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GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, the second largest entertainment journalists organization in the world, announced this week the group’s 2026 Dorian Film Award nominations for the best in mainstream and LGBTQ-themed productions.
Leading the pack: 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 (also W.B.) with eight, and Josh Safdie’s brash-American satire Marty Supreme (A24) with five.
In GALECA’s gender-neutral acting races, Marty‘s star Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne (for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), Tessa Thompson (Hedda) and six more standouts vie for 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.
GALECA members continue to celebrate less-hyped cinematic gems across its 22 Dorian film categories For starters, A24’s raunchy-sweet romance Pillion starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling and writer-director-star Eva Victor’s bittersweet wellness drama Sorry, Baby (also from A24) are among the titles up for LGBTQ Film of the Year. Other 2025 movie releases getting some love from the group: Director Mona Fastvold’s feverish historical musical The Testament of Ann Lee, the twisted stalker comedy Twinless, and Viet and Nam, about two male Vietnamese coal miners in love that was banned in its native land.
Contenders in the group’s cheeky trademark Campiest Flick category include the likes of A Simple Favor director Paul Feig’s bonkers naughty-housekeeper drama The Housemaid, the ridiculous horror sequel Final Destination: Bloodlines, the silly zombie drama Weapons, and Wicked: For Good.
As for special accolades, Odessa A’zion (Chalamet’s skeptical love in Marty Supreme), Sinners’ charismatic 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.
Dynamic types like 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 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 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, 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.”
Here is the full 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 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), 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 YEARTo 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 YEARTo an exceptional LGBTQ-themed movie worthy of greater attention: 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)0, Zootopia 2 (Disney)
GENRE FILM OF THE YEARFor 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, 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 AWARDTo a truly groundbreaking force in entertainment: Ryan Coogler, Cynthia Erivo, Jinkx Monsoon, Jafar Panahi, Pedro Pascal
GALECA LGBTQIA+ FILM TRAILBLAZERFor creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity: Gregg Araki, Jonathan Bailey, Kristen Stewart, Tessa Thompson, Eva Victor
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