Oscars Watch: 9th Annual Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards

9th Annual Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards
Friday, January 9, 2026
Los Angeles, California

Best Motion Picture | Drama

Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers


Hamnet • Focus Features
Frankenstein • Netflix
It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Sentimental Value • NEON
Train Dreams • Netflix

Best Motion Picture | Comedy or Musical

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers


Bugonia • Focus Features
Jay Kelly • Netflix
Marty Supreme • A24
No Other Choice • NEON
Wicked: For Good • Universal Pictures

Best Actor in a Motion Picture | Drama

Michael B. Jordan
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers


Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Dwayne Johnson – The Smashing Machine
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Dylan O’Brien – Twinless
Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Drama

Jessie Buckley
HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers


Julia Garner – Weapons
Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Sydney Sweeney – Christy
Tessa Thompson – Hedda

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Drama

Stellan Skarsgård
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers


Miles Caton – Sinners (WB)
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)
David Jonsson – The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
Delroy Lindo – Sinners (WB)
Paul Mescal – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Drama

Amy Madigan
WEAPONSWarner Bros / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers


Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Nina Hoss – Hedda
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Hailee Steinfeld – Sinners

Best Actor in a Motion Picture | Comedy or Musical

Timothée Chalamet
Marty Supreme • A24

Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers


George Clooney – Jay Kelly
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Brendan Fraser – Rental Family
Lee Byung Hun – No Other Choice
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Comedy or Musical

AMANDA SEYFRIED
The Testament of Ann Lee
Searchlight Pictures

Mona Fastvold | Director
Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Mark Lampert, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Lillian LaSalle | Producers


Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

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Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Comedy or Musical

Adam Sandler
Jay Kelly • Netflix

Noah Baumbach | Director
Noah Baumbach, Amy Pascal, David Heyman | Producers


Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jonathan Bailey – Wicked: For Good
Josh O’Connor – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Keanu Reeves – Good Fortune
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

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Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Comedy or Musical

ARIANA GRANDE-bUTERA
WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures

Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers


Glenn Close – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Gwyneth Paltrow – Marty Supreme
Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Regina Hall – One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay

Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers


Jay Kelly – Written by Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer
Marty Supreme – Written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
Rental Family – Written by Hikari and Stephen Blahut
Sentimental Value – Written by Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt
Weapons – Written by Zach Cregger

Best Adapted Screenplay

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers


Bugonia – Written by Will Tracy
Frankenstein – Written by Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet – Written by Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
No Other Choice – Written by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, and Jahye Lee
Train Dreams – Written by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best Director

Ryan Coogler
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers


Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best Cast Ensemble

Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers


Jay Kelly
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wicked: For Good

Best Voice-Over Performance

Arden Cho (“Rumi”)
KPop Demon Hunters • Netflix

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer


Natalie Portman – Arco
Nick Offerman – The Life of Chuck
Scarlett Sher – Weapons
Shakira – Zootopia 2
Will Patton – Train Dreams

Best Animated Feature

KPop Demon Hunters • Netflix

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer


Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle
In Your Dreams
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

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Best Documentary Feature

The Perfect Neighbor • Netflix

Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers


Cover-Up
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
My Mom Jayne
Orwell: 2+2=5
Zodiac Killer Project

Best International Feature

SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Norway) • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers


Belén
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
Sirât
The Secret Agent

Best Book to Screen Adaptation

The Housemaid • Lionsgate

Paul Feig | Director
Todd Lieberman, Laura Allen Fischer, Paul Feig, Carly Kleinbart | Producers


How to Train Your Dragon
The Life of Chuck
The Long Walk
Mickey 17
Superman

Best First Feature

Sorry, Baby • A24

Eva Victor | Director
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers


Bob Trevino Likes It
The Chronology of Water
Eleanor the Great
Good Boy

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Best Horror or Thriller Feature

Weapons • Warner Bros / New Line Cinema

Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers


28 Years Later
Black Phone 2
Bring Her Back
Final Destination: Bloodlines
Together

Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller

Indy the Dog
Good Boy • IFC Films

Ben Leonberg | Director
Kari Fischer, Ben Leonberg | Producers


Alison Brie – Together (Neon)
Ethan Hawke – Black Phone 2 (Universal Pictures)
Sally Hawkins – Bring Her Back (A24)
Sophie Thatcher – Companion (WB)
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)

Best Action or Science Fiction Feature

Superman • DC Studios / Warner Bros. Pictures

James Gunn | Director
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers


F1: The Movie (Apple Original Films)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney/Marvel Studios)
Mickey 17 (WB)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
Warfare (A24)

Best Indie Feature

Twinless • Roadside Attractions

James Sweeney | Director
David Permut, James Sweeney, Alex Astrachan | Producers


Bob Trevino Like It
The Chronology of Water
Die My Love
Sorry, Baby
Urchin

Best Young Performer

Jacobi Jupe
HAMNET • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers


Marissa Bode – Wicked: For Good
Aidan Delbis – Bugonia
Ana Sophia Heger – She Rides Shotgun
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Madeleine McGraw – Black Phone 2

Best Score

Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Ludwig Göransson

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers


Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet – Max Richter
Hedda – Hildur Guðnadóttir
Jay Kelly – Nicholas Britell
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

Best Original Song

“GOLDEN” from
KPop Demon Hunters • Netflix

Music & Lyrics by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24, and TEDDY

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer


“I Lied to You” from Sinners – Music and Lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson
“Clothed by the Sun” from The Testament of Ann Lee – Music and Lyrics by Daniel Blumberg
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams – Music and Lyrics by Nick Cave & Bryce Dessner
“The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
“No Place Like Home” from Wicked: For Good – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Honorary Awards

Acting Achievement Award

Wagner Moura

Animation is Cinema Award

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle • Sony / Crunchyroll

Haruo Sotozaki | Director
Akifumi Fujio, Masanori Miyake, Yūma Takahashi | Producers

Artisan Achievement Award

Myron Kerstein

Excellence in Artistry Award

MARK HAMILL

Filmmaker on the Rise Award

HIKARI

Filmmaking Achievement Award

PARK CHAN-WOOK

Game Changer Award

DYLAN O’BRIEN

Independent Spotlight Award

Bob Trevino Likes It
Roadside Attractions

Tracie Laymon | Director
Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Felipe Dieppa, Edgar Rosa | Producers

Star on the Rise Award

Madeleine McGraw

Timeless Award

Sharon Stone

Vanguard Award

Elle Fanning

Virtuoso Award

Zoey Deutch

About the Hollywood Creative Alliance
(FORMERLY HOLLYWOOD CRITICS ASSOCIATION)

The Hollywood Creative Alliance, commonly called HCA, is a 501 c6 membership-based, not-for-profit organization. Its diverse and inclusive membership includes critics, entertainment journalists, content creators, industry insiders, and creatives with a shared passion for celebrating excellence in film and television. The vision and mission of the HCA is to amplify diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and culture in film and television. HCA believes in creating a culture where representation is a critical component of the evolution of the entertainment industry. Throughout the year, our members will have the opportunity to be highlighted through various committees, events, award shows, and new projects.

Christopher Haskell

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