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National Society of Film Critics Announce 2025 Award Winners

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The National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) has announced its 2025 award recipients, with "One Battle After Another" receiving the Best Picture honor. The film, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, also secured awards for Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor), and Best Supporting Actor (Benicio del Toro), totaling four distinctions. The awards ceremony marked the 60th annual voting meeting for the organization.

Award Recipients

Best Picture

  • Winner: One Battle After Another
  • Runners-up: Sinners, The Secret Agent

Best Director

  • Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
  • Runners-up: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident; Richard Linklater, Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague

Best Actor

  • Winner: Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
  • Runners-up: Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent; Michael B. Jordan, Sinners

Best Actress

  • Winner: Kathleen Chalfant, Familiar Touch
  • Runners-up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You; Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actor

  • Winner: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
  • Runners-up: Delroy Lindo, Sinners; Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress

  • Winner: Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
  • Runners-up: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value; Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners

Best Screenplay

  • Winner: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
  • Runners-up: Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon; Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent

Best Cinematography

  • Winner: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
  • Runners-up: Aldolpho Veloso, Train Dreams; Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another

Best Film Not in the English Language

  • Winner: The Secret Agent
  • Runners-up: It Was Just an Accident, Sentimental Value

Best Nonfiction Film

  • Winner: My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow
  • Runners-up: The Perfect Neighbor, Orwell: 2+2=5

Best Experimental Film

  • Winner: Morning Circle, Basma al-Sharif

Special Recognitions

The NSFC also presented a Special Award for a Film Awaiting U.S. Distribution to "Landmarks" by Lucrecia Martel.

Additionally, Film Heritage Awards were presented to:

  • Cinema Tropical: For its work in distributing, programming, and promoting Latin American cinema in the U.S.
  • The Film Desk: For releasing international films in 35mm prints and on home video, and for publishing cinema-related books.
  • Ken and Flo Jacobs: For their contributions to American avant-garde and experimental cinema.

NSFC Context

The National Society of Film Critics, founded in 1966, comprises over 60 film critics. Its 60th annual awards voting meeting took place on January 3, with sessions held in Los Angeles and New York, alongside virtual participation from critics across the country. "One Battle After Another" has grossed over $205 million in box office revenue worldwide.