Sorry, Baby (2025 film)
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Sorry, Baby is a 2025 American independent black comedy-drama film written and directed by Eva Victor, in their directing debut. Starring Victor, Naomi Ackie, Louis Cancelmi, Kelly McCormack, Lucas Hedges and John Carroll Lynch, it follows a reclusive college literature professor struggling with depression following a sexual assault. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 27, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and received widespread critical acclaim. It was released by A24 in selected theaters in the United States on June 27, before expanding nationwide on July 25. For their acting, Victor was nominated at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards in Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. For their filmmaking, Victor won Best Directorial Debut from the National Board of Review and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards.
Infobox
Directed by
Eva Victor
Written by
Eva Victor
Produced by
mw- Adele Romanski Mark Ceryak Barry Jenkins
Starring
Eva Victor Naomi Ackie Louis Cancelmi Kelly McCormack Lucas Hedges John Carroll Lynch
Cinematography
Mia Cioffi Henry
Edited by
Alex O'Flinn Randi Atkins
Music by
Lia Ouyang Rusli
Productioncompanies
Tango Entertainment High Frequency Entertainment Big Beach Pastel
Distributed by
A24
Release dates
January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27) (Sundance) June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$3 million
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
Astra Awards
Astra Awards
Organization
Astra Awards
Date of ceremony
January 9, 2026
Category
Best Actress – Comedy or Musical
Recipient(s)
Eva Victor
Result
Pending
Best Indie Feature
Best Indie Feature
Organization
Best Indie Feature
Date of ceremony
Sorry, Baby
Category
Pending
Best First Feature
Best First Feature
Organization
Best First Feature
Date of ceremony
Pending
Astra Midseason Movie Awards
Astra Midseason Movie Awards
Organization
Astra Midseason Movie Awards
Date of ceremony
July 3, 2025
Category
Best Picture
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Best Actress
Best Actress
Organization
Best Actress
Date of ceremony
Eva Victor
Category
Runner-up
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Organization
Best Screenplay
Date of ceremony
Sorry, Baby
Category
Nominated
British Independent Film Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Organization
British Independent Film Awards
Date of ceremony
November 30, 2025
Category
Best International Independent Film
Recipient(s)
Eva Victor, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins
Result
Nominated
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Organization
Cannes Film Festival
Date of ceremony
May 24, 2025
Category
Directors' Fortnight
Recipient(s)
Eva Victor
Result
Nominated
Camera d'Or
Camera d'Or
Organization
Camera d'Or
Date of ceremony
Nominated
Queer Palm
Queer Palm
Organization
Queer Palm
Date of ceremony
Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Organization
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Date of ceremony
January 4, 2026
Category
Best Original Screenplay
Recipient(s)
Pending
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Organization
Golden Globe Awards
Date of ceremony
January 11, 2026
Category
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Recipient(s)
Pending
Gotham Film Awards
Gotham Film Awards
Organization
Gotham Film Awards
Date of ceremony
December 1, 2025
Category
Best Feature
Recipient(s)
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
Result
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Organization
Best Original Screenplay
Date of ceremony
Eva Victor
Category
Nominated
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Organization
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Date of ceremony
February 16, 2026
Category
Best Feature
Recipient(s)
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
Result
Pending
Best Director
Best Director
Organization
Best Director
Date of ceremony
Eva Victor
Category
Pending
Best Supporting Performance
Best Supporting Performance
Organization
Best Supporting Performance
Date of ceremony
Naomi Ackie
Category
Pending
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Organization
Best Screenplay
Date of ceremony
Eva Victor
Category
Pending
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
Organization
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
Date of ceremony
August 5, 2025
Category
We Could See Boop! Award for Best Thing to See
Recipient(s)
Sorry, Baby & Eva Victor
Result
Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Organization
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Date of ceremony
December 7, 2025
Category
Best Screenplay
Recipient(s)
Eva Victor
Result
Runner-up
Miskolc International Film Festival
Miskolc International Film Festival
Organization
Miskolc International Film Festival
Date of ceremony
September 13, 2025
Category
Emeric Pressburger Prize
Recipient(s)
Sorry, Baby
Result
Nominated
Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
Organization
Mill Valley Film Festival
Date of ceremony
October 5, 2025
Category
Mind the Gap Award
Recipient(s)
Eva Victor
Result
Won
