The Fandads are part of the Independent Film Critics of America (IFCA) and here are the nominees for our 2026 awards.

The Independent Film Critics of America (IFCA) has officially unveiled its nominations for the 2026 film season, celebrating a year of cinematic excellence across studio and independent filmmaking.

Leading the field is Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” which secured a dominant 12 nominations, appearing in nearly every major category, including Best Picture, Best Studio Director, and Best Screenplay. Closely following is Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” with 9 nominations, while the high-octane spectacle of “F1” and the drama “Marty Supreme” also made significant showings with 5 nominations each. Rounding out the top contenders are “Frankenstein,” “Train Dreams,” and “Hamnet,” each earning several nods across the performance and technical categories.

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FULL NOMINATION LIST: 2026 IFCA AWARDS

MOTION PICTURE AWARDS

Best Picture

• Sinners
• One Battle After Another
• Marty Supreme
• Hamnet
• Train Dreams

Best Blockbuster Picture

• Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
• F1
• Superman
• Fantastic Four: First Steps
• Sinners

Best Streaming Picture

• K-Pop Demon Hunters
• Wake Up Dead Man
• Frankenstein
• Highest to Lowest
• Predator: Killer of Killers

Best Documentary

• Deaf President Now!
• The Perfect Neighbor
• 2000 Meters to Andriivka
• John Candy: I Like Me

Best Animated Picture

• Zootopia 2
• K-Pop Demon Hunters
• Predator: Killer of Killers
• Elio
• Arco

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DIRECTING & WRITING AWARDS

Best Studio Director

• Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
• Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
• Joseph Kosinski (F1)
• Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)

Best Independent Director

• Bradley Cooper (Is This Thing On)
• Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)
• Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
• Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)

Best Screenplay

• Sinners
• Marty Supreme
• Weapons

Best Adapted Screenplay

• One Battle After Another
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• The Chronology of Water

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ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor

• Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
• Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
• Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
• Jesse Plemons (Bugonia)
• Lee Byung-hun (No Other Choice)

Best Actress

• Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
• Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee)
• Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
• Emma Stone (Bugonia)
• Sydney Sweeney (Christy)

Best Supporting Actor

• Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
• Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
• Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
• Stellan Skarsgard (Sentimental Value)

Best Supporting Actress

• Amy Madigan (Weapons)
• Hailee Steinfeld (Sinners)
• Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
• Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
• Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine)

Best Vocal Performance

• Cynthia Erivo (Wicked For Good)
• Miles Caton (Sinners)
• Arden Cho (K-Pop Demon Hunters)

Best Ensemble

• Wake Up Dead Man
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• The Phoenician Scheme

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TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Editing

• F1
• Sinners
• One Battle After Another
• Marty Supreme

Best Cinematography

• F1
• Train Dreams
• Sinners
• One Battle After Another

Best Visual Effects

• Avatar 3
• Superman
• Sinners
• Fantastic Four
• Predator Badlands

Best Stunt in a Motion Picture

• Biplane Chase (Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning)
• Flipping the Tank (Sisu: Road to Revenge)
• Underwater Sub Sequence (Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning)

Best Action Setpiece in a Motion Picture

• Car chase (One Battle After Another)
• Flame thrower fight (Ballerina)
• The Fight in the Juke Joint (Sinners)
• Airplane Sequence (Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning)

Best Makeup

• The Smashing Machine
• Frankenstein
• Sinners

Best Costume Design

• Sinners
• Frankenstein
• Fantastic Four
• Train Dreams

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INSPIRATUS AWARDS

Most Inspirational Film Of The Year

• Sinners
• Sentimental Value
• The Life of Chuck
• Train Dreams

Most Inspirational Performance Of The Year

• Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
• Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams)
• Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
• David Corenswet (Superman)