St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Dominates
The St. Louis Film Critics Association winners for the best in film for 2025 include One Battle After Another with a dominating nine wins. The Paul Thomas Anderson film earned wins for Best Film, Director, Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn.
Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Hamnet and Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for Weapons, which also picked up Original Screenplay and Best Horror Film.
Here is the complete list of winners.
BEST FILM: One Battle After Another
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: Amy Madigan, Weapons
BEST ENSEMBLE: One Battle After Another
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Zach Cregger, Weapons
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another
BEST EDITING: Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Avatar: Fire and Ash
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Kate Hawley, Frankenstein
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau, Frankenstein
BEST MUSIC SCORE: Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
BEST SOUNDTRACK: Sinners
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE: Will Patton, Train Dreams
BEST STUNTS: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
BEST FIRST FEATURE: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
BEST ACTION FILM: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
BEST COMEDY: The Naked Gun
BEST HORROR FILM: Weapons
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Zootopia 2
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Orwell: 2+2=5
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE: It Was Just an Accident
BEST SCENE: Music evolution set to “I Lied to You,” Sinners
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