9TH ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
Saturday, December 20, 2025



Best Film
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Runner-Up: Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures



Best Director
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Runner-Up: Ryan Coogler – Sinners



Best Actor
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Runner-Up: Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon



Best Actress
JESSIE BUCKLEY
HAMNET • Focus Features
Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers
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Runner-Up: Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You



Best Supporting Actor
BENICIO DEL TORO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Runner-Up: Delroy Lindo – Sinners



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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Runner-Up: Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners



Best Foreign Film
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
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Runner-Up: Sentimental Value



Best Animated Film
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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Runner-Up: Zootopia 2



Best Documentary
GRAND THEFT HAMLET • MUBI
Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane | Directors
Rebecca Wolff, Julia Ton | Producers
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Runner-Up: Orwell 2+2=5



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: One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman



Best Breakthrough Performance
CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Runner-Up: Miles Caton – Sinners



Best Directorial Debut
CHARLIE POLINGER
THE PLAGUE • IFC Films
Lizzie Shapiro, Lucy McKendrick, Joel Edgerton, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Derek Dauchy | Producers
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Runner-Up: Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby



Best SCRIPT
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Runner-Up: One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson



Best Score/Soundtrack
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Composed by Ludwig Göransson
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Runner-Up: One Battle After Another – Johnny Greenwood



Best Ensemble
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Runner-Up: One Battle After Another



Best Philip’s Steaks Cheesesteak Film
SUPERMAN • DC Studios / Warner Bros
James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers
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Runner-Up: Predator: Badlands



Elaine May Award
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



Steve Friedman Award
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

Philadelphia Film Critics Circle
BEST FILM:
BEST DIRECTOR:
BEST ACTOR:
BEST ACTRESS:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
BEST ENSEMBLE:
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT:
Best ScRIPT:
BEST SCORE/SOUNDTRACK:
CHEESESTEAK AWARD:
Elaine May Award:
Steve Friedman Award:
“One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Michael B. Jordan – “Sinners”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“It Was Just An Accident”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Grand Theft Hamlet”
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”
Charlie Polinger – “The Plague”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“Superman”
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
“Sinners”

ABOUT THE Philadelphia Film Critics Circle
Founded on March 8th, 2017, the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) is an organization of dedicated and talented film critics from Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs.



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