Summary: The nominations for the 30th edition of the Satellite Awards 2026 have been unveiled. Sinners led the nominations list with 13 nominations, followed by One Battle After Another with 12 nominations, and other top nominees are Frankenstein, Sentimental Value, and Wicked: For Good. See more about the Satellite Awards Nominations for 2026.
The 30th International Press Academy Satellite Awards, or Golden Satellite Awards, are celebrated in the United States and presented by the International Press Academy to honor the outstanding performers in film and television shows.
It was established in 1997. The awards ceremonies take place each year at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.
It has 4 major categories and approximately 45 subcategories of awards. The nominees for the 2026 Satellite Awards are unveiled.
Sinners led the nominations list with 13 nods, followed by One Battle After Another, which got 12, and other top film nominees include Frankenstein (9), Sentimental Value (8), and Wicked: For Good (6).
Keep scrolling to see the full list of Satellite Awards Nominations 2025 mentioned below.
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Satellite Awards Nominations 2025 List
Here is the complete nominations list of the Satellite Awards 2026.
| Category | Nominees |
|---|---|
| Best Picture (Drama) | Avatar: Fire And Ash Frankenstein Hamnet One Battle After Another Sinners Sentimental Value Train Dreams |
| Best Picture (Comedy or Musical) | Bugonia Father Mother Sister Brother Marty Supreme Nouvelle Vague Novocaine Sorry, Baby |
| Best Director | Chloé Zhao – Hamnet Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident James Cameron – Avatar: Fire And Ash Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners |
| Best Actor (Drama) | Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another Michael B. Jordan – Sinners Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent |
| Best Actress (Drama) | Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another Diane Lane – Anniversary Jessie Buckley – Hamnet Leonie Benesch – Late Shift Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value |
| Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) | Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon George Clooney – Jay Kelly Jesse Plemons – Bugonia Liam Neeson – The Naked Gun Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme |
| Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) | Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good Emma Stone – Bugonia Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein Paul Mescal – Hamnet Sean Penn – One Battle After Another Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value |
| Best Supporting Actress | Amy Madigan – Weapons Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners |
| Best Original Screenplay | Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Ryan Coogler – Sinners |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams Chloé Zhao – Hamnet Park Chan-wook et al. – No Other Choice Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Will Tracy – Bugonia |
| Best Animated Feature | Arco Elio KPop Demon Hunters Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Zootopia 2 |
| Best Documentary | 2000 Meters to Andriivka Becoming Led Zeppelin Come See Me in the Good Light Cover-Up Deaf President Now! Ocean with David Attenborough Orwell: 2+2=5 The Alabama Solution The Librarians The Perfect Neighbor |
| Best International Film | It Was Just an Accident Late Shift Little Trouble Girls No Other Choice Sentimental Value Sirât The Secret Agent The Voice of Hind Rajab |
| Best Cinematography | Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners Claudio Miranda – F1: The Movie Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein Łukasz Żal – Hamnet Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another |
| Best Editing | Affonso Gonçalves & Chloé Zhao – Hamnet Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another Kirk Baxter – A House of Dynamite Michael P. Shawver – Sinners Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Stephen Mirrione – F1: The Movie |
| Best Production Design | Avatar: Fire And Ash Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme Sinners Wicked: For Good |
| Best Costume Design | Kate Hawley – Frankenstein Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet Miyako Bellizzi – Marty Supreme Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good Ruth E. Carter – Sinners |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein Hans Zimmer – F1: The Movie Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another Ludwig Göransson – Sinners Max Richter – Hamnet Volker Bertelmann – A House of Dynamite |
| Best Original Song | “Dreams as One” – Avatar: Fire And Ash “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters “I Lied to You” – Sinners “No Place Like Home” – Wicked: For Good “The Girl in the Bubble” – Wicked: For Good “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams |
| Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) | Avatar: Fire And Ash F1: The Movie Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning One Battle After Another Sinners Wicked: For Good |
| Best Visual Effects | Avatar: Fire And Ash F1: The Movie Frankenstein Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Sinners Superman |
| Best Ensemble | Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery |
Satellite Awards Voting 2025
The Satellite Awards Voting 2025 started after announcing the nominees, and the final voting ballots were due on 14th January 2026. When they officially announce their voting, we will provide you a direct link so you can vote for your favorite idol.
Satellite Awards Winners 2025
The Satellite Awards Winners will be announced at the event, which is held on March 8, 2026, at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.
Below we mention the 29th Satellite Awards winners list.
Special Achievement Awards
- Auteur Award – F. Javier Gutiérrez
- Honorary Satellite Award – Radha Mitchell
- Humanitarian Award – Alejandro Monteverde
- Mary Pickford Award – James Woods
- Nikola Tesla Award – Simon Hayes
- Make-Up Award – Wicked
- Stunt Performance Award – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
- Ensemble: Motion Picture – Nosferatu
- Ensemble: Television – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Motion Picture Winners
- Best Motion Picture – Drama – The Brutalist
- Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical – Anora
- Best Television Series – Drama – Slow Horses
- Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical – Hacks
- Best Miniseries & Limited Series – Ripley
Satellite Awards Categories 2025
Film
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature
- Best Art Direction and Production Design
- Best Cast
- Best Cinematography
- Best Costume Design
- Best Director
- Best Documentary Film
- Best Editing
- Best Film
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Best Original Score
- Best Original Song
- Best Screenplay – Adapted
- Best Screenplay – Original
- Best Sound
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Visual Effects
Television
- Best Actor – Drama Series
- Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series
- Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
- Best Actress – Drama Series
- Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series
- Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
- Best Cast
- Best TV Series – Drama
- Best TV Series – Genre
- Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy
- Best Miniseries or Television Film
- Best Miniseries
- Best Television Film
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
New Media
- Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray/DVD
- Outstanding Youth Blu-Ray/DVD
- Outstanding Mobile Game
- Outstanding Platform Action/Adventure Game
- Outstanding Role-Playing Game
Special Achievement
- Auteur Award
- Mary Pickford Award
- Nikola Tesla Award
- Humanitarian Award
- Outstanding New Talent
Satellite Awards Schedule 2026
The Satellite Awards are scheduled from November 12, 2025, to March 8, 2026. Below, we list all the dates and their corresponding events.
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