Twinless (c) Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, the second largest entertainment journalists organization in the world, today announced the group’s 2026 Dorian Film Award nominations for the best in mainstream and LGBTQ-themed productions. Leading the pack: Director Paul Thomas Anderson's resonant dystopian thriller 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.
GALECA members continue to celebrate less-hyped cinematic gems across its Dorian film categories (currently 22). For starters, A24's raunchy-sweet romance Pillion starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling and writer-director-star Eva Victor’s bittersweet wellness drama Sorry, Baby (also from A24) are among the titles up for LGBTQ Film of the Year. Other 2025 movie releases getting some love from the group: Director Mona Fastvold's feverish historical musical The Testament of Ann Lee, the twisted stalker comedy Twinless, and Viet and Nam, about two male Vietnamese coal miners in love that was banned in its native land.
Winners will be announced on March 6, 2026.
GALECA: THE SOCIETY OF LGBTQ ENTERTAINMENT CRITICS
2026 DORIAN FILM AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Sorry Baby (c) A24
FILM OF THE YEAR
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
LGBTQ FILM OF THE YEAR
Blue Moon
Hedda
Pillion
Sorry, Baby
Twinless
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Sinners (c) Warner Bros. Pictures
SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
Sinners, Ryan Coogler
Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor
LGBTQ SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
Blue Moon, Robert Kaplow
Hedda, Nia DeCosta
Pillion, Harry Lighton
Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor
Twinless, James Sweeney
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
The Secret Agent
Viet and Nam (c) Strand Releasing
LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Cactus Pears
Misericordia
Sauna
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Viet and Nam
UNSUNG FILM OF THE YEAR
Black Bag
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Lurker
The Testament of Ann Lee
Twinless
UNSUNG LGBTQ FILM OF THE YEAR
A Nice Indian Boy
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Peter Hujar’s Day
Plainclothes
The Wedding Banquet
The Testament of Ann Lee (c) Searchlight Pictures
FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Dylan O’Brien, Twinless
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
Tessa Thompson, Hedda
SUPPORTING FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Ariana Grande-Butera, Wicked: For Good
Nina Hoss, Hedda
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover-Up
My Mom Jayne
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators
The Librarian (c) 8 Above
LGBTQ DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Come See Me in the Good Light
Heightened Scrutiny
I Was Born This Way
The Librarians
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
ANIMATED FILM OF THE YEAR
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
28 Years Later (c) Sony
GENRE FILM OF THE YEAR
For excellence in science fiction, fantasy and horror
28 Years Later
Bring Her Back
Frankenstein
Sinners
Weapons
VISUALLY STRIKING FILM OF THE YEAR
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
FILM MUSIC OF THE YEAR
KPop Demon Hunters
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Housemaid (c) Liongate
CAMPIEST FLICK
Final Destination: Bloodlines
Kiss of the Spider Woman
The Housemaid
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
“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
Wicked: For Good (c) Universal
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 To be announced March 6, 2026 with all winners.
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