‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners,’ Eva Victor Lead in LGBTQ Critics 2026 Dorian Film Award Nominations
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 in mainstream and LGBTQ-themed productions. Leading the pack is director Paul Thomas Anderson’s action drama One Battle After Another with nine nods, Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller Sinners with eight, and Josh Safdie’s ping pong biopic Marty Supreme 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), Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), Dylan O’Brien (Twinless), Tessa Thompson (Hedda) and more are up for Lead Film Performance of the Year. Jacob Elordi of Guillermo del Toro’s emotional take on Frankenstein, Sinners‘ Wunmi Mosaku, and Battle favorite and recent Golden Globe winner Teyana Taylor are those competing for best supporting performance.
Odessa A’zion (Marty Supreme), Sinners’ debut star Miles Caton, and One Battle After Another breakout Chase Infiniti are among the fresh names on GALECA’s shortlist for Rising Star of the Year. Director Coogler, Cynthia Erivo, and Pedro Pascal are nominated for Wilde Artist (in homage to iconic disruptor Oscar Wilde), while indie director Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin, The Living End, the upcoming I Want Your Sex), actress-director Kristen Stewart and Thompson are among those vying for LGBTQIA+ Film Trailblazer.
In more LGBTQ-specific categories, the Unsung LGBTQ Film of the Year nominees are Kiss of the Spider Woman, A Nice Indian Boy, Peter Hujar’s Day, Plainclothes and The Wedding Banquet. For LGBTQ Non-English Language Film the nominees are Cactus Pears, Misericordia, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, Sauna and Viet and Nam.
Eva Victor (she/they) is up for four individual awards, including Screenplay of the Year and LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year, for their debut feature Sorry, Baby and is also nominated for the Rising Star and LGBTQ Trailblazer kudos. The film itself is nominated for Film of the Year and LGBTQ Film of the Year.
All five nominees for Non-English Language Film of the Year are NEON films: It Was Just and Accident, No Other Choice, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value and Sirāt.
“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 honor 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 honor will be announced on Thursday, March 3, along with the rest of the winners at the 2026 Dorians Film Toast in Los Angeles.
“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.”
Here is the complete list of nominations.
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 DeCosta (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)
The Secret Agent (NEON)
Sentimental Value (NEON)
Sirāt (NEON)
LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Cactus Pears (Strand Releasing)
Misericordia (Janus Films, Sideshow)
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (Altered Innocence)
Sauna (Breaking Glass)
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 (To an exceptional LGBTQ-themed movie worthy of greater attention)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, LD Entertainment)
A Nice Indian Boy (Blue Harbor Entertainment)
Peter Hujar’s Day (Janus)
Plainclothes (Magnolia)
The Wedding Banquet (Bleecker Street)
LEAD 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, 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/Pixar)
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
Zootopia 2 (Disney)
GENRE FILM OF THE YEAR (For excellence in science fiction, fantasy and horror)
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)
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 (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
TIMELESS STAR (Career achievement award) (Honoring an exemplary career marked by character, wisdom and wit)
To be announced March 6, 2026 with all winners.
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