The Hollywood movie award season begins in November/December and ends in February/March with the announcement of the Academy Awards ("the Oscars") by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
MOVIE AWARDS 2025-26:
From Oscars: Here are the nominees for the 2026 / 98th Academy Awards (honoring movies released in 2025). The ceremony will be held Sunday, March 15, 2026 in the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood.
From Variety: The winners at the 2026 / 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) have been announced. "One Battle After Another" won six awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From Forbes: The winners at the 2026 / 57th NAACP Image Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 13 awards, including "Outstanding Motion Picture," "Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture" (Ryan Coogler), and "Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2026 Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" took 10 awards, including "Best Picture."
From Variety: The winners at the 2026 / 32nd Actor Awards have been announced. "Sinners" won the night's top prize, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture." The film's lead actor, Michael B. Jordan, also won "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role."
From THR: The nominations for the 2026 / 79th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) have been announced. "One Battle After Another" leads with 14 nominations. The awards will be handed out at ceremony held on February 22, 2026 at Royal Festival Hall in London.
From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2026 / 8th Annual Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) Film Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up six awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler),
From AwardsWatch: The 23rd International Cinephile Society (ICS) Awards have been announced. Brazilian political thriller, "The Secret Agent" won six awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Kleber Mendonca Filho), and "Best Actor" (Wagner Moura).
From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 5th annual "Girls on Film" Awards. "Hamnet" wins three awards, including "Best Feature Film," "Best Director" (Chloe Zhao), and "Best Performance in a Leading Role" (Jessie Buckley).
From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2026 / 46th Annual London Critics' Circle Film Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Film of the Year" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From Variety: The Directors Guild of America has announced the winners at the 2026 / 78th DGA Awards. In the top category, "Theatrical Feature Film," the winner is Paul Thomas Anderson for "One Battle After Another."
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 Midnight Critics Circle (MCC) Awards have been announced. Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme" picked up 2 wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Actor" (Timothee Chalamet).
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up 10 wins, including "Best Narrative Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2026 Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Awards have been announced. Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up 10 wins, but "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The winners of the DiscussingFilm's Global Film Critics Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 Denver Film Critics Society (DFCC) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up a four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 / 19th Houston Film Critics Society (HFCC) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up a record eight wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Awards have been announced. "Sorry, Baby" wins three awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Eva Victor).
From AwardsWatch: The Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) have announced their 2026 "Windie Awards" for the best in films in the year 2025. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up 10 awards, including "Best Studio Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan). "Best Independent Film" goes to "Train Dreams."
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up four awards, including "Best Picture."
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) Awards have been announced. One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up a historic 12 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 Pittsburgh Film Critics Association (PFCC) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won nine awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won seven awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).
From AwardsWatch: The 2026 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up six wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).
From Deadline: The winners at the 2026 / 83rd Golden Globes have been announced. In the feature film category, "Hamnet" won two awards, including "Best Picture, Drama." "One Battle After Another" won three awards, including "Best Picture, Musical or Comedy."
From Deadline: The Producers Guild of America revealed its nominations for the 2026 / 37th PGA Awards. The winners in six categories will be announced February 28, 2026 In the primary category of the "Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures," the nominees are as follows:
"Bugonia" – Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen
"F1" – nominees to be determined (TBA)
"Frankenstein" – Guillermo Del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber
"Hamnet" – Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Nicolas Gonda
"Marty Supreme" – nominees to be determined (TBA)
"One Battle After Another" – Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson
"Sentimental Value" – Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
"Sinners" – Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian
"Train Dreams" – Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, William Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler
"Weapons" – Zach Cregger and Miri Yoon
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From Deadline: The Directors Guild of America revealed its nominations for the 2026 / 78th DGA Awards. The winners in 12 categories will be announced February 7, 2026 In the primary category of "Theatrical Feature Film," the nominees are as follows: Paul Thomas Anderson for "One Battle After Another;" Ryan Coogler for "Sinners;" Guillermo del Toro for "Frankenstein;" Josh Safdie for "Marty Supreme;" and Chloe Zhao for "Hamnet."
From EW: The winners at the 2026 / 31st Critics Choice Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) has announced the 60th edition of its annual film awards. "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Puerto Rico Critics Association (PRCA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Portland Critics Association (PCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) has announced its 2025 movie awards. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" picked up seven awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 New Jersey Film Critics Circle (NJFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up six wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The U.K. Film Critics Association (UKFCA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 3 awards, including "Film of the Year" and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Iowa Film Critics Association (IFCA) Awards have been announced. Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" picked up three wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Chloe Zhao), and Best Actress (Jessie Buckley).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 / 60th Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Awards have been announced. Director Mary Bronstein's "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" won "Best Film About Women" and Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" wins "Best Movie by a Woman."
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture."
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 6 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 5 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 4 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film."
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" won "Best Picture."
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture."
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" won five awards including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won three awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).
