12TH ANNUAL PHOENIX CRITICS CIRCLE 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


Hamnet • Focus Features
It Was Just An Accident • NEON
Sentimental Value • NEON
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

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BEST COMEDY FILM

THE NAKED GUN • Paramount Pictures

Akiva Schaffer | Director
Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins | Producers


The Ballad Of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Friendship
Rental Family

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BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

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


Bugonia
Companion
Mickey 17
The Running Man

BEST HORROR FILM

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


28 Years Later
Bring Her Back
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons

Best Animated Film

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

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


Elio
Predator: Killer Of Killers
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary Feature

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

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


Deaf President Now!
Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery
Orwell: 2+2=5
Predators

Best Foreign Language FILM

SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

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


It Was Just An Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sirat

Best Actor

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
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Best Actress

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
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value

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


Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgard – Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress

AMY MADIGAN
WEAPONS • Warner Bros / New Line Cinema

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


Odessa A’Zion – Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Director

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

Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers


Park Chan-Wook – No Other Choice
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just An Accident
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Best 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


It Was Just An Accident – Jafar Panahi
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt
Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor

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


No Other Choice – Kim Woo-hyung
Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

Best SCORE

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

Composed by Jonny Greenwood

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


Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Sinners – Ludwig Goransson
Sirāt – Kangding Ray

BEST STUNT COORDINATION

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers


Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Weapons

Phoenix Critics Circle

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“One Battle After Another”
“The Naked Gun”
“Frankenstein”
“Sinners”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Sentimental Value”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“One Battle After Another” – Jonny Greenwood
“One Battle After Another” – Michael Bauman
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”

ABOUT THE Phoenix Critics Circle

The Phoenix Critics Circle is dedicated to promoting both the larger film industry and our local film community. We are writers, reviewers, and cinema historians moving the conversation forward, through print, broadcast, and online media both within Arizona and nationwide.

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