12TH ANNUAL PHOENIX CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
Thursday, December 11, 2025

— 12th Annual Phoenix Critics Circle Awards —

BEST PICTURE

HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON

Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

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BEST COMEDY FILM

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND • Focus Features

James Griffiths | Director
Rupert Majendie | Producer

BUGONIA • Focus Features

Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers

FRIENDSHIP • A24

Andrew DeYoung | Director
Raphael Margules, J. D. Lifshitz, Johnny Holland, Nick Weidenfeld | Producers

THE NAKED GUN • Paramount Pictures

Akiva Schaffer | Director
Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins | Producers

RENTAL FAMILY • Searchlight Pictures

Hikari | Director
Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Hikari, Shin Yamaguchi | Producers

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BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

BUGONIA • Focus Features

Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers

COMPANION • Warner Bros. Pictures

Drew Hancock | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, J.D. Lifshitz, Josh Mack, Raphael Margules | Producers

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

MICKEY 17 • Warner Bros. Pictures

Bong Joon Ho | Director
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bong Joon Ho, Choi Dooho | Producers

THE RUNNING MAN • Paramount Pictures

Edgar Wright | Director
Edgar Wright, Nira Park, Audrey Chon, Simon Kinberg | Producers

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BEST HORROR FILM

28 YEARS LATER • Columbia Pictures

Danny Boyle | Director
Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernie Bellew, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland | Producers

BRING HER BACK • A24

Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou | Directors
Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

THE UGLY STEPSISTER • IFC Films

Emilie Blichfeldt | Director
Maria Ekerhovd | Producer

WEAPONS • Warner Bros Pictures / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

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BEST ANIMATED FILM

ELIO • Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Pictures

Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina | Directors
Mary Alice Drumm | Producer

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS • 20th Century Studios

Dan Trachtenberg, Joshua Wassung | Directors
John Davis, Dan Trachtenberg, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt | Producers

ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures

Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer

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BEST DOCUMENTARY

DEAF PRESIDENT NOW! • Apple TV

Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim | Directors
Amanda Rohlke, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan King, Nyle DiMarco, Michael Harte, Wayne Betts Jr. | Producers

LILITH FAIR: BUILDING A MYSTERY • Hulu

Ally Pankiw | Director
Carlene Carrasco Laughlin, Dan Levy, Christina Piovesan | Producers

ORWELL: 2+2=5 • NEON

Raoul Peck | Director
Alex Gibney, Raoul Peck, George Chignell, Nick Shumaker | Producers

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers

PREDATORS • MTV Documentary Films / Paramount+

David Osit | Director
Jamie Gonçalves, Kellen Quinn, David Osit | Producers

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON

Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer

NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON

Park Chan-wook | Director
Park Chan-wook, Jisun Back, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras | Producers

THE SECRET AGENT • NEON

Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | Producers

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

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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BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET
MARTY SUPREME • A24

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

LEONARDO DICAPRIO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

JOEL EDGERTON
TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix

Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

OSCAR ISAAC
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

MICHAEL B. JORDAN
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

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BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

JESSIE BUCKLEY
HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

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

CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

JENNIFER LAWRENCE
DIE, MY LOVE • MUBI

Lynne Ramsay | Director
Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Andrea Calderwood | Producers

RENATE REINSVE
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

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BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

BENICIO DEL TORO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

JACOB ELORDI
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

DELROY LINDO
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

SEAN PENN
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

STELLAN SKARSGÅRD
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

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BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

ODESSA A’ZION
MARTY SUPREME • A24

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers

INGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

AMY MADIGAN
WEAPONS • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

WUNMI MOSAKU
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

TEYANA TAYLOR
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

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BEST DIRECTOR

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

RYAN COOGLER
SINNERS• Warner Bros. Pictures

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

JAFAR PANAHI
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON

Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi | Producers

PARK CHAN-WOOK
NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON

Park Chan-wook, Jisun Back, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras | Producers

JOACHIM TRIER
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

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BEST SCREENPLAY

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Writer

Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Based on “Vineland” by Thomas Pynchon
Paul Thomas Anderson | Writer

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt | Writers

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Writer

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

SORRY, BABY • A24
Eva Victor | Writer

Eva Victor | Director
Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins | Producers

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON
Kim Woo-Hyung | Cinematographer

Park Chan-wook | Director
Park Chan-wook , Jisun Back , Michèle Ray-Gavras , Alexandre Gavras | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Michael Bauman | Cinematographer

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Autumn Durald Arkapaw | Cinematographer

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Adolpho Veloso | Cinematographer

Clint Bentley| Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers

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BEST SCORE

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Alexandre Desplat | Composer

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Jonny Greenwood | Composer

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ludwig Göransson | Composer

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

SIRĀT • NEON
Kangding Ray | Composer

Oliver Laxe | Director
Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol | Producers

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BEST STUNT COORDINATION

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

WEAPONS • Warner Bros Pictures / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

ABOUT THE PHOENIX CRITICS CIRCLE

The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique and analysis. Administered by the non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, the Phoenix Critics Circle is committed to the progression and preservation of film and is composed of print, television, radio and internet film critics from Arizona.