BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
14th (Netflix)
Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Remake (Music Box Films)
You Can See Everything (A24)

BEST DIRECTOR
Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor – NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films)
Felipe Bustos Sierra – Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Ava DuVernay – 14th (Netflix)
Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim – You Can See Everything (A24)
Ross McElwee – Remake (Music Box Films)
Orlando von Einsiedel – The Cycle of Love (Variance Films)

BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
David Greaves – Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Baz Luhrmann – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Gabriela Osio Vanden & Jack Weisman – Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Xander Robin – The Python Hunt (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Poh Si Teng – American Doctor (Watermelon Pictures)
John Wilson – The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
David Bolen – You Can See Everything (A24)
David Bolen & Matt Clegg – The Python Hunt (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Sophie Darlington – Lion (National Geographic)
Franklin Dow – The Cycle of Love (Variance Films)
Gabriela Osio Vanden & Jack Weisman – Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Clair Popkin, Jimmy Chin, Christopher Murphy – Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)

BEST EDITING
Spencer Averick – 14th (Netflix)
Anne de Mare & Lynn True – Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Adam Locke-Norton – You Can See Everything (A24)
Colin Monie – Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Jonathan Redmond – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Cori Wapnowska – The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)

BEST NARRATION
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features) – Written by Daniel Roher & Caroline Lindy, Performed by Daniel Roher & Caroline Lindy
The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures) – Written by John Wilson, Performed by John Wilson
Lorne (Focus Features) – Written by Morgan Neville, Alan Lowe, Jake Hostetter, Performed by Chris Parnell
Nuisance Bear (Mubi) – Written by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons, Performed by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics) – Written by Pegah Ahangarani, Performed by Pegah Ahangarani
Remake (Music Box Films) – Written by Ross McElwee, Performed by Ross McElwee

BEST MUSIC SCORE
Ari Balouzian – You Can See Everything (A24)
Dan Deacon – Time and Water (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Caroline Ho – Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Jason Moran – 14th (Netflix)
Cristóbal Tapia de Veer – Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Hans Zimmer, Niccolò Pacella, George Hutson Warren – Lion (National Geographic)

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World) (HBO Max)
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Man on the Run (Amazon MGM Studios)
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man (Greenwich Entertainment)
Sara Bareilles: Good Grief (Group Effort Films / Naked Edge Films)

BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY
14th (Netflix)
American Doctor (Watermelon Pictures)
Ask E. Jean (Abramorama)
Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films)
Union Town (Cabin Creek Films)

BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
14th (Netflix)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of (Netflix)
Soul Patrol (Kino Lorber)
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (Netflix)

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY
Avedon (Netflix)
Jean-Michel (Netflix)
Lorne (Focus Features)
Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Max)
Musk (Bleecker Street)

BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Making Marie Antoinette (Mubi)
Man on the Run (Amazon MGM Studios)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Remake (Music Box Films)

BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features)
Ghost Elephants (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Lion (National Geographic)
Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Secrets of the Bees (National Geographic)
Time and Water (National Geographic Documentary Films)

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Apple TV)
Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Give Me the Ball! (ESPN)
Rafa (Netflix)
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Tyson (Netflix)

BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY
Baby Doe (Narrative Distribution)
Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story (Dark Star Pictures)
The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (Netflix) (TIE)
A Killer Story (HBO Max)
Lost Women of Alaska (Investigation Discovery) (TIE)
Murder in Glitterball City (HBO Max)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
The Baddest Speechwriter of All (Netflix)
A Derailment (POV)
Escalation (Bonfire Films)
Miller Night Football (HBO Max)
Oh Whale (The New Yorker / Switchboard Magazine)
The Second Life of Freddie Nole (Sweet World Films)
A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil (archilux)
They’re Here (Praxis Films)

BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
9/11: Reunited (National Geographic)
The Dark Wizard (HBO Max)
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Apple TV)
High Horse: The Black Cowboy (Peacock)
Lion (National Geographic)
The Man Will Burn (HBO Max)
Rafa (Netflix)

BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES
30 for 30 (ESPN)
American Masters (PBS)
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
The Food That Built America (History)
Hazardous History with Henry Winkler (History)
Independent Lens (PBS)
Untold (Netflix)

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​Take a look below at all of the 2026-2027 awards season dates and mark your calendars!

OCTOBER
10/14: Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations (CCDA)
10/28: Gotham Award Nominations (GOTHAM)

NOVEMBER
11/2: Hollywood Music in Media Award Nominations (HMMA)
11/3: British Independent Film Award Nominations (BIFA)
11/8: Critics Choice Documentary Award Winners (CCDA)
11/12: Cinema Eye Honors Feature Nominations (CEHA)
11/14: European Film Award Nominations (EFA)
11/15: Governors Awards (AMPAS)
11/16: Golden Globe TV & Podcast Nomination Voting Begins (GG)
11/17: International Documentary Association Nominations (IDA)
11/18: Hollywood Music in Media Award Winners (HMMA)
11/24: Golden Globe Film Nomination Voting Begins (GG)
11/30: Gotham Award Winners (GOTHAM)

DECEMBER
12/1: New York Film Critics Circle Winners (NYFCC)
12/2: National Board of Review Winners (NBR)
12/2: Independent Spirit Award Nominations (SPIRIT)
12/4: International Documentary Association Winners (IDA)
12/4: Critics Choice Award Nominations (CCA)
12/4: BAFTA Longlist Voting Begins (BAFTA)
12/4: Golden Globe Film Nomination Voting Ends (GG)
12/6: British Independent Film Award Winners (BIFA)
12/6: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Winners (LAFCA)
12/7: Golden Globe Nominations (GG)
12/7: Oscar Shortlist Voting Begins – 12pm ET (AMPAS)
12/7: African American Film Critics Association Award Winners (AAFCA)
12/7: Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations (SFCS)
12/8: Producers Guild of America Documentary Nominations (PGA)
12/8: Chicago Film Critics Association Nominations (CFCA)
12/10: Chicago Film Critics Association Winners (CFCA)
12/11: Oscar Shortlist Voting Ends – 8pm ET (AMPAS)
12/13: San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Winners (SFBAFCC)
12/14: Seattle Film Critics Society Winners (SFCS)
12/14: Actor Award Nomination Voting Begins (ACTOR)
12/14: Directors Guild of America Nomination Voting Begins (DGA)
12/14: Writers Guild of America Nomination Voting Begins (WGA)
12/15: Oscar Shortlists Announced (AMPAS)
12/16: Casting Society of America Artios Film Nominations (CSA)
12/16: Society of Composers and Lyricists Nominations (SCL)
12/16: Satellite Award Nominations (IPA)
12/18: Costume Designers Guild Nominations (CDG)
12/18: London Film Critics’ Circle Nominations (LFCC)
12/18: Golden Globe Winner Voting Begins (GG)
12/21: Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Nominations (MUAHS)
12/21: Producers Guild of America Nomination Voting Begins (PGA)
12/21: Phoenix Film Critics Society Winners (PFCS)
12/29: BAFTA Longlist Voting Ends – Acting Categories (BAFTA)
12/30: Writers Guild of America Nomination Voting Ends (WGA)

