Who’s Won What? – The 2025/2026 Critics Awards Leaders
This is the collective leaders guide critics wins guide for the films and performances of 2025, updated as leads widen or get closer by the day. See below for the legend of acronyms with links.
Ineligible titles are listed for context but cannot be Oscar-nominated.
BEST PICTURE
One Battle After Another (34) – AFCA, AFCC, BOFCA, CCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, GAFCA, GG, Gotham, GWNYFCA, HFCS-1, KCFCC, LAFCA, LVFCS, MNFCA, NBR, NJFCC, NSFC, NYFCC, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, PCA, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, TFCA
Sinners – (20) AAFCA, AWFJ, BSFC, CACF, CIC, DFCC, DFCS, HFCS-2, IFJA, MCFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, NDFS, NTFCA,PFCA, PRCA, OAFFC, SDFCS, UKFCA, WAFCA
Hamnet (3) – GG, IFCA, WFCC
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – WFCC
Sorry, Baby – UFCA
Train Dreams – CIC
BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (31) – AFCA, BOFCA, CCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFCA, DFWFCA, GAFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HFCS-1, IFJA, KCFCC, LAFCA, LVFCS, MNFCA, NBR, NDFS, NJFCC, NSFC, OFCC, OFCS, CA, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, TFCA, UKFCA
Ryan Coogler, Sinners (19) – AAFCA, AWFJ, BSFC, CACF, CIC, DFCC, DFCS, HFCS-2, MCFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, NTFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC, PFCA, PRCA, SDFCS, SEFCA, WAFCA
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet (2) – IFCA, WFCC
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident (2) – Gotham, NYFCC
Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice – FFCC
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby – UFCA
BREAKTHROUGH/FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR/DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby) (19) – AFCA, AFCC, BSFC, CACF, CFCA, CIC, DFCA, DFCC, FFCC, HFCS-1, NBR, NCFCA, NJFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCC, PRCA, SDFCS, StLFCA
Clint Bentley (Train Dreams) – LVFCS
Mary Bronstein (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You) – GWNYFCA
Akinola Davies Jr. (My Father’s Shadow) – Gotham
Carson Lund (Eephus) – NYFCC
Charlie Polinger (The Plague) – PFCC
Sophy Romvari (Blue Heron) – TFCA
BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (33) – AFCC, AWFJ, CACF, CCA, CIC, DFCA, DFCS, GAFCA, GG, HFCS-1, HFCS-2, IFCA, MMCG, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, NTFCA, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, PCA, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, StLFCA, UFCA, UKFCA, WAFCA, WFCC
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (18) – AFCA, BOFCA, BSFC, CFCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, GG, GWNYFCA, KCFCC, LAFCA, MCFCA, NBR, NYFCC, PCA, PFCA, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, TFCA
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee (2) – LVFCS, PRCA
Kathleen Chalfant, Familiar Touch – NSFC
Emma Stone, Bugonia – DFCC
Tessa Thompson, Hedda – AAFCA
BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme (19) – AFCA, CACF, CCA, CFCA, DFCA, DFCS, GAFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HFCS-1, IFJA, LVFCS, MNFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, NTFCA, PCA, PCC, PRCA
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners (17) – AAFCA, AWFJ, CIC, DFCC, HFCS-2, KCFCC, MCFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, OAFFC, OFCS, PFCC, SDFCS, SEFCA, UFCA, UKFCA, WAFCA
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon (8) – BSFC, COFCA, LAFCA, NSFC, NYFCO, SFBAFCC, TFCA, WFCC
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another (7) – AFCC, DFWFCA, NBR, OFCC, PFCS, SFCS, StLFCA
