Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

9 movies

Award-Winning Movies Released in 2026 — Recognition in 2021–2026

Films released in 2026 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film win, or a major Cannes, Venice or Berlin award recorded in our catalogue in 2021–2026. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition. Recognition through 2026 is included; ceremonies in 2027 are outside this selection.

2026 is the release year; 2021–2026 is the recognition period. This is not a final ranking of the year’s award results. 9 films in this collection.

Recognition▼
8 of 13 selected
Oscar · BAFTA · Cannes · Venice · Berlin
Awards & festivals (Recognition)
Choose which kinds of professional recognition qualify a film for this ranking.
8 of 13 selected
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Oscar

Academy Awards

BAFTA

British Academy Film Awards

Cannes

Festival de Cannes

Venice

Venice Film Festival

Berlin

Berlinale
⚠ Select at least one recognition.
#MovieWatchYearTotal ~AudienceCriticsAward ScoreRecognitionGenreRuntime
Recognition

Oscar

BAFTA

Cannes

Venice

Berlin

⚠ Select at least one recognition.
1
F
Cristian Mungiu · Romania; France; Norway; Sweden; Denmark
202694.676.686.393.1
🏆CANNES 2026
Drama146 min
2
WU
May el-Toukhy · Denmark; Sweden; Latvia
202693.9~71.787.991.9
🏆VENICE 2026
Drama124 min
3
M
Andrey Zvyagintsev · France; Latvia; Germany
202693.6~81.693.583.3
◆CANNES 2026
Drama, War135 min
4
N
Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom
202693.582.097.381.4
◆VENICE 2026
Documentary80 min
5
YL
Ilker Çatak · Germany; France; Turkey
202692.874.873.991.2
🏆BERLIN 2026
Drama127 min
6
PL
Lee Chang-dong · South Korea
202692.676.294.681.4
◆VENICE 2026
Drama, Romance164 min
7
QA
Lance Hammer · United Kingdom; United States
202692.477.592.680.6
◆BERLIN 2026
Drama121 min
8
TD
Valeska Grisebach · Germany; France; Bulgaria; Austria
202690.865.483.883.3
◆CANNES 2026
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller167 min
9
S
Emin Alper · France; Greece; Netherlands; Saudi Arabia; Sweden; Turkey
202690.3~69.4~80.080.6
◆BERLIN 2026
Drama117 min
#1
F
2026 · Cristian Mungiu · 146 min
Drama
🏆CANNES 2026
#2
WU
2026 · May el-Toukhy · 124 min
Drama
🏆VENICE 2026
#3
M
2026 · Andrey Zvyagintsev · 135 min
Drama · War
◆CANNES 2026
#4
N
2026 · Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 80 min
Documentary
◆VENICE 2026
#5
YL
2026 · Ilker Çatak · 127 min
Drama
🏆BERLIN 2026
#6
PL
2026 · Lee Chang-dong · 164 min
Drama · Romance
◆VENICE 2026
#7
QA
2026 · Lance Hammer · 121 min
Drama
◆BERLIN 2026
#8
TD
2026 · Valeska Grisebach · 167 min
Action · Adventure · Crime · Drama · Romance · Thriller
◆CANNES 2026
#9
S
2026 · Emin Alper · 117 min
Drama
◆BERLIN 2026

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 9 films released in 2026 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film win, or a major Cannes, Venice or Berlin award recorded in our catalogue during 2021–2026. Ceremonies held in 2027 are not included, so the award results for 2026 releases are incomplete.

Fjord leads this Total Score ranking with 94.6. Naza has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (82.0). Naza has one of the highest known Critics scores (97.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. Fjord

    Cristian Mungiu · 2026 · 146 min

    Audience 76.6 · Critics 86.3 · Total 94.6

    Cannes 2026: Palme d'Or

  2. 2. Woman Unknown

    May el-Toukhy · 2026 · 124 min

    Audience 71.7 · Critics 87.9 · Total 93.9 (provisional)

    Venice 2026: Golden Lion

  3. 3. Minotaur

    Andrey Zvyagintsev · 2026 · 135 min

    Audience 81.6 · Critics 93.5 · Total 93.6 (provisional)

    Cannes 2026: Other major award

How the ranking works

Total combines 40% audience ratings, 30% critic ratings and 30% original award points, with a bonus for recognition by additional institutions. Scores shown to one decimal place can be tied while their unrounded ranking differs. A Critics score marked ~ is estimated from the catalogue median; its Total is provisional. Recognition years refer to ceremonies and festival editions, not necessarily release dates.