Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

8 movies

Critically Acclaimed Movies Released in 2026 — Recognition in 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.

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Berlinale
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#MovieWatchYearTotal ~AudienceCriticsAward ScoreRecognitionGenreRuntime
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1
N
Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom
202693.582.097.381.4
◆VENICE 2026
Documentary80 min
2
PL
Lee Chang-dong · South Korea
202692.676.294.681.4
◆VENICE 2026
Drama, Romance164 min
3
M
Andrey Zvyagintsev · France; Latvia; Germany
202693.6~81.693.583.3
◆CANNES 2026
Drama, War135 min
4
QA
Lance Hammer · United Kingdom; United States
202692.477.592.680.6
◆BERLIN 2026
Drama121 min
5
F
Paweł Pawlikowski · Poland; Germany; Italy; France
202690.175.792.471.6
●CANNES 2026
Drama, History82 min
6
D
Ilya Khrzhanovsky · Germany; France; Sweden
202689.5~72.692.170.8
●VENICE 2026
Drama195 min
7
R
Markus Schleinzer · Austria; Germany
202690.078.491.270.0
●BERLIN 2026
Drama, History94 min
8
AO
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · France; Japan; Germany; Belgium
202690.782.090.371.6
●CANNES 2026
Drama196 min
#1
N
2026 · Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 80 min
Documentary
◆VENICE 2026
#2
PL
2026 · Lee Chang-dong · 164 min
Drama · Romance
◆VENICE 2026
#3
M
2026 · Andrey Zvyagintsev · 135 min
Drama · War
◆CANNES 2026
#4
QA
2026 · Lance Hammer · 121 min
Drama
◆BERLIN 2026
#5
F
2026 · Paweł Pawlikowski · 82 min
Drama · History
●CANNES 2026
#6
D
2026 · Ilya Khrzhanovsky · 195 min
Drama
●VENICE 2026
#7
R
2026 · Markus Schleinzer · 94 min
Drama · History
●BERLIN 2026
#8
AO
2026 · Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · 196 min
Drama
●CANNES 2026

How to choose from this collection

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.

  1. 1. Naza

    Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 2026 · 80 min

    Audience 82.0 · Critics 97.3 · Total 93.5

    Venice 2026: Other major award

  2. 2. Possible Love

    Lee Chang-dong · 2026 · 164 min

    Audience 76.2 · Critics 94.6 · Total 92.6

    Venice 2026: Other major award

  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

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.