17TH ANNUAL NORTH TEXAS FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Monday, December 29, 2025
Best FILM
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Hamnet • Focus Features
Marty Supreme • A24
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures
Sentimental Value • NEON
Best Director
RYAN COOGLER
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
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
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Dwayne Johnson – The Smashing Machine
Michael Jordan – Sinners
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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Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actor
DELROY LINDO
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
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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Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
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No Other Choice (South Korea)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirāt (Spain)
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
ORWELL: 2+2=5 • NEON
Raoul Peck | Director
Alex Gibney, Raoul Peck, George Chignell, Nick Shumaker | Producers
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2000 Meters to Andriivka
The Alabama Solution
Deaf President Now
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Animated Film
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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Arco
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Ne Zha 2
Zootopia 2
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 NEWCOMER
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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Miles Caton – Sinners
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later
BEST SCREENPLAY
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Bugonia – Will Tracy
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
It Was Just An Accident – Jafar Panahi
Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson & Thomas Pynchon
Weapons – Zach Cregger
GARY MURRAY AWARD (BEST ENSEMBLE)
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Weapons
North Texas Film Critics Association
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Best Ensemble:
“Sinners”
Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Delroy Lindo – “Sinners”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Orwell 2+2=5”
“It Was Just An Accident”
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“Sinners”
ABOUT THE North Texas Film Critics Association
The North Texas Film Critics Association consists of broadcast, print, and online journalists from throughout the North Texas area. The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) is an unincorporated, members-only organization of print, broadcast, and internet film reviewers serving the North Texas area who meet association standards.
Its Objectives Include
- To promote the publishing and/or broadcast of film reviews and bring together those who participate in said actions.
- To increase the public’s knowledge and enjoyment of films.
- To conduct an annual North Texas Film Critics Association awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film. Members will be asked to submit their choices for nominations and based on the results, top awards. This event and the results will be publicized.
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