Pittsburgh Film Critics Association (PFCA) 2025 Awards: Complete list of winners explored

The Pittsburgh Film Critics Association has officially announced the winners of its film awards for the previous year. It was the group's second annual voting cycle since its formation in 2023. The results were decided by a 15-member voting body.

Pittsburgh Film Critics Association Awards' 2024 winners were as follows,

• Best picture: The Substance (Winner)
• Best lead actor: Colman Domingo, Sing Sing (Winner)
• Best supporting actor: Ariana Grande, Wicked (Winner)
• Best featured actor: Jesse Plemons, Civil War (Winner)
• Breakthrough performance: Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing (Winner)
• Best animated voice performance: Lupita Nyong’o, The Wild Robot (Winner)
• Best director: Robert Eggers, Nosferatu (Winner)
• Best original screenplay: Justin Kuritzkes, Challengers (Winner)
• Best adapted screenplay: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield, Sing Sing (Winner)
• Best cinematography: Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys (Winner)
• Best editing: Marco Costa, Challengers (Winner)
• Best production design: Craig Lathrop, Nosferatu (Winner)
• Best score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Challengers (Winner)
• Best song: "Compress/ Repress", Challengers (Winner)
• Best sound design: Emmanuelle Villard, Valerie Deloof, Victor Fleurant, Stéphane Thiébaut, Victor Praud, The Substance (Winner)
• Best hair, makeup, and costumes Emmanuelle Youchnovski - Costume, Pierre-Olivier Persin - Makeup and Hairstyle, The Substance (Winner)

The 2025 Pittsburgh Film Critics Association Awards' winners' list was led by Ryan Coogler's Sinners. It was the most awarded title of the year with nine wins in total at the 2025 Pittsburgh Film Critics Association Awards. The film bagged awards for best picture, best director, and other notable categories.

Pittsburgh Film Critics Association's official website reads,

"Established in 2023, the Pittsburgh Film Critics Association arose from a collective vision among the city's critics to carve out a distinct space within the industry. We passionately champion cinematic excellence, celebrating both established auteurs and emerging talents who enrich the entertainment landscape."

Complete list of winners and runners-up at the 2025 Pittsburgh Film Critics Association Awards

Best picture

Sinners (Winner)

One Battle After Another, Runner-Up

Best lead actor

Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (Winner)

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet, Runner-Up

Best supporting actor

Amy Madigan, Weapons (Winner)

Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners, Runner-Up

Best featured actor (15 minutes or less of screen time)

William H. Macy, Train Dreams (Winner)

Naomi Ackie, Sorry, Baby, Runner-Up

Breakthrough performance

Miles Caton, Sinners (Winner)

Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another, Runner-Up

Bark-through performance

Indy the Dog, Good Boy

Best animated voice performance

Arden Cho, KPop Demon Hunters (Winner, Tie)

Ke Huy Quan, Zootopia 2 (Winner, Tie)

Best director

Ryan Coogler, Sinners (Winner)

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another, Runner-Up

Best original screenplay

Ryan Coogler, Sinners (Winner)

Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby, Runner-Up

Best adapted screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Winner)

Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man, Runner-Up

Best cinematography

Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners (Winner)

Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams, Runner-Up

Best editing

Michael P. Shawver, Sinners (Winner)

Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another, Runner-Up

Best production design

Hannah Beachler, Sinners (Winner)

Tamara Deverell, Frankenstein, Runner-Up

Best score

Ludwig Göransson, Sinners (Winner)

Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another, Runner-Up

Best song

I Lied to You, Sinners (Winner)

Golden, KPop Demon Hunters, Runner-Up

Best sound design

Steve Boeddeker, Sinners (Winner)

Al Nelson, F1: The Movie, Runner-Up

Best hair, makeup, and costumes

Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry, Hair and Makeup

Ruth E. Carter, Costumes

Sinners (Winner)

Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Hair and Makeup

Kate Hawley, Costumes

Frankenstein, Runner-Up

Best animated feature

KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)

Zootopia 2, Runner-Up

Best film not in the English language

Sentimental Value (Winner)

It Was Just an Accident, Runner-Up

Best stunt performance and choreography

Wade Eastwood, Mission: Impossible, The Final Reckoning (Winner)

Andy Gill, Sinners, Runner-Up

Good Neighbor Award

It Was Just an Accident (Winner)

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