Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards (HFCS) 2026 Nominations: Complete list of nominees explored

The Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards, aka HFCS, unveiled it’s nominations for this year’s awards. The nominees for a total of 33 categories have been announced by the Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards.

The winners for the Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards are set to be revealed on January 12. Several movies like Frankenstein, One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Marty Supreme, and more earned nominations across multiple categories of the Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards. Animated movies like A Looney Tunes Movie, Kpop Demon Hunters, and more have been nominated under their respective categories.

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List of nominations for the Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards

Here’s the complete rundown of nominees for the Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards:

Best Picture at Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards

• Jay Kelly
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Director

• Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
• Ryan Coogler, Sinners
• Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
• Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
• Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

Best Actor

• Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
• Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
• Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Best Actress

• Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
• Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
• Sally Hawkins, Bring Her Back
• Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
• Sophie Thatcher, Companion

Best Supporting Actor

• Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
• Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
• Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
• Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress

• Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
• Amy Madigan, Weapons
• Amanda Seyfried, The Housemaid
• Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay

• Eddington
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• Weapons

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• The Housemaid
• Train Dreams

Best Editing

• F1: The Movie
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Together

Best Cinematography

• F1: The Movie
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Best Art Direction

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners
• The Phoenician Scheme

Best Costume Design

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Sinners
• The Phoenician Scheme
• Wicked: For Good

Best Animated Film

• Arco
• Dog Man
• KPop Demon Hunters
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Zootopia 2

Best Documentary

• George A. Romero’s Resident Evil
• Orwell: 2+2=5
• Pee-wee as Himself
• Predators
• The Perfect Neighbor

Best Make-Up

• 28 Years Later
• Frankenstein
• Sinners
• Weapons
• Wicked: For Good

Best Sound

• F1: The Movie
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Score

• F1: The Movie
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Tron: Ares

Best Song

• “As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” Tron: Ares
• “Highest 2 Lowest,” Highest 2 Lowest
• “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” Hurry Up Tomorrow
• “I Lied to You,” Sinners
• “Train Dreams,” Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Frankenstein
• Jurassic World: Rebirth
• Predator: Badlands
• Sinners

Best Action Movie

• Ballerina
• F1: The Movie
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
• One Battle After Another
• Predator: Badlands

Best Stunt Work

• Ballerina
• F1: The Movie
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Best New Filmmaker

• Ugo Bienvenu, Arco
• Ben Leonberg, Good Boy
• Charlie Polinger, The Plague
• Michael Shanks, Together
• Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Best First Film at Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards

• Arco
• Good Boy
• Sorry, Baby
• The Plague
• Together

Best Overlooked Film

• Clown in a Cornfield
• Eddington
• Nouvelle Vague
• Rental Family
• The Life of Chuck

Best Vocal / Motion Capture Performance

• Eric Bauza, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Oona Chaplin, Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• Sam Rockwell, The Bad Guys 2
• Alison Wright, Predator: Badlands

Best Animal Performance

• Bing the dog, The Friend
• Indy the dog, Good Boy
• Jolene the dog, Superman
• Olga the cat, Sorry, Baby
• Tico the cat, Caught Stealing

Best Horror Film

• Bring Her Back
• Keeper
• Shelby Oaks
• Together
• Weapons

Best Comic Book Movie

• 100 Nights of Hero
• Captain America: Brave New World
• Superman
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• Thunderbolts*

Best Foreign Language Film

• It Was Just an Accident
• Left-Handed Girl
• No Other Choice
• Sentimental Value
• The Secret Agent

Best Underrated Film

• Companion
• Heart Eyes
• Rental Family
• The Life of Chuck
• The Long Walk

Best Hawaiian Film

• A Paradise Lost, dir. Laurie Sumiye (Hawaii)
• Lahaina Rising, dir. Matty Schweitzer (Maui)
• MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter, dir. Lisette Marie Flanary (Oahu)
• Reeling, dir. Yana Alliata (Oahu)
• Sharing Aloha, dir. Blair Treu (Hawaii)

The Ha’aheo Award (Pride in Achievement for Film, TV, or Theater)

• Chief of War

Worst Film of 2025

• Death of a Unicorn
• Eddington
• Hurry Up Tomorrow
• Karate Kid: Legends
• The Strangers: Chapter 2

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