One Battle After Another has been crowned Best Movie of the Year at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, emerging victorious in a fiercely competitive field. The film claimed the ceremony’s top prize, cementing its status as the standout cinematic achievement of the year.
Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson accepted the award at the close of the ceremony, delivering a heartfelt speech in which he described the project as the most fulfilling experience of his career. “I’d say this is the best time I ever had making a movie, and I feel like it shows,” Anderson said, drawing applause from industry peers.
The film triumphed over a strong list of nominees that included Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Jay Kelly, Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Train Dreams, and Wicked: For Good. Does this victory signal another defining era for Paul Thomas Anderson in modern cinema? Visit www.jocomms.com for more news
