Awards

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the epic thriller ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER as the best film of 2025, according to the results of its 32nd annual critics’ poll released today. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order of votes received.

BEST PICTURE

Winner: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

Runners-up: SINNERS (2); MARTY SUPREME (3); HAMNET (4); SENTIMENTAL VALUE (5); TRAIN DREAMS (6); FRANKENSTEIN (7); JAY KELLY (8); BUGONIA (9); IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (10)

BEST ACTOR

Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

Runners-up: Timothee Chalamet, MARTY SUPREME (2); Michael B. Jordan, SINNERS (3); Ethan Hawke, BLUE MOON (4); Joel Edgerton, TRAIN DREAMS (5)

BEST ACTRESS

Winner: Rose Byrne, IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU

Runners-up: Jessie Buckley, HAMNET (2); Renate Reinsve, SENTIMENTAL VALUE (3); Emma Stone, BUGONIA (4); Chase Infiniti, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (5)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Winner: Stellan Skarsgard, SENTIMENTAL VALUE

Runners-up: Benicio del Toro, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2); Sean Penn, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (3); Paul Mescal, HAMNET (4); Adam Sandler, JAY KELLY (5)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Winner: Teyana Taylor, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

Runners-up: Amy Madigan, WEAPONS (2); Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, SENTIMENTAL VALUE (3); Odessa A’zion, MARTY SUPREME (4); Wunmi Mosaku, SINNERS (5)

BEST DIRECTOR

Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

Runners-up: Ryan Coogler, SINNERS (2); Chloe Zhao, HAMNET (3); Josh Safdie, MARTY SUPREME (4); Guillermo del Toro, FRANKENSTEIN (5)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Winner: SENTIMENTAL VALUE

Runners-up: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (2); THE SECRET AGENT (3); NO OTHER CHOICE (4); SIRAT (5)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Winner: THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR

Runners-up: 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA (2); ORWELL: 2+2=5 (3); COVER-UP (4); COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT (5)

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Winner: KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

Runner-up: ARCO

BEST SCREENPLAY

Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

Runner-up: Ryan Coogler, SINNERS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Winner: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, SINNERS

Runner-up: Adolpho Veloso, TRAIN DREAMS

BEST MUSICAL SCORE

Winner: Ludwig Goransson, SINNERS

Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, FRANKENSTEIN

RUSSELL SMITH AWARD (best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film)

Winner: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association consists of 26 broadcast, print and online journalists from throughout North Texas. For more information, visit dfwcritics.com or follow us on Bluesky @dfwcritics, or on Facebook or X (formerly Twitter) @dfwfilmcritics.

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the comedy-drama ANORA as the best film of 2024, according to the results of its 31st annual critics’ poll. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order of votes received.

 

BEST PICTURE

Winner: ANORA

Runners-up: THE BRUTALIST (2); CONCLAVE (3); DUNE: PART TWO (4); A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (5); THE SUBSTANCE (6); WICKED (7); NICKEL BOYS (8); A REAL PAIN (9); SING SING (10)

 

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the comedy-drama THE HOLDOVERS as the best film of 2023, according to the results of its 30th annual critics’ poll. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order of votes received.

 

BEST PICTURE

Winner: THE HOLDOVERS

Runners-up: OPPENHEIMER (2); KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (3); POOR THINGS (4); AMERICAN FICTION (5); PAST LIVES (6); MAESTRO (7); ANATOMY OF A FALL (8); BARBIE (9); MAY DECEMBER (10)

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The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the science-fiction adventure EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE as the best film of 2022, according to the results of its 29th annual critics’ poll. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order of votes received.

 

BEST PICTURE

Winner: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Runners-up: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2); THE FABELMANS (3); TAR (4); TOP GUN: MAVERICK (5); WOMEN TALKING (6); THE WHALE (7); GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO (8); BABYLON (9); THE WOMAN KING (10)

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The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the Western drama THE POWER OF THE DOG as the best film of 2021, according to the results of its 28th annual critics’ poll. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order of votes received.

 

BEST PICTURE

Winner: THE POWER OF THE DOG

Runners-up: BELFAST (2); KING RICHARD (3); WEST SIDE STORY (4); LICORICE PIZZA (5); DUNE (6); NIGHTMARE ALLEY (7); THE FRENCH DISPATCH (8); THE LOST DAUGHTER (9); CODA (10)

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The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the road drama NOMADLAND as the best film of 2020, according to the results of its 27th annual critics’ poll. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order of votes received.

