Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards: Complete list of winners

The Southeastern Film Critics Association has officially announced the winners of the 2025 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards. Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another was the group's top film of the year.

On the other hand, Ryan Coogler's Sinners dominated multiple notable categories, including director, actor, and other technical nods. Southeastern Film Critics Association's officially listed members are as follows:

• Scott Phillips, President
• Jim Farmer, Vice President
• Mercy Sandberg Wright, Treasurer
• Andrew Sweatman, Webmaster
• Al Alexander
• Kevin Allen
• Bill Arceneaux
• Edwin Arnaudin
• Sean Atkins
• John Beifuss
• Jill Boniske
• Stephen Brown
• Matt Brunson
• Harvey Burgess
• Bob Carlton
• Paul Chambers
• Michael Compton
• Jackie Cooper
• Meghan Cooper
• Douglas Davidson
• Tony Dayoub
• John Delia
• Lindsey Dunn
• Hap Erstein
• Jason Evans
• Felicia Feaster
• Adam Frazier
• Keith Garlington
• Dave Giannini
• Chris Giroux
• Matt Goldberg
• Hunter Heilman
• Jonathan Hickman
• Patrick Hicks
• Anthony Holden
• Curt Holman
• Dan Hudak
• Gabe Lapalombella
• Brandon Ledet
• Craig D. Lindsey
• Hannah Lodge
• Emma Loggins
• Adam Long
• Bret Love
• Mattie Lucas
• Noel T. Manning
• Thomas Manning
• Darryl Mansel
• Jeff Marker
• Harrison Martin
• Karen Martin
• Philip Martin
• Chris McCoy
• Al McGhee
• Michael McKinney
• Marcianne Miller
• Mallory Moore
• Ken Morefield
• Neil Morris
• Noel Murray
• Dan Murrell
• Jesse Nussman
• Bert Osborne
• Ben Pearson
• Kyle Pinion
• Robert Prentice
• Philip Price
• James Profetto
• Sammie Purcell
• Austin Putnam
• Matt Rodriguez
• James Rosario
• Allison Rose
• Gino Sassani
• Mike Scott
• Josh Sewell
• Jason Shawhan
• Brian Skutle
• Andrew Spitznas
• Michelle Swope
• Lawrence Toppman
• Brandon Vick
• Steve Warren
• Saxon Whitehead
• Sharronda Williams
• Joel Winstead
• Cory Woodroof
• Jordan Woodson

The Southeastern Film Critics Association website reads:

"The Southeastern Film Critics Association is to represent, as an impartial, organized working unit, the profession of film criticism, and to recognize the highest creative achievements in the field of motion pictures, and thereby to uphold the integrity and significance of film criticism."

Below is the complete list of the 2025 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards winners and runners up.

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

Top 10 films of 2025

• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Marty Supreme
• It Was Just an Accident
• Sentimental Value
• Hamnet
• Train Dreams
• Weapons
• Frankenstein
• The Secret Agent

Best picture

One Battle After Another (Winner)

Runner up: Sinners

Best actor

Michael B. Jordan: Sinners (Winner)

Ethan Hawke: Blue Moon

Best actress

Jessie Buckley: Hamnet (Winner)

Rose Byrne: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Best supporting actor

Benicio del Toro: One Battle After Another (Winner)

Sean Penn: One Battle After Another

Best supporting actress

Amy Madigan: Weapons (Winner)

Teyana Taylor: One Battle After Another

Best ensemble

Sinners (Winner)

One Battle After Another

Best director

Ryan Coogler: Sinners (Winner)

Paul Thomas Anderson: One Battle After Another

Best original screenplay

Ryan Coogler: Sinners (Winner)

Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt: Sentimental Value

Best adapted screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson: One Battle After Another (Winner)

Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar: Train Dreams

Best documentary

The Perfect Neighbor (Winner)

Predators

Best animated film

KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)

Zootopia 2

Best foreign language film

It Was Just an Accident (Winner)

Sentimental Value

Best cinematography

Autumn Durald Arkapaw: Sinners (Winner)

Michael Bauman: One Battle After Another

Best score

Ludwig Göransson: Sinners (Winner)

Jonny Greenwood: One Battle After Another

Congratulations to all the winners and runners up at the 2025 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards!

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