Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films released in 2026 lasting 120 minutes or less with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners 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. 43 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 | J Beth de Araújo · United States | 2026 | 90.3~ | 82.5 | 89.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 114 min | |
| 3 | S Emin Alper · France; Greece; Netherlands; Saudi Arabia; Sweden; Turkey | 2026 | 90.3~ | 69.4 | ~80.0 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2026 | Drama | 117 min | |
| 4 | WH Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States; Chile | 2026 | 90.1~ | 83.4 | 84.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 118 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 | R Markus Schleinzer · Austria; Germany | 2026 | 90.0 | 78.4 | 91.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama, History | 94 min | |
| 7 | NR Geneviève Dulude-De Celles · Belgium; Bulgaria; Canada; Italy | 2026 | 89.4~ | 85.2 | 75.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama | 103 min | |
| 8 | TL Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · Austria | 2026 | 89.3~ | 76.2 | 86.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music | 86 min | |
| 9 | LB Hirokazu Koreeda · Japan | 2026 | 89.2 | 79.8 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 100 min | |
| 10 | GM Marie Kreutzer · Austria; Germany; France | 2026 | 89.1 | 82.9 | 71.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama, Mystery | 114 min | |
| 11 | ED Grant Gee · Ireland; United Kingdom | 2026 | 89.0~ | 72.6 | 87.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Documentary, Music | 102 min | |
| 12 | IA Leyla Bouzid · France; Tunisia | 2026 | 88.9~ | 72.1 | 87.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama, Mystery | 111 min | |
| 13 | PT James Gray · United States | 2026 | 88.8~ | 73.5 | 81.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 115 min | |
| 14 | F Fernando Eimbcke · Mexico | 2026 | 88.7~ | 76.6 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Comedy, Drama | 102 min | |
| 15 | C Lukas Dhont · Belgium; France; Netherlands | 2026 | 88.7~ | 76.2 | 75.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama | 120 min | |
| 16 | AG Stéphane Brizé · France | 2026 | 88.4~ | 76.2 | 75.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 102 min | |
| 17 | RA Marco Bechis · Italy; Brazil | 2026 | 88.4~ | 72.6 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 104 min | |
| 18 | AB Ali Asgari · Iran; Switzerland; Italy; Canada; Türkiye | 2026 | 88.4~ | 72.3 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 87 min | |
| 19 | AP Cédric Kahn · France | 2026 | 88.1~ | 69.9 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 105 min | |
| 20 | I Danny Boyle · United Kingdom; France; United States | 2026 | 88.0~ | 69.0 | 80.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 116 min | |
| 21 | P Lance Oppenheim · United States | 2026 | 88.0 | 73.0 | 74.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Documentary | 109 min | |
| 22 | NN Kōji Fukada · Japan; France; Singapore; Philippines | 2026 | 88.0 | 65.4 | 82.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama | 110 min | |
| 23 | AN Yoshitoshi Shinomiya · France; Japan | 2026 | 88.0~ | 70.3 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Animation, Drama | 76 min | |
| 24 | TS Paolo Strippoli · Italy; France; Belgium | 2026 | 88.0 | 72.4 | 75.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama, Thriller | 115 min | |
| 25 | TF Edoardo De Angelis · Italy | 2026 | 87.9~ | 68.5 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 93 min | |
| 26 | Y( Anna Fitch; Banker White · United States | 2026 | 87.9~ | 69.9 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Documentary | 78 min | |
| 27 | TM Ira Sachs · United States | 2026 | 87.9 | 64.0 | 83.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama, Music | 95 min | |
| 28 | AW Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet · France; Belgium | 2026 | 87.7 | 69.0 | 74.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Comedy, Drama | 98 min | |
| 29 | IW Nanni Moretti · Italy; France; Spain | 2026 | 87.6~ | 65.4 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 103 min | |
| 30 | AN Pedro Almodóvar · Spain | 2026 | 87.5 | 66.3 | 76.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama | 111 min | |
| 31 | ST Mahamat-Saleh Haroun · Chad; France | 2026 | 87.4~ | 65.8 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama | 101 min | |
| 32 | D Anke Blondé · Belgium; Greece; Poland; United Kingdom | 2026 | 87.2~ | 63.6 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama | 109 min | |
| 33 | HS Eva Trobisch · Germany | 2026 | 86.7~ | 59.5 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama | 116 min | |
| 34 | AD Jeanne Herry · France | 2026 | 86.7 | 72.0 | 59.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama | 120 min | |
| 35 | BF Werner Herzog · Ireland; United States | 2026 | 86.6 | 67.2 | 66.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 109 min | |
| 36 | TB Léa Mysius · France | 2026 | 86.2 | 67.2 | 60.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 114 min | |
| 37 | UP Nicolas Pariser · France | 2026 | 86.2~ | 53.7 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Comedy, Drama | 107 min | |
| 38 | N Hanna Bergholm · Finland; France; Lithuania; United Kingdom | 2026 | 85.8 | 62.1 | 67.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 91 min | |
| 39 | MW Angela Schanelec · Germany; France | 2026 | 85.0~ | 45.1 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama | 92 min | |
| 40 | C Casey Affleck · Canada; United States | 2026 | 84.3 | 60.9 | 49.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 92 min | |
| 41 | RP Karim Aïnouz · Germany; Italy; Spain; United Kingdom | 2026 | 83.6 | 60.4 | 44.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama | 97 min | |
| 42 | MN Shin'ya Tsukamoto · Japan; United States; Thailand; Vietnam | 2026 | 83.2~ | 68.1 | 28.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama, War | 116 min | |
| 43 | AT Kornél Mundruczó · United States; Hungary | 2026 | 82.8~ | 62.7 | 32.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama | 112 min |
This collection contains 43 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 runs for 120 minutes or less. The shortest is 76 minutes and the longest is 120 minutes. Ceremonies held in 2027 are not included, so the award results for 2026 releases are incomplete.
Naza leads this Total Score ranking with 93.5. Nina Roza has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (85.2). 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
Beth de Araújo · 2026 · 114 min
Audience 82.5 · Critics 89.7 · Total 90.3 (provisional)
Berlin 2026: Main Competition
Emin Alper · 2026 · 117 min
Audience 69.4 · Critics ~80.0 · Total 90.3 (provisional)
Berlin 2026: Other major award
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.