The 97th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2025, were announced on December 3, 2025. Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller One Battle After Another won Best Film, being his second film to win the category following Licorice Pizza in 2021. It was also the most awarded film with five victories, including Best Director as well as three acting prizes—Leonardo DiCaprio for Best Actor, Benicio del Toro for Best Supporting Actor, and Chase Infiniti for Breakthrough Performance.
The annual awards gala was held on January 13, 2026, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, hosted by television personality and journalist Willie Geist.
Top 10 Films Films listed alphabetically except top, which is ranked as Best Film of the Year:
One Battle After Another Avatar: Fire and Ash F1 Frankenstein Jay Kelly Marty Supreme Rental Family Sinners Train Dreams Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Wicked: For Good
Winners 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 I'd Kick You
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay: Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
Best Animated Feature: Arco
Breakthrough Performance: Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Best Directorial Debut: Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
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 5 International Films It Was Just an Accident (Iran)The NBR lists the Best International Film and runners-up alphabetically Left-Handed Girl (Taiwan) The Love That Remains (Iceland) The Secret Agent (Brazil) Sentimental Value (Norway) Sirāt (Spain)
Top 5 DocumentariesCover-UpThe NBR lists the Best Documentary Film and runners-up alphabetically 2000 Meters to Andriivka Come See Me in the Good Light My Mom Jayne Natchez Orwell: 2+2=5
Top 10 Independent Films The Baltimorons Bring Her Back Father Mother Sister Brother Friendship Good Boy If I Had Legs I'd Kick You The Mastermind Rebuilding Sorry, Baby Urchin
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