JANUARY
1/2: Golden Globe Winner Voting Ends (GG)
1/3: Critics Choice Award Winners (CCA)
1/3: Actor Award Nomination Voting Ends – 8pm ET (ACTOR)
1/4: Set Decorators Society of America Nominations (SDSA)
1/4: BAFTA Longlist Voting Ends – All Other Categories (BAFTA)
1/5: New York Film Critics Circle Awards Gala (NYFCC)
1/6: Actor Award Nominations (ACTOR)
1/7: Directors Guild of America Feature Nominations (DGA)
1/6: Directors Guild of America TV, Commercials & Documentary Nominations (DGA)
1/6: Directors Guild of America Feature Nomination Voting Ends (DGA)
1/7: Directors Guild of America Winner Voting Begins (DGA)
1/7: Art Directors Guild Nominations (ADG)
1/7: BAFTA Longlists (BAFTA)
1/7: Producers Guild of America Nomination Voting Ends (PGA)
1/8: Producers Guild of America Nominations (PGA)
1/8: Writers Guild of America Nominations (WGA)
1/8: Association of Motion Picture Sound Feature Film Nominations (AMPS)
1/8: American Film Institute Awards Luncheon (AFI)
1/9: AARP The Magazine Movies for Grownups Winners (AARP)
1/9: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Banquet (LAFCA)
1/10: 84th Golden Globe Winners (GG)
1/11: Oscar Nomination Voting Begins – 12pm ET (AMPAS)
1/11: Cinema Eye Honors Winners (CEHA)
1/11: Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Nominations (MPSE)
1/11: Online Film Critics Society Nominations (OFCS)
1/11: North Carolina Film Critics Association Nominations (NCFCA)
1/11: North Dakota Film Society Nominations (NDFS)
1/12: American Society of Cinematographers Nominations (ASC)
1/12: Cinema Audio Society Nominations (CAS)
1/12: National Board of Review Awards Gala (NBR)
1/12: Writers Guild of America Winner Voting Begins (WGA)
1/13: Actor Award Winner Voting Begins (ACTOR)
1/14: American Cinema Editors Eddie Nominations (ACE)
1/14: BAFTA Round Two Voting Ends (BAFTA)
1/15: Oscar Nomination Voting Ends – 8pm ET (AMPAS)
1/16: European Film Award Winners (EFA)
1/18: North Dakota Film Society Winners (NDFS)
1/19: BAFTA Nominations (BAFTA)
1/19: Visual Effects Society Nominations (VES)
1/19: Guild of Music Supervisors Nominations (GMS)
1/20: Annie Award Nominations (ANNIE)
1/21: Oscar Nominations Announced (AMPAS)
1/22: Producers Guild of America Winner Voting Begins (PGA)
1/25: Online Film Critics Society Winners (OFCS)
1/25: North Carolina Film Critics Association Winners (NCFCA)
1/26: USC Scripter Finalists (USC)
1/26: BAFTA Winner Voting Begins (BAFTA)
1/26: Writers Guild of America Winner Voting Ends (WGA)
1/28: Association of Motion Picture Sound Feature Film Winner (AMPS)
1/29: Directors Guild of America Winner Voting Ends (DGA)
1/30: Directors Guild of America Winners (DGA)

FEBRUARY
2/4: Society of Composers and Lyricists Winners (SCL)
2/6: American Cinema Editors Eddie Winners (ACE)
2/6: British Society of Cinematographers Winners (BSC)
2/7: London Film Critics’ Circle Winners (LFCC)
2/13: Writers Guild of America Winners (WGA)
2/14: Satellite Award Winners (IPA)
2/16: BAFTA Winner Voting Ends (BAFTA)
2/16: Oscar Nominees Luncheon (AMPAS)
2/17: Visual Effects Society Winners (VES)
2/18: Casting Society of America Artios Winners (CSA)
2/19: Producers Guild of America Winner Voting Ends (PGA)
2/20: Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Winners (MUAHS)
2/20: Annie Award Winners (ANNIE)
2/20: USC Scripter Winners (USC)
2/21: BAFTA Winners (BAFTA)
2/21: Set Decorators Society of America Winners (SDSA)
2/21: Guild of Music Supervisors Winners (GMS)
2/25: Costume Designers Guild Winners (CDG)
2/25: Oscar Winner Voting Begins – 12pm ET (AMPAS)
2/26: Actor Award Winner Voting Ends – 3pm ET (ACTOR)
2/27: Producers Guild of America Winners (PGA)
2/27: Art Directors Guild Winners (ADG)
2/28: Actor Award Winners (ACTOR)

MARCH
3/4: Oscar Winner Voting Ends – 8pm ET (AMPAS)
3/6: Cinema Audio Society Winners (CAS)
3/6: Independent Spirit Award Winners (SPIRIT)
3/7: American Society of Cinematographers Winners (ASC)
3/7: Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Winners (MPSE)
3/14: 99th Academy Award Winners (AMPAS)

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Best British Independent Film
“Effi O Blaenau” — Marc Evans, Gary Owen, Branwen Cennard
“Elsinore” — Simon Stone, Stephen Beresford, Andrea Occhipinti, Gabrielle Tana, Pete Shilaimon, Mickey Liddell, Stefano Massenzi, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Andrew Scott
“I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning” — Clio Barnard, Enda Walsh, Tracy O’Riordan
“Queen at Sea” — Lance Hammer, Tristan Goligher
“Tender Loving Care” — Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe

Best Director
Clio Barnard — “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning”
Andrew Haigh — “A Long Winter”
Mark Jenkin — “Rose of Nevada”
Mike Leigh — “Tender Loving Care”
Simon Stone — “Elsinore”

Best Screenplay
Stephen Beresford — “Elsinore”
Lance Hammer — “Queen at Sea”
Mike Leigh — “Tender Loving Care”
Gary Owen — “Effi O Blaenau”
Enda Walsh — “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning”

Best Lead Performance
Juliette Binoche — “Queen at Sea”
Erin Doherty — “Faith”
Leisa Gwenllian — “Effi O Blaenau”
Jonathan Jules — “Florid”
Tut Nyuot — “Animol”
Andrew Scott — “Elsinore”

Best Supporting Performance
Anna Calder-Marshall — “Queen at Sea”
Tom Courtenay — “Queen at Sea”
Sekou Diaby — “Animol”
Claire Foy — “Ink”
Billie Piper — “Elsinore”
Bill Pullman — “Everybody Digs Bill Evans”

Best Joint Lead Performance
Séamus McLean Ross, Samuel Bottomley — “California Schemin’”
Flora Nicholson, Clare Dunne, Mia Tharia — “The Education of Jane Cumming”
Marni Duggan, Galaxie Clear — “Extra Geography”
Chimpaye Florence Mariserena, Bizimana Hussain — “Small Gods”

Best Ensemble Performance
“I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning” — Anthony Boyle, Joe Cole, Jay Lycurgo, Daryl McCormack, Lola Petticrew
“Sunny Dancer” — Bella Ramsey, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Ruby Stokes, Earl Cave, Conrad Khan, Jasmine Elcock, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Louis Gaunt, Josie Walker, Jessica Gunning, James Norton, Neil Patrick Harris, James Blunt
“Tender Loving Care” — Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Kate O’Flynn, Alice Bailey Johnson

Best Feature Documentary
“All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea” — Jeanie Finlay, Charlie Phillips
“Everybody to Kenmure Street” — Felipe Bustos Sierra, Ciara Barry
“One in a Million” — Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes, Will Anderson, Andrew Palmer, James Bluemel, Raney Aronson-Rath
“Something Familiar” — Rachel Taparjan, Aleksandra Bilic, Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan
“We, the Hated” — Rich Felgate, David Allen