From Empire: "Empire Magazine" has named director Ryan Coogler's vampire epic, "Sinners," the "2025 Film of the Year."
From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up six wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have announced the winners at the 17th Annual AAFCA Awards. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 10 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards winners have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The winners of the 2025 / 51st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).
From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 National Board of Review Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picks up five wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).
From THR: The nominations for the 2026 / 83rd Annual Golden Globes have been announced. "One Battle After Another" leads the film categories with nine nominations. HBO's "The White Lotus" leads the television category with six nominations. The winners will be announced January 11, 2026 in a ceremony broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
From AwardsWatch: The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) has announced the nominations for the 2025 SFCS Awards. Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" leads with a record-tying 14 nominations. Eventual "Best Picture" Oscar winner, "Everything Everywhere All At Once," received 14 nominations in 2022. The winners will be announced Monday, December 15, 2025.
From AwardsWatch: The 2025 / 9th Atlanta Film Critics Circle has announced its winners. "One Battle After Another" picks up seven wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).
From Variety: The winners of the 2025 / 91st New York Film Critics Circle Awards have been announced. Director Paul Thomas Anderson's film, "One Battle After Another" wins "Best Film." The awards will be handed out at a gala ceremony on January 6, 2026 at "Tao Downtown" in New York City.
From Deadline: The winners at the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Awards have been announced. Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s "One Battle After Another" won "Best Feature." Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and his Palme d’Or winner, "It Was Just An Accident" were the big winners, picking up "Best International Feature," "Best Director," and "Original Screenplay."
From AwardsWatch: Twenty films have made crossed the first hurdle in the race for the "Best Visual Effects" Oscar. Those films include "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "Captain America: Brave New World," "Frankenstein," and "Sinners." In a little under two weeks, those 20 will be cut down to 10.
From AwardsWatch: The site has a list of all 322 films eligible for Oscar consideration in the animated, documentary, and international film categories.
From THR: The nominations for the 2026 / 38th European Film Awards have been announced. the winners will be announced at the 38th European Film Awards ceremony, which takes place January 17, 2026.
From Deadline: Last week (Oct. 14th), the European Film Academy shortlisted the 67 films were available to receive nominations for the 38th European Film Awards, taking place on January 17, 2026. The shortlist included 44 feature films, 15 documentary films, and eight animated feature films. Among the list of feature films were "Bugonia" and "Sound of Falling." The nominations are scheduled to be announced today (Oct. 18th).
From THR: The nominations for the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Films Awards have been announced. Director Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" tops the list of nominees with a record six nominations, including "Best Feature" and "Best Director" for Anderson. The winners will be announced December 1, 2025.
BEST PICTURE TRACKER:
" Hamnet" (4 wins): Girls on Film; Golden Globes ("Best Picture, Drama"); Iowa Film Critics Association; Women Film Critics Circle
"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (1 win): Women Film Critics Circle
"Marty Supreme" (1 win): Midnight Critics Circle
"One Battle After Another" (35 wins): Atlanta Film Critics Circle; Austin Film Critics Association; BAFTAs; Boston Online Film Critics Association; Chicago Film Critics Association; Critics Choice Awards; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association; Directors Guild of America; DiscussingFilm's Global Film Critics; Florida Film Critics Circle; Georgia Film Critics Association; Golden Globes ("Best Picture, Comedy"); Gotham Awards; Hawaii Film Critics Society; Kansas City Film Critics Circle; Las Vegas Film Critics Society; London Critics' Circle Film Awards; Los Angeles Film Critics Association; Minnesota Film Critics Association; National Board of Review; National Society of Film Critics; New Jersey Film Critics Circle; New York Film Critics Circle; New York Film Critics Online; Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, Online Film Critics Society; Philadelphia Film Critics Circle; Phoenix Critics Circle; Phoenix Film Critics Society; Portland Critics Association; St. Louis Film Critics Association; San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle; Seattle Film Critics Society; Southern Eastern Film Critics Association; Toronto Film Critics Association
"The Secret Agent" (1 win): International Cinephile Society
"Sinners" (24 wins): African American Film Critics Association; Alliance of Women Film Journalists; Boston Society of Film Critics; Chicago Indie Critics ("Best Studio Film"); Critics Association of Central Florida; Denver Film Critics Society; Dublin Film Critics Circle; Houston Film Critics Society; Indiana Film Journalists Association; Latino Entertainment Journalists Association; Michigan Movie Critics Guild; Music City Film Critics Association; NAACP Image Awards; North Carolina Film Critics Association; North Dakota Film Society; North Texas Film Critics Association; Online Association of Female Film Critics; Online Film & Television Association; Pittsburgh Film Critics Association; Puerto Rico Critics Association; San Diego Film Critics Society; Screen Actors Guild Actor Awards; U.K. Film Critics Association; Washington DC Area Film Critics Association
"Sorry, Baby" (1 win): Utah Film Critics Association
"Train Dreams" (1 win): Chicago Indie Critics ("Best Independent Film")
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