26TH ANNUAL PHOENIX FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS
Monday, December 15, 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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Frankenstein • Netflix
Hamnet • Focus Features
The Life of Chuck • NEON
The Long Walk • Lionsgate
Marty Supreme • A24
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures
Song Sung Blue • Focus Features
Sorry, Baby • A24
Train Dreams • Netflix



Best Director
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers



BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers



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



BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
SEAN PENN
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers



BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
TEYANA TAYLOR
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers



BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers



Best Original Screenplay
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers



BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers



THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
THE LIFE OF CHUCK • NEON
Mike Flanagan | Director
Trevor Macy, Mike Flanagan | Producers



BEST ANIMATED FILM
ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures
Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer



BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON
Park Chan-wook | Director
Park Chan-wook, Jisun Back, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras | Producers



BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers



BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“I LIED TO YOU” from
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson
Performed by Miles Caton
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers



BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Composed by Ludwig Göransson
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers



BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Cinematography by Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers



BEST FILM EDITING
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Editing by Andy Jurgensen
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers



BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Production Design by Tamara Deverell
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers



BEST COSTUME DESIGN
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Costume Design by Ruth E. Carter
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers



BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers



BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers



BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH
JACOBI JUPE
HAMNET • Focus Features
Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

Phoenix Film Critics Society
BEST PICTURE:
BEST DIRECTOR:
BEST ACTOR:
BEST ACTRESS:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING:
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
BEST EDITING:
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH:
OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR:
“One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Leonardo DiCaprio – “One Battle After Another”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Sean Penn – “One Battle After Another”
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Zootopia 2”
“No Other Choice”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“I Lied To You” from “Sinners”
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell
“Sinners” – Ruth E. Carter
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”
Jacobi Jupe – “Hamnet”
“The Life Of Chuck”

ABOUT THE Phoenix Film Critics Society
Founded in October 2000 by David Ramsey and Roger Tennis. We started with ten original members. The PFCS quickly gained attention from the major film studios and independent film distributors. One of the reasons for the recognition was that all members are established film critics in Arizona.





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