‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ lead the nominations for the 2026 Dorian Film Awards

One Battle After Another and Sinners continue to reap the awards season wealth. The two Warner Bros. films topped the list of nominations for the 2026 Dorian Film Awards, hosted by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, the second-largest entertainment journalists organization in the world.

Paul Thomas Anderson‘s movie led the field with nine nominations, including Film of the Year, Director of the Year and Screenplay of the Year. Ryan Coogler‘s Sinners received eight nods, including mentions in each of those categories. Josh Safdie‘s Marty Supreme was the third most-nominated film with five nods.

The nominees for LGBTQ Film of the Year included Richard Linklater‘s Blue Moon, Nia DaCosta‘s Hedda, Harry Lighton‘s Pillion, Eva Victor‘s Sorry, Baby, and James Sweeney‘s Twinless. Victor was also nominated for LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year, Film of the Year, and Screenplay of the Year and also received recognition in the Wilde Artist Award and LGBTQIA+ Film Trailblazer categories.

“Across genres and borders, LGBTQ filmmakers and performers are telling stories that are bold, personal, and adventurous — often in the face of cultural resistance,” GALECA’s vice president Gerrick Kennedy said in a statement provided to Gold Derby. “GALECA is proud to honor a class of nominees that don’t just reflect the moment, but challenge and expand it.”

The winners of the 2026 Dorian Awards will be announced on March 6, ahead of Oscar night.

Here’s the complete 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 Language 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

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 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

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