New Jersey Film Critics Circle 2025 Awards — Winners
The winners the first annual New Jersey Film Critics Circle Awards are listed below.
Best Picture
Winner: One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Sinners
Best Director
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Sinners
Runner-Up: Marty Supreme
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: No Other Choice
Best Actor
Winner: Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Runner-Up: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Best Actress
Winner: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Runner-Up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Runner-Up: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Amy Madigan, Weapons
Runner-Up: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Best Acting Ensemble
Winner: One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Sinners
Best Original Score
Winner: Sinners
Runner-Up: Marty Supreme
Best Original Song
Winner: “Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters
Runner-Up: “I Lied to You,” Sinners
Best Editing
Winner: One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: F1
Best Production Design
Winner: Frankenstein
Runner-up: Sinners
Best Costume Design
Winner: Frankenstein
Runner-Up: Wicked: For Good
Best Hair and Makeup
Winner: Frankenstein
Runner-up: Weapons
Best Sound
Winner: Warfare
Runner-Up: F1
Best Animated Feature
Winner: KPop Demon Hunters
Runner-Up: Arco
Best International Feature
Winner: No Other Choice
Runner-Up: Sentimental Value
Best Documentary
Winner: The Perfect Neighbor
Runner-Up: Come See Me in the Good Light
Best Cinematography
Winner: Train Dreams
Runner-Up: Sinners
Best Visual Effects
Winner: Avatar: Fire and Ash
Runner-up: Frankenstein
Best Stunts
Winner: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Runner-up: F1
Best Directorial Debut
Winner: Sorry, Baby
Runner-Up: Pillion
Best Breakthrough Performance
Winner: Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Runner-Up: Miles Caton, Sinners
Best Animal in A Movie
Winner: Indy the Dog, Good Boy
Runner-up: Noochie the Cat, Sorry, Baby
Best LGBTQIA+ Representation
Winner: Twinless
Runner-Up: Pillion
Best New Jersey Representation*
Winner: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Runner-Up: Marty Supreme
*Any film released in 2025 with scenes that are set in New Jersey or that was filmed in New Jersey is eligible for the award for Best New Jersey Representation.