The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) has named One Battle After Another as Best Picture of the Year, the organization announced today. Robert Abele, president of LAFCA, praised the strength of the year’s cinema, noting that the winners represent a wide span of artistic achievement and perspectives.
“It’s been a stunning year for movies of all kinds, and we’re thrilled to have a group of winners that reflect that breadth of cinematic artistry and perspective,” Abele said. “When we gather at the historic Millennium Biltmore on Jan. 10, 2026, for our banquet, it’ll be an honor to celebrate these wonderful films and filmmakers.”
The group will honor the recipients at its annual awards banquet on January 10, 2026, at the Millennium Biltmore. LAFCA previously announced filmmaker Philip Kaufman as the recipient of its 2025 Career Achievement Award.
LAFCA Winners include:
BEST PICTURE: One Battle After Another
Runner-up: The Secret Agent
BEST DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Runner-up: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You; Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Runners-up: Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme; Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value; Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Runners-up: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value; Andrew Scott, Blue Moon
BEST SCREENPLAY: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Runner-up: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
BEST ANIMATION: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Runner-up: KPop Demon Hunters
BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: The Secret Agent
Runner-up: It Was Just an Accident
BEST DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION FILM: My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow
Runner-up: The Perfect Neighbor
BEST FILM EDITING: Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Runner-up: Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams
Runner-up: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Hannah Beachler, Sinners
Runner-up: Tamara Deverell, Frankenstein
BEST MUSIC SCORE: Kangding Ray, Sirāt
Runner-up: Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
NEW GENERATION: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL FILM AWARD: Albert Serra, Afternoons of Solitude
DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL FILM SPECIAL AWARD: Thom Andersen
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: Philip Kaufman
SPECIAL CITATION: Judy Kim of Gardena Cinema, which has remained a landmark single-screen community theater since the Kim family assumed ownership in 1976.
REELated:
Sentimental Value, Sinners, White Lotus lead Golden Globe noms
