The members of the Phoenix Film Critics Circle challenge their rivals in the Phoenix Film Critics Society.

The other Phoenix film critics group — the Phoenix Film Critics Society — yesterday announced their picks for the best of 2025.  And here they are:

PFCS 2025 TOP TEN (in alphabetical order)
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another (WINNER: Best Picture)
Sinners
Song Sung Blue
Sorry, Baby
The Life of Chuck
The Long Walk
Train Dreams

BEST PICTURE
One Battle After Another

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
Sinners

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Sinners

BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL
One Battle After Another

THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
The Life of Chuck

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Zootopia 2

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
No Other Choice

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Perfect Neighbor

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
I Lied to You – Sinners

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Sinners

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sinners

BEST FILM EDITING
One Battle After Another

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Frankenstein

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Sinners

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: Fire and Ash

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet