4TH ANNUAL Puerto Rico Critics Association AWARDS
Friday, January 2, 2026



Best Picture
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Runner-Up: It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Runner-Up: One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures
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Frankenstein • Netflix
The Secret Agent • NEON
Sentimental Value • NEON
Sirāt • NEON
The Testament of Ann Lee • Searchlight Pictures



Best Director
RYAN COOGLER
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Runner-Up: Oliver Laxe – Sirāt
Runner-Up: Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
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Mona Fastvold – The Testament of Ann Lee
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
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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Runner-Up: Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
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Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners



BEST ACTRESS
AMANDA SEYFRIED
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE •
Searchlight Pictures
Mona Fastvold | Director
Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Mark Lampert, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Lillian LaSalle | Producers
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Runner-Up: Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
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Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Jennifer Lawrence – Die, My Love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value



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
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Runner-Up: Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
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Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Josh O’Connor – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
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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Runner-Up: Jodie Comer – 28 Years Later
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Mia Goth – Frankenstein
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another



Best Original 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: Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
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It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi
The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor
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
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Runner-Up: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Rian Johnson
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28 Years Later – Alex Garland
Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar, Lee Kyoung-mi, Lee Ja-hye



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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Runner-Up: Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso
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28 Years Later – Anthony Dod Mantle
Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
Sirāt – Mauro Herce



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: Sirāt – Kangding Ray
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Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet – Max Richter
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
The Testament of Ann Lee – Daniel Blumberg



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
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Runner-Up: “I Lied To You” from Sinners
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“Lowly” from 28 Years Later
“The Risk” from A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
“Clothed by the Sun” from The Testament of Ann Lee
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams



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: No Other Choice – Kim Sang-Beom & Kim Ho-Bin
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It Was Just an Accident – Amir Etminan
The Secret Agent – Eduardo Serrano, Matheus Farias
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
Sirāt – Cristóbal Fernández



Best Visual Effects
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios
James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
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Runner-Up: Frankenstein
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28 Years Later
F1: The Movie
Sinners
Tron: Ares



Best Sound
F1: THE MOVIE •
Warner Bros / Apple Original Films
Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers
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Runner-Up: Sirāt
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners



Best Production Design
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Production Design by Tamara Deverell
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Runner-Up: Sentimental Value – Jørgen Stangebye Larsen & Catrine Gormsen
Runner-Up: Wicked: For Good – Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales
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Hamnet – Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton
Sinners – Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne
The Testament of Ann Lee – Sam Bader



Best Hair & Makeup
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Runner-Up: 28 Years Later
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Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Ugly Stepsister
Wicked: For Good



Best Costume Design
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Costume Design by Kate Hawley
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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Runner-Up: Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell
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Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska
The Phoenician Scheme – Milena Canonero
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
The Testament of Ann Lee – Malgorzata Karpiuk



Best Documentary
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers
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Runner-Up: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
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2000 Meters to Andriivka
Cover-Up
Megadoc
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow



Best Animated FEATURE
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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Runner-Up: Arco
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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Elio
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2



BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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Runner-Up: It Was Just an Accident
Runner-Up: The Secret Agent
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No Other Choice
Resurrection
Sirāt



BEST puerto rican FILM
Esta Isla • Experimento Ludico
Lorraine Jones, Cristian Carretero | Director/Producers
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Runner-Up: Parto
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@-Amor



Best Action Film
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: F1: The Movie
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Ballerina
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands
Superman



Best Horror Film
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
Final Destination: Bloodlines
Frankenstein
The Ugly Stepsister



Best Comedy/Musical
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY • Netflix
Rian Johnson | Director
Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman | Producers
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Runner-Up: The Naked Gun
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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
No Other Choice
One Battle After Another
The Testament of Ann Lee



Best First Film
SORRY, BABY • A24
Eva Victor | Director
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers
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Runner-Up: The Chronology of Water
Runner-Up: The Ugly Stepsister
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Eephus
Lurker
Urchin



The Raúl Juliá Award
This honorary award recognizes Puerto Rican actors whose work has elevated our culture in the film industry.
BENICIO DEL TORO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME



Rising Star Award
Honoring emerging talent with remarkable potential.
CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers



Cinematographic Resistance Award
This award celebrates filmmakers who use cinema to challenge power structures and highlight urgent social issues.
JAFAR PANAHI
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON

Puerto Rico Critics Association
Best Picture:
Best Puerto Rican Film:
Best International Feature:
Raúl Juliá Award:
Rising Star Award:
Cinematographic Resistance Award:
Best Action Film:
Best Horror Film:
Best Comedy/Musical:
Best Documentary:
Best Animated Feature:
Best First Film:
Best Director:
Best Original Screenplay:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
Best Original Score:
Best Film Editing:
Best Cinematography:
Best Visual Effects:
Best Sound:
Best Production Design:
Best Hair & Makeup:
Best Costume Design:
Best Original Song:
“Sinners”
“Esta Isla”
“Sentimental Value”
Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another” & “The Phoenician Scheme”
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”
Jafar Panahi – “It Was Just An Accident”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Sorry, Baby” – Eva Victor
Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Amanda Seyfried – “The Testament of Ann Lee”
Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“F1: The Movie”
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell
“Frankenstein”
“Frankenstein” – Kate Hawley
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”

ABOUT THE Puerto Rico Critics Association
We are a professional association for Puerto Rican film critics, journalist and broadcasters. The Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Film Critics Association is a distinguished panel of film critics dedicated to thoughtfully observing cinema across its artistic spectrum. Comprised of seasoned film critics and industry professionals, this leading team has volunteered to play an important role nurturing the state of film criticism in Puerto Rico. Their commitment to increasing accessibility and visibility for diverse Puerto Rican film critics make them an integral part of the vibrant film community on the Island.







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