Oscars Watch: 2025 Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards

8TH ANNUAL LATINO ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION Awards
Monday, February 9, 2026

BEST PICTURE

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Belén • Amazon MGM Studios
Bob Treviño Likes It • Roadside Attractions
Frankenstein • Netflix
Hamnet • Focus Features
It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Marty Supreme • A24
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures
The Secret Agent • NEON
Sentimental Value • NEON

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
Dolores Fonzi, Belén
Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WAGNER MOURA
THE SECRET AGENT • NEON

Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | Producers


Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
John Leguizamo – Bob Treviño Likes It

Best Actress in a Leading Role

ROSE BYRNE
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24

Mary Bronstein | Director
Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor Hannon, Richie Doyle | Producers


Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Dolores Fonzi – Belén
Luisa Huertas – We Shall Not Be Moved
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

BENICIO DEL TORO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Diego Luna – Kiss of the Spider Woman
Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

TEYANA TAYLOR
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

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


Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Tânia Maria – The Secret Agent
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

best Voice or Motion Capture Performance

Zoe Saldaña
ELIO • Pixar Animation / Walt Disney Pictures

Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina | Directors
Mary Alice Drumm | Producer


Yonas Ascunsion Kibreab – Elio
Ke Huy Quan – Zootopia 2
Anthony Ramos – The Bad Guys 2
Zoe Saldaña – Elio
Shakira – Zootopia 2

Best Animated Film

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

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


Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best Non-English Language Film

THE SECRET AGENT • NEON

Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | Producers


Belén
It Was Just an Accident
A Poet
Sentimental Value
Sirât

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Best Documentary Feature

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • Netflix

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


2000 Meters to Andriivka
Afternoons of Solitude
The Alabama Solution
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Selena y Los Dinos

Best ORIGINAL Screenplay

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Ryan Coogler

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


It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier
Weapons – 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


Belén – Dolores Fonzi, Laura Paredes, Agustina San Martín & Nicolás Britos
Bugonia – Will Tracy
Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet – Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

BEST ENSEMBLE CASTING

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Casting by Francine Maisler

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


Bob Treviño Likes It – Kate Geller & Kathy Campbell
Frankenstein – Robin D. Cook
One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis
The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues
Sentimental Value – Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman

Best Youth Performance (Under 18)

CARY CHRISTOPHER
WEAPONS • Warner Bros / New Line Cinema

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


Rebeca Andrade – A Poet
Everett Blunck – The Plague
Shannon Gorman – Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl

Best Cinematography (TIE)

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Cinematography by Autumn Durald Arkapaw

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

Best Cinematography (TIE)

TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix

Cinematography by Adolpho Veloso

Clint Bentley | Director
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers


Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
The Secret Agent – Evgenia Alexandrova
Sirât – Mauro Herce

Best Editing

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films

Editing by Stephen Mirrione

Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers


Frankenstein – Evan Schiff
One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
The Secret Agent – Matheus Farias & Eduardo Serrano
Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
Sirât – Cristóbal Fernandez

Best Production & Set Design

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Production Design by Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers


Hamnet – Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton
One Battle After Another – Florencia Martin & Anthony Carlino
The Secret Agent – Thales Junqueira & Mariana Kinker
Sinners – Hannah Beachler & Monique Champagne
Wicked: For Good – Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales

Best Costume Design

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Costume Design by Kate Hawley

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers


Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska
Kiss of the Spider Woman – Colleen Atwood
The Secret Agent – Rita Azevedo
Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell

Best Hair & Makeup Design

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers


Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons
Wicked: For Good

Best Musical Score

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Composed by Ludwig Göransson

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


Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet – Max Richter
One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Sirât – Kangding Ray
Train Dreams – Bryce Dessner

Best Song Written for a Film

“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 | Producers


“Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash
“The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams
“Zoo” from Zootopia 2

Best Sound

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films

Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers


Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât

Best Visual Effects

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers


F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Wicked: For Good

Best StuntS

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING • Paramount Pictures

Christopher McQuarrie | Director
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise | Producers


Ballerina
F1: The Movie
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare

Latino Breakout Award

Tonatiuh
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN • Roadside Attractions

Bill Condon | Director
Barry Josephson, Tom Kirdahy, Greg Yolen, Ben Affleck, Vindhya Sagar | Producers

Latino Activism Award

DIEGO LUNA
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN • Roadside Attractions

Bill Condon | Director
Barry Josephson, Tom Kirdahy, Greg Yolen, Ben Affleck, Vindhya Sagar | Producers

Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award

BENICIO DEL TORO
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

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

Latino Entertainment Journalists Association

Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Best Voice or Motion Capture: Performance:
Best Youth Performance (Under 18)
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Best Animated Film:
Best Non-English Language Film:
Best Documentary Feature:
Best Original Screenplay:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Ensemble Cast:
Best Production & Set Design:
Best Cinematography:
Best Costume Design:
Best Editing:
Best Hair & Makeup Design:
Best Sound:
Best Visual Effects:
Best Stunt Design:
Best Musical Score:
Best Song Written for a Film:

“Sinners”
Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
Wagner Moura – “The Secret Agent”
Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another”
Zoe Saldaña – “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Cary Christopher – “Weapons”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“The Secret Agent”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler
“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson
“Sinners” – Francine Maisler
“Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau
“Sinners” – Autumn Durald Arkapaw | “Train Dreams” – Adolpho Veloso
“Frankenstein” – Kate Hawley
“F1: The Movie” – Stephen Mirrione
“Frankenstein”
“F1: The Movie”
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
“Sinners” – Ludwig Göransson
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”

ABOUT THE Latino Entertainment Journalists Association

The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) is committed to developing and celebrating Latino voices in all areas and backgrounds of the entertainment industry. Founded in 2018, LEJA provides a much-needed opportunity for writers from the United States to have their works amplified and heard in film, television, music, theatre, and the arts. LEJA accepts all backgrounds and identities and embraces anyone who identifies as Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latine, Hispanic, Afro-Latino, Afro-Latina, or any inclusive and progressive description that champions and accelerates the voices of our culture from around the world.

Christopher Haskell

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