38TH ANNUAL CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Thursday, December 11, 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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It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Marty Supreme • A24
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures
Train Dreams • Netflix



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
Mona Fastvold – The Testament of Ann Lee
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme



Best Actor
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET
MARTY SUPREME • A24
Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers
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Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent



Best Actress
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
Jennifer Lawrence – Die, My Love
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Tessa Thompson – Hedda



Best Supporting Actor
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
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgard – Sentimental Value



Best Supporting Actress
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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Odessa A’Zion – Marty Supreme
Nina Hoss – Hedda
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners



Best Original Screenplay
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Written by Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
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Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor



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 – Chloe Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar & Jahye Lee
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Wake Up Dead Man – Rian Johnson



BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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Arco
Boys Go to Jupiter
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2



Best Documentary
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers
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Cover-Up
My Undesirable Friends – Part 1 – Last Air in Moscow
Predators
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk



BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
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No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirat



BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Production Design by Tamara Deverell
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Phoenician Scheme
Sinners



Best Cinematography
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cinematography by Michael Bauman
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
Hamnet – Lukasz Zal
Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso



BEST COSTUME DESIGN
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Costume Design by Kate Hawley
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Hedda – Lindsay Pugh
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
The Testament of Ann Lee – Malgorzata Karpiuk
Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell



Best Editing
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Edited by Andy Jurgensen
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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28 Years Later – Jon Harris
F1: The Movie – Stephen Mirrione & Patrick J. Smith
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
No Other Choice – Kim Sang-beom & Kim Ho-bin



Best Original Score
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Composed by Jonny Greenwood
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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The Mastermind – Rob Mazurek
Sinners – Ludwig Goransson
The Testament of Ann Lee – Daniel Blumberg
Train Dreams – Bryce Dessner



BEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Mickey 17
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning



MILOS STEHLIK AWARD FOR BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER
EVA VICTOR
SORRY, BABY • A24
Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins | Producers
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Mary Bronstein – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Sarah Friedland – Familiar Touch
Carson Lund – Eephus
James Sweeney – Twinless



MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Miles Caton – Sinners
Abou Sangare – Souleymane’s Story
Tonatiuh – Kiss of the Spider Woman
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

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“One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another”
“It Was Just an Accident” – Jafar Panahi
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“It Was Just an Accident”
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell
“One Battle After Another” – Michael Bauman
“Frankenstein” – Kate Hawley
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen
“One Battle After Another” – Jonny Greenwood
“Sinners”
Eva Victor – “Sorry, Baby”
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”

ABOUT THE Chicago Film Critics Association
The Chicago Film Critics Association supports and celebrates quality filmmaking that has something to say about our world, our lives, and our society. In the past, while the CFCA’s priority was to support and fight for the continued role of film critics in the media, the CFCA’s public interaction was limited to the announcement of its annual film awards. In recent years, the CFCA has expanded its presence on the Chicago arts scene, promoting critical thinking about cinema to a wider base through several initiatives, including the re-launch of a late-winter film awards ceremony; CFCA-hosted film screenings throughout Chicagoland; and a Young People’s Film Criticism Workshop at Facets Multimedia. The annual Chicago Critics Film Festival further builds on the organization’s goal to be an active part of the Chicago film landscape.







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