Cinema of the Year
Abbeygate Cinema
Campus West
Hippodrome Cinema
The Kinema in the Woods
The Ultimate Picture Palace

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Billy Lumby — “Florid”
Molly Manners — “Extra Geography”
Bertil Nilsson — “Masc”
Louis Paxton — “The Incomer”
Ashley Walters — “Animol”

Breakthrough Producer
Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes, Will Anderson, James Bluemel, Andrew Palmer — “One in a Million” [also produced by Raney Aronson-Rath]
Branwen Cennard — “Effi O Blaenau”
Tom Hawkins — “Animol” [also produced by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, Nick Love, Ashley Walters]
Oskar Pimlott — “Bad Apples”
Alex Polunin — “Black Church Bay” [also produced by Tristan Goligher]

Breakthrough Performance
Galaxie Clear — “Extra Geography”
Sekou Diaby — “Animol”
Leisa Gwenllian — “Effi O Blaenau”
Jonathan Jules — “Florid”
Tut Nyuot — “Animol”

Best Debut Screenwriter
Miriam Battye — “Extra Geography”
Thea Gajić — “Surviving Earth”
Rhys Marc Jones — “Black Church Bay”
Jess O’Kane — “Bad Apples”
Louis Paxton — “The Incomer”

The Raindance Maverick Award
“Act 3” — Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor, Alex Thiele, Hannah Patterson
“Chatlines” — Neil Ely, Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, Paul Mortlock
“Masc” — Bertil Nilsson
“The Peril at Pincer Point” — Jake Kuhn, Noah Stratton-Twine
“Something Familiar” — Rachel Taparjan, Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Elena Martin, Aleksandra Bilic

Best British Short Film
“Allies in Exile” — Hasan Kattan, Orlando von Einsiedel
“Coyotes” — Said Zagha, Myriam Sassine, Laura Jumel
“Forgotten Spaceman” — Elham Ehsas, Lorraine Bhattachary
“Untitled Woman” — Camille Summers-Valli, Rosmarie Vind, Sorcha Bacon, Martha McGuirk, David Zander
“Vote Gavin Lyle” — Aneil Karia, Scott O’Donnell, Tom Gardner

Best International Independent Film
“All of a Sudden” — Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna, David Gauquié, Julien Deris, Kôsuke Oshida, Yûji Sadai, Jean-Luc Ormières, Renan Artukmaç, Hiroko Matsuda
“Club Kid” — Jordan Firstman, Galen Core, Alex Coco
“La Bola Negra” — Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
“La Gradiva” — Marine Atlan, Anne Brouilet, Inès Daïen Dasi
“Possible Love” — Lee Chang-Dong, Oh Jung-Mi

Best Casting
Shaheen Baig — “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning”
Heather Basten — “Animol”
Lara Manwaring — “Florid”
Lucy Pardee — “Extra Geography”
Jessica Ronane — “Elsinore”

Best Cinematography
Mike Eley — “Elsinore”
Piers McGrail — “Everybody Digs Bill Evans”
Christopher Ripley — “Straight Circle”
Simon Tindall — “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning”
André Turpin — “A Long Winter”

Best Costume Design
Sarah Blenkinsop — “The Incomer”
Alex Bovaird — “Savage House”
Carol Case — “A Long Winter”
Darion Hing — “Straight Circle”
Mel Page — “Elsinore”

Best Editing
Valerio Bonelli — “Elsinore”
Otto Burnham — “Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story”
Fouad Gaber — “Straight Circle”
Maya Maffioli — “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning”
Fin Oates — “Ink”

Best Effects
Jon Biggins, Jeff Dillon — “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom”
Ruslan Borysov, Richard Cheal, Tim Ledbury — “The Magic Faraway Tree”
Daniel Morris — “The Incomer”

Best Music Supervision
Connie Farr — “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning”
Connie Farr — “Queen at Sea”
Phil Canning — “Sunny Dancer”

Best Make-Up & Hair Design
Jacquetta Levon — “Savage House”
Nadia Stacey — “Elsinore”
Nadia Stacey — “Madfabulous”
Karen Hartley Thomas — “The Magic Faraway Tree”
Tristan Versluis — “Straight Circle”

Best Original Music
Roger Goula — “Everybody Digs Bill Evans”
Stefan Gregory — “Elsinore”
Mark Jenkin — “Rose of Nevada”
Hannah Peel — “Underland”
Siôn Trefor, Ioana Selaru — “Effi O Blaenau”

Best Production Design
Luke Moran-Morris — “Straight Circle”
Gareth Pugh, Carson McColl — “Ink”
Helen Scott — “Elsinore”
Alexandra Walker — “The Magic Faraway Tree”
Gary Williamson — “Savage House”

Best Sound
Andy Coles, John Brennan — “Everybody Digs Bill Evans”
Paul Cotterell, Ron Osiowy, Joakim Sundström — “A Long Winter”
Simon Hayes, Johnnie Burn — “Ink”
Mark Jenkin, Ian Wilson — “Rose of Nevada”
Dario Swade, George Elliott, Tom Harburt — “Florid”

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The HMMAs honor composers, songwriters, music supervisors, and artists for outstanding contributions to music in film, television, video games, and other visual media. Recognized as a premier awards organization for honoring original song and score, HMMA has become a reliable bellwether of nominees and winners at the Golden Globes, Oscars, Grammys, and Emmys. Last year, HMMA winners included “Golden” from “K-Pop Demon Hunters” and the original score for “Sinners” that both went on to win Oscars. The annual HMMA gala features live musical performances, celebrity presenters, tributes to industry icons, and awards recognizing excellence across a wide range of genres and formats.

Special performances are to be announced. Limited tickets to attend the HMMA are on sale now at TicketTailor.com.

Past HMMA winners who went on to win Oscars include EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, and Park Hong Jun for the song “Golden” from K-POP DEMON HUNTERS; Billie Eilish and FINNEAS for “What Was I Made For?” from BARBIE and “No Time to Die” from NO TIME TO DIE; Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard for “El Mal” from EMILIA PÉREZ; and Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt for “Shallow” from A STAR IS BORN, among others.

HMMA film score winners that have also received Academy Awards include Ludwig Göransson for SINNERS and BLACK PANTHER; Hans Zimmer for DUNE; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste for SOUL; Hildur Guðnadóttir for JOKER; Alexandre Desplat for THE SHAPE OF WATER; and Justin Hurwitz for LA LA LAND.

Past HMMA Career Achievement Award recipients include Bernie Taupin, Marc Shaiman, Kenny Loggins, Smokey Robinson, Diane Warren, Earth, Wind & Fire, Glen Campbell, Dave Mason, and acclaimed composers John Debney, Christopher Young, and Kurt Farquhar.

