Sunday, February 15, 2026
Hollywood Palladium

NOMINEES

38 FILMS
21 TELEVISION SERIES

TELEVISION

FILMS

FILM	AVAILABILITY	SCREENER
All That’s Left of You	In Theaters	Confirmed
The Baltimorons	AMC+	Confirmed
Blue Sun Palace	MUBI	Confirmed
Come See Me in the Good Light	Apple TV+	Confirmed
Dust Bunny	In Theaters (Dec 11)	Confirmed
East of Wall	Digital Rental	Confirmed
Eephus	MUBI | Physical Media	Confirmed
Endless Cookie	In Theaters	Confirmed
Familiar Touch	MUBI | Physical Media	Confirmed
Friendship	HBO Max | Physical Media	Confirmed
Good Boy	AMC+ | Shudder	Confirmed
Hedda	Prime Video	Confirmed
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You	Digital Rental	Confirmed
A Little Prayer	Digital Rental	Confirmed
Lucky Lu	–n/a–	Confirmed
Lurker	MUBI	Confirmed
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow	IDA Website	Confirmed
Nouvelle Vague	Netflix	Confirmed
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl	HBO Max	Confirmed
One Of Them Days	Netflix | Physical Media	Confirmed
Outerlands	Digital Rental	Confirmed
The Perfect Neighbor	Netflix	Confirmed
Peter Hujar’s Day	In Theaters	Confirmed
The Plague	In Theaters (Dec 24)	Confirmed
A Poet	–n/a–	Confirmed
Rebuilding	In Theaters	Confirmed
Roofman	Digital Rental | Physical Media (Jan 20)	Confirmed
The Secret Agent	In Theaters	Confirmed
She’s The He	–n/a–	Confirmed
Sirāt	–n/a–	Confirmed
Sorry, Baby	HBO Max	Confirmed
Sovereign	Hulu	Nominees have until January 12, 2026 to add their titles
Splitsville	Digital Rental | Physical Media	Confirmed (coming soon)
The Tale of Silyan	IDA Website	Confirmed
The Testament of Ann Lee	In Theaters (Dec 25)	Confirmed
Train Dreams	Netflix	Confirmed
Twinless	Digital Rental	Confirmed
Warfare	HBO Max	Confirmed

TELEVISION

SERIES	EPS	AVAILABILITY	SCREENER
Adolescence	04	Netflix	——
Alien: Earth	08	Hulu	Ep. 101, 105
Black Doves	06	Netflix	——
Citizen Nation	04	PBS	Ep. 101
Common Side Effects	10	HBO Max	Ep. 109
Deli Boys	10	Hulu	Ep. 101, 106
Dying For Sex	08	Hulu	Ep. 101, 108
Forever	08	Netflix	——
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time	05	Hulu	Ep. 103
Mr Loverman	08	BritBox on Apple TV+	Ep. 103, 104, 107
The Lowdown	08	Hulu	Ep. 101
A Man on the Inside	08	Netflix	——
North of North	08	Netflix	——
Overcompensating	08	Prime Video	Ep. 105
Pee-wee as Himself	02	HBO Max	Ep. 101
The Pitt	15	HBO Max	Ep. 101, 115
Say Nothing	09	Hulu	Ep. 102
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television	02	HBO Max	Ep. 102
The Studio	10	Apple TV+	Ep. 102
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae	04	Hulu	Ep. 102
Washington Black	08	Hulu	Ep. 108

NON-VOTING FILMS | SERIES

FILMS | SERIES	EPS	AVAILABILITY	SCREENER
Boys Go To Jupiter	——	Digital Rental	——
Chief of War	09	Apple TV+	——
Esta Isla (The Island)	——	–n/a–	——
The Long Walk	——	Digital Rental | Physical Media	——

NOMINATIONS

BEST FEATURE

Peter Hujar’s Day Producers: Jonah Disend, Jordan Drake

The Plague Producers: Derek Dauchy, Joel Edgerton, Roy Lee, Lucy McKendrick, Steven Schneider, Lizzie Shapiro

