Who’s Won What? – The 2025/2026 Critics Awards Leaders
This is the collective leaders guide critics wins guide for the films and performances of 2025, updated as leads widen or get closer by the day. See below for the legend of acronyms with links.
Ineligible titles are listed for context but cannot be Oscar-nominated.
BEST PICTURE
One Battle After Another – AFCC, Gotham, LAFCA, NBR, NYFCC, TFCA
Sinners – WAFCA
BEST DIRECTOR
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident – Gotham, NYFCC
Akinola Davies Jr., My Father’s Shadow – Gotham
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another – LAFCA, NBR, TFCA
Ryan Coogler, Sinners – WAFCA
BREAKTHROUGH/FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR/DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Blue Heron – TFCA
Eephus – NYFCC
My Father’s Shadow – Gotham
Sorry, Baby – AFCC, NBR
BEST ACTRESS
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – LAFCA, NBR, NYFCC, TFCA
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet – AFCC, WAFCA
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another – AFCC, NBR
Sopé Dìrísù, My Father’s Shadow – Gotham
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon – LAFCA, TFCA
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners – WAFCA
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent – NYFCC
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Nina Hoss, Hedda – TFCA
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value – NBR
Amy Madigan, Weapons – AFCC, NYFCC
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners – Gotham
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another – LAFCA, WAFCA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another – AFCC, NBR, NYFCC, TFCA, WAFCA
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value – LAFCA
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another – AFCC, NBR
Abou Sangaré, Souleymane’s Story – Gotham, TFCA
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
One Battle After Another – AFCC, TFCA, WAFCA
Pillion – Gotham, NYFCC
Train Dreams – NBR
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
It Was Just an Accident – Gotham, LAFCA
Sinners – AFCC, NBR, TFCA, WAFCA
BEST SCREENPLAY
Marty Supreme – NYFCC
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Arco – NBR
Endless Cookie – TFCA
KPop Demon Hunters – NYFCC, WAFCA
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – LAFCA
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Cover-Up – NBR
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow – Gotham, LAFCA, NYFCC
The Perfect Neighbor – AFCC, CCA, WAFCA
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
It Was Just an Accident – AFCC, Gotham, NBR
The Secret Agent – LAFCA, NYFCC
Sentimental Value – WAFCA
Sirāt – TFCA
BEST CASTING
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Train Dreams – LAFCA
One Battle After Another – AFCC
Sinners – NBR, NYFCC, WAFCA
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
BEST FILM EDITING
F1 – WAFCA
Marty Supreme – LAFCA
Sinners – WAFCA
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Sinners – LAFCA, WAFCA
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Sinners – AFCC, WAFCA
Sirāt – LAFCA
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
BEST SOUND
BEST STUNT WORK
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – AFCC, NBR, WAFCA
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Legend
AAFCA – African American Film Critics Association
AFCA – Austin Film Critics Association
AFCC – Atlanta Film Critics Circle
AWFJ – Alliance of Women Film Journalists
BOFCA – Boston Online Film Critics Society
BSFC – Boston Society of Film Critics
CACF – Critics Association of Central Florida
CCA – Critics Choice Association
CFCA – Chicago Film Critics Association
CIC – Chicago Independent Critics
COFCA – Columbus Film Critics Association
DFCC – Dublin Film Critics Circle
DFCS – Denver Film Critics Society
DFWFCA – Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association
FFCC – Florida Film Critics Circle
GAFCA – Georgia Film Critics Association
Gotham – Gotham Awards
GWNYFCA – Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
HFCS-1 – Hawaii Film Critics Society
HFCS-2 – Houston Film Critics Society
HMMA – Hollywood Music in Media Awards
IFCA – Iowa Film Critics Association
IFJA – Indiana Film Journalists Association
IDA – International Documentary Association
KCFCC – Kansas City Film Critics Association
LAFCA – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
LVFCS – Las Vegas Film Critics Society
MCFCA – Music City Film Critics Association
MMCG – Michigan Movie Critics Guild
MNFCA – Minnesota Film Critics Association
NBR – National Board of Review
NCFCA – North Carolina Film Critics Association
NDFS – North Dakota Film Society
NFCS – Nevada Film Critics Society
NSFC – National Society of Film Critics
NTFCA – North Texas Film Critics Association
NYFCC – New York Film Critics Circle
NYFCO – New York Film Critics Online
OAFFC – Online Association of Female Film Critics
OFCC – Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
OFCS – Online Film Critics Society
PCA – Portland Critics Association
PCC – Phoenix Critics Circle
PFCA – Pittsburgh Film Critics Association
PFCC – Philadelphia Film Critics Circle
PFCS – Phoenix Film Critics Circle
SDFCS – San Diego Film Critics Society
SFBAFCC – San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Association
SFCA – Southeastern Film Critics Association
SFCS – Seattle Film Critics Society
StLFCA – St. Louis Film Critics Association
TFCA – Toronto Film Critics Association
UKFCA – UK Film Critics Association
WAFCA – Washington Area Film Critics Association
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Who’s Won What? – The 2025/2026 Critics Awards Leaders 
St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead 
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA): ‘Sinners’ Dominates with 10 Wins 
Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Go For ‘One Battle After Another,’ Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and More