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One Battle After Another wins again

Paul Thomas Anderson film takes FIPRESCI Grand Prix

by Amber Wilkinson

One Battle After Another wins FIPRESCI Grand Prix
One Battle After Another wins FIPRESCI Grand Prix
One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, been voted best film of 2026 by the members of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics, winning its Grand Prix. This, the oldest association of professional film critics and journalists, celebrated its centenary in 2025. A total of 591 critics from 69 countries participated in the vote, choosing this North American production from among all those released since 1 July last year.

It is the fourth time that a film by Paul Thomas Anderson has bagged this recognition, after Magnolia (1999), There Will Be Blood (2007), which the director collected on the Kursaal stage in 2008, and Phantom Thread (2018).

The prize will be presented during the opening gala of the San Sebastián Festival’s 74th edition on 18 September. The winning film will screen on the same day.

The other four finalists were Silent Friend, by Ildikó Enyedi, The Voice Of Hind Rajab, by Kahouter Ben Hania, Hamnet, by Chloé Zhao and Fjord by Cristian Mungiu.

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