Sorry, Baby Producers: Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski

Train Dreams Producers: Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman

Twinless Producers: David Permut, James Sweeney

BEST FIRST FEATURE

Blue Sun Palace Director: Constance Tsang Producers: Sally Sujin Oh, Eli Raskin, Tony Yang

Dust Bunny Director/Producer: Bryan Fuller Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee

East of Wall Director/Producer: Kate Beecroft Producers: Shannon Moss, Melanie Ramsayer, Lila Yacoub

Lurker Director: Alex Russell Producers: Galen Core, Archie Madekwe, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Francesco Melzi D’Eril, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Olmo Schnabel, Jack Selby

One of Them Days Director: Lawrence Lamont Producers: Deniese Davis, Poppy Hanks, James Lopez, Issa Rae, Sara Rastogi

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD

(Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000)
**not voted on by members

The Baltimorons Director/Writer/Producer: Jay Duplass Writer/Producer: Michael Strassner Producers: David Bonnett Jr., Drew Langer

Boys Go to Jupiter Director/Writer: Julian Glander

Eephus Director/Writer/Producer: Carson Lund Writer/Producer: Michael Basta Writer: Nate Fisher Producers: David Entin, Tyler Taormina

Esta Isla (This Island) Directors/Writers/Producers: Cristian Carretero, Lorraine Jones Molina Writer: Kisha Tikina Burgos

Familiar Touch Director/Writer/Producer: Sarah Friedland Producers: Alexandra Byer, Matthew Thurm

BEST DIRECTOR

Clint Bentley Train Dreams

Mary Bronstein If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Lloyd Lee Choi Lucky Lu

Ira Sachs Peter Hujar’s Day

Eva Victor Sorry, Baby

BEST SCREENPLAY

Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin Splitsville

Angus MacLachlan A Little Prayer

James Sweeney Twinless

Christian Swegal Sovereign

Eva Victor Sorry, Baby

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Andrew DeYoung Friendship

Elena Oxman Outerlands

Alex Russell Lurker

Syreeta Singleton One of Them Days

Constance Tsang Blue Sun Palace

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE

Everett Blunck The Plague

Rose Byrne If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Kathleen Chalfant Familiar Touch

Chang Chen Lucky Lu

Joel Edgerton Train Dreams

Dylan O’Brien Twinless

Keke Palmer One of Them Days

Théodore Pellerin Lurker

Tessa Thompson Hedda

Ben Whishaw Peter Hujar’s Day

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

Naomi Ackie Sorry, Baby

Zoey Deutch Nouvelle Vague

Kirsten Dunst Roofman

Rebecca Hall Peter Hujar’s Day

Nina Hoss Hedda

Jane Levy A Little Prayer

Archie Madekwe Lurker

Kali Reis Rebuilding

Jacob Tremblay Sovereign

Haipeng Xu Blue Sun Palace

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Liz Larsen The Baltimorons

Misha Osherovich She’s the He

Kayo Martin The Plague

SZA One of Them Days

Tabatha Zimiga East of Wall

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Alex Ashe Peter Hujar’s Day

Norm Li Blue Sun Palace

David J. Thompson Warfare

Adolpho Veloso Train Dreams

Nicole Hirsch Whitaker Dust Bunny

BEST EDITING

Ben Leonberg Good Boy

Carson Lund Eephus

Fin Oates Warfare

Sara Shaw Splitsville

Sofía Subercaseaux The Testament of Ann Lee

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Come See Me in the Good Light Director/Producer: Ryan White Producers: Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen

Endless Cookie Director: Peter Scriver Director/Producer: Seth Scriver Producers: Dan Bekerman, Alex Ordanis, Jason Ryle, Chris Yurkovich

My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow Director/Producer: Julia Loktev

The Perfect Neighbor Director/Producer: Geeta Gandbhir Producers: Sam Bisbee, Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne

The Tale of Silyan Director/Producer: Tamara Kotevska Producers: Jean Dakar, Anna Hashmi, Jordanco Petkovski

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

All That’s Left of You Palestine, Jordan, Germany, Cyprus Director: Cherien Dabis

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Zambia, UK, Ireland Director: Rungano Nyoni

