The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the epic drama ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER as the best film of 2025, according to the results of its 32nd annual critics’ poll released today. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order of votes received.
Rounding out the composite list of the top 10 films of the year were as follows:
2) Sinners
3) Marty Supreme
4) Hamnet
5) Sentimental Value
6) Train Dreams
7) Frankenstein
8) Jay Kelly
9) Bugonia
10) It Was Just An Accidnt
Best Actor
1) Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another
2) Timothee Chalamet for Marty Supreme
3) Michael B. Jordan for Sinners
4) Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon
5) Joel Edgerton for Train Dreams
Best Actress
1) Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
2) Jessie Buckley for Hamnet
3) Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value
4) Emma Stone for Bugonia
5) Chase Infiniti for One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actor
1) Stellan Skarsgard for Sentimental Value
2) Benicio del Toro for One Battle After Another
3) Sean Penn for One Battle After Another
4) Paul Mezcal for Hamnet
5) Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly
Best Supporting Actress
1) Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another
2) Amy Madigan for Weapons
3) Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value
4) Odessa A’zion for Sentimental Value
5) Wunmi Masaku for Sinners
Best Director
1) Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
2) Ryan Coogler for Sinners
3) Chloe Zhao for Hamnet
4) Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme
5) Guillermo del Toro for Frankenstein
Best Foreign Language Film
1) Sentimental Value
2) It Was Just an Accident
3)The Secret Agent
4) No Other Choice
5) Sirat
Best Documentary
1) The Perfect Neighbor
2) 2000 Meters to ANDRIIVKA
3) Orwell: 2+2=5
4) Cover Up
5) Come See Me in the Good Light
Best Animated Film
1) KPop Demon Hunters
2)Arco
Best Screenplay
1) Paul Thomas Anderson forOne Battle After Another
2) Ryan Coogler for Sinners
Best Cinematography
1) Autumn Durald Arkapaw forSinners
2) Adolpho Veloso for Train Dreams
Best Musical Score
1) Ludwig Goransson, Sinners
2) Alexandre Desplat for Frankenstein
Russell Smith Award
The association also voted It Was Just An Accident as the winner of the Russell Smith Award, named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association consists of 26 broadcast, print and online journalists from throughout North Texas. For more information, visit www.dfwcritics.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter @dfwfilmcritics.
