The Hollywood Creative Alliance’s Astra Film Awards for 2026 were presented on January 9, 2026, at the Sofitel Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. The live-streamed ceremony saw the supernatural horror film Sinners win the most awards of the night, taking home six Astras including the top prize for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Actor Omar Benson Miller hosted the event, which also featured a historic win for a canine actor and celebrated industry veterans with special honorary awards.
Complete Winners List for the 2026 Astra Film Awards
Here is the full list of winners from the 27 competitive film categories at the 9th annual ceremony.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Sinners (Warner Bros.)
- Frankenstein (Netflix)
- Hamnet (Focus Features)
- It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
- Sentimental Value (Neon)
- Train Dreams (Netflix)
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
- One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
- Bugonia (Focus Features)
- Jay Kelly (Netflix)
- Marty Supreme (A24)
- No Other Choice (Neon)
- Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
- Dwayne Johnson – The Smashing Machine
- Dylan O’Brien – Twinless
- Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
- Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
- Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
- Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
- Julia Garner – Weapons
- Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
- Sydney Sweeney – Christy
- Tessa Thompson – Hedda
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
- David Jonsson – The Long Walk
- Delroy Lindo – Sinners
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
- Miles Caton – Sinners
- Paul Mescal – Hamnet
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Amy Madigan – Weapons
- Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
- Hailee Steinfeld – Sinners
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Nina Hoss – Hedda
- Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- Brendan Fraser – Rental Family
- George Clooney – Jay Kelly
- Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
- Lee Byung Hun – No Other Choice
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
- Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
- Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
- 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 in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
- Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
- Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Jonathan Bailey – Wicked: For Good
- Josh O’Connor – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
- Keanu Reeves – Good Fortune
- Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
- Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
- Glenn Close – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
- Gwyneth Paltrow – Marty Supreme
- Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
- Regina Hall – One Battle After Another
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Director
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
- Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
- Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
- Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Best Original Screenplay
- Sinners – Written by Ryan Coogler
- Jay Kelly – Written by Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer
- Marty Supreme – Written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
- Rental Family – Written by Hikari and Stephen Blahut
- Sentimental Value – Written by Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt
- Weapons – Written by Zach Cregger
Best Adapted Screenplay
- One Battle After Another – Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
- Bugonia – Written by Will Tracy
- Frankenstein – Written by Guillermo del Toro
- Hamnet – Written by Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
- No Other Choice – Written by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, and Jahye Lee
- Train Dreams – Written by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Key Wins for Netflix, Warner Bros., and a Historic Canine Victory
Beyond the major picture and acting categories, several other films and performances stood out during the ceremony. The night was a strong showing for major studios, with Warner Bros. films collectively winning 11 awards. Netflix followed with five wins.
The animated film KPop Demon Hunters was a standout for Netflix, winning three awards: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Song for “Golden,” and Best Voice-Over Performance for Arden Cho.
One of the most talked-about moments was a historic win in the Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller category. The award went to Indy the Dog, the canine star of the film Good Boy. This marks the first time a non-human animal has won a major film acting award. The film’s director, Ben Leonberg, accepted the award via a video speech with Indy by his side.
Other notable category winners include:
- Best Horror or Thriller Feature: Weapons
- Best Action or Sci-Fi Feature: Superman
- Best International Feature: Sentimental Value
- Best Documentary Feature: The Perfect Neighbor
- Best Young Performer: Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Special Honorary Awards Presented at the Ceremony
In addition to the competitive categories, the Hollywood Creative Alliance presented twelve special honorary awards to recognize career achievements and rising talent. The recipients were:
- Acting Achievement Award: Wagner Moura
- Animation is Cinema Award: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Artisan Achievement Award: Myron Kerstein
- Excellence in Artistry Award: Mark Hamill
- Filmmaker on the Rise Award: Hikari
- Filmmaking Achievement Award: Park Chan-wook
- Game Changer Award: Dylan O’Brien
- Independent Spotlight Award: Bob Trevino Likes It
- Star on the Rise Award: Madeleine McGraw
- Timeless Award: Sharon Stone
- Vanguard Award: Elle Fanning
- Virtuoso Award: Zoey Deutch
The 2026 ceremony was the third held under the “Astra Awards” name after a rebranding by the Hollywood Creative Alliance. It introduced a new category for Best Book to Screen Adaptation, which was won by The Housemaid.
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