10th Annual Seattle 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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Bugonia • Focus Features
Hamnet • Focus Features
It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Marty Supreme • A24
Sentimental Value • NEON
Sinners – Warner Bros. Pictures
Sorry, Baby • A24
Train Dreams • Netflix
Weapons • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema



BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Clint Bentley – Train Dreams
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet



BEST LEAD ACTOR
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners



BEST LEAD 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
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sean Penn
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
David Jonsson – The Long Walk
William H. Macy – Train Dreams



BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Wunmi Mosaku
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another



BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Casting by Cassandra Kulukundis
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Eephus – Carson Lund
Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti
Sinners – Francine Maisler
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Story – Bret Howe, Mary Vernieu



BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
JACOBI JUPE
HAMNET • Focus Features
Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers
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Cary Christopher – Weapons
Shannon Gorman – Rental Family
Jasper Thompson – The Mastermind
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later



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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Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar



BEST ANIMATED FILM
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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Arco – Ugo Bienvenu
The Colors Within – Naoko Yamada
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard



BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
WTO/99 • Foghorn Features
Ian Bell | Director
Laura Tatham, Ian Bell, Alex Megaro | Producers
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The Alabama Solution – Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
Come See Me in the Good Light – Ryan White
Pavements – Alex Ross Perry
The Perfect Neighbor – Geeta Gandbhir



BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
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No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook
The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
The Ugly Stepsister – Emilie Blichfeldt



BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FILM
TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers
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Not One Drop of Blood – Jackson Devereux, Lachlan Hinton
To Kill a Wolf – Kelsey Taylor
Twinless – James Sweeney
Wolf Land (Director’s Cut) – Sarah Hoffman
WTO/99 – Ian Bell



BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FILM
Songs of Black Folk
Justin Emeka, Haley Watson | Directors
Kevin Del Rosario, Haley Watson | Producers
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Charlotte, 1994 – Brian Pittala
A Fateful Weekend – Tony Doupe
Shelly’s Leg – Wes Hurley
Style: A Seattle Basketball Story – Bryan Tucker



BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Cinematography by Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
Hamnet – Łukasz Żal
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
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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The Phoenician Scheme – Milena Canonero
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
Train Dreams – Malgosia Turzanska
Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell



BEST EDITING
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Editing by Andy Jurgensen
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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F1: The Movie – Stephen Mirrione, Patrick J. Smith
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Reflection in a Dead Diamond – Bernard Beets
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver



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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F1: The Movie – Hans Zimmer
Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
Tron: Ares – Nine Inch Nails



BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
frankenstein • Netflix
Production Design by Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Kasra Farahani (Production Design); Jille Azis (Set Decoration)
The Phoenician Scheme – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
Resurrection – Liu Qiang, Tu Nan
Sinners – Hannah Beachler (Production Design); Monique Champagne (Set Decoration)



BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures
Action Choreography by Wade Eastwood
Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers
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Avatar: Fire and Ash – Garrett Warren, Steve Brown, Stuart Thorp
Ballerina – Stephen Dunlevy, Jackson Spindell
Predator: Badlands – Jacob Tomuri
Sinners – Andy Gill



BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios
Visual Effects by Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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F1: The Movie – Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington
Frankenstein – Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell
Predator: Badlands – Olivier Dumont, Alec Gillis, Sheldon Stopsack, Karl Rapley
Sinners – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean



BEST VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
AMY MADIGAN (“Aunt Gladys”)
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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Col. Steven J. Lockjaw – One Battle After Another (as portrayed by Sean Penn)
Laura – Bring Her Back (as portrayed by Sally Hawkins)
Lex Luthor – Superman (as portrayed by Nicholas Hoult)
Remmick – Sinners (as portrayed by Jack O’Connell)

Seattle Film Critics Society
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Villain 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”
Wunmi Mosaku – “Sinners”
Jacobi Jupe – “Hamnet”
“One Battle After Another” – Cassandra Kulukundis
“Train Dreams” – Clint Bentley
“Songs of Black Folk” – Justin Emeka, Haley Watson
“It Was Just an Accident”
“WTO/99”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“Frankenstein” – Kate Hawley
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen
“One Battle After Another” – Jonny Greenwood
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell (Production Design), Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” – Wade Eastwood
Aunt Gladys – “Weapons” as portrayed by Amy Madigan

ABOUT THE Seattle Film Critics Society
After formation in the fall of 2016, The Seattle Film Critics Society officially became a non-profit organization in 2017, with a membership now consisting of 26 film critics, representing print, broadcast, podcasting, and online film criticism. This year’s awards are the fourth held under the banner of the SFCS, honoring the best films and performances of the year.







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