Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA): ‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Picture

The Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) have selected Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another as the best film of 2025, also awarding it Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Ensemble.

Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme) and Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) continued their lead performance winning streaks and supporting winners were Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value) and Amy Madigan (Weapons).

Sinners earned wins for Original Screenplay, Cinematography and Music while Frankenstein was also a triple winner, for Production Design, Costume Design and Makeup.

Here is a complete list of winners.

Best Picture: One Battle After Another

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme

Best Actress: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

Best Supporting Actor: Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan, Weapons

Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters

Best International Feature: Sentimental Value

Best Ensemble: One Battle After Another

Best Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners

Best Film Editing: Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Frankenstein

Best Costume Design: Kate Hawley, Frankenstein

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein

Best Music: Ludwig Göransson, Sinners

Best Sound: F1

Best Special Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Stunt Choreography: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

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