National Board of Review Selects 'One Battle After Another' as Best Film of 2025

The National Board of Review has announced its 2025 award recipients, honoring One Battle After Another as Best Film, along with four additional recognitions for the project. The organization had selected Wicked as its top film the previous year.

Complete List of NBR Honors

• 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 Id 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 Infiniti, One Battle After Another
• Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams
• Best Animated Feature: Arco
• Best International Film: It Was Just an Accident
• Best Documentary: Cover Up
• Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
• Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning
• NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

Top Films (Alphabetical Order)

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Frankenstein
• Marty
• Supreme
• Rental Family
• Train Dreams
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• Wicked: For Good

Top 5 International Films (Alphabetical Order)

• Left Handed Girl
• The Love That Remains
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value

Top 5 Documentaries (Alphabetical Order)

• 2000 Meters to Andriivka
• Come See Me in the Good Light
• My Mom Jayne
• Orwell: 2+2=5

Top 10 Independent Films (Alphabetical Order)

• The Baltimorons
• Bring Her Back
• Father Mother Sister Brother
• If I Had Legs Id Kick You
• The Mastermind
• Sorry, Baby

Author: Harper Simmons