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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