Before Oscar season swings hard in full, let’s just take a glimpse and see where we’re at yeah? Lots of great films got released already, and set a nice tentpole on what the other contenders have to aim for.
Ignore the campaigns: this is purely my assessment on who’ve been the best of the best in 2026 so far. Some exiting new blood this year, the year Gen Z became indie movie sensations.
The BeMovieSeeMovie WINNERS ARE IN RED:
Best Picture
| Blades of the Guardians |
| I Am Frankelda |
| Project Hail Mary |
| The Odyssey |
| Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie |
| Obsession |
| Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma |
| Kontinental ’25 |
| The Rivals of Amziah King |
| The Invite |
Best Actor
| Ralph Fiennes | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple |
| Ryan Gosling | Project Hail Mary |
| John Early | Maddie’s Secret |
| Matt Damon | The Odyssey |
| William Catlett | Color Book |
Best Actress
| Hannah Einbinder | Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma |
| Inde Navarrette | Obsession |
| Anne Hathaway | The Odyssey / Mother Mary / The Devil Wears Prada 2 / The End of Oak Street |
| Olivia Wilde | The Invite |
| Rachel McAdams | Send Help |
Best Supporting Actor
| Robert Pattinson | The Odyssey |
| Edward Norton | The Invite |
| Matthew McConaughey | The Rivals of Amziah King |
| James Ortiz | Project Hail Mary |
| Ben Foster | Motor City |
Best Supporting Actress
| Gillian Anderson | Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma |
| Penelope Cruz | The Invite |
| Michaela Coel | Mother Mary / The Christophers |
| Olivia Wilde | I Want Your Sex |
| Victoria Pedretti | Forbidden Fruits |
Best Director
| Jane Schoenbrun | Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma |
| Christopher Nolan | The Odyssey |
| Phil Lord / Christopher Miller | Project Hail Mary |
| Yuen Woo-Ping | Blades of the Guardians |
| Matt Johnson | Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie |
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Christopher Nolan | The Odyssey |
| Will McCormack / Rashida Jones | The Invite |
| Phil Lord / Christopher Miller | Project Hail Mary |
| Craig Mazin | The Sheep Detectives |
| Mu Zhengyang | All Wishes Come True! |
Best Original Screenplay
| Andrew Patterson | The Rivals of Amziah King |
| Julia Hart / Laura Hankin / Jordan Horowitz | Don’t Say Good Luck |
| Curry Barker | Obsession |
| Chandler Levack | Mile End Kicks |
| Jane Schoenbrun | Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma |
Best Documentary Feature
| Andre Is An Idiot |
| Never Stop Chasing |
| EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert |
| The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist |
| Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour |
Best Animated Feature
Surprise Surprise: Award for Biggest Movie Surprise of 2025
Wildcard Category: The 6-7 Award for Debut Director
| Kane Parsons | Backrooms |
| Arturo and Roy Ambriz | I Am Frankelda |
| John Early | Maddie’s Secret |
| Alesha Harris | Is God Is |
| Curry Barker | Obsession |