1ST ANNUAL NEW JERSEY FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Best Picture

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
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Hamnet • Focus Features
It Was Just An Accident • NEON
Marty Supreme • A24
No Other Choice • NEON
The Secret Agent • NEON
Sentimental Value • NEON
Train Dreams • Netflix
Weapons • Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema

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
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Park Chan-wook – No Other Choice
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


Runner-Up: Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
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Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
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
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Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best Supporting Actor

STELLAN SKARSGÅRD
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers


Runner-Up: Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
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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


Runner-Up: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
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Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Acting Ensemble

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers


Runner-Up: Sinners
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Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Weapons

Best Original Screenplay

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Ryan Coogler

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


Runner-Up: Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
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It Was Just An Accident – Jafar Panahi
Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
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


Runner-Up: No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar, Lee Kyoung-mi, Lee Ja-hye
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Bugonia – Will Tracy
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

Best Original Score

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Composed by Ludwig Göransson

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


Runner-Up: Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin
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F1: The Movie – Hans Zimmer
Hamnet – Max Richter
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

Best Original Song

“GOLDEN” from
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Music & Lyrics by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24 and Teddy

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


Runner-Up: “I Lied to You” from Sinners
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“Drive” from F1: The Movie
“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” from Sinners
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams

Best EDITING

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

Editing by Andy Jurgensen

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers


Runner-Up: F1: The Movie – Stephen Mirrione, Patrick J. Smith
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Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
No Other Choice – Kim Sang-Beom, Kim Ho-Bin
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver

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Best Production Design

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Production Design by Tamara Deverell

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers


Runner-Up: Sinners – Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne
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Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
One Battle After Another – Florencia Martin
Wicked: For Good – Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales

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Best Costume Design

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Costume Design by Kate Hawley

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers


Runner-Up: Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell
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Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska
Hedda – Lindsay Pugh
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter

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Best Hair and Makeup

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers


Runner-Up: Weapons
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Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Wicked: For Good

Best Sound

WARFARE • A24

Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland | Directors
Andrew Macdonald, Mathew Penry-Davey, Allon Reich, Peter Rice | Producers


Runner-Up: F1: The Movie
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One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt

Best Animated Feature

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

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


Runner-Up: Arco
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Elio
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best International Feature

NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON

Park Chan-wook | Director
Park Chan-wook, Jisun Back, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras | Producers


Runner-Up: Sentimental Value
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It Was Just An Accident
The Secret Agent
Sirāt

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Best Documentary

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers


Runner-Up: Come See Me in the Good Light
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2000 Meters to Andriivka
Orwell: 2+2=5
Predators

Best Cinematography

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix

Cinematography by Adolpho Veloso

Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers


Runner-Up: Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
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Hamnet – Lukasz Zal
No Other Choice – Kim Woo-Hyung
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman

Best Visual Effects

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers


Runner-Up: Frankenstein
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F1: The Movie
Sinners
Superman

Best Stunts

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers


Runner-Up: F1: The Movie
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One Battle After Another
The Running Man
Sinners

Best Directorial Debut

EVA VICTOR
SORRY, BABY • A24

Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers


Runner-Up: Harry Lighton – Pillion
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Emilie Blichfeldt – The Ugly Stepsister
Andew DeYoung – Friendship
Kristen Stewart – The Chronology of Water

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
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Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

Best Animal in A Movie

Indy the Dog
GOOD BOY • IFC Films

Ben Leonberg | Director
Kari Fischer | Producer


Runner-Up: Noochie the Cat – Sorry, Baby
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Bing the Dog – The Friend
Googoo the Meerkat – Left-Handed Girl
Tonic the Cat – Caught Stealing

Best LGBTQIA+ Representation

TWINLESS • Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate

James Sweeney | Director
David Permut, James Sweeney, Alex Astrachan | Producers


Runner-Up: Pillion
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Blue Moon
Hedda
Plainclothes

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Best New Jersey Representation

SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE • 20th Century Studios

Scott Cooper | Director
Scott Cooper, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson, Scott Stuber | Producers


Runner-Up: Marty Supreme
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The Housemaid
Ponyboi
Presence

NEW JERSEY FILM CRITICS CIRCLE

Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
Best ACTING Ensemble:
Best Original Screenplay:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Original Score:
Best Original Song:
BEST EDITING:
Best Production Design:
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP:
BEST SOUND:
Best Animated FEATURE:
Best INTERNATIONAL FEATURE:
Best Documentary:
Best Cinematography:
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
BEST STUNTS:
Best Directorial Debut:
Best Breakthrough Performance:
Best Animal in A Movie:
Best LGBTQIA+ Representation
Best New Jersey Representation:

“One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Stellan Skarsgård – “Sentimental Value”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell
“Frankenstein” – Kate Hawley
“Frankenstein”
“Warfare”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“No Other Choice”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Train Dreams” – Adolpho Veloso
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
Eva Victor – “Sorry, Baby”
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”
Indy the Dog – “Good Boy”
“Twinless”
“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”

ABOUT THE NEW JERSEY FILM CRITICS CIRCLE

Founded in 2024, the NJFCC serves as a platform for both seasoned critics and emerging voices in film criticism. We are committed to championing distinct viewpoints and advocating for inclusivity in both the films we review and the critical conversations we foster. From major studio blockbusters to indie gems, documentaries to international cinema, our members offer insights across the full spectrum of film.

For too long, New Jersey film critics have been grouped with their New York counterparts, often overshadowing the unique perspectives they bring to the table. The New Jersey Film Critics Circle (NJFCC) aims to provide a devoted space for local critics, ensuring their voices are recognized and celebrated within the broader film community. Our goal is to elevate film criticism in New Jersey, amplifying the impact and recognition of local critics.

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