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25! The top 25 of 25! 25 of 25! It's the 25 films! Yes! What a lovely allegory! 25 of the best films of the year 2025, yes!
It is so fitting. That it is 25. The 25 films. 25 films that we liked the most, yes. For the year '25. It is the perfect fit!

One battle after another, despite sentimental value, there was no other choice.
You can say it was just an accident, but we all know it's... umm... *scrolls through films*... it's... Bugonia—

Welcome! 😁

As you may have heard, this year's list was capped at 25 entries, and the final list will also be 25 entries. If you're just tuning in now and didn't participate in the poll, yes. I am telling the truth. It happened. 25 films. We made a list of 25 films—

Thank you to all who participated in the poll— as always, everyone's contributions are appreciated and considered 😄

A total of 113 unique films were submitted. Special thank you to those who submitted acting and score lists, they'll be up first.

Films will be posted alongside their point tally. An asterisks (*) beside a film's point tally indicates it appeared on more lists than a film with an identical point tally, thus gaining an edge.

Runner-ups in alphabetical order: Friendship, Resurrection, The Sound of Falling

Letterboxd to be posted.
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BEA's Best Actress of 2025 Award

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1. Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)

2. Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You)
3. Jennifer Lawrence (Die, My Love)
4. Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
5. Saja Kilani (The Voice of Hind Rajab)
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BEA's Best Actor of 2025 Award

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(Tie) 1. Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
(Tie) 1. Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)

3. Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
4. Paul Mescal (Hamnet)
5. Michael B Jordan (Sinners)
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BEA's Best Score of 2025 Award


One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025) by Jonny Greenwood

2. Ludwig Göransson (Sinners)
3. Max Richter (Hamnet)
4. Bryce Dessner & Nick Cave (Train Dreams)
5. Kangding Ray (Sirāt)
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25) (tie)

Black Bag
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Points: 37
#1s: 1

25) (tie)

Superman
Dir. James Gunn
Points: 37

24)

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Dir. Gore Verbinski
Points: 37

23)

左撇子女孩 (Left-Handed Girl)
Dir. Shih-Ching Tsou
Points: 39

22)

The Phoenician Scheme
Dir. Wes Anderson
Points: 40

21)

Sore: Istri dari Masa Depan
Dir. Yandy Laurens
Points: 41
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20)

Weapons
Dir. Zach Cregger
Points: 45

19)

Mickey 17
Dir. Bong Joon Ho
Points: 46

18)

Eddington
Dir. Ari Aster
Points: 48

17)

Sirāt
Dir. Oliver Laxe
Points: 48*

16)

Blue Moon
Dir. Richard Linklater
Points: 49
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15)

Wake Up Dead Man
Dir. Rian Johnson
Points: 51

14)

صوت هند رجب (The Voice of Hind Rajab)
Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
Points: 55
#1s: 2

13)

Frankenstein
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
Points: 61

12)

Train Dreams
Dir. Clint Bentley
Points: 65

11)

Bring Her Back
Dir. Michael Philippou & Danny Philippou
Points: 66
#1s: 1
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10)

Hamnet
Dir. Chloé Zhao
Points: 81

9)

Bugonia
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Points: 82

8)

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Dir. Mary Bronstein
Points: 83
#1s: 1

7)

O Agente Secreto
Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
Points: 84
#1s: 1

6)

Sinners
Dir. Ryan Coogler
Points: 87
#1s: 1
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5)

It Was Just An Accident
Dir. Jafar Panahi
Points: 89

4)

Marty Supreme
Dir. Josh Safdie
Points: 95
#1s: 1

3)

어쩔수가없다 (No Other Choice)
Dir. Park Chan-wook
Points: 104

2)

Affeksjonsverdi
Dir. Joachim Trier
Points: 111
#1s: 2
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1) One Battle After Another
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Points: 129

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