Contenders: 2026

This page will feature links to all of the current individual Contenders. While all of the links are present for the upcoming releases, they will not be active until the article formally posts.

— Wide Contenders —
The Adventures of Cliff Booth (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
The Bride! (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Clarissa (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Cry to Heaven (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Disclosure Day (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Dune: Part Three (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Fatherland (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Mother Mary (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
The Odyssey (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Project Hail Mary (Stage 4 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Rose (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Sense and Sensibility (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Wild Horse Nine (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)

— Limited Contenders —
Behemoth! (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Stage 4 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Digger (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Fjord (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Hamlet (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
I Swear (Stage 4 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Josephine (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Living the Land (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Madden (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Michael (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Nina Roza (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Omaha (Stage 4 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Prima Facie (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
The Rivals of Amziah King (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
The Social Reckoning (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Tuner (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Yellow Letters (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)

— Craft Contenders —
Avengers: Doomsday (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Clayface (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
The Death of Robin Hood (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Godzilla Minus Zero (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
The Mandalorian & Grogu (Stage 3 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Moana (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Supergirl (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)

— Animation Contenders —
Animal Farm (Stage 4 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
The Cat in the Hat (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Coyote vs. Acme (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Hexed (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Toy Story 5 (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Wildwood (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)