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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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Best Documentary

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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
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“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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