29TH ANNUAL LAS VEGAS FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS
Friday, December 19, 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) Train Dreams • Netflix
5) Frankenstein • Netflix
6) Sentimental Value • NEON
7) F1: The Movie • Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films
8) Bugonia • Focus Features
9) Wicked: For Good • Universal Pictures
10) Hamnet • Focus Features



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
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme



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
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia



Best Actress
AMANDA SEYFRIED
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE •
Searchlight Pictures
Mona Fastvold | Director
Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Mark Lampert, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Lillian LaSalle | Producers
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Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia



Best Supporting Actor
STELLAN SKARSGÅRD
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another



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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Emily Blunt – The Smashing Machine
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another



Best Original Screenplay
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor
Weapons – Zach Cregger



Best Adapted 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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Bugonia – Will Tracy
Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar, Lee Kyoung-mi, Lee Ja-hye
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar



Best Cinematography
TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Cinematography by Adolpho Veloso
Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers
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F1: The Movie – Claudio Miranda
Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw



Best FILM Editing
F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros / Apple
Editing by Stephen Mirrione, Patrick J. Smith
Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers
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Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
Train Dreams – Parker Laramie



Best Score
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Composed by Ludwig Göransson
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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F1: The Movie – Hans Zimmer
Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Tron: Ares – Nine Inch Nails



Best Song
“I LIED TO YOU” from
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Music and Lyrics by Raphael Saadiq & Ludwig Göransson
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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“Drive” from F1: The Movie
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
“Clothed by the Sun” from The Testament of Ann Lee
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams



Best Documentary
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers
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The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover Up
John Candy: I Like Me



Best Animated Film
ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures
Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer
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Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters



Best International FILM
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent



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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Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska
Kiss of the Spider Woman – Colleen Atwood, Christine L. Cantella
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell



Best ART DIRECTION
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Art Direction by Tamara Deverell
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Avatar: Fire and Ash – Dylan Cole, Ben Procter
Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
Sinners – Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne
Wicked: For Good – Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales



Best VISUAL EFFECTS
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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F1: The Movie
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Superman



Best ACTION FILM
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures
Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers
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Ballerina
Predator: Badlands
The Running Man
Superman



Best COMEDY FILM
ETERNITY • A24
David Freyne | Director
Trevor White, Tim White | Producers
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The Ballad of Wallis Island
Friendship
The Naked Gun
One of Them Days



Best Horror/Sci-FI 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
Frankenstein
The Long Walk



Best Family Film
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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How to Train Your Dragon
The Legend of Ochi
Lilo & Stitch
Zootopia 2



Best Animal Performance
Indy
GOOD BOY • IFC Films
Ben Leonberg | Director
Kari Fischer | Producer
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Bing, the Great Dane – The Friend
Hercules, the Dog – Marty Supreme
Richard and Baba – The Penguin Lessons
Olga, the Cat – Sorry, Baby



Best Ensemble Cast
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners



Best Action Stunts
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures
Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers
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Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Predator: Badlands
The Running Man



Breakout Filmmaker
CLINT BENTLEY
TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers
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Emilie Blichfeldt – The Ugly Stepsister
Drew Hancock – Companion
James Sweeney – Twinless
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby



Best Male Youth Performance (Under 21)
MILE CATON
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Christian Convery – Frankenstein / The Monkey
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
John Wren Phillips – Bring Her Back
Mason Thames – How to Train Your Dragon



Best Female Youth Performance (Under 21)
NINA YE
LEFT-HANDED GIRL • Netflix
Shih-Ching Tsou | Director
Sean Baker, Mike Goodridge, Alice Labadie, Jean Labadie, Shih-Ching Tsou | Producers
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Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Maia Kealoha – Lilo & Stitch
Sora Wong – Bring Her Back
Helena Zengel – The Legend of Ochi



The William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award
Sigourney Weaver
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Kathryn Bigelow
Barbara Broccoli
Kathleen Kennedy
Delroy Lindo

LAS VEGAS FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
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Best Male Youth Performance:
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Lifetime Achievement:
“One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Amanda Seyfried – “The Testament of Ann Lee”
Stellan Skarsgård – “Sentimental Value”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Train Dreams” – Adolpho Veloso
“F1: The Movie” – Stephen Mirrione, Patrick J. Smith
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“I Lied to You” from “Sinners”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Zootopia 2”
“Sentimental Value”
“Frankenstein” – Kate Hawley
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
“Eternity”
“Sinners”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
Indy – “Good Boy”
“One Battle After Another”
Clint Bentley – “Train Dreams”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
Miles Caton – “Sinners”
Nina Ye – “Left-Handed Girl”
Sigourney Weaver

ABOUT THE LAS VEGAS FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
The Las Vegas Film Critics Society is a non-profit, progressive organization dedicated to the advancement and preservation of film and is composed of selected print, television, radio and Internet film critics in the Las Vegas and Reno area. The LVFCS presents its “Sierra” awards each year for the best in film, including The William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award, which is named for the brilliant Academy Award winning actor.





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