National Board of Review
National Board of Review
Organization
National Board of Review
Date of ceremony
January 13, 2026
Category
Best Directorial Debut
Recipient(s)
Won
Top 10 Independent Films
Top 10 Independent Films
Organization
Top 10 Independent Films
Date of ceremony
Sorry, Baby
Category
Won
Seattle Film Critics Society
Seattle Film Critics Society
Organization
Seattle Film Critics Society
Date of ceremony
December 15, 2025
Category
Best Picture
Recipient(s)
Pending
Best Actress
Best Actress
Organization
Best Actress
Date of ceremony
Eva Victor
Category
Pending
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Organization
Best Screenplay
Date of ceremony
Pending
Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
Organization
Seattle International Film Festival
Date of ceremony
May 25, 2025
Category
Seattle Critics Award
Recipient(s)
Sorry, Baby
Result
Won
Stockholm International Film Festival
Stockholm International Film Festival
Organization
Stockholm International Film Festival
Date of ceremony
November 14, 2025
Category
Golden Horse
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Organization
Sundance Film Festival
Date of ceremony
February 2, 2025
Category
Grand Jury Prize – U.S. Dramatic Competition
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Organization
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Date of ceremony
Eva Victor
Category
Won
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Organization
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Date of ceremony
December 14, 2025
Category
Best Original Screenplay
Recipient(s)
Pending
Best First Feature Film
Best First Feature Film
Organization
Best First Feature Film
Date of ceremony
Pending
Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
Organization
Sydney Film Festival
Date of ceremony
June 15, 2025
Category
Sydney Film Prize
Recipient(s)
Sorry, Baby
Result
Nominated
Valladolid International Film Festival
Valladolid International Film Festival
Organization
Valladolid International Film Festival
Date of ceremony
November 1, 2025
Category
Golden Spike
Recipient(s)
Sorry, Baby
Result
Nominated
Best Actress
Best Actress
Organization
Best Actress
Date of ceremony
Eva Victor
Category
Won
| Organization | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | mw- Ref. |
| Astra Awards | January 9, 2026 | Best Actress – Comedy or Musical | Eva Victor | Pending | |
| Best Indie Feature | Sorry, Baby | Pending | |||
| Best First Feature | Pending | ||||
| Astra Midseason Movie Awards | July 3, 2025 | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Eva Victor | Runner-up | |||
| Best Screenplay | Sorry, Baby | Nominated | |||
| British Independent Film Awards | November 30, 2025 | Best International Independent Film | Eva Victor, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins | Nominated | |
| Cannes Film Festival | May 24, 2025 | Directors' Fortnight | Eva Victor | Nominated | |
| Camera d'Or | Nominated | ||||
| Queer Palm | Nominated | ||||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 4, 2026 | Best Original Screenplay | Pending | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | January 11, 2026 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Pending | ||
| Gotham Film Awards | December 1, 2025 | Best Feature | Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Eva Victor | Nominated | |||
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | February 16, 2026 | Best Feature | Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski | Pending | |
| Best Director | Eva Victor | Pending | |||
| Best Supporting Performance | Naomi Ackie | Pending | |||
| Best Screenplay | Eva Victor | Pending | |||
| Las Culturistas Culture Awards | August 5, 2025 | We Could See Boop! Award for Best Thing to See | Sorry, Baby & Eva Victor | Nominated | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 7, 2025 | Best Screenplay | Eva Victor | Runner-up | |
| Miskolc International Film Festival | September 13, 2025 | Emeric Pressburger Prize | Sorry, Baby | Nominated | |
| Mill Valley Film Festival | October 5, 2025 | Mind the Gap Award | Eva Victor | Won | |
| National Board of Review | January 13, 2026 | Best Directorial Debut | Won | ||
| Top 10 Independent Films | Sorry, Baby | Won | |||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | December 15, 2025 | Best Picture | Pending | ||
| Best Actress | Eva Victor | Pending | |||
| Best Screenplay | Pending | ||||
| Seattle International Film Festival | May 25, 2025 | Seattle Critics Award | Sorry, Baby | Won | |
| Stockholm International Film Festival | November 14, 2025 | Golden Horse | Nominated | ||
| Sundance Film Festival | February 2, 2025 | Grand Jury Prize – U.S. Dramatic Competition | Nominated | ||
| Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award | Eva Victor | Won | |||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 14, 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Pending | ||
| Best First Feature Film | Pending | ||||
| Sydney Film Festival | June 15, 2025 | Sydney Film Prize | Sorry, Baby | Nominated | |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | November 1, 2025 | Golden Spike | Sorry, Baby | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Eva Victor | Won |
References
- Award shared with nine other films.