(VIEW THE COMPLETE NOMINATIONS LIST FOR ALL CATEGORIES HERE)

SONG – FEATURE FILM
“Draw You Out” from THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING – Written by Noah Kahan and Aaron Dessner. Performed by Noah Kahan
“House Featuring John Cale” from WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Written by Charlotte Aitchison, John Cale, Finn Keane, and Nathan Klein. Performed by Charli XCX
“Light Over The Hill” from REMINDERS OF HIM – Written by Noah Cyrus, Justin Franks, and PJ Harding. Performed by Noah Cyrus
“One Right Here” from MASERATI: THE BROTHERS – Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Andrea Bocelli and Jennifer Hudson
“When I’m Home” from THE ODYSSEY – Written by James Blake, Travis Scott, Ludwig Göransson, and Christopher Nolan. Performed by James Blake, Travis Scott, and Ludwig Göransson
“Your God Is Sleeping” from BEHEMOTH! – Written by Lukas Frank. Performed by Loren Kramar, Pascal Stevenson, Lukas Frank, and Gregory Uhlmann

SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM
“Brothers Keep Goin’ Anyway” from BROTHER VERSES BROTHER – Written and performed by Ethan Gold
“Hollywood Man” from BILLY KNIGHT – Written and performed by Beck
“How Could You Leave” from BLOOM – Written by Brandon Jarrett and Amber Frank. Performed by Amber Frank
“La Nieve” from LA BOLA NEGRA – Written by Álvaro Lafuente, Raül Refree, and Lucas Duran. Performed by Guitarricadelafuente
“On Video” from PRIMETIME – Written by Phoebe Bridgers, Jack Antonoff, and Christian Lee Hutson. Performed by Phoebe Bridgers
“This City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Hasn’t Spit Me Out)” from THE DEBUT – Written by Jesse Eisenberg. Performed by Julianne Moore

SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM
“Let Me Sell You a Dream” from MUSK – Written by David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton. Performed by David Byrne
“Light Up” from KYLIE – Written by Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Duck Blackwell, Luke Fitton, and Chris Martin. Performed by Kylie Minogue
“Stay True” from NOTHING TO SEE HERE: WATTS – Written by Brandon “Stix” Salaam-Bailey, Marcus Hodge, Christopher Black, Johnny McKenzie, Rosemarie Peralta, and Daysha Morgan. Performed by Rosemarie featuring Jay Rock
“What Lies With You” from LINDA PERRY: LET IT DIE HERE – Written and performed by Linda Perry
“Younger You” from HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – Written by Miley Cyrus, Michael Pollack, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson, Gregory “Aldae” Hein, and Jon Bellion. Performed by Miley Cyrus

SONG – ANIMATED FILM
“Bottle Up” from PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE – Written by Ed Sheeran, Savan Kotecha, Johnny McDaid, and Ilya Salmanzadeh. Performed by The Backstreet Boys
“BRB” from FORGOTTEN ISLAND – Written by Ryan Tedder and Gabriella Wilson. Performed by H.E.R. and Liza Soberano
“I Knew It, I Knew You” from TOY STORY 5 – Written by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff. Performed by Taylor Swift
“Someone to Hold” from STEPS – Written by Justin Tranter. Performed by JENNIE
“The Better Part of Bravery” from WILDWOOD – Written by Colin Meloy. Performed by The Decemberists

SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (FILM)
Ethan Gold – “Brothers Keep Goin’ Anyway” from BROTHER VERSES BROTHER
Jaafar Jackson – “Bad” from MICHAEL
Julianne Moore – “This City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Hasn’t Spit Me Out)” from THE DEBUT
Linda Perry – “What Lies With You” from LINDA PERRY: LET IT DIE HERE
Nick Jonas – “How To Write A Song Without You” from POWER BALLAD

SCORE – ANIMATED FILM
COYOTE VS. ACME – Steven Price
HEXED – Kris Bowers
RAY GUNN – Michael Giacchino
THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE – Brian Tyler
TOY STORY 5 – Randy Newman
THE VIOLINIST – Ricky Ho
WILDWOOD – Dario Marianelli

SCORE – FEATURE FILM
ARTIFICIAL – Damon Albarn
BEHEMOTH! – The Behemoth! Collective
HEART OF THE BEAST – Jared Michael Fry
TENZING – Rebekka Karijord
THE ODYSSEY – Ludwig Göransson
WILD HORSE NINE – Carter Burwell
YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER – Son Lux

SCORE – SCIFI/FANTASY FILM
DISCLOSURE DAY – John Williams
DUNE: PART THREE – Hans Zimmer
HOPE – Michael Abels
PROJECT HAIL MARY – Daniel Pemberton
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY – Michael Giacchino
THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING – James Newton Howard
WHALEFALL – Joseph Trapanese

SCORE – HORROR/THRILLER FILM
BACKROOMS – Edo Van Breemen and Kane Parsons
CLAYFACE – Volker Bertelmann
OBSESSION – Rock Burwell
RESIDENT EVIL – Hays Holladay
SCREAM 7 – Marco Beltrami
SEND HELP – Danny Elfman

SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM
BILLY KNIGHT – Lesley Barber
LA BOLA NEGRA – Raül Refree
PRIMETIME – Ari Balouzian
THE DRAMA – Daniel Pemberton
THE INCOMER – Tom Kingston
THE INVITE – Devonté Hynes
WICKER – Anna Meredith

SCORE – DOCUMENTARY
AVEDON – David Fleming
RUNNING WILD: RETURN TO THE RIVER – Alex Heffes
THE CYCLE OF LOVE – Patrick Jonsson
THE EYES OF GHANA – Kris Bowers
THE TRUTH AND TRAGEDY OF MORIAH WILSON – Marco Beltrami
YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING – Ari Balouzian

SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
EZMA – Mina Samy
FADIA – Daniel Markovich
GIRL AND WOLF – Arturo Cardelús
HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! – Nathan Halpern
HEADS UP – Florian Simon Krefting
THE CAULIFLOWER OF DESTINY – Magdalena Sowul

MUSIC-THEMED FILM, BIOPIC OR MUSICAL
BEHEMOTH! – Tony Gilroy (Director)
BROTHER VERSES BROTHER – Ari Gold (Director)
DESCENDANTS: WICKED WONDERLAND – Kimmy Gatewood (Director)
MICHAEL – Antoine Fuqua (Director)
THE MUPPET SHOW – Alex Timbers (Director)

MUSIC DOCUMENTARY – SPECIAL PROGRAM
40 WATTS FROM NOWHERE – Sue Carpenter (Director)
HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – Sam Wrench (Director)
LINDA PERRY: LET IT DIE HERE – Don Hardy (Director)
MAN ON THE RUN – Morgan Neville (Director)
MARK ISHAM: THE VOICE WITHIN – Scientology Media Productions (Director)
OASIS: DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER – Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern (Directors)
THE RISE OF THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: OUR BROTHER, HILLEL – Ben Feldman (Director)

MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM
40 WATTS FROM NOWHERE – Mara Kuge
MICHAEL – John Warhurst
MR. IRRELEVANT – Gabe Hilfer
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 – Julia Michels
TONY – Mandy Malmet
WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Nicolette Di Dia

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In announcing this year’s nominations, Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute, said: “It’s a pleasure to announce this year’s nominees. It has been a remarkable year for film, with audiences turning out in theaters for bold, distinctive work from first-time filmmakers and established artists alike. This year’s nominations, alongside our Tributes and the return of the Audience Award, reflect that abundance and celebrate the creative community that has been at the heart of The Gothams for more than three decades.”

Nominees are selected by committees of film critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators. Separate juries of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors, and other film industry professionals will determine the final recipients of The Gothams.

