Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Top Most Wins
Sinners and One Battle After Another have topped the Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) winners with six and three wins apiece, respectively. One Battle won Best Film, Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro) while Sinners took home awards for Ryan Coogler in both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay as well as Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan), Ensemble, Cinematography and Score.
Here is the complete list of winners and runners-up.
Top 10 Films of 2025
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Marty Supreme
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Hamnet
Train Dreams
Weapons
Frankenstein
The Secret Agent
Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Runner-Up: Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Best Actress: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Runner-Up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Runner-up: Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Best Ensemble: Sinners
Runner-Up: One Battle After Another
Best Director: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Runner-Up: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Runner-Up: Joaquim Trier and Eskil Vogt, Sentimental Value
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams
Best Documentary: The Perfect Neighbor
Runner-Up: Predators
Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
Runner-Up: Zootopia 2
Best Foreign Language Film: It Was Just an Accident
Runner-Up: Sentimental Value
Best Cinematography: Autumn Arkapaw, Sinners
Runner-Up: Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another
Best Score: Ludwig Goransson, Sinners
Runner-Up: Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
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