GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, the second-largest entertainment journalists’ organisation in the world, has today announced the group’s Dorian Film Award nominations 2026.
Leading the pack in the 2026 Dorian Film Award nominations is director Paul Thomas Anderson’s resonant dystopian thriller One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) with nine nods, Ryan Coogler’s full-bodied vampire mystery Sinners (Warner Bros.) with eight, and Josh Safdie’s brash-American satire Marty Supreme (A24) with five.
In GALECA’s gender-neutral acting races, Marty’s energetic star Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), Tessa Thompson (Hedda), and five more standout performances vie for Film Performance of the Year. At the same time, Jacob Elordi of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Sinners’ Wunmi Mosaku, and Battle favourite and recent Golden Globe winner Teyana Taylor all compete for best supporting performance.
GALECA members also continue to celebrate the less-hyped cinematic gems across the Dorian film categories (currently 22). BBC Films, BFI and Element Pictures, Pillion, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling and writer-director-star Eva Victor’s Sorry, Baby are among the titles up for LGBTQ Film of the Year. Other 2025 movie releases getting some love from the group include director Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee, Twinless, and Viet and Nam.
Contenders in the group’s cheeky trademark Campiest Flick category include Paul Feig’s The Housemaid, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Weapons, and Wicked: For Good.
As for special accolades, Odessa A’zion, Miles Caton, and Chase Infiniti are among the fresh names on GALECA’s shortlist for Rising Star of the Year. While Ryan Coogler, Cynthia Erivo, and Pedro Pascal are nominated for Wilde Artist (in homage to iconic disruptor Oscar Wilde), and indie director Gregg Araki, actress-director Kristen Stewart, and equally bold talents Thompson and Victor are among those vying for LGBTQIA+ Film Trailblazer.
“Across genres and borders, LGBTQ filmmakers and performers are telling stories that are bold, personal, and adventurous—often in the face of cultural resistance,” said GALECA Vice President Gerrick Kennedy of this year’s Dorian nominations mix. “GALECA is proud to honour a class of nominees that don’t just reflect the moment, but challenge and expand it.”
The recipient of GALECA’s Timeless Star career achievement honour will be announced on Thursday, March 3, along with the rest of the winners at the 2026 Dorians Film Toast, the group’s first in-person event in Los Angeles since its 2020 toast held just as the pandemic hit.
“GALECA is excited to be able to raise a glass of bubbly and cheer some of our Dorian winners and nominees as well,” said Executive Director Diane Anderson-Minshall and President Walter Hickey in a joint statement. “It will be great to take a break from the onslaught of unsettling headlines and put a light on so many stellar creative spirits.”
The Full List of Nominees
FILM OF THE YEAR
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
LGBTQ FILM OF THE YEAR
Blue Moon
Hedda
Pillion
Sorry, Baby
Twinless
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
Original or adapted
Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
Sinners, Ryan Coogler
Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor
LGBTQ SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
Blue Moon, Robert Kaplow
Hedda, Nia DeCosta
Pillion, Harry Lighton
Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor
Twinless, James Sweeney
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
The Secret Agent
LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Cactus Pears
Misericordia
Sauna
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Viet and Nam
UNSUNG FILM OF THE YEAR
To an exceptional movie worthy of greater attention
Black Bag
If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You
Lurker
The Testament of Ann Lee
Twinless
UNSUNG LGBTQ FILM OF THE YEAR
To an exceptional LGBTQ-themed movie worthy of greater attention
A Nice Indian Boy
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Peter Hujar’s Day
Plainclothes
The Wedding Banquet
FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
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
Tessa Thompson, Hedda
SUPPORTING FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
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
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover-Up
My Mom Jayne
The Perfect Neighbour
Predators
LGBTQ DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Come See Me in the Good Light
Heightened Scrutiny
I Was Born This Way
The Librarians
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
ANIMATED FILM OF THE YEAR
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
GENRE FILM OF THE YEAR
For excellence in science fiction, fantasy and horror
28 Years Later
Bring Her Back
Frankenstein
Sinners
Weapons
VISUALLY STRIKING FILM OF THE YEAR
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
FILM MUSIC OF THE YEAR
KPop Demon Hunters – Marcelo Zarvos, EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Danny Chung, Vince, Kush, Lindgren, Daniel Rojas, et al.
Marty Supreme – Daniel Lopatin
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
The Testament of Ann Lee – Daniel Blumberg
CAMPIEST FLICK
Final Destination: Bloodlines
Kiss of the Spider Woman
The Housemaid
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
“WE’RE WILDE ABOUT YOU!” RISING STAR AWARD
Odessa A’zion
Miles Caton
Chase Infiniti
Tonatiuh
Eva Victor
WILDE ARTIST AWARD
To a truly groundbreaking force in entertainment
Ryan Coogler
Cynthia Erivo
Jinkx Monsoon
Jafar Panahi
Pedro Pascal
GALECA LGBTQIA+ FILM TRAILBLAZER
For creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity
Gregg Araki
Jonathan Bailey
Kristen Stewart
Tessa Thompson
Eva Victor
Following the final round of voting by GALECA members, winners will be announced on Thursday, March 3, at the 2026 Dorians Film Toast in Los Angeles.
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