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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
WEAPONS • Warner Bros / New Line Cinema
Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers
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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
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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
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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



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
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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



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



Best Documentary Feature
The Perfect Neighbor • Netflix
Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir | Producers
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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
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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
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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
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Bob Trevino Likes It
The Chronology of Water
Eleanor the Great
Good Boy



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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“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.


