The New York Film Critics Circle has named One Battle After Another as its best film of 2025.
Benicio del Toro also won best supporting actor for his work in the Paul Thomas Anderson film. Elsewhere, The Secret Agent won two awards, for best international film and best actor (Wagner Moura).
Last year, the NYFCC selected The Brutalist as its pick for the best film of 2024.
The NYFCC’s first award revealed was best first film, which went to Eephus. That was followed by best international film, which went to The Secret Agent.
Other winners include KPop Demon Hunters (best animated film), My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow (best nonfiction film) and Amy Madigan (best supporting actress for Weapons).
The Hollywood Reporter will be updating the list of the NYFCC’s 2025 winners live as they are announced. Refresh for the latest.
Best Film
: One Battle After Another
Best Director:
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Best Actor:
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Best Actress:
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best Screenplay:
Marty Supreme
Best Supporting Actor:
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
Best Cinematography:
Sinners
Best First Film: Eephus
Best International Film:
The Secret Agent
Best Nonfiction Film: My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow
Founded in 1935, the organization’s membership includes critics from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines and qualifying online general-interest publications. Every year in December, the group meets in New York to vote on awards for the previous calendar year’s films.
In addition to the regular categories, which include best picture, director, actor and actress, special stand-alone awards are given to individuals and organizations that have made substantial contributions to the art of cinema, including producers, directors, actors, writers, critics, historians, film restorers and service organizations.
Award winners will be celebrated in New York in January.
