2026 Clapper Staff Awards Nominations

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As is annual tradition, the Clapper staff have come together to vote in nominees for 9 different categories celebrating the best of film in 2025! Each staff member was allowed to pick 5 nominees on a ranked ballot, with the final nominees being the top 5 with the total combined scores. If there is a category with more than 5 nominees, that means there was a tie in points. Winners will be announced on January 17th!

Best Supporting Actor:

- Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)

- Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)

- Lewis Pullman (The Testament of Ann Lee)

- Miles Caton (Sinners)

- Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)

- William H. Macy (Train Dreams)

Best Supporting Actress:

- Amy Madigan (Weapons)

- Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)

- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)

- Nina Hoss (Hedda)

- Sally Hawkins (Bring Her Back)

Best Actor:

- Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)

- Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)

- Miles Teller (Eternity)

- Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)

- Will Arnett (Is This Thing On?)

Best Actress:

- Amanada Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee)

- Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)

- Imogen Poots (The Chronology of Water)

- Julia Roberts (After the Hunt)

- Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)

Best Ensemble Cast:

- It Was Just an Accident

- Materialists

- One Battle After Another

- The Plague

- Sinners

Best Original Screenplay:

- After the Hunt

- Blue Moon

- If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

- It Was Just an Accident

- Materialists

- Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay:

- Bugonia

- The Chronology of Water

- Frankenstein

- Hedda

- One Battle After Another

- Train Dreams

Best Director:

- Celine Song (Materialists)

- Danny Boyle (28 Years Later)

- Kristen Stewart (The Chronology of Water)

- Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)

- Ryan Coogler (Sinners)

Best Picture:

- The Chronology of Water

- If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

- Materialists

- One Battle After Another

- Sinners

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