If there’s one thing you can count on from the film industry this year, it’s that critics adore Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. The epic political thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio is already a winner at shows like the Gotham Independent Film Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, a Best Picture win at the National Society of Film Critics, and the Golden Globe for the Best Motion Picture of a Comedy or Musical. The film has also been recently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Just before the Oscars, One Battle After Another has received another win for the Best Picture of 2025 from the Online Film Critics Society. According to Deadline, the society recently awarded their picks for last year’s best films. The group was founded in 1997. Members include writers from outlets such as Slant, Paste Magazine, AARP, and Sight & Sound. The winners were chosen by nearly 300 voting members from around the world. Despite One Battle After Another getting the top prize, Sinners would come away with the most wins.
Could this be a preview of how The Oscars will turn out? We shall see.
Here is the complete list of 2025 Online Film Critics Association award winners:
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