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent (3) – BOFCA, GG, NYFCC
Tom Hiddleston, The Life of Chuck – IFCA
Sopé Dìrísù, My Father’s Shadow – Gotham
Josh O’Connor, The Mastermind – FFCC
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Madigan, Weapons (32) – AFCA, AFCC, BOFCA, BSFC, CACF, CCA, CIC, DFCA, DFCS, GAFCA, HFCS-1, HFCS-2, KCFCC, LVFCS, MCFCA, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, NTFCA, NYFCC, OFCC, OFCS, PCA, PCC, PPFCA, RCA, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, StLFCA, UFCA
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners (9) – AAFCA, AWFJ, Gotham, GWNYFCA, MMCG, OAFFC, PCA, SFCS, UKFCA
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another (9) – CFCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, GG, LAFCA, NSFC, PFCC, PFCS, WAFCA
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value (2) – NBR, NYFCO
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good – IFCA
Regina Hall, One Battle After Another – WFCC
Nina Hoss, Hedda – TFCA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another (21) – AFCA, AFCC, BOFCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFCS, GAFCA, GWNYFCA, IFJA, NBR, NSFC, NYFCC, OFCC, OFCS, PCC, PFCC, PRCA, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, TFCA, WAFCA
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value (11) – AWFJ, BSFC, DFCA, DFWFCA, GG, HFCS-1, LAFCA, LVFCS, MNFCA, NJFCC, SDFCS
Sean Penn (10) – CACF, CIC, FFCC, KCFCC, MCFCA, NDFS, PFCS, SFCS, StLFCA, UKFCA
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein (5) – CCA, HFCS-2, NCFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC
Delroy Lindo, Sinners (3) – NTFCA, PCA, UFCA
Miles Caton, Sinners – MMCG
Mark Hamill, The Life of Chuck and The Long Walk – IFCA
Damson Idris, F1 – AAFCA
BEST ENSEMBLE
Sinners (22) – AAFCA, AFCA, AWFJ, BOFCA, CACF, CIC, DFCS, FFCC, HFCS-2, IFJA, MCFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, NDFS, NTFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC, POFCS, FCC, PFCS, SEFCA, UFCA
One Battle After Another (10) – COFCA, GAFCA, GWNYFCA, LVFCS, MNFCA, OFCC, NJFCC, PCA, SFCS, StLFCA
Black Bag – SDFCS
Marty Supreme – BSFC
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another (17) – AAFCA, AFCC, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCA, FFCC, GWNYFCA, IFJA, NBR, NJFCC, NTFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC, PFCC, PFCS, SDFCS
Miles Caton, Sinners – (5) AAFCA, GAFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, PFCA
Abou Sangaré, Souleymane’s Story (2) – Gotham, TFCA
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
One Battle After Another (31) – AFCA, AFCC, BSFC, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCA, DFCS, FFCC, GAFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS-1, IFJA, KCFCC, LVFCS, MNFCA, NCFCA, NJFCC, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, PFCA, PFCS, PRCA, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, StLFCA, TFCA, WAFCA
Pillion (2) – Gotham, NYFCC
Bugonia – SDFCS
Hamnet – AWFJ
Train Dreams – NBR
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Sinners (24) – AFCC, AWFJ, CCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCA, DFCS, GAFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS-1, IFJA, LVFCS, MNFCA, NBR, NCFCA, NJFCC, OFCC, OFCS, PFCA, PFCS, PRCA, TFCA, SEFCA, WAFCA
It Was Just an Accident (5) – CFCA, FFCC, Gotham, LAFCA, SDFCS
Weapons (2) – KCFCC, StLFCA
Blue Moon – BSFC
Marty Supreme – AFCA
Sentimental Value – SFBAFCC
Sorry, Baby – OAFFC
BEST SCREENPLAY
One Battle After Another (7) – BOFCA, DFWFCA, GG, MMCG, NDFS, PCC, SFCS
Sinners (7) – AAFCA, DFCC, HFCS-2, MCFCA, NTFCA, PCA, PFCC
It Was Just an Accident (2) – NSFC, NYFCO
