‘One Battle After Another’ Leads

Paul Thomas Anderson One battle after another continued its run at the start of awards season on Wednesday when it was named Best Picture by the magazine. National Review Board.

A panel of film enthusiasts, directors, professionals and academics awarded the Warner Bros crime thriller five leading awards, including Best Director for Anderson and Best Actor in a Leading Role. Leonardo DiCaprio. He also named Benicio Del Toro Best Supporting Actor and presented Chase Infinity with the Best Performer award.

Victories follow anointing Gotham Film Awards One battle after another his best feature film on Monday, and New York Film Critics Circle I do the same Tuesday.

Other big NBR winners today included Rose Byrne, who took home the award for Best Actress in a Film. If I had legs I would kick youalso repeating his feat of voting at the NYFCC yesterday. Winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or It was just an accident was recognized as the best international film, Arco Best Animated Feature and Documentary by Seymour Hersh Cover up Best Documentary.

Ryan Coogler won Best Original Screenplay Sinnersanother Warner Bros. photo, and the adapted screenplay went to Clint Bentley and Greg Kvedar for Netflix. Dream train. Sinners was the only film to win more than one individual award from the NBR, and the vampire thriller also won the Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography award for DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw.

The 2025 winners will be honored at NBR's annual gala on January 13, 2026 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, hosted by NBC correspondent Willie Geist.

Last year, longtime organization voted for Universal Wicked his best filmand also presented the Best Director award to the film's Jon M. Chu and the NBR Spotlight Award to stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

The last time NBR selected a future Best Picture Oscar winner was in 2018, when it named Green Book as best film.

Here is a list of this year's winners.

Best Film: One battle after another

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”

Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”

Best Actress: Rose Byrne, if I had legs, I'd kick you.

Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another”

Best Supporting Actress: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”

Best Directorial Debut: Eva Victor, Sorry baby

Breakthrough Performance: Chase Infinity, one battle after another

Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”

Best Adapted Screenplay: Clint Bentley and Greg Kvedar, “Dream Train”

Best Animated Film: Arco

Best International Film: It was just an accident

Best Documentary: Cover up

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapo, Sinners

Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Art: Mission: Impossible: Final Reckoning

NBR Award for Freedom of Speech: Put your soul on your hand and go

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