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Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association is a group of about two dozen broadcast, print and online journalists from North Texas who release an annual poll naming the best films and performances of the year. Results come out in mid-December. Alongside its main categories, the group gives the Russell Smith Award to the year's best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film. Its 32nd annual poll, released December 17, 2025, named One Battle After Another the best film of 2025 and gave the Russell Smith Award to It Was Just an Accident. The poll is published online; there is no ceremony or public submission process listed on the group's site.

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Usually December
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
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Categories
Best Picture
Russell Smith Award (best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film)

Notable

The 32nd annual critics' poll was released December 17, 2025; One Battle After Another was voted best film of 2025 ↗︎
2025 Russell Smith Award: It Was Just an Accident ↗︎
The group describes itself as 26 broadcast, print and online journalists from North Texas ↗︎
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