One Battle After Another wins Best Picture at the Online Film Critics Society

If there’s one thing you can count on from the film industry this year, it’s that critics adore Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. The epic political thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio is already a winner at shows like the Gotham Independent Film Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, a Best Picture win at the National Society of Film Critics, and the Golden Globe for the Best Motion Picture of a Comedy or Musical. The film has also been recently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.

Just before the Oscars, One Battle After Another has received another win for the Best Picture of 2025 from the Online Film Critics Society. According to Deadline, the society recently awarded their picks for last year’s best films. The group was founded in 1997. Members include writers from outlets such as Slant, Paste Magazine, AARP, and Sight & Sound. The winners were chosen by nearly 300 voting members from around the world. Despite One Battle After Another getting the top prize, Sinners would come away with the most wins.

Could this be a preview of how The Oscars will turn out? We shall see.

Here is the complete list of 2025 Online Film Critics Association award winners:

Best Picture

One Battle After Another (Winner)

Sinners

Sentimental Value

It Was Just an Accident

The Secret Agent

Marty Supreme

Weapons

No Other Choice

Hamnet

Train Dreams

Best Animated Feature

KPop Demon Hunters

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Best Actor

Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Madigan – Weapons

Best Ensemble & Casting

Sinners

Best Original Screenplay

Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay

One Battle After Another

Best Editing

One Battle After Another

Best Cinematography

Sinners

Best Original Score

Sinners

Best Production Design

Sinners

Best Costume Design

Sinners

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Frankenstein

Best Sound

Sinners

Best Visual Effects

Sinners

Best Choreography (Dance & Stunt)

Sinners

Best Debut Feature

Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

Best Film Not in the English Language

Sentimental Value

Best Documentary

The Perfect Neighbor

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Colleen Atwood

Jack Nicholson

Steven Spielberg

Vittorio Storaro

Walter Murch

Special Achievement Awards

Green Film 

Film Workers for Palestine 

Best Non-U.S. Releases (in alphabetical order)

Aki (dir. Darlene Naponse, Canada)

Copper (dir. Nicolas Pereda, Mexico)

The Good Sister (dir. Sarah Miro Fischer, Germany)

Home Sweet Home (dir. Frelle Petersen, Denmark)

Levers (dir. Rhayne Vermette, Canada)

Meadowlarks (dir. Tasha Hubbard, Canada)

Nino (dir. Pauline Loquès, France)

Phantoms of July (dir. Julian Radlmaier, Germany)

Punku (dir. J.D. Fernández Molero, Peru)

Two Pianos (dir. Arnaud Desplechin, France)

Awards Tallies:

10 – Sinners

5 – One Battle After Another

1 – Frankenstein, Hamnet, KPop Demon Hunters, Sentimental Value, Sorry, Baby, The Perfect Neighbor, Weapons