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



Best Documentary Feature
ORWELL: 2+2=5 • NEON
Raoul Peck | Director
Alex Gibney, Raoul Peck, George Chignell, Nick Shumaker | Producers
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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
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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
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Runner-Up: Friendship
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Bugonia
The Naked Gun
Sorry, Baby
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery



Best Horror Feature
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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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
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Runner-Up: Superman
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Companion
Frankenstein
Mickey 17
Predator: Badlands



Best Screenplay
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
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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
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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
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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



Best Original Score
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 – Jonny Greenwood
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Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin
The Mastermind – Rob Mazurek
Sirāt – Kangding Ray
Train Dreams – Bryce Dessner



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
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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



Best Production Design
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Design by Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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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
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Runner-Up: Sinners
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28 Years Later
F1: The Movie
One Battle After Another
Superman



Best Visual Effects
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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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
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Runner-Up: Warfare
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28 Years Later
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Thunderbolts

Portland Critics Association
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“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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