Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics 2025 Best Of Movies Awards Announced

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DFW FILM CRITICS CHOOSE “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER” AS BEST FILM OF 2025

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the epic drama ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER as the best film of 2025, according to the results of its 32nd annual critics’ poll released today. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order of votes received.

BEST PICTURE
Winner: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Runners-up: SINNERS (2); MARTY SUPREME (3); HAMNET (4); SENTIMENTAL VALUE (5); TRAIN DREAMS (6); FRANKENSTEIN (7); JAY KELLY (8); BUGONIA (9); IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (10)

BEST ACTOR
Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Runners-up: Timothee Chalamet, MARTY SUPREME (2); Michael B. Jordan, SINNERS (3); Ethan Hawke, BLUE MOON (4); Joel Edgerton, TRAIN DREAMS (5)

BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Rose Byrne, IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU
Runners-up: Jessie Buckley, HAMNET (2); Renate Reinsve, SENTIMENTAL VALUE (3); Emma Stone, BUGONIA (4); Chase Infiniti, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (5)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Stellan Skarsgard, SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Runners-up: Benicio del Toro, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2); Sean Penn, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (3); Paul Mescal, HAMNET (4); Adam Sandler, JAY KELLY (5)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Teyana Taylor, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Runners-up: Amy Madigan, WEAPONS (2); Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, SENTIMENTAL VALUE (3); Odessa A’zion, MARTY SUPREME (4); Wunmi Mosaku, SINNERS (5)

BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Runners-up: Ryan Coogler, SINNERS (2); Chloe Zhao, HAMNET (3); Josh Safdie, MARTY SUPREME (4); Guillermo del Toro, FRANKENSTEIN (5)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Runners-up: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (2); THE SECRET AGENT (3); NO OTHER CHOICE (4); SIRAT (5)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
Runners-up: 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA (2); ORWELL: 2+2=5 (3); COVER-UP (4); COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT (5)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Winner: KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
Runner-up: ARCO

BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Runner-up: Ryan Coogler, SINNERS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, SINNERS
Runner-up: Adolpho Veloso, TRAIN DREAMS

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Winner: Ludwig Goransson, SINNERS
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, FRANKENSTEIN

RUSSELL SMITH AWARD (best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film)
Winner: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association consists of 26 broadcast, print and online journalists from throughout North Texas. For more information, visit dfwcritics.com or follow us on Bluesky @dfwcritics, or on Facebook or X (formerly Twitter) @dfwfilmcritics.