Returning after a six-year hiatus, the Gotham Audience Award celebrates films that transcend the screen to become defining cultural moments, capturing audiences’ attention through their impact, reach, and resonance. Gotham members will vote to determine the winner, and the award will be presented to the film’s credited director(s) and producer(s). This year’s nominees were curated from films submitted to The Gothams for consideration, measured by opening-weekend per-theater average against the highest-rated and most-watched films of 2026, as reported in box office tracking and on Letterboxd.

The Gothams Tributes, which will also be presented at the ceremony, are the organization’s highest honors celebrating outstanding achievement in film. The Tributes recognize the industry’s most accomplished creators and performers whose work has made an indelible impact on both the art form and popular culture.

The Gotham Film Awards nominations for 2026 are:

Best Feature
Clarissa – Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, directors; Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, Theresa Park, Nicholas Weinstock, producers (NEON)
Club Kid – Jordan Firstman, director; Michael Bloom, Alex Coco, Galen Core, Ryan Heller, producers (A24)
The Debut – Jesse Eisenberg, director; Jesse Eisenberg, Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, producers (A24)
Dreams in Nightmares – Shatara Michelle Ford, director; Naima Abed, Shatara Michelle Ford, Pin-Chun Liu, producers (Lunette Films)
The Invite – Olivia Wilde, director; Ben Browning, Megan Ellison, David Permut, producers (A24)
Josephine – Beth de Araújo, director; Beth de Araújo, Josh Beirne-Golden, Gemma Chan, David Kaplan, Josh Peters, Jordan Rapaport, Mark H. Rapaport, Robina Riccitiello, Marina Stabile, Channing Tatum, Crystine Zhang, producers (Sumerian Pictures)
Mouse – Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson, directors; Bonnie Comley, Pierce Cravens, Steven A. Jones, Ian Keiser, Chelsea Krant, Stewart F. Lane, Abigail Rose Solomon, Alex Thompson, Alex Wilson, producers (Independent Film Company)
Paper Tiger – James Gray, director; Andrea Bucko, Leonardo Maria del Vecchio, Gary Farkas, James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Andrea Leone, Raffaella Leone, Marco Perego, Carlo Salem, Rodrigo Teixeira, producers (NEON)
Primetime – Lance Oppenheim, director; Ari Aster, Fred Berger, William Iannaccone, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Lars Knudsen, Brighton McCloskey, Robert Pattinson, producers (A24)
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – Jane Schoenbrun, director; Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, producers (MUBI)
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother – Bassam Tariq, director; Babak Anvari, Bassam Tariq, Lucan Toh, producers (Amazon MGM Studios)

Best International Feature
All of a Sudden – Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director; Julien Deris, David Gauquié, Kosuke Oshida, Yuji Sadai, producers (NEON)
Ben’Imana – Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, director; Samantha Biffot, Pierre-Adrien Ceccaldi, Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, Marie Epiphanie Uwayezu, producers (Alexander)
Blue Heron – Sophy Romvari, director; Ryan Bobkin, Sara Wylie, Sophy Romvari, Gábor Osváth, producers (Janus Films)
Everytime – Sandra Wollner, director; David Bohun, Lixi Frank, Viktoria Stolpe, producers (1-2 Special)
Fatherland – Pawel Pawlikowski, director; Edward Berger, Lorenzo Gangarossa, Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli, Ewa Puszczynska, Dimitri Rassam, Jeanne Tremsal, producers (MUBI)
Filipiñana – Rafael Manuel, director; Bianca Balbuena, Jeremy Chua, Omar El Kadi, Bradley Liew, Rafael Manuel, Alex Polunin, Nadia Turincev, producers (Kino Lorber)
La Gradiva – Marine Atlan, director; Inès Daïen Dasi, producer (1-2 Special)
Minotaur – Andrey Zvyagintsev, director; Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz, Marco Perego, Andrey Zvyagintsev, producers (MUBI)
Possible Love – Lee Chang-dong, director; Lee Joon-dong, Lee Chang-dong, David Levine, Chadwick Prichard, producers (Netflix)
Tender Loving Care – Mike Leigh, director; Georgina Lowe, producer (Bleecker Street)

Best Documentary Feature
Closure – Michal Marczak, director; Monika Braid, Rémi Grellety, Karolina Marczak, Michal Marczak, Katarzyna Szczerba, producers (1-2 Special)
A Fox Under a Pink Moon – Soraya Akhlaghi, Mehrdad Oskouei, directors; Siavash Jamali, Mehrdad Oskouei, producers (Kino Lorber)
NAZA – Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, directors; Harry Davies, Lindsay Poulton, James Wilson, producers (NEON)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem – David Greaves, director; Anne de Mare, Liani Greaves, producers (NEON)
You Can See Everything – Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, directors; Maggie Ambrose, Tatiana Bears, Jack Davis, Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, producers (A24)

Best Director
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, All of a Sudden (NEON)
Sandra Wollner, Everytime (1-2 Special)
Andrey Zvyagintsev, Minotaur (MUBI)
Jane Schoenbrun, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (MUBI)
Mike Leigh, Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street)

Breakthrough Director
Sophy Romvari, Blue Heron (Janus Films)
Jordan Firstman, Club Kid (A24)
Aleshea Harris, Is God Is (Amazon MGM Studios)
Marine Atlan, La Gradiva (1-2 Special)
Joel Alfonso Vargas, Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
John Early, Maddie’s Secret (Magnolia Pictures)

Best Original Screenplay
Everytime, Sandra Wollner (1-2 Special)
La Gradiva, Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet (1-2 Special)
Possible Love, Lee Chang-dong, Oh Jung-mi (Netflix)
Tender Loving Care, Mike Leigh (Bleecker Street)
Wild Horse Nine, Martin McDonagh (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Adapted Screenplay
All of a Sudden, Ryusuke Hamaguchi (NEON)
Clarissa, Chuko Esiri (NEON)
The Invite, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack (A24)
Minotaur, Simon Lyashenko, Andrey Zvyagintsev (MUBI)
Primetime, Ajon Singh (A24)

Outstanding Lead Performance
Mahershala Ali, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Amazon MGM Studios)
Gillian Anderson, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (MUBI)
Jeon Do-yeon, Possible Love (Netflix)
John Early, Maddie’s Secret (Magnolia Pictures)
John Malkovich, Wild Horse Nine (Searchlight Pictures)
Ian McKellen, The Christophers (NEON)
Julianne Moore, The Debut (A24)
Sophie Okonedo, Clarissa (NEON)
Andrew Scott, Elsinore (Focus Features)
John Turturro, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (Sony Pictures Classics)

Outstanding Supporting Performance
Tom Courtenay, Queen at Sea (Greenwich Entertainment)
Esmé Creed-Miles, Sense and Sensibility (Focus Features)
Penélope Cruz, The Invite (A24)
Adam Driver, Paper Tiger (NEON)
Andrew Garfield, Artificial (NEON)
Skyler Gisondo, Primetime (A24)
Sandra Hüller, Fatherland (MUBI)
Kate O’Flynn, Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street)
Tao Okamoto, All of a Sudden (NEON)
Channing Tatum, Josephine (Sumerian Pictures)

Breakthrough Performer
Adia, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Amazon MGM Studios)
India Amarteifio, Clarissa (NEON)
Guitarricadelafuente, La Bola Negra (Netflix)
Colas Quignard, La Gradiva (1-2 Special)
Mason Reeves, Josephine (Sumerian Pictures)

