Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films released in 2026 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Only films with a known Critics Score of 90+ are included, ordered by Critics Score. 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. 8 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | N Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom | 2026 | 93.5 | 82.0 | 97.3 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2026 | Documentary | 80 min | |
| 2 | PL Lee Chang-dong · South Korea | 2026 | 92.6 | 76.2 | 94.6 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2026 | Drama, Romance | 164 min | |
| 3 | M Andrey Zvyagintsev · France; Latvia; Germany | 2026 | 93.6~ | 81.6 | 93.5 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2026 | Drama, War | 135 min | |
| 4 | QA Lance Hammer · United Kingdom; United States | 2026 | 92.4 | 77.5 | 92.6 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2026 | Drama | 121 min | |
| 5 | F Paweł Pawlikowski · Poland; Germany; Italy; France | 2026 | 90.1 | 75.7 | 92.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama, History | 82 min | |
| 6 | D Ilya Khrzhanovsky · Germany; France; Sweden | 2026 | 89.5~ | 72.6 | 92.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 195 min | |
| 7 | R Markus Schleinzer · Austria; Germany | 2026 | 90.0 | 78.4 | 91.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama, History | 94 min | |
| 8 | AO Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · France; Japan; Germany; Belgium | 2026 | 90.7 | 82.0 | 90.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama | 196 min |
This collection contains 8 films released in 2026 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. Every film has a known Critics Score of at least 90. Missing critics’ ratings are excluded. Critics Score combines ratings from trusted sources; it is not an individual Rotten Tomatoes percentage or Metacritic score. Ceremonies held in 2027 are not included, so the award results for 2026 releases are incomplete.
Naza leads this Critics Score ranking with 97.3. 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.
Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 2026 · 80 min
Audience 82.0 · Critics 97.3 · Total 93.5
Venice 2026: Other major award
Lee Chang-dong · 2026 · 164 min
Audience 76.2 · Critics 94.6 · Total 92.6
Venice 2026: Other major award
Andrey Zvyagintsev · 2026 · 135 min
Audience 81.6 · Critics 93.5 · Total 93.6 (provisional)
Cannes 2026: Other major award
Films are ordered by their known Critics Score. The 90-point minimum is applied before ranking. 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.