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


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

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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

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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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