GALECA’s Dorian Film Award Nominations Announced for 2026

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, announced the group’s 2026 Dorian Awards nominations for the best in mainstream and LGBTQ-themed productions in Film. When we break down the nominations by studio, Warner Bros. Pictures comes out on top with 21 nominations, followed by A24 with 14 and Neon with 10.

“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.”

Notable categories that make the Dorian Film Awards interesting and unique include the Gender-Neutral acting category, the Wilde Artist Award (in homage to iconic disruptor Oscar Wilde), LGBTQIA+ Film Trailblazer Award, Rising Star, and the Campiest Flick award. The latter of which this year includes A Simple Favor director Paul Feig’s The Housemaid, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Weapons, and of course, Wicked: For Good.

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.”

Dorian Awards 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 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)

• 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 (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, 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 (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. This will be announced on March 6, 2026, with all winners.

What is GALECA?

Formed in 2008, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics honors the best in film, television, and Broadway/Off Broadway theater, mainstream to LGBTQIA+, via the Dorian Awards. A 501(c)6 nonprofit, GALECA serves to remind bigots, bullie,s and our own beleaguered communities that the world looks to the queer world for tips on great entertainment. The organization also advocates for better pay, access, and respect for its members, especially those in our most underrepresented and vulnerable communities.

GALECA’s efforts include the Crimson Honors, a film/TV criticism contest for LGBTQ college students, and a vibrant YouTube channel that includes past Dorian Awards specials and fresh video chats with a variety of Hollywood notables. 

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment journalists is a core member of CGEM: Critics Groups for Equality in Media, an alliance of underrepresented entertainment journalists’ organizations.