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


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


Runner-Up: Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Best Actor

MICHAEL B. JORDAN
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers


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


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


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


Runner-Up: Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Best Foreign Film

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON

Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer


Runner-Up: Sentimental Value

Best Animated Film

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer


Runner-Up: Zootopia 2

Best Documentary

GRAND THEFT HAMLET • MUBI

Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane | Directors
Rebecca Wolff, Julia Ton | Producers


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


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


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


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


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


Runner-Up: One Battle After Another – Johnny Greenwood

Best Ensemble

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers


Runner-Up: One Battle After Another

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Best Philip’s Steaks Cheesesteak Film

SUPERMAN • DC Studios / Warner Bros

James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers


Runner-Up: Predator: Badlands

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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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