Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The 2025 Satellite Award (IPA) Nominations

The nominations for the 29th annual Satellite Awards have been announced by the International Press Academy (IPA). The winners will be announced on March 8th, 2026.

Best Picture (Drama)
Avatar: Fire And Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sentimental Value
Train Dreams

Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Bugonia
Father Mother Sister Brother
Marty Supreme
Nouvelle Vague
Novocaine
Sorry, Baby

Best Director
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
James Cameron – Avatar: Fire And Ash
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Best Actor (Drama)
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Best Actress (Drama)
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Diane Lane – Anniversary
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Leonie Benesch – Late Shift
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value

Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
George Clooney – Jay Kelly
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Liam Neeson – The Naked Gun
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Best Original Screenplay
Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar & Lee Ja-hye – No Other Choice
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Will Tracy – Bugonia

Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover-Up
Deaf President Now!
Ocean with David Attenborough
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Alabama Solution
The Librarians
The Perfect Neighbor

Best International Film
It Was Just an Accident
Late Shift
Little Trouble Girls
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
Sirât
The Secret Agent
The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Cinematography
Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams
Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners
Claudio Miranda – F1: The Movie
Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein
Łukasz Żal – Hamnet
Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another

Best Editing
Affonso Gonçalves & Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another
Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite
Michael P. Shawver – Sinners
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Stephen Mirrione – F1: The Movie

Best Production Design
Avatar: Fire And Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley – Frankenstein
Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet
Miyako Bellizzi – Marty Supreme
Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good
Ruth E. Carter – Sinners

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
Hans Zimmer – F1: The Movie
Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Max Richter – Hamnet
Volker Bertelmann – A House of Dynamite

Best Original Song
“Dreams as One” – Avatar: Fire And Ash
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – Sinners
“No Place Like Home” – Wicked: For Good
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Wicked: For Good
“Train Dreams” – Train Dreams

Best Makeup & Hair
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Tron: Ares
Wicked: For Good

Best Sound (Editing & Mixing)
Avatar: Fire And Ash
F1: The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire And Ash
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Superman

Best Ensemble
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

TELEVISION

MINISERIES & LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Adolescence – Netflix
Cassandra – Netflix
Dying for Sex – FX on Hulu
Mr. Scorsese – Apple TV+
The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Amazon Prime Video
Toxic Town – Netflix

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES, LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Amanda Seyfried – Long Bright River – Peacock
Claire Danes – The Beast in Me – Netflix
Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex – FX on Hulu
Rashida Jones – Black Mirror – Netflix
Robin Wright – The Girlfriend – Amazon Prime Video
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault – Peacock

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES, LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story – Netflix
Jacob Elordi – The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Amazon Prime Video
Jude Law – Black Rabbit – Netflix
Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me – Netflix
Paul Giamatti – Black Mirror – Netflix
Stephen Graham – Adolescence – Netflix

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES & LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Carrie Coon – The White Lotus – HBO
Catherine O’Hara – The Studio – Apple TV+
Erin Doherty – Adolescence – Netflix
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks – HBO Max
Parker Posey – The White Lotus – HBO
Saskia Reeves – Slow Horses – Apple TV+

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES & LIMITED SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show – Apple TV+
Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary – ABC
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear – FX on Hulu
Jason Isaacs – The White Lotus – HBO
Owen Cooper – Adolescence – Netflix
Tramell Tillman – Severance – Apple TV+
Walton Goggins – The White Lotus – HBO

TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
Matlock – CBS
Pluribus – Apple TV+
Severance – Apple TV+
Slow Horses – Apple TV+
The Diplomat – Netflix
The Pitt – HBO Max

TELEVISION SERIES, GENRE
Andor – Disney+
Stranger Things – Netflix
The Last of Us – HBO Max
The White Lotus – HBO

ACTRESS IN A SERIES, DRAMA OR GENRE
Britt Lower – Severance – Apple TV+
Genevieve O’Reilly – Andor – Disney+
Helen Mirren – MobLand – Paramount+
Kathy Bates – Matlock – CBS
Keri Russell – The Diplomat – Netflix
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus – Apple TV+

ACTOR IN A SERIES, DRAMA OR GENRE
Adam Scott – Severance – Apple TV+
Diego Luna – Andor – Disney+
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses – Apple TV+
Mark Ruffalo – Task – HBO Max
Noah Wyle – The Pitt – HBO Max
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise – Hulu

TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Abbott Elementary – ABC
English Teacher – FX on Hulu
Hacks – HBO Max
Only Murders in the Building – Hulu
Platonic – Apple TV+
The Bear – FX on Hulu

ACTRESS IN A SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear – FX on Hulu
Jean Smart – Hacks – HBO Max
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This – Netflix
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face – Peacock
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – ABC
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building – Hulu

ACTOR IN A SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This – Netflix
Glen Powell – Chad Powers – Hulu
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – FX on Hulu
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building – Hulu
Seth Rogen – The Studio – Apple TV+
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building – Hulu

ENSEMBLE TELEVISION
Landman – Paramount+

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Matt Neglia
Matt Negliahttps://nextbestpicture.com/
Obsessed about the Oscars, Criterion Collection and all things film 24/7. Critics Choice Member.

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