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Paul Thomas Anderson’s widely popular “One Battle After Another” was proclaimed the Best Picture of 2025 by the National Society of Film Critics.

On January 3rd, the organization held its 60th annual awards voting meeting, where critics voted in-person at gatherings in Los Angeles and New York, and also participated remotely across the United States.

The film was awarded Best Director, Supporting Actor (Benicio del Toro), and Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor), making it the most successful of the night, and being a runner-up for cinematography.

The “Sinners” and “The Secret Agent” films were among the notable winners or runners-up, along with “Blue Moon”, “Sentimental Value“, and “Nouvelle Vague.”

Here’s the list of winners. 

Best Picture
One Battle After Another
Runners-up: Sinners, The Secret Agent

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Runners-up: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident; Richard Linklater, Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague

Best Actor
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Runners-up: Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent; Michael B. Jordan, Sinners

Best Actress
Kathleen Chalfant, Familiar Touch
Runners-up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You; Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Runners-up: Delroy Lindo, Sinners; Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Runners-up: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value; Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners

Best Screenplay
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Runners-up: Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon; Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent

Best Film Not in the English Language
The Secret Agent
Runners-up: It Was Just an Accident, Sentimental Value

Best Nonfiction Film
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow
Runners-up: The Perfect Neighbor, Orwell: 2+2=5

Best Cinematography
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
Runners-up: Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams; Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another

Best Experimental Film
Morning Circle, Basma al-Sharif

Special Award for a Film Awaiting U.S. Distribution
Landmarks, Lucrecia Martel