Gotham Audience Award
Backrooms – Kane Parsons, director; Kori Adelson, Michael Clear, Dan Cohen, Chris Ferguson, Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, Roberto Patino, Osgood Perkins, Jenno Topping, James Wan, producers (A24)
La Bola Negra – Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, directors; Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, producers (Netflix)
The Drama – Kristoffer Borgli, director; Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, Tyler Campellone, producers (A24)
The Invite – Olivia Wilde, director; Ben Browning, Megan Ellison, David Permut, producers (A24)
Michael – Antoine Fuqua, director; John Branca, John McClain, Graham King, producers (Lionsgate)
Obsession – Curry Barker, director; James Harris, Haley Nicole Johnson, Christian Mercuri, Roman Viaris, producers (Focus Features)
Project Hail Mary – Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, directors; Ryan Gosling, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Aditya Sood, Andy Weir, producers (Amazon MGM Studios)
You Can See Everything – Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, directors; Maggie Ambrose, Tatiana Bears, Jack Davis, Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, producers (A24)

Nominating Committees for The Gothams were:

Nominating Committee for Best Feature and Best International Feature:
Robert Daniels, Associate Editor, RogerEbert.com
Justin Chang, Film Critic, The New Yorker
Kate Erbland, Editorial Director, IndieWire
David Fear, Senior Editor and Film Critic, Rolling Stone
Tomris Laffly, Programmer, Film Critic, Variety, RogerEbert.com

Nominating Committee for Best Documentary Feature:
Eric Hynes, Director of Film Curation and Programming, Jacob Burns Film Center
Eric Kohn, Artistic Director, Southampton Playhouse
Karen McMullen, Senior Programmer, Features and Shorts, DOC NYC
Allason Leitz, Director, Art House NY and Third Industry
Sky Sitney, Co-Founder and Festival Director, DC/DOX

Nominating Committee for Best Director and Breakthrough Director:
David Ehrlich, Chief Film Critic, IndieWire
Guy Lodge, Chief Film Critic, Variety
Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer and Critic, Associated Press
Beatrice Loayza, Freelance, NYT, Film Comment, Variety, ArtReview
Brittany Luse, Host of It’s Been A Minute, NPR

Nominating Committee for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay:
Imani Davis, Film Programmer, American Cinematheque
Tim Grierson, Senior U.S. Critic, Screen International
Jon Frosch, Reviews Editor and Film Critic, The Hollywood Reporter
Illyse Singer, Cinema Director, The Roxy Cinema New York
Esther Zuckerman, Film and Culture Reporter, Wall Street Journal

Nominating Committee for Outstanding Lead Performance, Outstanding Supporting Performance, and Breakthrough Performer:
Monica Castillo, Film Critic, The A.V. Club
Douglas Greenwood, Entertainment Editor, i-D; Contributor to GQ, Elle, Fantastic Man, and New York Magazine
Katey Rich, Awards Editor, The Ankler
Brian Tallerico, President of the Chicago Film Critics Association; Managing Editor, RogerEbert.com
Jourdain Searles, Film Critic, Freelance

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The Audience Choice Prize Longlist and selection of Unforgettables Honorees can be key harbingers of future awards. Last year, the eventual Oscar and BAFTA winner, “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” was on the Audience Choice Longlist, and Pavel Talankin was an Unforgettable Honoree.

This year’s Unforgettable Honorees, the on-camera collaborators who are the first announced winners for 2027, come from six films: Dr. Thaer Ahmad, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa from “American Doctor,” E. Jean Carroll from “Ask E. Jean,” Soraya Akhlaghi from “A Fox Under a Pink Moon,” Billie Jean King from “Give Me the Ball,” Israa from “One in a Million,” and Amy Goodman from “Steal This Story, Please!”

Four of those films—“American Doctor,,” “Ask E. Jean,” “Give Me the Ball,” and “Steal This Story, Please!”—are also on the Audience Choice Prize Longlist, along with thirteen of the year’s most talked-about and acclaimed feature documentaries: “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,” “The Bend in the River,” “Cookie Queens,” “The Cycle of Love,” “Everest: The Other Side,” “Everybody to Kenmure Street,” “The History of Concrete,” “NAZA,” “The Oldest Person in the World,” “Once Upon a Time in Harlem,” “Time and Water,” “Wild Inside,” and “You Can See Everything.”

The eventual Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature has been on the Audience Choice Longlist for each of the past eight years. Public voting to determine the ten films that will be nominated in the category will open on Monday, October 26th.

HBO Max led this year’s Broadcast announcement with ten nominations across five categories, including two apiece for “Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story,” “Earth, Wind & Fire: To Be Celestial or That’s the Weight of the World,” and “The Yogurt Shop Murders.”

Also receiving two nominations in the Broadcast categories were “Katrina: Come Hell and High Water” and “Songs from the Hole” from Netflix, “High Horse: The Black Cowboy” from Peacock, “Mr. Scorsese” from Apple TV, and “Tucci in Italy” (Season Two) from National Geographic.

Three previous Cinema Eye winners were among the filmmakers on this year’s ten-film Shorts List, Cinema Eye’s annual list of semifinalists for its Nonfiction Short Film Honor: Bill Morrison (“Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon”), Laura Poitras (“They’re Here”), and Nathan Truesdell (“A Derailment”). From those ten semifinalists, six films will be announced in December as the official nominees. For the fourth year in a row, Cinema Eye will screen all of the Shorts List films in both Los Angeles and New York, with a series of screenings in New York at DCTV on Wednesday, December 2nd, and at Vidiots in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 5th.

In each of the past two years, four of the nominees—and the eventual winner—for the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film were part of the Cinema Eye Shorts List.

Steve James’ documentary masterpiece, “Hoop Dreams,” will receive the Legacy Award, which is presented to a classic nonfiction film that continues to inspire today’s working filmmakers. James will accept the award on behalf of his team members Peter Gilbert (Producer and DP), Frederick Marx (Producer and Editor), Adam Singer (Sound Recordist), Gordon Quinn (Executive Producer and founder of Kartemquin Films), Bill Haugse (Editor), Marcie McCall (Kartemquin), and Ben Sidran (Composer).

Cinema Eye will celebrate its 20th annual Awards Ceremony on Monday, January 11th, 2027.

Today’s announcements were made on the organization’s “All These Wonderful Things” podcast, which was posted just prior to the 9th Annual Cinema Eye Honors Fall Lunch in Downtown Los Angeles. The event was co-hosted by Amazon MGM Studios, Apple Original Films, Hulu, National Geographic Documentary Films, and Netflix.

Key Dates for the 2027 Cinema Eye Honors

Monday, October 26th: Voting Opens for Audience Choice First Round Voting
Monday, November 2nd: Voting Closes for Audience Choice First Round Voting
Thursday, November 12th: Cinema Eye Honors Feature Film Nominations Announced
Wednesday, December 2nd: Shorts List Screenings, DCTV, New York
Saturday, December 5th: Shorts List Screenings, Vidiots, Los Angeles
Monday, December 14th: Shorts Nominees Announced and Final Audience Choice Voting Opens
Friday, January 8th, 2027: Cinema Eye Weekend begins in New York City
Mond, January 11thy 11th, 2027: 20th Annual Cinema Eye Honors Awards Ceremony

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“In his final months, Ian Charleson affirmed his talent, his determination, and what it means to be an actor,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute. “With Elsinore, Andrew Scott, Stephen Beresford, Simon Stone, and the entire production team have made a deeply moving film about a life devoted to performance and the community that supported him. We are delighted to celebrate Elsinore with the Gotham Legacy Tribute in recognition of the remarkable artist who inspired it.”

