8TH ANNUAL GREATER WESTERN NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Saturday, January 10, 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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The Ballad of Wallis Island • Focus Features
Bugonia • Focus Features
Frankenstein • Netflix
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You • A24
It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Marty Supreme • A24
No Other Choice • NEON
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures
Train Dreams • Netflix



BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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It Was Just an Accident (Iran/France)
Misericordia (France)
No Other Choice (South Korea)
The Secret Agent (Brazil)



Best Animated Film
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer
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Arco
Boys Go to Jupiter
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2



Best Documentary
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers
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Afternoons of Solitude
Cover-Up
The Encampments
The Tale of Silyan



Best Director
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Mary Bronstein – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme



BEST LEAD ACTOR
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET
MARTY SUPREME • A24
Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers
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Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia



BEST LEAD ACTRESS
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
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Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia



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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Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value



Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WUNMI MOSAKU
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Amy Madigan – Weapons
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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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – Mary Bronstein
It Was Just An Accident – Jafar Panahi
Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein
Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier



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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Bugonia – Will Tracy
Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee & Don McKellar



BEST ENSEMBLE
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners



Best Cinematography
TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Cinematography by Adolpho Veloso
Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers
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Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw



Best 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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It Was Just an Accident – Amir Etminan
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
Weapons – Joe Murphy



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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Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Train Dreams – Bryce Dessner



BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
CHASE INFINITI
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Miles Caton – Sinners
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby



BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
MARY BRONSTEIN
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24
Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias | Producers
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Clint Bentley – Train Dreams
Harris Dickinson – Urchin
Carson Lund – Eephus
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

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“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Wunmi Mosaku – “Sinners”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“One Battle After Another”
“Train Dreams” – Adolpho Veloso
“One Battle After Another” – Andy Jurgensen
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”
Mary Bronstein – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”

ABOUT THE Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
Founded in 2018 as a way to bring the disparate voices from the area together, the GWNYFCA membership includes writers from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines, and online venues. We’re here to amplify each others’ work as well as champion the best cinema has to offer each year with regular polls and a year-end awards vote.

