{"id":33001,"date":"2026-01-04T16:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33001"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:14:59","slug":"one-battle-after-another-wins-best-pictures-at-national-society-of-film-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33001","title":{"rendered":"“One Battle After Another” Wins Best Picture at National Society of Film Critics Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a9<\/b>Courtesy of Warner Brothers<\/p>\n

Paul Thomas Anderson’s widely popular “One Battle After Another<\/strong>” was proclaimed the Best Picture of 2025 by the National Society of Film Critics.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The “Sinners<\/strong>” and “The Secret Agent<\/strong>” films were among the notable winners or runners-up, along with “Blue Moon”<\/strong>, “Sentimental Value<\/strong>“, and “Nouvelle Vague<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

Here’s the list of winners.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Picture<\/b>
\nOne Battle After Another
\nRunners-up: Sinners, The Secret Agent<\/p>\n

Best Director<\/b>
\nPaul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
\nRunners-up: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident; Richard Linklater, Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague<\/p>\n

Best Actor<\/b>
\nEthan Hawke, Blue Moon
\nRunners-up: Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent; Michael B. Jordan, Sinners<\/p>\n

Best Actress<\/b>
\nKathleen Chalfant, Familiar Touch
\nRunners-up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You; Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor<\/b>
\nBenicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
\nRunners-up: Delroy Lindo, Sinners; Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress<\/b>
\nTeyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
\nRunners-up: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value; Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners<\/p>\n

Best Screenplay<\/b>
\nJafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
\nRunners-up: Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon; Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho, The Secret Agent<\/p>\n

Best Film Not in the English Language<\/b>
\nThe Secret Agent
\nRunners-up: It Was Just an Accident, Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

Best Nonfiction Film<\/b>
\nMy Undesirable Friends: Part I \u2013 Last Air in Moscow
\nRunners-up: The Perfect Neighbor, Orwell: 2+2=5<\/p>\n

Best Cinematography<\/b>
\nAutumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
\nRunners-up: Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams; Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

Best Experimental Film<\/b>
\nMorning Circle, Basma al-Sharif<\/p>\n

Special Award for a Film Awaiting U.S. Distribution<\/b>
\nLandmarks, Lucrecia Martel<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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