Elsinore tells the story of Ian Charleson, a Scottish actor who is widely known as the star of Best Picture winner “Chariots of Fire.” The film’s memorable score followed Charleson everywhere, leaving him longing less for Hollywood and more for his theatre roots. When the role of a lifetime appears for Charleson, so does a devastating AIDS diagnosis. “Elsinore” follows an actor at the height of his powers as he strives to command the stage, facing his own mortality with unflinching honesty, wit, and grace. His final performance becomes his greatest triumph, and a source of healing and inspiration for those around him.

Scott stars as Charleson, and the film also stars Academy Award winner Olivia Colman, Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn, and Joe Locke. Colman plays Dr. Margaret Johnson, who treated Charleson and fellow gay men during the HIV epidemic, launching the first-ever dedicated HIV clinic. The film is directed by Simon Stone and written by Queer Palm and BAFTA-winning screenwriter Stephen Beresford. Having come together to make the film, Scott, Beresford, and Stone have coined themselves “The Charleson Chaps.” “Elsinore” is produced by STUDIOCANAL, LD Entertainment, Lucky Red, and Magnolia Mae Films.

“Elsinore” premiered in September at the 53rd Telluride Film Festival and had its Canadian premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was given the International People’s Choice Award. The film has continued to play fall festivals, earning rave reviews and collecting numerous Audience prizes, including at the Mill Valley Film Festival and the Hamptons International Film Festival. Focus Features will release the film in North America, beginning its theatrical run on November 20th before expanding wider over the Thanksgiving holiday and throughout December.

It was previously announced that “Michael” will receive the Gotham Musical Tribute, “La Bola Negra” will receive the Gotham Vanguard Tribute, Danny Boyle will receive the Gotham Director Tribute for “Ink,” and LAIKA will receive the Gotham Anniversary Tribute at the 36th Annual Gotham Film Awards Ceremony.

Winners of the 36th Annual Gotham Film Awards will be honored at the awards ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, November 30th, 2026. Nominees will be announced on October 27th, 2026.

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“For our second Gotham Musical Tribute, we are delighted to honor these incredibly talented actors and filmmakers for bringing Michael Jackson’s life, legend, and music to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute. “Their extraordinary work captures the humanity behind one of the world’s most celebrated artists.”

“Michael” is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known. The film tells Michael Jackson’s story beyond the music, tracing his journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of The Jackson Five to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit of becoming the world’s biggest entertainer. Highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career, the film gives audiences a front-row seat to Michael Jackson as never before. This is where his story begins. Lionsgate presents, in association with Universal Pictures, a GK Films production, an Optimum production.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan, “Michael” stars Jaafar Jackson in the title role, with Nia Long, Laura Harrier, Juliano Krue Valdi, Miles Teller, and Colman Domingo. The film is produced by Academy Award-winning producer Graham King, John Branca, and the late John McClain. “Michael” premiered at the Uber Eats Music Hall in Berlin on April 10, 2026, and was released by Universal Pictures in the UK on April 22nd and by Lionsgate in the US on April 24. With $1.029 billion in worldwide box office, the film is the highest-grossing biographical film of all time, the first biographical film to reach $1 billion, the highest-grossing Lionsgate film, and the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2026. A sequel is in development.

The Gotham Musical Tribute was inaugurated last year with “Song Sung Blue.” LAIKA was previously announced to receive the Gotham Anniversary Tribute, Danny Boyle the Gotham Director Tribute for “Ink,” and “La Bola Negra” the Gotham Vanguard Tribute at the 36th Annual Gotham Film Awards Ceremony.

Winners of the 36th Annual Gotham Film Awards will be honored at the awards ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, November 30th, 2026. Nominees will be announced on October 27th, 2026.

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14 films are in the running for Best Feature Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film, including new works from previous BIFA nominees Jeanie Finlay, John Battsek, Ian Bonhôte and Kat Mansoor — whose film “A Want In Her” won this category in 2025. Alongside them are four debuts which are also longlisted in the BIFA Best Debut Director — Feature Documentary category, as announced yesterday.

The Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger longlist features 16 independent films from around the world, including new films from acclaimed BIFA-nominated directors Lucas Dhont and Paweł Pawlikowski, plus Lee Chang-dong and Cristián Mungiu.

The final five nominations in each category will be announced on Tuesday November 3rd, with winners revealed at the BIFA ceremony on Sunday December 6th at London’s iconic Roundhouse. Follow BIFA on social media for all upcoming announcements.

Best Feature Documentary (Sponsored by Intermission Film)
ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA Jeanie Finlay, Charlie Phillips
BIRDS OF WAR Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak, Sonja Henrici
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL: THE KWAME BRATHWAITE STORY Yemi Bamiro, Otto Burnham, Joanna Boateng, Lizzie Gillett, Ian Bonhôte, Andrew Calof
EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET Felipe Bustos Sierra, Ciara Barry
KILLING ANNA Sam Benstead, Charly Wai Feldman, Matt Cole
THE LAST FIRST: WINTER K2 Amir Bar-Lev, Sean Richard, Sarah Thomson, John Battsek
LIFE SUPPORT Daniele Rugo, William Parry
MAVERICK: THE EPIC ADVENTURES OF DAVID LEAN Barnaby Thompson, Nick Taussig, Jack Heller
MOLLY VS THE MACHINES Marc Silver, Kat Mansoor, Natalie Humphreys
ONE IN A MILLION Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes, Will Anderson, Andrew Palmer, James Bluemel, Raney Aronson-Rath
SOMETHING FAMILIAR Rachel Taparjan, Aleksandra Bilić, Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan
SUPER NATURE Ed Sayers, Rebecca Wolff, Beth Allan
ULTIMATE THUNDER Ben G. Brown, Lia Hayes, Stuart Ramsay
WE, THE HATED Rich Felgate, David Allen

Best International Independent Film (Sponsored by Champagne Taittinger)
ALL OF A SUDDEN Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna, David Gauquié, Julien Deris, Kôsuke Oshida, Yûji Sadai, Jean-Luc Ormières, Renan Artukmaç Hiroko Matsuda
BLUE HERON Sophy Romvari, Ryan Bobkin, Sara Wylie, Gábor Osvath
CACTUS PEARS Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, Neeraj Churi, Mohamed Khaki, Kaushik Ray, Sidharth Meer, Naren Chandavarkar, Hareesh Reddypalli
CLUB KID Jordan Firstman, Galen Core, Alex Coco
COWARD Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens, Michiel Dhont
FATHERLAND Paweł Pawlikowski, Henk Handloegten, Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jeanne Tremsal, Edward Berger, Dimitri Rassam, Lorenzo Gangarossa
FJORD Cristian Mungiu, Pascal Caucheteux, Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Marco Perego, Tudor Reu
JOSEPHINE Beth de Araújo, David Kaplan, Josh Peters, Marina Stabile, Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, Mark H. Rapaport, Robina Riccitiello, Crystine Zhang
LA BOLA NEGRA Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
LA GRADIVA Marine Atlan, Anne Brouilet, Inès Daïen Dasi
MINOTAUR Andrey Zvyagintsev, Simon Lyashenko, Nathanaël Karmitz, Charles Gillibert, Marco Perego
OBSESSION Curry Barker, James Harris, Haley Nicole Johnson, Christian Mercuri, Roman Viaris
POSSIBLE LOVE Lee Chang-dong, Oh Jung-mi
ROSE Markus Schleinzer, Alexander Brom, Johannes Schubert, Philipp Worm, Tobias Walker, Karsten Stöter
SILENT FRIEND Ildikó Enyedi, Reinhard Brundig, Nicolas Elghozi, Mónika Mécs, Meng Xie, Morgane Olivier
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH IN CAMP MIASMA Jane Schoenbrun, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner

