The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) announced its 20th annual slate of award winners, naming Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another as Best Film of 2025. The film led the organization’s honors following a year marked by ambitious genre filmmaking, bold directorial visions, and a renewed emphasis on original, human-centered storytelling.
“2025 was an exceptional year for genre filmmaking from some of today’s most experimental studio directors,” said Caleb Masters, OFCC president. “Films like Ryan Coogler’s supernatural meditation on race in Sinners, Zach Cregger’s unnerving social thriller Weapons, Ari Aster’s neo-western response to the pandemic era Eddington, and Rian Johnson’s exploration of faith in his whodunnit Wake Up Dead Man demonstrate how sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and dark comedy remain vital tools for grappling with the defining issues of our time.
One Battle After Another and Sinners Sweep the Major Categories
“Our top film of 2025, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, is a shining example of cinema’s power to speak to the cultural moment, push the boundaries of visual storytelling, and deliver an action-packed theatrical experience.”
Daniel Bokemper, OFCC secretary-treasurer, emphasized the consistency and competition that defined the year’s voting. “In 2025, two sentiments rang loudest for our organization. First, Paul Thomas Anderson is long overdue for his flowers. And second, Ryan Coogler is destined to be a household name — if he isn’t already. We also saw an incredibly tight race for Best Actor between Leonardo DiCaprio and Ethan Hawke, as well as overwhelming acclaim for Amy Madigan’s surprise role in Zach Cregger’s Weapons.”
Bokemper added, “Our organization is rarely short of surprises and upsets when it comes to our annual awards. In 2025, however, most of us agreed that between One Battle After Another and Sinners, original, heartfelt, and undeniably human stories are what we should celebrate the most. And given the strong showings we saw for Marty Supreme, Weapons, Hamnet, Sentimental Value, and others, we still live in a time rife for authentic and imaginative filmmaking.”
The OFCC’s Top 10 list reflected the breadth of that creativity, blending studio filmmaking with international and independent voices, while honors across directing, performance, and technical categories highlighted a year of remarkable craft.
About the OFCC
The OFCC is composed of Oklahoma-based professional film journalists, academics, and critics working in broadcast, print, and digital media. Media outlets include The Oklahoman, Oklahoma Gazette, Tulsa World, and Edmond Life & Leisure. Other outlets include television stations KOKH FOX 25 and News 9, radio stations KJYO/Clear Channel and Cumulus Media, and the websites flickattack.com, thewrap.com, thecinematropolis.com, icantunseethatmovie.com, nofilmschool.com, goodtrashmedia.com and screenrant.com. Five 2025 contributors from The Cinematropolis, Caleb Masters, Laron Chapman, Daniel Bokemper(also of Flick Attack), Jo Light(also of No Film School), and Christopher Shultz participated in the vote for the 2025 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards.
Below is the complete list of OFCC award winners for 2025:
Best Film: One Battle After Another
OFCC Top 10 Films of 2025
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Marty Supreme
- Weapons
- Hamnet
- Sentimental Value
- Train Dreams
- No Other Choice
- Wake Up Dead Man
- Eddington
Best Director
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Actor
Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Best Actress
Winner: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Runner-Up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I Would Kick You
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Runner-Up: Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Sinners
Runner-Up: Marty Supreme
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Hamnet
Best Documentary
Winner: The Perfect Neighbor
Runner-Up: Orwell: 2+2=5
Best Ensemble
Winner: One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Sinners
Best International Film
Winner: Sentimental Value
Runner-Up: It Was Just an Accident
Best Animated Film
Winner: KPop Demon Hunters
Runner-Up: Zootopia 2
Best First Feature
Winner: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
Runner-Up: Charlie Polinger, The Plague
Best Body of Work
Winner: Pedro Pascal (Materialists, Eddington, Fantastic Four: First Steps)
Runner-Up: Josh O’Connor (Wake Up Dead Man, The Mastermind, The History of Sound, Rebuilding)
Best Score
Winner: Sinners
Runner-Up: One Battle After Another
Best Cinematography
Winner: Sinners
Runner-Up: One Battle After Another
Best Stunt Coordination
Winner: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Runner-Up: F1
Best North American Indigenous Film
Winner: Seeds
Runner-Up: Remaining Native
OFCC 2025 Best Performance by an Animal Actor
Honorable Mention: Indy, Good Boy
