Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) 2025: Complete list of winners and nominees

The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) has officially announced its 2025 winners. The awards were unveiled on December 11, 2025, at the Phoenix Film Festival Event and Ticket Center.

This year, the PCC 2025 highlight was mainly on Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, which led the PCC nomination board and eventually dominated the winners list with six awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

In performance categories, Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley stood out as they took home Best Actor and Best Actress for Marty Supreme and Hamnet, respectively. The PCC also recognized veteran filmmaker David Lynch as the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement in Filmmaking Award and honored Graham Greene for his contribution to Native American representation in cinema.

Timothée Chalamet recently made headlines when he dodged questions about whether he might secretly be the masked British rapper EsDeeKid. His answer was:

"I got no comment on that. Two words: All will be revealed in due time. That was a little more than two words."

His upcoming sports drama, Marty Supreme, will be officially released on December 25, 2025.

Announcing its 2025 nominees, PCC issued an official press release earlier, mentioning:

"Phoenix Critics Circle members have narrowed the films from 2025 to the top nominees in each category. Voting is underway for the winners, and they will be announced the evening of Thursday, December 11th, 2025, at the annual Phoenix Critics Circle Awards Party at the Phoenix Film Festival Event and Ticket Center. The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique and analysis. Administered by the non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, the Phoenix Critics Circle is committed to the progression and preservation of film and is composed of print, television, radio and internet film critics from Arizona."

Below is the complete breakdown of all categories, nominees, and winners as announced by the Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC).

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Complete list of winners and nominees at the 2025 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Awards

Best Picture

Hamnet

It Was Just an Accident

One Battle After Another (Winner)

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Winner)

Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident

Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice

Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme (Winner)

Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another

Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams

Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein

Michael B. Jordan, Sinners

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (Winner)

Rose Byrne, if I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another

Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love

Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another (Winner)

Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein

Delroy Lindo, Sinners

Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress

Odessa A’zion, Marty Supreme

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan, Weapons (Winner)

Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners

Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Screenplay

Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Winner)

Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Best Animated Film

Elio

KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)

Predator: Killer of Killers

Zootopia 2

Best Documentary

Deaf President Now

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

Orwell: 2+2=5

The Perfect Neighbor (Winner)

Predators

Best Foreign Language Film

It Was Just an Accident

No Other Choice

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value (Winner)

Sirāt

Best Cinematography

Kim Woo-hyung, No Other Choice

Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another (Winner)

Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners

Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams

Best Score

Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein

Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another (Winner)

Ludwig Göransson, Sinners

Kangding Ray, Sirāt

Best Stunt Coordination

Frankenstein

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Winner)

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Weapons

Best Comedy Film

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Bugonia

Friendship

The Naked Gun (Winner)

Rental Family

Best Science Fiction Film

Bugonia

Companion

Frankenstein (Winner)

Mickey 17

The Running Man

Best Horror Film

28 Years Later

Bring Her Back

Sinners (Winner)

The Ugly Stepsister

Weapons

Lifetime Achievement in Filmmaking Award

David Lynch (Winner)

Special Recognition Award

Graham Greene for his contribution to Native Americans in film (Winner)

Congratulations to all the winners at the PCC 2025!

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