GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, the second-largest entertainment journalists’ organization in the world, today announced the group’s 2026 Dorian Film Award nominations for the best films of last year, celebrating both LGBTQ-led and mainstream films.
With a total of nine nominations, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another takes the lead, with Ryan Coogler’s Sinners coming in with eight. Both of which are up for Film of the Year.
Unlike other awards, GALECA celebrates all with gender-neutral categories for best performances. For Film Performance of the Year has the following nominees: Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), Dylan O’Brien, (Twinless), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee), and Tessa Thompson (Hedda). Supporting Film Performance of the Year nominees include Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another), Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein), Ariana Grande-Butera (Wicked: For Good), Nina Hoss (Hedda), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value), Amy Madigan (Weapons), Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners), Sean Penn (One Battle After Another), Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value), and Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another).
The Dorian Film Awards also honors lesser-celebrated (that do deserve their flowers) films, including the dramas Pillion, Twinless, and Sorry, Baby – both of which are up for LGBTQ Film of the Year. International films celebrating LGBTQ stories, including love stories from Vietnam (Viet and Nam) and Denmark (Sauna). The group also loves a good campy film, which deserves some love in their Campiest Flick category.
As for special honors for individuals, GALECA’s Rising Star of the Year celebrates newcomers like Sinners’ Miles Caton and One Battle After Another’s Chase Infiniti. As an homage to iconic disruptor Oscar Wilde, Sinners’ director Ryan Coogler, Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo, Eddington’s Pedro Pascal, Broadway’s Jinkx Monsoon, and Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi are among those nominated for the Wilde Artist Award. Of course, the organization honors its LGBTQ+ Film Trailblazer who creates art that inspires empathy, truth, and equity. Indie director Gregg Araki, actress-director Kristen Stewart, and actors Jonathan Bailey, Tessa Thompson, and Eva Victor have been nominated for the award.
“Across genres and borders, LGBTQ filmmakers and performers are telling stories that are bold, personal, and adventurous—often in the face of cultural resistance,” Gerrick Kennedy, GALECA Vice President, said in a press release. “GALECA is proud to honor a class of nominees that don’t just reflect the moment, but challenge and expand it.”
The Timeless Star Award is GALECA’s Career Achievement Award, honoring one special artist with “an exemplary career marked by character, wisdom, and wit.” Previous winners include Jodie Foster, Ian McKellen, Demi Moore, and Jane Fonda.
Winners will be announced at this year’s Dorian Film Toast on March 3 in Los Angeles, the first in-person event since 2020.
Check out the nominations below:
GALECA: THE SOCIETY OF LGBTQ ENTERTAINMENT CRITICS
2026 DORIAN FILM AWARDS LIST OF NOMINEES
FILM OF THE YEAR
Hamnet (Focus Features)
Marty Supreme (A24)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Sorry, Baby (A24)
LGBTQ FILM OF THE YEAR
Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)
Pillion (A24)
Sorry, Baby (A24)
Twinless (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions)
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Ryan Coogler, Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme (A24)
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet (Focus Features)
SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR (Original or adapted)
Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell (Focus Features)
Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein (A24)
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson (Warner Bros.)
Sinners, Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros.)
Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor (A24)
LGBTQ SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
Blue Moon, Robert Kaplow (Sony Pictures Classics)
Hedda, Nia DaCosta (Amazon MGM Studios)
Pillion, Harry Lighton (A24)
Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor (A24)
Twinless, James Sweeney (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions)
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
No Other Choice (Neon)
Sentimental Value (Neon)
Sirāt (Neon)
The Secret Agent (Neon)
LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Cactus Pears (Strand Releasing)
Misericordia (Janus Films, Sideshow)
Sauna (Breaking Glass)
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (Altered Innocence)
Viet and Nam (Strand Releasing)
UNSUNG FILM OF THE YEAR – To an exceptional movie worthy of greater attention
Black Bag (Focus Features)
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Lurker (Mubi)
The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
Twinless (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions)
UNSUNG LGBTQ FILM OF THE YEAR
A Nice Indian Boy (Blue Harbor Entertainment)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, LD Entertainment)
Peter Hujar’s Day (Janus)
Plainclothes (Magnolia)
The Wedding Banquet (Bleecker Street)
FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (Focus Features)
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Dylan O’Brien, Twinless (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions)
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value (Neon)
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
Tessa Thompson, Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)
SUPPORTING FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein (Netflix)
Ariana Grande-Butera, Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Nina Hoss, Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value (Neon)
Amy Madigan, Weapons (Warner Bros.)
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value (Neon)
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple)
Cover-Up (Netflix)
My Mom Jayne (HBO)
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
Predators (MTV Documentary Films)
LGBTQ DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple)
Heightened Scrutiny (Fourth Act Film)
I Was Born This Way (JungeFilms / Goodform)
The Librarians (8 Above)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (Zeitgeist Films)
ANIMATED FILM OF THE YEAR
Arco (Neon)
Elio (Disney)
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix, Sony)
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
Zootopia 2 (Disney)
GENRE FILM OF THE YEAR
28 Years Later (Sony)
Bring Her Back (A24)
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Weapons (Warner Bros.)
VISUALLY STRIKING FILM OF THE YEAR
Avatar: Fire and Ash (Disney)
Frankenstein (Netflix)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Train Dreams (Netflix)
FILM MUSIC OF THE YEAR
KPop Demon Hunters – Marcelo Zarvos, EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Danny Chung, Vince, Kush, Lindgren, Daniel Rojas, et al. (Netflix, Sony)
Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin (A24)
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood (Warner Bros.)
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson (Warner Bros.)
The Testament of Ann Lee – Daniel Blumberg (Searchlight Pictures)
CAMPIEST FLICK
Final Destination: Bloodlines (Warner Bros.)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, LD Entertainment)
The Housemaid (Lionsgate)
Weapons (Warner Bros.)
Wicked: For Good (Universal)
“WE’RE WILDE ABOUT YOU!” RISING STAR AWARD
Odessa A’zion
Miles Caton
Chase Infiniti
Tonatiuh
Eva Victor
WILDE ARTIST AWARD
Ryan Coogler
Cynthia Erivo
Jinkx Monsoon
Jafar Panahi
Pedro Pascal
GALECA LGBTQIA+ FILM TRAILBLAZER
Gregg Araki
Jonathan Bailey
Kristen Stewart
Tessa Thompson
Eva Victor
TIMELESS STAR (Career achievement award)
To be Announced
For more information on the Dorian Film Awards, visit GALECA.org.