 

BEST PICTURE

Winner: NOMADLAND

Runners-up: PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2); THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (3); MINARI (4); ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (5); MANK (6); MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (7); SOUND OF METAL (8); DA 5 BLOODS (9); FIRST COW (10)

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The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the war epic 1917 as the best film of 2019, according to the results of its 26th annual critics’ poll. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order of votes received. Click on the headline above for additional categories.

BEST PICTURE
Winner: 1917
Runners-up: MARRIAGE STORY (2); PARASITE (3); THE IRISHMAN (4); ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (5); JOJO RABBIT (6); LITTLE WOMEN (7); THE FAREWELL (8); THE TWO POPES (9); KNIVES OUT (10)

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The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the musical drama A STAR IS BORN as the best film of 2018, according to the results of its 25th annual critics’ poll.

Rounding out the composite list of the top 10 films of the year were ROMA (2), THE FAVOURITE (3), VICE (4), BLACKkKLANSMAN (5), BLACK PANTHER (6), GREEN BOOK (7), IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (8), EIGHTH GRADE (9), and CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (10).

For Best Actor, the association named Christian Bale for VICE. Runners-up included Rami Malek for BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2), Bradley Cooper for A STAR IS BORN (3), Ethan Hawke for FIRST REFORMED (4) and Viggo Mortensen for GREEN BOOK (5).

Olivia Colman was voted Best Actress for THE FAVOURITE. Next in the voting were Lady Gaga for A STAR IS BORN (2), Melissa McCarthy for CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (3), Glenn Close for THE WIFE (4) and Nicole Kidman for DESTROYER (5).

In the Best Supporting Actor category, the winner was Mahershala Ali for GREEN BOOK. He was followed by Richard E. Grant for CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (2), Sam Elliott for A STAR IS BORN (3), Timothee Chalamet for BEAUTIFUL BOY (4) and Michael B. Jordan for BLACK PANTHER (5).

For Best Supporting Actress, the association named Regina King for IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK. Runners-up were Emma Stone for THE FAVOURITE (2), Rachel Weisz for THE FAVOURITE (3), Amy Adams for VICE (4), and a tie between Claire Foy for FIRST MAN and Tilda Swinton for SUSPIRIA (5).

Alfonso Cuaron was voted Best Director for ROMA. Next in the voting were Bradley Cooper for A STAR IS BORN (2), Yorgos Lanthimos for THE FAVOURITE (3), Spike Lee for BLACKkKLANSMAN (4) and Adam McKay for VICE (5).

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The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the fantasy romance THE SHAPE OF WATER as the best film of 2017, according to the results of its 24th annual critics’ poll released today.

Rounding out the composite list of the top 10 films of the year were THE POST (2), LADY BIRD (3), CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (4), GET OUT (5), DUNKIRK (6), THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (7), I, TONYA (8), THE FLORIDA PROJECT (9) and DARKEST HOUR (10).

For Best Actor, the association named Gary Oldman for DARKEST HOUR. Runners-up included James Franco for THE DISASTER ARTIST (2), Daniel Day-Lewis for PHANTOM THREAD (3), Timothee Chalamet for CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (4) and Tom Hanks for THE POST (5).

Sally Hawkins was voted Best Actress for THE SHAPE OF WATER. Next in the voting were Frances McDormand for THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (2), Margot Robbie for I, TONYA (3), Saoirse Ronan for LADY BIRD (4) and Meryl Streep for THE POST (5).

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The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the intimate drama MOONLIGHT as the best film of 2016, according to the results of its 23rd annual critics’ poll released today.

Rounding out the composite list of the top 10 films of the year were MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2), LA LA LAND (3), HELL OR HIGH WATER (4), ARRIVAL (5), JACKIE (6), LOVING (7), 20TH CENTURY WOMEN (8), HACKSAW RIDGE (9) and SILENCE (10).

For Best Actor, the association named Casey Affleck for MANCHESTER BY THE SEA. Runners-up included Denzel Washington for FENCES (2), Joel Edgerton for LOVING (3), Ryan Gosling for LA LA LAND (4) and Tom Hanks for SULLY (5).

Natalie Portman was voted Best Actress for JACKIE. Next in the voting were Emma Stone for LA LA LAND (2), Ruth Negga for LOVING (3), Amy Adams for ARRIVAL (4) and Annette Bening for 20TH CENTURY WOMEN (5).
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