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Given annually to an actor who fosters the “finest ideals of the acting profession,” the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award will be the latest recognition in Pacino’s extraordinary career spanning more than six decades. Across film, television, and the stage, Pacino has captivated audiences with transformative performances, creating some of the most memorable characters in entertainment history and profoundly influencing generations of actors and culture itself.

Defined by iconic roles and an unwavering commitment to acting, Pacino’s legacy places him squarely among the most celebrated performers of all time. His work has been recognized with an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Actor Awards. He has also received the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award, a Kennedy Center Honor, a Venice Career Golden Lion and numerous other accolades.

SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin said, “Like so many actors, I have spent my life in awe and appreciation of the force of nature that is Al Pacino. When you watch him perform, you are witnessing a student and a master. Al Pacino is an artist of extraordinary courage, intensity, and heart whose work has always set an exceptional standard of skill and talent. All of that and he’s just plain fun to watch. SAG-AFTRA is proud to celebrate Al Pacino with our union’s highest honor.”

Al Pacino said, “I wondered and wandered most of my life but have always felt at home with a script and my fellow actors.  It’s the work and the actors along the way that have been among the greatest joys of my life.  It’s an honor to be recognized by SAG-AFTRA in celebrating the journey”

Film
Pacino’s film career began with a brief appearance in “Me, Natalie” (1969), followed by his first major film role in “The Panic in Needle Park” (1971). His breakthrough came the following year when Francis Ford Coppola cast him as Michael Corleone in “The Godfather” (1972). The performance earned Pacino his first Academy Award nomination and established him as one of the defining actors of his generation. He reprised the role in “The Godfather Part II” (1974) and “The Godfather Part III” (1990).

Throughout the 1970s, Pacino delivered a succession of acclaimed performances, starring opposite Gene Hackman in the Palme d’Or-winning “Scarecrow” (1973) and earning Best Actor Academy Award nominations for “Serpico” (1973), “The Godfather Part II” (1974), “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), and “…And Justice for All” (1979). His portrayal of Tony Montana in Brian De Palma’s “Scarface” (1983) became another career-defining role, with the film and character achieving enduring cultural significance.

Following a four-year hiatus from film starting in 1985, Pacino returned in “Sea of Love” (1989). He received an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Big Boy Caprice in “Dick Tracy” (1990). He made history in 1993 as the first male actor to receive two acting nominations for two different films in the same year, receiving a nomination for his performance in “Glengarry Glen Ross” (1992) and winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade in “Scent of a Woman” (1992).

Pacino’s extensive filmography also includes “Frankie and Johnny” (1991), “Carlito’s Way” (1993), “Heat” (1995), “Looking for Richard” (1996), “The Devil’s Advocate” (1997), “Donnie Brasco” (1997), “The Insider” (1999), “Any Given Sunday” (1999), “Insomnia” (2002), “The Merchant of Venice” (2004), “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007), “Danny Collins” (2015), “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2019), “House of Gucci” (2021) and “Knox Goes Away” (2023).

In 2019, Pacino portrayed Jimmy Hoffa in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” marking his first collaboration with the director and earning him his ninth Academy Award nomination.

His recent work includes “Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness” (2024), which he also co-produced, “The Ritual” (2025), “Billy Knight” (2025), “Dead Man’s Wire” (2025), “In the Hand of Dante” (2025), “Easy’s Waltz” (2025), and “Killing Castro” (2026).

Television
Pacino made his television debut in a 1968 episode of the ABC series “N.Y.P.D.” Decades later, he delivered one of his most acclaimed television performances as attorney Roy Cohn in HBO’s “Angels in America” (2003), adapted from Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. The role earned Pacino a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and his first Actor Award.

In 2010, Pacino portrayed physician-assisted-suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian in the HBO biographical film “You Don’t Know Jack.” His performance earned him a second Primetime Emmy Award, another Golden Globe, and his second Actor Award. He returned to HBO in “Phil Spector” (2013), portraying the record producer during his murder trial, and in “Paterno” (2018), where he played former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.

In 2020, Pacino made his episodic-series debut as Nazi hunter Meyer Offerman in the Amazon Prime Video drama “Hunters.” He starred in both seasons of the series, continuing a television career defined by complex portrayals of consequential and often controversial real-life and fictional figures.

Theater
Pacino began establishing himself on the stage in the 1960s. In 1967, he spent a season at Boston’s Charles Playhouse, appearing in Clifford Odets’ “Awake and Sing!” and Jean-Claude van Itallie’s “America Hurrah.” The following year, he starred as Murph in Israel Horovitz’s “The Indian Wants the Bronx” at the Astor Place Theatre. His performance earned him an Obie Award for Best Actor.

Pacino made his Broadway debut in 1969 in Don Petersen’s “Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?”, earning critical acclaim and his first Tony Award. He received a second Tony Award for “The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel” and further distinguished himself onstage in the title role of “Richard III” and in David Mamet’s “American Buffalo.”

His subsequent stage work has included productions and revivals of “Julius Caesar,” “Hughie,” “Salome,” “Orphans,” and “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.” In 2010, Pacino starred as Shylock in Shakespeare in the Park’s acclaimed production of “The Merchant of Venice,” which transferred to Broadway and earned him another Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Play. He later returned to Broadway in the 30th-anniversary revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross” and in David Mamet’s “China Doll,” a play written for him. This year, Shakespeare’s Globe honored Pacino with the Sam Wanamaker Award in recognition of his contributions to theater and film, particularly his acclaimed interpretations of Shakespeare.

Activism & Philanthropy
Pacino’s humanitarian efforts have extended to disaster relief and global advocacy. Pacino participated in the “2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes” telethon supporting victims and families affected by the September 11 attacks, the ONE Campaign’s 2005 Make Poverty History initiative addressing extreme poverty, hunger and AIDS, and a 2012 public service campaign supporting Hurricane Sandy relief. In 2023, he revisited his celebrated “inch by inch” speech from “Any Given Sunday” for the Halftime campaign, calling attention to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

He has lent his talents to numerous benefit productions. His continued support of the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles has included benefit presentations in which he reprised his roles as Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice” and the title role in “The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel,” as well as “Al Pacino Live on Stage,” a career retrospective and audience conversation. The 2012 premiere of his documentary-drama “Wilde Salomé” also benefited the GLBT Historical Society.

In recognition of his history of charitable giving and support for those affected by arthritis, Pacino received the Southern California Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation’s Jane Wyman Humanitarian Award in 2009. His decades of support have reflected an enduring commitment to the arts, education, humanitarian relief, and social causes.

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