FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Los Angeles, CA – January 19, 2026 – The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) announced the nominees for its 8th annual Latino Entertainment Film Awards.
Leading the nominations is Sinners with 16 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director (Ryan Coogler) and acting nominations for Michael B. Jordan and Wunmi Mosaku. One Battle After Another follows with 15 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson) and acting nominations for Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor.
Frankenstein picked up 14 nominations, and The Secret Agent landed 11 nominations, while the fifth most nominated film was Hamnet with nine. All three films earned Best Picture nods.
The other Best Picture nominees for this year’s LEJA Entertainment Film Awards are Belén, Bob Treviño Likes It, It Was Just an Accident, Marty Supreme and Sentimental Value.
Along with nominations for the 24 competitive categories listed below, LEJA also awarded three actors with a special recognition.
This year’s Breakout Award goes to Tonatiuh for his role in Kiss of the Spider Woman. This year’s Activism Award goes to Diego Luna for championing immigrant rights and for using his platform to amplify immigrant communities and encourage support for organizations helping them. Luna has had a busy year with both the award-nominated Andor and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Additionally, during a pivotal week for the Latin community, he spent a week hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LEJA is also honoring actor Benicio del Toro with this year’s Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award. Past winners include Rita Moreno (2019); Jennifer Lopez (2020); Rosie Perez (2021); John Leguizamo (2022); Guillermo del Toro (2023); Eugenio Derbez (2024); and Edward James Olmos (2025).
Del Toro, an Academy Award-winning actor, is recognized for his extraordinary and enduring contributions to cinema. For nearly 40 years, he has delivered unforgettable performances to both mainstream and independent film and elevated Latino storytelling on the global stage.
The final winners of the 8th annual LEJA Entertainment Film Awards will be announced on LEJA’s social media channels on February 9, 2026.
Founded in 2018, LEJA provides a much-needed opportunity for journalists from the United States to have their work amplified and heard in the areas of film and television. Accepting of all backgrounds and identities, LEJA embraces anyone who identifies as Latino, Latina, Latinx, Hispanic, Afro-Latino, Afro-Latina, Latin@, or any inclusive and progressive description that champions and accelerates the voices of our culture from around the world.
The nominees of the 8th annual Latino Entertainment Film Awards are:
BEST PICTURE
- Belén, Leticia Cristi, Hugo Sigman and Matías Mosteirín
- Bob Treviño Likes It, Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Edgar Rosa, Felipe Dieppa
- Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber
- Hamnet, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes and Steven Spielberg
- It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi and Philippe Martin
- Marty Supreme, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet
- One Battle After Another, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson
- The Secret Agent, Emilie Lesclaux
- Sentimental Value, Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
- Sinners, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler
BEST DIRECTOR
- Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
- Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
- Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent
- Dolores Fonzi, Belén
- Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
BEST ACTOR
- Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
- Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
- Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
- John Leguizamo, Bob Treviño Likes It
- Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
BEST ACTRESS
- Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
- Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Dolores Fonzi, Belén
- Luisa Huertas, We Shall Not Be Moved
- Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
- Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
- Diego Luna, Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Paul Mescal, Hamnet
- 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
- Tânia Maria, The Secret Agent
- Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
- Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE (UNDER 18)
- Rebeca Andrade, A Poet
- Everett Blunck, The Plague
- Cary Christopher, Weapons
- Shannon Gorman, Rental Family
- Noah Jupe, Hamnet
- Nina Ye, Left-Handed Girl
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi
- Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein
- The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt
- Sinners, Ryan Coogler
- Weapons, Zach Cregger
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Belén, Dolores Fonzi, Laura Paredes, Agustina San Martín and Nicolás Britos
- Bugonia, Will Tracy
- Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro
- Hamnet, Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
- One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
- Train Dreams, Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE
- Yonas Ascunsion Kibreab, Elio
- Anthony Ramos, Bad Guys 2
- Zoe Saldaña, Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Zoe Saldaña, Elio
- Shakira, Zootopia 2
- Ke Huy Quan, Zootopia 2
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- Arco, Ugo Bienvenu
- Elio, Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina
- In Your Dreams, Alex Woo
- KPop Demon Hunters, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
- Zootopia 2, Jared Bush and Byron Howard
