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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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