcloughlin for Persistence

Lewis Malin for No Longer Human

Billy Evans for Ascend

Richard Bailey for Everything

Jack Curtis for A Glass House

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