Winners and nominees for the Seattle Film Critics Society 2025 awards:
BEST PICTURE
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

NOMINEES:
- Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos
- Hamnet – Chloé Zhao
- It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi
- Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie
- Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler
- Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor
- Train Dreams – Clint Bentley
- Weapons – Zach Cregger
BEST DIRECTOR
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

NOMINEES:
- Hamnet – Chloé Zhao
- Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler
- Train Dreams – Clint Bentley
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

NOMINEES:
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

NOMINEES:
- Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
- Emma Stone – Bugonia
- Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

NOMINEES:
- Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
- David Jonsson – The Long Walk
- William H. Macy – Train Dreams
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

NOMINEES:
- Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan – Weapons
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet

NOMINEES:
- Cary Christopher – Weapons
- Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
- Jasper Thompson – The Mastermind
- Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis
(Casting Director)

NOMINEES:
- Eephus – Carson Lund
- Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti
- Sinners – Francine Maisler
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Bret Howe, Mary Vernieu
BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FILM
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley

NOMINEES:
- Not One Drop of Blood – Jackson Devereux, Lachlan Hinton
- To Kill a Wolf – Kelsey Taylor
- Twinless – James Sweeney
- Wolf Land (Director’s Cut) – Sarah Hoffman
- WTO/99 – Ian Bell
BEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHORT FILM
Songs of Black Folk – Justin Emeka, Haley Watson

NOMINEES:
- Charlotte, 1994 – Brian Pittala
- A Fateful Weekend – Tony Doupe
- Shelly’s Leg – Wes Hurley
- Style: A Seattle Basketball Story – Bryan Tucker
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi

NOMINEES:
- No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook
- The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
- The Ugly Stepsister – Emilie Blichfeldt
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
WTO/99 – Ian Bell

NOMINEES:
- The Alabama Solution – Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
- Come See Me in the Good Light – Ryan White
- Pavements – Alex Ross Perry
- The Perfect Neighbor – Geeta Gandbhir
BEST ANIMATED FILM
KPop Demon Hunters – Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans

NOMINEES:
- Arco – Ugo Bienvenu
- The Colors Within – Naoko Yamada
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
- Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard
BEST SCREENPLAY
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

NOMINEES:
- Marty Supreme –Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler
- Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor
- Train Dreams – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw

NOMINEES:
- Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
- Hamnet – Łukasz Żal
- One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
- Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso
BEST FILM EDITING
One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen

NOMINEES:
- F1® The Movie – Stephen Mirrione, Patrick J. Smith
- Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- Reflection in a Dead Diamond – Bernard Beets
- Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell (Production Design); Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)

NOMINEES:
- Fantastic Four: First Steps – Kasra Farahani (Production Design); Jille Azis (Set Decoration)
- The Phoenician Scheme – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
- Resurrection – Liu Qiang, Tu Nan
- Sinners – Hannah Beachler (Production Design); Monique Champagne (Set Decoration)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Frankenstein – Kate Hawley

NOMINEES:
- The Phoenician Scheme – Milena Canonero
- Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
- Train Dreams – Malgosia Turzanska
- Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

NOMINEES:
- F1® The Movie – Hans Zimmer
- Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
- Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
- Tron: Ares – Nine Inch Nails
BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning –Wade Eastwood

NOMINEES:
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – Garrett Warren, Steve Brown, Stuart Thorp
- From the World of John Wick: Ballerina – Stephen Dunlevy, Jackson Spindell
- Predator: Badlands – Jacob Tomuri
- Sinners – Andy Gill
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett

NOMINEES:
- F1® The Movie – Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington
- Frankenstein – Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, José Granell
- Predator: Badlands – Olivier Dumont, Alec Gillis, Sheldon Stopsack, Karl Rapley
- Sinners – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Aunt Gladys – Weapons (as portrayed by Amy Madigan)

NOMINEES:
- Col. Steven J. Lockjaw – One Battle After Another (as portrayed by Sean Penn)
- Laura – Bring Her Back (as portrayed by Sally Hawkins)
- Lex Luthor – Superman (as portrayed by Nicholas Hoult)
- Remmick – Sinners (as portrayed by Jack O’Connell)
SPECIAL CITATION
Indy– Animal Acting (in Good Boy)

