Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another emerged as a major winner at the 2025 Online Film Critics Society Awards, taking Best Picture and Best Director among five total wins. The film’s strong showing places it firmly among the most critically embraced releases of the year.
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners ultimately led the awards overall, collecting 10 wins across major categories including acting, writing, cinematography, score, and multiple technical honors. With more than 38 films recognized across 22 categories, this year’s OFCS awards reflected an unusually broad spread of genres, from studio releases to international and independent titles.
One notable takeaway from this year’s results is how concentrated the wins were at the top: just two films accounted for nearly half of all awards handed out, underscoring a rare level of consensus among the Society’s nearly 300 voting critics worldwide.
The organization also presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to Colleen Atwood, Jack Nicholson, Steven Spielberg, Vittorio Storaro, and Walter Murch, alongside Special Achievement Awards recognizing sustainability efforts in filmmaking and advocacy within the industry.
Here’s the complete list of Online Film Critics Society Award winners and nominations for 2025.
Best Picture
One Battle After Another (Winner)
Sinners
Sentimental Value
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Marty Supreme
Weapons
No Other Choice
Hamnet
Train Dreams
Best Animated Feature
KPop Demon Hunters
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Best Actor
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Best Ensemble & Casting
Sinners
Best Original Screenplay
Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay
One Battle After Another
Best Editing
One Battle After Another
Best Cinematography
Sinners
Best Original Score
Sinners
Best Production Design
Sinners
Best Costume Design
Sinners
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Best Sound
Sinners
Best Visual Effects
Sinners
Best Choreography (Dance & Stunt)
Sinners
Best Debut Feature
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Best Film Not in the English Language
Sentimental Value
Best Documentary
The Perfect Neighbor
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Colleen Atwood
Jack Nicholson
Steven Spielberg
Vittorio Storaro
Walter Murch
Special Achievement Awards
Green Film
Film Workers for Palestine
Best Non-U.S. Releases (in alphabetical order)
Aki (dir. Darlene Naponse, Canada)
Copper (dir. Nicolas Pereda, Mexico)
The Good Sister (dir. Sarah Miro Fischer, Germany)
Home Sweet Home (dir. Frelle Petersen, Denmark)
Levers (dir. Rhayne Vermette, Canada)
Meadowlarks (dir. Tasha Hubbard, Canada)
Nino (dir. Pauline Loquès, France)
Phantoms of July (dir. Julian Radlmaier, Germany)
Punku (dir. J.D. Fernández Molero, Peru)
Two Pianos (dir. Arnaud Desplechin, France)
Awards Tallies:
10 – Sinners
5 – One Battle After Another
1 – Frankenstein, Hamnet, KPop Demon Hunters, Sentimental Value, Sorry, Baby, The Perfect Neighbor, Weapons
