The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) has named “One Battle After Another” as Best Picture of the Year, it was announced today by Robert Abele, president of LAFCA.
“It’s been a stunning year for movies of all kinds, and we’re thrilled to have a group of winners that reflect that breadth of cinematic artistry and perspective,” Abele said. “When we gather at the historic Millennium Biltmore on Jan. 10, 2026, for our banquet, it’ll be an honor to celebrate these wonderful films and filmmakers.”
As previously announced, LAFCA has chosen filmmaker Philip Kaufman as the recipient of this year’s Career Achievement Award.
Award winners are:
BEST PICTURE: “One Battle After Another”
Runner-up: “The Secret Agent”
BEST DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
Runner-up: Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE: Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” and Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
Runners-up: Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme,” and Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value,” and Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”
Runners-up: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value,” and Andrew Scott, “Blue Moon”
BEST SCREENPLAY: Jafar Panahi, “It Was Just an Accident”
Runner-up: Eva Victor, “Sorry, Baby”
BEST ANIMATION: “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
Runner-up: “KPop Demon Hunters”
BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: “The Secret Agent”
Runner-up: “It Was Just an Accident”
BEST DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION FILM: “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow”
Runner-up: “The Perfect Neighbor”
BEST FILM EDITING: Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
Runner-up: Andy Jurgensen, “One Battle After Another”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Adolpho Veloso, “Train Dreams”
Runner-up: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, “Sinners”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Hannah Beachler, “Sinners”
Runner-up: Tamara Deverell, “Frankenstein”
BEST MUSIC SCORE: Kangding Ray, “Sirāt”
Runner-up: Ludwig Göransson, “Sinners”
NEW GENERATION: Eva Victor, “Sorry, Baby”
DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL FILM AWARD: Albert Serra’s “Afternoons of Solitude”
DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL FILM SPECIAL AWARD: Thom Andersen
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: Philip Kaufman
SPECIAL CITATION: Judy Kim of Gardena Cinema, a historic 800-seat, single-screen movie palace that has operated as an independent cinema and beacon of community since the Kim family took ownership in 1976.
