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



BEST COMEDY FILM
THE NAKED GUN • Paramount Pictures
Akiva Schaffer | Director
Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins | Producers
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The Ballad Of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Friendship
Rental Family



BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Bugonia
Companion
Mickey 17
The Running Man



BEST HORROR FILM
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Weapons

Phoenix Critics Circle
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BEST STUNT COORDINATION:
“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”

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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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