Marty Supreme – NYFCC
Sorry, Baby – UFCA
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
KPop Demon Hunters (36) – AAFCA, AWFJ, BOFCA, CACF, CCA, CFCA, CIC, DFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GAFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HFCS-1, HFCS-2, IFJA, KCFCC, MMCG, MNFCA, NCFCA, NJFCC, NTFCA, NYFCC, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, PCC, PFCA, PFCC, PRCA, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, SFBAFCC, WAFCA
Zootopia 2 (5) – CACF, IFCA, LVFCS, NDFS, StLFCA
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (4) – COFCA, FFCC, LAFCA, UFCA
Arco (2) – NBR, NYFCO
Endless Cookie (2) – BSFC, TFCA
The Day the Earth Blew Up – MCFCA
Killer of Killers – PCA
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Perfect Neighbor (26) – AAFCA, AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BOFCA, CACF, CCA, CFCA, DFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS-2, LVFCS, MCFCA, MMCG, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, PCC, PRCA, SEFCA, WAFCA
Orwell: 2+2=5 (5) – NTFCA, PCA, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, StLFCA
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow (4) – Gotham, LAFCA, NSFC, NYFCC
The Alabama Solution (2) – GAFCA, UFCA
Afternoons in Solitude – BSFC
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions – NYFCO
Cover-Up – NBR
Grand Theft Hamlet – PFCC
My Mom Jayne – WFCC
Pee-Wee as Himself – HFCS-1
Predators – COFCA
Sabbath Queen – FFCC
Secret Mall Apartment – KCFCC
The Tenderness Tour – IFJA
WTO/99 – SFCS
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Sentimental Value (20) – AWFJ, BSFC, CIC, DFCS, DFWFCA, GAFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS-1, HFCS-2, LVFCS, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, PCC, PFCA, PRCA, WAFCA
It Was Just an Accident (17) – AFCC, CFCA, COFCA, Gotham, KCFCC, NBR, NCFCA, NTFCA, NYFCO, PFCC, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, SFBAFCC, StLFCA, UFCA
No Other Choice (7) – BOFCA, CACF, FFCC, IFJA, NJFCC, PCA, PFCS
The Secret Agent (6) – AFCA, CCA, GG, LAFCA, MCFCA, NYFCC
Grand Tour – FFCC
Left-Handed Girl – WFCC
Sirāt – TFCA
BEST CASTING
Sinners (3) – CCA, DFCA, HFCS-2
BEST FILM EDITING
One Battle After Another (16) – AFCA, AWFJ, CACF, CFCA, COFCA, FFCC, GWNYFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OAFFC, OFCS, PCA, PFCS, PRCA, SFBAFCC, StLFCA
Marty Supreme (6) – BOFCA, CACF, DFCA, LAFCA, MNFCA, SDFCS
F1 (5) – BSFC, CCA, HFCS-1, LVFCS, WAFCA
Sinners (6) – CIC, IFJA, MCFCA, NCFCA, PFCA, WAFCA
Warfare – UFCA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sinners (33) – AFCA, AWFJ, BSFC, CACF, CIC, COFCA, DFCC, DFCS, DFWFCA, GAFCA, HFCS-1, HFCS-2, IFJA, MCFCA, MMCG, MNFCA, NBR, NCFCA, NDFS, NSFC, NYFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, PFCA, PFCC, PFCS, PRCA, SEFCA, SFCS, SFBAFCC, WAFCA
Train Dreams (8) – BOFCA, CCA, GWNYFCA, LAFCA, LVFCS, NJFCC, SDFCS, UFCA
One Battle After Another (6) – AFCC, CFCA, KCFCC, PCA, PCC, StLFCA
Resurrection (2) – DFCA, FFCC
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Frankenstein (15) – CCA, CIC, DFCA, HFCS-1, LVFCS, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OAFFC, POFCS, RCA, SFCS, StLFCA
Sinners (3) – CACF, , PFCS
Wicked: For Good – SDFCS
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Frankenstein (20) – CACF, CCA, CFCA, CIC, DFCA, FFCC, GAFCA, HFCS-1, LVFCS, MCFCA, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OFCS, PFCA, PFCS, PRCA, SDFCS, SFCS, StLFCA
Sinners (4) – LAFCA, PCA, PFCA, WAFCA
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE/USE OF MUSIC
