Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins 8

The Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) has announced its winners for the best in film for 2025 and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has topped the list, winning Best Picture and seven other awards, including three of the four acting prizes and the breakthrough award.

Sinners was next with five technical wins and Hamnet picked up two for Best Actress Jessie Buckley and Jacobi Jupe for youth performance.

Here is the complete list of winners.

Best Picture: One Battle After Another

Top 10 Films:

Frankenstein
Hamnet
The Life of Chuck
The Long Walk
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Song Sung Blue
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Best Actress: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress: Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Best Animated Film: Zootopia 2
Best Documentary: The Perfect Neighbor
Best Foreign Language Film: No Other Choice

Best Ensemble Acting: Sinners

Breakthrough Performance: Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Best Performance by a Youth: Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet

Best Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
Best Film Editing: Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Frankenstein
Best Costume Design: Ruth E. Carter, Sinners
Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Best Original Song: “I Lied to You” from Sinners
Best Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash

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