60TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS
Saturday, January 3, 2026



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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The Secret Agent • NEON



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: Jafar Panahi – It Was Just An Accident
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Richard Linklater – Blue Moon & Nouvelle Vague



Best Actor
ETHAN HAWKE
BLUE MOON • Sony Pictures Classics
Richard Linklater | Director
Mike Blizzard, John Sloss, Richard Linklater | Producers
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Runner-Up: Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
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Michael B. Jordan – Sinners



Best Actress
KATHLEEN CHALFANT
FAMILIAR TOUCH • Music Box Films
Sarah Friedland | Director
Alexandra Byer, Sarah Friedland, Matthew Thurm | Producers
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Runner-Up: Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
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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: Delroy Lindo – Sinners
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Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value



Best Supporting Actress
TEYANA TAYLOR
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: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
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Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners



Best Screenplay
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Written by Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
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Runner-Up: Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow
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The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho



BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE SECRET AGENT • NEON
Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | Producers
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Runner-Up: It Was Just An Accident
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Sentimental Value



BEST NONFICTION FILM
MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I – LAST AIR IN MOSCOW • Marminchilla
Julia Loktev | Director/Producer
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Runner-Up: The Perfect Neighbor
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Orwell: 2+2=5



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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One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman



BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Morning Circle (Morgenkreis)
Basma Al-sharif | Director



SPECIAL CITATION FOR A FILM AWAITING U.S. DISTRIBUTION
Landmarks
Lucrecia Martel | Director
Benjamín Doménech, Joslyn Barnes, Santiago Gallelli, Matias Roveda, Julio Chavezmontes, Javier Leoz | Producers



FILM HERITAGE AWARD
The Late Ken And Flo Jacobs
an irreplaceable, gravitational center of the American avant-garde, with a shared artistic sensibility that helped define experimental cinema.



FILM HERITAGE AWARD
The Film Desk
for releasing key movies from all over the world, in 35mm prints and on home video, and publishing books that have enriched the public’s knowledge of cinema.



FILM HERITAGE AWARD
Cinema Tropical
for its tireless efforts to distribute, program and promote Latin American cinema in the U.S.

National Society Of Film Critics
Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
Best Screenplay:
Best Cinematography:
Best Nonfiction Film:
BEST FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
“One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke – “Blue Moon”
Kathleen Chalfant – “Familiar Touch”
Benicio Del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another”
“It Was Just An Accident” – Jafar Panahi
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air In Moscow”
“The Secret Agent”

ABOUT THE National Society Of Film Critics
Founded in 1966, the Society differs from other critical associations in a number of significant ways. In the first place, it is truly national. Its members include critics from major papers in Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Denver. Its members also include the critics not just of The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and The New Yorker, but also of The Village Voice, The Boston Herald, and prominent online sites. Second, membership is by election.






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