29TH ANNUAL TORONTO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Sunday, December 7, 2025



BEST PICTURE
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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“Sinners” • Warner Bros. Pictures
“Hamnet” • Focus Features



BEST DIRECTOR
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Ryan Coogler | “Sinners” • Warner Bros. Pictures
Oliver Laxe | “Sirāt” • NEON



OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE
ETHAN HAWKE
BLUE MOON • Sony Pictures Classics
Richard Linklater | Director
Mike Blizzard, John Sloss, Richard Linklater | Producers
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Leonardo DiCaprio | “One Battle After Another” • Warner Bros. Pictures
Michael B. Jordan | “Sinners” • Warner Bros. Pictures
Wagner Moura | “The Secret Agent” • NEON



OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE
ROSE BYRNE
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24
Mary Bronstein | Director
Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor Hannon, Richie Doyle | Producers
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Jessie Buckley | “Hamnet” • Focus Features



OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
BENICIO DEL TORO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Jacob Elordi | “Frankenstein” • Netflix
Sean Penn | “One Battle After Another” • Warner Bros. Pictures
Stellan Skarsgård | “Sentimental Value” • NEON



OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
NINA HOSS
HEDDA • Amazon MGM Studios / Orion Pictures
Nia DaCosta | Director
Nia DaCosta, Gabrielle Nadig, Tessa Thompson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner | Producers
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Amy Madigan | “Weapons” • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema



BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
ABOU SANGARÉ
SOULEYMANE’S STORY • Kino Lorber
Boris Lojkine | Director
Bruno Nahon | Producer
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Miles Caton | “Sinners” • Warner Bros. Pictures
Chase Infinti | “One Battle After Another” • Warner Bros. Pictures



BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A CANADIAN FILM
JOAN CHEN
MONTREAL, MY BEAUTIFUL • Filmoption International
Kirk Jones | Director
Piers Tempest, Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff | Producers
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Deragh Campbell | “Measures for a Funeral” • Vortex Media
Vincent Cassel | “The Shrouds” • Sphere Films



BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A CANADIAN FILM
ELLE-MÁIJÁ TRAILFEATHERS
SWEET ANGEL BABY • Vortex Media
Melanie Oates | Director
Claire Desmarais, Chris Hatcher, Melanie Oates, Matt Power | Producers
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Charlotte Aubin | “Montreal, My Beautiful” • Filmoption International
Troy Kotsur | “In Cold Light” • Elevation Pictures



BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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“Marty Supreme” • A24 | Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
“Sentimental Value” • NEON | Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt



BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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“Hamnet” • Focus Features | Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
“No Other Choice” • NEON | Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, Jayhe Lee



BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
ENDLESS COOKIE • Obscured Releasing
Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver | Directors
Daniel Bekerman, Chris Yurkovich, Alex Ordanis, Jason Ryle, Seth Scriver | Producers
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“KPop Demon Hunters” • Netflix
“Space Cadet” • Les Films Opale



ALLAN KING BEST DOCUMENTARY
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT •
Apple TV+
Ryan White | Director
Jessica Hargrave, Ryan White, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen | Producers
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“Orwell: 2+2=5” • NEON
“The Tale of Silyan” • National Geographic



BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
SIRĀT • NEON
Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers
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“It Was Just an Accident” • NEON
“The Secret Agent” • NEON



BEST FIRST FEATURE
BLUE HERON • Blue Fox Entertainment
Sophy Romvari | Director
Ryan Bobkin, Sara Wylie, Sophy Romvari, Gábor Osváth | Producers
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“Eephus” • Music Box Films | Carson Lund
“Sorry Baby” • A24 | Eva Victor

— 29th Annual Toronto Films Critics Association Awards —
ROGERS BEST CANADIAN FEATURE



BLUE HERON • Blue Fox Entertainment
Sophy Romvari | Director
Ryan Bobkin, Sara Wylie, Sophy Romvari, Gábor Osváth | Producers
NIRVANA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE • Elevation Pictures
Matt Johnson | Director
Matt Greyson, Matt Miller | Producers
THE SHROUDS • Sphere Films
David Cronenberg | Director
Saïd Ben Saïd, Anthony Vaccarello, Martin Katz | Producers

— 29th Annual Toronto Films Critics Association Awards —
ROGERS BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY



ENDLESS COOKIE • Obscured Releasing
Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver | Directors
Daniel Bekerman, Chris Yurkovich, Alex Ordanis, Jason Ryle, Seth Scriver | Producers
GHOSTS OF THE SEA • National Film Board of Canada
Virginia Tangvald | Director
Nathalie Cloutier, Isabelle Couture, Élaine Hébert, Maéva Savinien | Producers
WHO KILLED THE MONTREAL EXPOS? • Netflix
Jean-François Poisson | Director
Stéphanie Thibault | Producer

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BEST FIRST FEATURE:
“One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke – “Blue Moon”
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Nina Hoss – “Hedda”
Abou Sangaré – “Souleymane’s Story”
Joan Chen – “Montreal, My Beautiful”
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers – “Sweet Angel Baby”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Endless Cookie”
“Come See Me in the Good Light”
“Sirāt”
“Blue Heron”

ABOUT THE TORONTO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
The Toronto Film Critics Association was established in 1997 and is comprised of Toronto-based journalists and broadcasters who specialize in film criticism and commentary. All major dailies, weeklies and a variety of other print, electronic and web outlets are represented. Members of the TFCA also participate in the Federation of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI). As such, they have sat on juries at festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, Montreal, Miami, Palm Springs, Chicago, Pusan, Moscow, Amsterdam, London and Vienna, among others.







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