BEST NON-ENGLISH FILM
- Belén (Argentina)
- It Was Just an Accident (Iran/France)
- A Poet (Colombia)
- The Secret Agent (Brazil)
- Sentimental Value (Norway)
- Sirât (Spain)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Mstyslav Chernov
- Afternoons of Solitude, Albert Serra
- The Alabama Solution, Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
- Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa
- The Perfect Neighbor, Geeta Gandbhir
- Selena y Los Dinos, Isabel Castro
BEST ENSEMBLE CASTING
- Bob Treviño Likes It, Kate Geller and Kathy Campbell
- Frankenstein, Robin D. Cook
- One Battle After Another, Cassandra Kulukundis
- The Secret Agent, Gabriel Domingues
- Sentimental Value, Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman
- Sinners, Francine Maisler
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Frankenstein, Tamara Deverell
- Hamnet, production design: Fiona Crombie; set decoration: Alice Felton
- One Battle After Another, prod design: Florencia Martin; set decoration: Anthony Carlino
- The Secret Agent, Thales Junqueira and Mariana Kinker
- Sinners, production design: Hannah Beachler; set decoration: Monique Champagne
- Wicked: For Good, production design: Nathan Crowley; set decoration: Lee Sandales
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Frankenstein, Dan Laustsen
- One Battle After Another, Michael Bauman
- The Secret Agent, Evgenia Alexandrova
- Sinners, Autumn Durald Arkapaw
- Sirât, Mauro Herce
- Train Dreams, Adolpho Veloso
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Frankenstein, Kate Hawley
- Hamnet, Malgosia Turzanska
- Kiss of the Spider Woman, Colleen Atwood
- The Secret Agent, Rita Azevedo
- Sinners, Ruth E. Carter
- Wicked: For Good, Paul Tazewell
BEST EDITING
- F1, Stephen Mirrione
- Frankenstein, Evan Schiff
- One Battle After Another, Andy Jurgensen
- The Secret Agent, Matheus Farias and Eduardo Serrano
- Sirât, Cristóbal Fernandez
- Sinners, Michael P. Shawver
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
- Frankenstein, creature design and character prosthetics makeup FX: Mike Hill; makeup department head: Jordan Samuel; hair department head: Cliona Furey
- Sinners, special effects makeup/prosthetic makeup designer: Mike Fontaine; makeup department head: Ken Diaz; hair designer: Shunika Terry
- The Smashing Machine, prosthetic designer: Kazu Hiro; makeup department head: Felix Fox; hair department head: Mia Neal
- The Ugly Stepsister, nominees to be determined
- Weapons, make-up department head: Leo Satkovich; hair department head: Melizah Wheat; special make-up effects designer: Jason Collins
- Wicked: For Good, makeup and hair designer: Frances Hannon; prosthetics makeup designer: Mark Coulier; crowd hair and makeup supervisor: Laura Blount
BEST SOUND
- F1, nominees to be determined
- Frankenstein, sound designer/supervising sound editor: Nathan Robitaille; supervising sound editor: Nelson Ferreira; re-recording mixers: Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern; production sound mixer: Greg Chapman
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, supervising sound editor: James H. Mather; re-recording mixers: Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor; prod sound mixer: Lloyd Dudley
- One Battle After Another, sound mixer: Jose Antonio Garcia; supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer: Christopher Scarabosio; re-recording mixer: Tony Villaflor
- Sinners, production sound mixer: Chris Welcker; supervising sound editor: Benny Burtt; re-recording mixers: Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker; music editor: Felipe Pacheco
- Sirât, Laia Casanovas
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Avatar: Fire and Ash, senior visual effects supervisor: Joe Letteri; visual effects supervisor: Richard Baneham; Wētā FX senior visual effects supervisor: Eric Saindon; Wētā FX senior animation supervisor: Daniel Barrett
- F1, nominees to be determined
- Frankenstein, Dennis Berardi
- Sinners, visual effects supervisors: Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl and Guido Wolter; special effects coordinator: Donnie Dean
- Superman, visual effects supervisors: Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams
- Wicked: For Good, visual effects supervisors: Pablo Helman and Jonathan Fawkner; animation supervisor: Dale Newton; special effects supervisor: Paul Corbould
BEST STUNTS
- Ballerina
- F1
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Warfare
BEST SCORE
- Frankenstein, Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet, Max Richter
- One Battle After Another, Jonny Greenwood
- Sirât, Kangding Ray
- Sinners, Ludwig Göransson
- Train Dreams, Bryce Dessner
BEST SONG
- “Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash; music and lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson and Simon Franglen
- “The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good; music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
- “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters; music and lyrics by EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick
- “I Lied to You” from Sinners; music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson
- “Train Dreams” from Train Dreams; music and lyrics by Nick Cave
- “Zoo” from Zootopia 2; music and lyrics by Shakira, Ed Sheeran and Blake Slatkin
LATINO BREAKOUT AWARD
Tonatiuh (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
LATINO ACTIVISM AWARD
Diego Luna
RITA MORENO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Benicio del Toro
TOTAL NOMINATIONS BY FILM
Sinners 16
One Battle After Another 15
Frankenstein 14
The Secret Agent 11
Hamnet 9
Sentimental Value 8
Belén 5
Sirât 5
Wicked: For Good 5
F1 4
Train Dreams 4
Weapons 4
Zootopia 2 4
Avatar: Fire and Ash 3
Bob Treviño Likes It 3
Elio 3
It Was Just an Accident 3
Marty Supreme 3
Kiss of the Spider Woman 2
KPop Demon Hunters 2
Mission: Impossible – TFR 2
A Poet 2