A Poet Colombia Director: Simón Mesa Soto

The Secret Agent Brazil Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho

Sirāt Spain Director: Oliver Laxe

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD

The Long Walk Director: Francis Lawrence Casting Director: Rich Delia Ensemble Cast: Judy Greer, Mark Hamill, Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Tut Nyuot, Joshua Odjick, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Garrett Wareing

Best New Scripted Series

Adolescence Creators/Executive Producers: Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham Executive Producers: Philip Barantini, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Nina Wolarsky, Hannah Walters, Mark Herbert, Emily Feller Co-Executive Producers: Carina Sposato, Niall Shamma, Peter Balm

Common Side Effects Creators/Executive Producers: Joe Bennett, Steve Hely Executive Producers: Mike Judge, Greg Daniels, Dustin Davis, James Merrill, Sean Buckelew, Benjy Brooke, Kelly Crews, Suzanna Makkos Co-Executive Producer: Dave King

Forever Creator/Executive Producer: Mara Brock Akil Executive Producers: Regina King, Susie Fitzgerald, Shana C. Waterman, Reina King, Anthony Hemingway, Judy Blume, Erika Harrison, Sara E. White Co-Executive Producer: Jerron Horton

Mr Loverman Executive Producers: Lennie James, Hong Khaou, Jo McClellan, Faye Ward, Hannah Farrell, Hannah Price

North of North Creators/Executive Producers: Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril Executive Producers: Garry Campbell, Anya Adams, Susan Coyne, Miranda de Pencier Co-Executive Producers: Teresa M. Ho, Michael Goldbach, Kathryn Borel Jr., JP Larocque

Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series

Citizen Nation Creator: Bret Sigler Executive Producers: Christopher Buck, Kyra Darnton

Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time Executive Producers: Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn, Ryan Coogler, Myles Estey, Ted Skillman, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Peter Nicks, Kalia King, Carolyn Payne, Sean David Johnson Co-Executive Producer: Kelli Buchanan

Pee-wee as Himself Executive Producers: Matt Wolf, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Paul Reubens, Candace Tomarken, Kyle Martin, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television Executive Producers: Issa Rae, Montrel McKay, John Maggio, Rachel Dretzin, John Ealer, Jonathan Berry, Dave Becky, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez Co-Executive Producers: Esther Dere, Zachary Herrmann

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae Executive Producers: Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Amy Kaufman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker Co-Executive Producer: Mark Becker

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES

Sydney Chandler Alien: Earth

Stephen Graham Adolescence

Ethan Hawke The Lowdown

Lennie James Mr Loverman

Anna Lambe North of North

Lola Petticrew Say Nothing

Seth Rogen The Studio

Lovie Simone Forever

Michelle Williams Dying for Sex

Noah Wyle The Pitt

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES

Ariyon Bakare Mr Loverman

Babou Ceesay Alien: Earth

Sharon D Clarke Mr Loverman

Taylor Dearden The Pitt

Erin Doherty Adolescence

Stephen McKinley Henderson A Man on the Inside

Poorna Jagannathan Deli Boys

Xosha Roquemore Forever

Jenny Slate Dying for Sex

Ben Whishaw Black Doves

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES

Asif Ali Deli Boys

Wally Baram Overcompensating

Owen Cooper Adolescence

Michael Cooper Jr. Forever

Ernest Kingsley Junior Washington Black

Best Ensemble Cast in a Scripted Series

Chief of War Ensemble Cast: Charlie Brumbly, Luciane Buchanan, Cliff Curtis, Brandon Finn, Moses Goods, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Benjamin Hoetjes, Siua Ikale’o, Keala Kahuanui-Paleka, Mainei Kinimaka, Kaina Makua, Jason Momoa, Temuera Morrison, Te Kohe Tuhaka, James Udom

Producers Award

**not voted on by members

(Honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films.)

Emma Hannaway

Luca Intili

Tony Yang

Someone to Watch Award

**not voted on by members

(Recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.)

Tatti Ribeiro Director of Valentina

Neo Sora Director of Happyend

Annapurna Sriram Director of Fucktoys

Truer Than Fiction Award

**not voted on by members

(The Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition)

Tony Benna Director of André is an Idiot

Rajee Samarasinghe Director of Your Touch Makes Others Invisible

Brittany Shyne Director of Seeds