Benicio del Toro in 'One Battle After Another' Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Paul Thomas Anderson's political thriller One Battle After Another leads all comers as the Vancouver Film Critics Circle unveiled its nominations for the best movies of 2025 on Tuesday. One Battle After Another came out on top with seven nods, including for best picture, best director, best screenplay and acting nominations for Leonardo Di Caprio and supporting cast members Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor and Sean Penn. Reflecting a wider awards season competition unfolding in early 2026, Vancouver film critics also gave strong showings for Chloé Zhao's Shakespearean heartbreaker Hamnet with four nominations and Ryan Coogler's slick vampire film Sinners with another two nods. Related Stories Business Pathé Bolsters U.K. Arm, Names Emma Luffingham and Claudia Yusef Creative Directors of TV and Film TV Riz Ahmed's 'Studio'-Esque Prime Video Comedy 'Bait' Drops First Look Joachim Trier's Cannes winner Sentimental Value picked up four nominations, including for best international film and acting nods for leads Stellan Skarsgard, Elle Fanning and Renata Reinsve. The winners of the 26th VFCC awards will be announced on Feb. 23 in Vancouver. A full list of 2025 movie nominations follows: Best Picture Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Best Director Ryan Coogler, Sinners Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle after Another Chloe Zhao, Hamnet Best Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle after Another Ryan Coogler, Sinners Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet Best Male Actor Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle after Another Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams Best Female Actor Jessie Buckley, Hamnet Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Renata Reinsve, Sentimental Value Best Male Supporting Actor Benicio Del Toro, One Battle after Another Sean Penn, One Battle after Another Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value Best Supporting Female Actor Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value Amy Madigan, Weapons Teyana Taylor, One Battle after Another Best Documentary Come See Me in the Good Light Cover-Up The Perfect Neighbor Best International Film It Was Just an Accident The Secret Agent Sentimental Value THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Movie Features He Dreamed of Box Office Gold. He Found It on the Ocean Floor Valentino 'Valentino: The Last Emperor'<em> </em>Is Perhaps the Greatest Fashion Doc of All Time. Valentino "Tried to Stop It." Heat Vision Léa Seydoux Joins Mikey Madison in 'The Masque of the Red Death' Cinema Audio Society 'Sinners,' 'Kpop Demon Hunters' Among 2026 Cinema Audio Society Awards Nominees Netflix Martin Short Documentary Lands At Netflix International Film Festival Rotterdam 'Yellow Cake' Fuses Pulpy, Political Sci-Fi With Brazil Folklife, Radioactivity, and the Pending Apocalypse (Exclusive IFFR Clips) Movie Features He Dreamed of Box Office Gold. He Found It on the Ocean Floor Valentino 'Valentino: The Last Emperor'<em> </em>Is Perhaps the Greatest Fashion Doc of All Time. Valentino "Tried to Stop It." Heat Vision Léa Seydoux Joins Mikey Madison in 'The Masque of the Red Death' Cinema Audio Society 'Sinners,' 'Kpop Demon Hunters' Among 2026 Cinema Audio Society Awards Nominees Netflix Martin Short Documentary Lands At Netflix International Film Festival Rotterdam 'Yellow Cake' Fuses Pulpy, Political Sci-Fi With Brazil Folklife, Radioactivity, and the Pending Apocalypse (Exclusive IFFR Clips)