Sinners (38) – AAFCA, AFCA, AFCC, BOFCA, BSFC, CACF, CCA, CIC, DFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GAFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HFCS-1, HFCS-2, IFJA, KCFCC, LVFCS, MCFCA, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, PCA, PFCA, PFCC, PFCS, PRCA, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, UFCA, WAFCA
One Battle After Another (4) – CFCA, PCC, SFCS, StLFCA
Sirāt – LAFCA
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters (11) – CACF, CCA, DFCA, DFCS, GG, HFCS-2, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, OFCS, PRCA
“I Lied to You” from Sinners (7) – CIC, GAFCA, HFCS-1, LVFCS, MCFCA, PFCA, PFCS
“The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good –IFCA
BEST SOUND
F1 (7) – CACF, CCA, DFCS, HFCS-1, MCFCA, MNFCA, PRCA
Sinners (3) – CIC, NCFCA, OFCS
Sirāt (2) – DFCA, NDFS
Warfare – PCA, SDFCS
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Frankenstein (8) – CACF, CCA, CIC, DFCA, HFCS-1, MNFCA, OFCS, PRCA
Sinners – PFCA
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire and Ash (18) – AFCA, CACF, CCA, CIC, DFCA, DFCS, FFCC, HFCS-2, LVFCS, MNFCA, NCFCA, NDFS, NJFCC, PFCS, PRCA, SDFCS, SFCS, StLFCA
Sinners (3) – CFCA, OFCS, PCA
Frankenstein (2) – IFJA, UFCA
Legend
AAFCA – African American Film Critics Association
AFCA – Austin Film Critics Association
AFCC – Atlanta Film Critics Circle
AWFJ – Alliance of Women Film Journalists
BOFCA – Boston Online Film Critics Society
BSFC – Boston Society of Film Critics
CACF – Critics Association of Central Florida
CCA – Critics Choice Association
CFCA – Chicago Film Critics Association
CIC – Chicago Independent Critics
COFCA – Columbus Film Critics Association
DFCA – DiscussingFilm Creative Association Global Film Critics
DFCC – Dublin Film Critics Circle
DFCS – Denver Film Critics Society
DFWFCA – Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association
FFCC – Florida Film Critics Circle
GAFCA – Georgia Film Critics Association
GG – Golden Globes
Gotham – Gotham Awards
GWNYFCA – Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
HFCS-1 – Hawaii Film Critics Society
HFCS-2 – Houston Film Critics Society
IFCA – Iowa Film Critics Association
IFJA – Indiana Film Journalists Association
IDA – International Documentary Association
KCFCC – Kansas City Film Critics Association
LAFCA – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
LVFCS – Las Vegas Film Critics Society
MCFCA – Music City Film Critics Association
MMCG – Michigan Movie Critics Guild
MNFCA – Minnesota Film Critics Association
NBR – National Board of Review
NCFCA – North Carolina Film Critics Association
NDFS – North Dakota Film Society
NFCS – Nevada Film Critics Society
NJFCC – New Jersey Film Critics Circle
NSFC – National Society of Film Critics
NTFCA – North Texas Film Critics Association
NYFCC – New York Film Critics Circle
NYFCO – New York Film Critics Online
OAFFC – Online Association of Female Film Critics
OFCC – Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
OFCS – Online Film Critics Society
PCA – Portland Critics Association
PCC – Phoenix Critics Circle
PFCA – Pittsburgh Film Critics Association
PFCC – Philadelphia Film Critics Circle
PFCS – Phoenix Film Critics Society
PRCA – Puerto Rico Critics Association
SDFCS – San Diego Film Critics Society
SFBAFCC – San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Association
SEFCA – Southeastern Film Critics Association
SFCS – Seattle Film Critics Society
StLFCA – St. Louis Film Critics Association
TFCA – Toronto Film Critics Association
UKFCA – UK Film Critics Association
UFCA – Utah Film Critics Association
WAFCA – Washington Area Film Critics Association
WFCC – Women Film Critics Circle
He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Critics Choice Association (CCA), San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.
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