Seattle Film Critics Society Awards (SFCS) 2025: Complete winners list explored

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On December 15, the Seattle Film Critics Society Awards announced its winners for this year. The awards were given across 23 different categories. Several hit movies of this year, including Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Good Boy, and more, made it to the winners' list of Seattle Film Critics Society Awards.

The President of Seattle Film Critics Society, Kathy Fennessy, commented on this year’s awards:

“A number of films made an impact on our members this year, but none more than Paul Thomas Anderson’s 10th feature,One Battle After Another, which captures the present moment like nothing else with vivid characters, thrilling–sometimes hilarious–chase sequences, and a tender father-daughter relationship in which the revolutionary spirit passes from one generation to the next”

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another turned out victorious in most categories, including Best Picture, Actor, Director, and Ensemble. Sinners and Frankenstein are movies with awards in more than one category. Kpop Demon Hunters bagged an award for Animated Film at the Seattle Film Critics Society Awards.

Director Sky Hopinka will be honored with the John Hartl Pacific Northwest Spotlight Award at the SFCS Awards.


More about winners at Seattle Film Critics Society Awards (SFCS)

Here’s the complete rundown of winners at the Seattle Film Critics Society Awards

  • Best Picture – One Battle After Another
  • Best Director – Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
  • Lead Actor – Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
  • Lead Actress – Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
  • Supporting Actor – Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
  • Supporting Actress – Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
  • Youth Performance – Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
  • Ensemble – One Battle After Another
  • Screenplay – One Battle After Another
  • Editing – One Battle After Another
  • Cinematography – Sinners
  • Production Design – Frankenstein
  • Costume Design – Frankenstein
  • Original Score – One Battle After Another
  • Animated Film – KPop Demon Hunters
  • Documentary Film – WTO/99
  • International Film – It Was Just an Accident
  • Visual Effects – Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • Action Choreography – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
  • Villain of the Year – Aunt Gladys
  • Pacific Northwest Film – Train Dreams
  • Pacific Northwest Short – Songs of Black Folk
  • Special Citation – Indy, Good Boy

Overall, the Seattle Film Critics Society Awards highlighted a year of bold storytelling and standout performances across genres. With One Battle After Another emerging as the clear frontrunner and films like Sinners, Frankenstein, and KPop Demon Hunters also earning recognition, the winners reflect the Society’s appreciation for both artistic ambition and emotional depth. Together, the awards celebrate cinema that resonated strongly with critics and captured the cultural moment of the year.

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Edited by Tanisha Aggarwal