17TH ANNUAL DALLAS FORT-WORTH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Wednesday, December 17, 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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2) Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures
3) Marty Supreme • A24
4) Hamnet • Focus Features
5) Sentimental Value • NEON
6) Train Dreams • Netflix
7) Frankenstein • Netflix
8) Jay Kelly • Netflix
9) Bugonia • Focus Features
10) It Was Just An Accident • NEON



Best Director
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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2) Ryan Coogler – Sinners
3) Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
4) Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
5) Guillermo Del Toro – Frankenstein



Best 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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2) Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
3) Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
4) Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
5) Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams



Best Actress
ROSE BYRNE
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24
Mary Bronstein | Director
Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor Hannon, Richie Doyle | Producers
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2) Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
3) Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
4) Emma Stone – Bugonia
5) Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another



Best Supporting Actor
STELLAN SKARSGÅRD
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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2) Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
3) Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
4) Paul Mescal – Hamnet
5) Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly



Best Supporting Actress
TEYANA TAYLOR
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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2) Amy Madigan – Weapons
3) Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
4) Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
5) Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners



BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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2) It Was Just An Accident
3) The Secret Agent
4) No Other Choice
5) Sirât



BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers
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2) 2000 Meters To Andriivka
3) Orwell: 2+2=5
4) Cover-Up
5) Come See Me In The Good Light



Best Animated Film
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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Runner-Up: Arco



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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Runner-Up: Sinners – Ryan Coogler



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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Runner-Up: Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso



BEST MUSICAL SCORE
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Composed by Ludwig Göransson
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Runner-Up: Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat



RUSSELL SMITH AWARD
Best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer

Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association
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RUSSELL SMITH AWARD:
“One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Leonardo DiCaprio – “One Battle After Another”
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Stellan Skarsgård – “Sentimental Value”
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“It Was Just An Accident”

ABOUT THE Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association consists of 32 broadcast, print and online journalists from throughout North Texas.







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