- Sorry, Babyhttps://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/7ADD93480050C767
- Box Office Mojohttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt32843349/
- The Numbershttps://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Sorry-Baby-(2025)
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- Rapold 2025, p. 42.
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- Film Music Reporterhttps://filmmusicreporter.com/2025/01/27/lia-ouyang-rusli-scoring-eva-victors-sorry-baby/
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/11/sundance-2025-olivia-colman-jennifer-lopez-josh-oconnor
- Sorry, Babyhttps://deadline.com/2025/02/sundance-a24-sorry-baby-u-s-dramatic-competition-film-1236273059/
- Sorry, Babyhttps://variety.com/2025/film/news/sorry-baby-sells-sundance-film-festival-premiere-eva-victor-lucas-hedges-1236288784/
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/cannes-directors-fortnight-2025-lineup-1235115585/
- "The Screenings Guide of the 78th Festival de Cannes"https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2025/the-screenings-guide-of-the-78th-festival-de-cannes/
- "Sorry, Baby"https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl171540481/?ref_=bo_rs_table_10
- /Filmhttps://www.slashfilm.com/1915643/a24-sorry-baby-director-stars-exclusive-interview/
- Sydney Film Festivalhttps://www.sff.org.au/program/event/sorry-baby/
- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2025/05/edinburgh-film-festival-eva-victor-sorry-baby-1236386772/
- "Sorry, Baby"https://www.filmfestivalen.no/f/sorry-baby/1069
- Kinóticohttps://kinotico.es/actualidad/2025-07-24/bi-gan-dardenne-loznitsa-lav-diaz-mascha-schilinski-competiran-espiga-oro-70-edicion-seminci
- Stockholm International Film Festivalhttps://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/sorry-baby
- Sorry, Babyhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sorry_baby
- Sorry, Babyhttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/sorry-baby/
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- "The films of the Official Selection 2025"https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/press/press-releases/the-films-of-the-official-selection-2025/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2025/film/awards/critics-choice-nominations-2026-sinners-1236601214/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2025/film/awards/golden-globes-2026-nominations-1236601172/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2025-gotham-film-awards-nominations-nominees-list/best-feature-27/
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/film-independent-spirit-award-nominations-2026-1235164452/
- Rolling Stonehttps://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/las-culturistas-culture-awards-2025-winners-list-1235400849/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2025/film/awards/los-angeles-film-critics-lafca-winners-1236602469/
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- ""Sorry, Baby" wins SIFF 2025 Seattle Critics Award"https://seattlefilmcritics.com/2025/05/25/siff-2025-seattle-critics-award-sorry-baby
- Mynewsdeskhttps://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/stockholms_filmfestival/pressreleases/here-are-the-winners-of-the-stockholm-international-film-festival-2025-3416470
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- Cadena SERhttps://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2025/07/24/avance-de-seminci-estos-son-los-n0ombres-que-competiran-por-la-espiga-de-oro-radio-valladolid/
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