Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another swept the the Atlanta Film Critics Circle 2025 awards earning the top film of the year honor along with Best Director, Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, Best Supporting Actor (Benicio del Toro), Best Breakthrough Performance for Chase Infiniti, Best Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography,
One Battle After Another topped the National Board of Review 2025 honorees, winning Best Film; Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson; Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio; Best Supporting Actor for Benicio Del Toro; and Breakthrough Performance for Chase Infiniti.
Ira Sachs’ Peter Hujar’s Day starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall, leads the nominations for the 41st annual edition of the Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nominations including Best Feature.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was voted Best Film of 2025 by the New York Film Critics Circle along with Best Supporting Actor for Benicio del Toro.
The 31st annual Critics Choice Awards unveiled their below-the-line film shortlists, with Sinners emerging as the dominant contender across the crafts categories. The film topped all other titles, securing recognition in every below-the-line field.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another led the nominations for the 2025 Astra Film Awards with 11 nominations, earning nods for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Best Director for Anderson, and four supporting nominations for Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, and Benicio del Toro.
Udo Kier, the German actor celebrated for his bold, unconventional screen presence and long career in both avant-garde and mainstream cinema, has died at the age of 81. His partner, Delbert McBride, confirmed his death on November 23, 2025, in Palm Springs, California.
AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards revealed the nominees lead by Hamnet, A House of Dynamite, One Battle After Another, Sinners and Train Dreams competing for Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups.
Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet wins again, this time, snagging the award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the 14th Key West Film Festival.
One Battle After Another leads with a record six nominations for the 35th edition of The Gothams, with nods for Best Feature, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson, Breakthrough Performer for Chase Infiniti, and Outstanding Supporting Performance for Teyana Taylor and Benicio Del Toro.
Spain’s Oscar submission, Sirât, directed by Oliver Laxe, has won the Gold Hugo for Best Film at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival.
Directed by Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent plunges you into 1970s Brazil military dictatorship era, where Marcelo (played by Wagner Moura) returns to Recife seeking refuge and reunion, only to find surveillance, suspicion, and forgotten secrets awaiting him.