5TH ANNUAL PORTLAND CRITICS ASSOCIATION 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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3) Marty Supreme • A24
4) Sorry, Baby • A24
5) No Other Choice • NEON
6) Train Dreams • Netflix
7) Frankenstein • Netflix
8) The Ugly Stepsister • IFC Films
9) Superman • DC Studios / Warner Bros. Pictures
10) 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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Clint Bentley – Train Dreams
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just An Accident
Park Chan-wook – No Other Choice
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Best Lead Performance (TIE)

JESSIE BUCKLEY
HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

Best Lead Performance (TIE)

ROSE BYRNE
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

Best Lead Performance (TIE)

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
Josh O’Connor – The Mastermind
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best Supporting Performance (tie)

DELROY LINDO
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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

Best Supporting Performance (tie)

AMY MADIGAN
WEAPONS • Warner Bros / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers

Best Supporting Performance (tie)

WUNMI MOSAKU
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Runner-Up: Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
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Mariam Afshari – It Was Just An Accident
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Ralph Fiennes – 28 Years Later
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best ENSEMBLE CAST

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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It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Weapons

Best Animated Feature

PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS •
20th Century Studios

Dan Trachtenberg, Joshua Wassung | Directors
John Davis, Dan Trachtenberg, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt | Producers


Runner-Up: Zootopia 2
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I Am Frankelda
K-Pop Demon Hunters
Lost in Starlight
Stitch Head

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Best Documentary Feature

ORWELL: 2+2=5 • NEON

Raoul Peck | Director
Alex Gibney, Raoul Peck, George Chignell, Nick Shumaker | Producers


Runner-Up: Megadoc
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Direct Action
Pavements
The Perfect Neighbor
Sly Lives!

Best Film Not in the English Language

NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON

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


Runner-Up: The Secret Agent
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Caught by the Tides
It Was Just An Accident
Sirāt
Sentimental Value

Best Comedy Feature

EEPHUS • Music Box Films

Carson Lund | Director
Carson Lund, Tyler Taormina, Michael Basta, David Entin | Producers


Runner-Up: Friendship
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Bugonia
The Naked Gun
Sorry, Baby
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

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Best Horror Feature

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Runner-Up: Weapons
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28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Good Boy
The Plague

Best Science Fiction Feature

BUGONIA • Focus Features

Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers


Runner-Up: Superman
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Companion
Frankenstein
Mickey 17
Predator: Badlands

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Best Screenplay

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
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It Was Just An Accident – Jafar Panahi
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar, Lee Kyoung-mi, Lee Ja-hye
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor

Best Cinematography

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

Cinematography by Michael Bauman

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


Runner-Up: Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
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Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
Hamnet – Lukasz Zal
Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji
Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

Best Film 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: Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
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28 Years Later – John Harris
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
Train Dreams – Parker Laramie
Warfare – Fin Oates

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Best Original Score

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Composed by Ludwig Göransson

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


Runner-Up: One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
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Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin
The Mastermind – Rob Mazurek
Sirāt – Kangding Ray
Train Dreams – Bryce Dessner

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Best Costume Design

The Testament of Ann Lee
Searchlight Pictures

Costume Design by Malgorzata Karpiuk

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


Runner-Up: Frankenstein – Kate Hawley
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Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi
One Battle After Another – Colleen Atwood
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
Superman – Judianna Makovsky

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Best Production Design

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Design by Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne

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


Runner-Up: The Phoenician Scheme – Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock
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28 Years Later – Carson McColl, Gareth Pugh
Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell
Hamnet – Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton
One Battle After Another – Florencia Martin

Best Sound DESIGN

WARFARE • A24

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


Runner-Up: Sinners
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28 Years Later
F1: The Movie
One Battle After Another
Superman

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Best Visual Effects

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Runner-Up: Superman
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Predator: Badlands
Thunderbolts

Best Stunts or Action Choreography

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers


Runner-Up: Warfare
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28 Years Later
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Thunderbolts

Portland Critics Association

Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Leading PERFORMANCE:
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Best Supporting PERFORMANCE:
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Best Ensemble Cast:
Best Animated Feature:
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Best Film Not in the English:
Best Comedy Feature:
Best Horror Feature:
Best Science Fiction Feature:
Best Screenplay:
Best Cinematography:
Best FILM EDITING:

Best Original Score:
Best Costume Design:
Best Production Design:
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Best Visual Effects:
Best Stunts/Choreography:

“One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Delroy Lindo – “Sinners”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
Wunmi Mosaku – “Sinners”
“One Battle After Another”
“Predator: Killer of Killers”
“Orwell: 2+2=5”
“No Other Choice”
“Eephus”
“Sinners”
“Bugonia”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“One Battle After Another” – Michael Bauman
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“The Testament of Ann Lee” – Malgorzata Karpiuk
“Sinners” – Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne
“Warfare”
“Sinners”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”

ABOUT THE Portland Critics Association

The Portland Critics Association is founded as a group of writers, reviewers, broadcasters and cinema historians, dedicated to amplifying public awareness and appreciation of the cinematic arts. Established in 2021, our objective is to support and promote the local film community, encourage the progression and preservation of films, and recognize extraordinary achievements in filmmaking — local, national and global — through the administration of our annual awards.

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