On Wednesday, Jan. 14, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced its 2026 Dorian Film Award nominations for the best in mainstream and LGBTQ-themed productions. Leading the pack: Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s 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.
All those nominees took home Golden Globes this past Sunday.
“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 Vice President Gerrick Kennedy said of this year’s Dorian nominations mix in today’s press release. “GALECA is proud to honor a class of nominees that don’t just reflect the moment, but challenge and expand it.”
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. The nonprofit organization’s efforts include the Crimson Honors, a film/TV criticism contest for LGBTQ college students, a YouTube channel that includes past Dorian Awards specials and video chats with a variety of Hollywood notables. GALECA.org.
The awards will be announced on March 3 along with the recipient of GALECA’s Timeless Star career achievement honor.
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 DaCosta (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 (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
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 (gender neutral)
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 (gender neutral)
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
Marcelo Zarvos, EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Danny Chung, Vince, Kush, Lindgren, Daniel Rojas, et al., KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix, Sony)
Daniel Lopatin, Marty Supreme (A24)
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Ludwig Göransson, Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Daniel Blumberg, The Testament of Ann Lee (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 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
Nomination counts per studio
Altered Innocence – 1
Amazon/MGM – 4
Apple – 1
A24 – 14
Bleecker Street – 1
Blue Harbor – 1
Breaking Glass – 1
Disney – 3
8 Above – 1
Focus Features – 5
Fourth Act Film – 1
GKIDS – 1
HBO – 1
Lionsgate – 7
Janus Films – 2
JungeFilms, Goodform – 1
LD Entertainment – 2
Magnolia – 1
MTV Documentary Films – 1
Mubi – 1
Neon – 10
Netflix – 8
Sideshow – 1
Roadside Attractions – 6
Searchlight Pictures – 3
Sony – 3
Sony Pictures Classics – 3
Strand – 2
Universal – 2
Warner Bros. – 21
Zeitgeist – 1
–Rich Lopez