press release
January 22, 2026
TIFF Congratulates 2026 Oscar Nominees
A total of 50 nominations from TIFF’s Official Selection
TIFF People’s Choice Award winner Hamnet receives eight nominations
18 Films in TIFF’s Official Selection nominated
TIFF Lightbox is the place to see Oscar-nominated films including Hamnet, Sirāt, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Arco, One Battle After Another, and more!
TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival® (TIFF) is proud to congratulate Official Selections nominated for the 98th Academy Awards®. Following the 50th edition of the Festival, 17 films from TIFF ’25 and one film from TIFF ’24 have been recognized by the Academy, totalling 50 nominations across major categories.
TIFF’s People’s Choice Award is regarded as a bellwether for the Awards, with past winners such as The King’s Speech, 12 Years a Slave, La La Land, Nomadland, and American Fiction going on to major Academy Award recognition. This year continues the tradition: Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, winner of the 2025 People’s Choice Award presented by Rogers, secured eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and a Best Actress nomination for TIFF ’17 Rising Star Jessie Buckley. It’s Zhao’s second time on the People’s Choice Award list following TIFF ’20 feature and Best Picture winner Nomadland. Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the People’s Choice Award runner‑up, received nine Oscar nominations, as well as Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, a runner‑up for the International People’s Choice Award.
Two films from TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten showcase are among this year’s Oscar nominees: The Girl Who Cried Pearls (TIFF ’25), from Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, for Best Animated Short Film; and perfectly a strangeness (TIFF ’24) from Alison McAlpine, for Best Documentary Short Film.
Several Oscar nominees were also honoured at the 2025 TIFF Tribute Awards, including:
Catch this year's contenders including Sirāt, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Arco, Hamnet, One Battle After Another (70mm), and more at TIFF Lightbox. Look out for news on more Oscar-nominated films coming to the Lightbox via tiff.net and The Weekly newsletteropen_in_new.
TIFF’s People’s Choice Award is regarded as a bellwether for the Awards, with past winners such as The King’s Speech, 12 Years a Slave, La La Land, Nomadland, and American Fiction going on to major Academy Award recognition. This year continues the tradition: Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, winner of the 2025 People’s Choice Award presented by Rogers, secured eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and a Best Actress nomination for TIFF ’17 Rising Star Jessie Buckley. It’s Zhao’s second time on the People’s Choice Award list following TIFF ’20 feature and Best Picture winner Nomadland. Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the People’s Choice Award runner‑up, received nine Oscar nominations, as well as Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, a runner‑up for the International People’s Choice Award.
Two films from TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten showcase are among this year’s Oscar nominees: The Girl Who Cried Pearls (TIFF ’25), from Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, for Best Animated Short Film; and perfectly a strangeness (TIFF ’24) from Alison McAlpine, for Best Documentary Short Film.
Several Oscar nominees were also honoured at the 2025 TIFF Tribute Awards, including:
- Jafar Panahi, TIFF Special Tribute Award: Nominated for Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay for It Was Just an Accident.
- Guillermo del Toro, TIFF Ebert Director Award: Nominated for nine awards for Frankenstein, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
- Kazu Hiro, TIFF Variety Artisan Award: Nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for The Smashing Machine.
Catch this year's contenders including Sirāt, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Arco, Hamnet, One Battle After Another (70mm), and more at TIFF Lightbox. Look out for news on more Oscar-nominated films coming to the Lightbox via tiff.net and The Weekly newsletteropen_in_new.
TIFF Official Selections Nominated for Academy Awards
Title & Director
TIFF Programme
Oscar Nominations
Hamnet
dir. Chloé Zhao
dir. Chloé Zhao
Special Presentations
8 including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Jessie Buckley)
Sentimental Value
dir. Joachim Trier
dir. Joachim Trier
Special Presentations
9 including Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film (Norway)
Frankenstein
dir. Guillermo del Toro
dir. Guillermo del Toro
Special Presentations
9 including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Jacob Elordi)
Train Dreams
dir. Clint Bentley
dir. Clint Bentley
Special Presentations
4 including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song
The Secret Agent
dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
Special Presentations
4 including Best Picture, Best Actor (Wagner Moura), Best Casting, Best International Feature Film (Brazil)
Blue Moon
dir. Richard Linkater
dir. Richard Linkater
Special Presentations
Best Actor (Ethan Hawke),
Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident
dir. Jafar Panahi
dir. Jafar Panahi
Special Presentations
Best International Feature Film (France), Best Original Screenplay
Sirāt
dir. Oliver Laxe
dir. Oliver Laxe
Special Presentations
Best International Feature Film (Spain), Best Sound
The Voice of Hind Rajab
dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
Special Presentations
Best International Feature Film (Tunisia)
Arco
dir. Ugo Bienvenu
dir. Ugo Bienvenu
Centrepiece
Best Animated Feature Film
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
dirs. Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
dirs. Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
Centrepiece
Best Animated Feature Film
Kokuho
dir. Lee Sang-il
dir. Lee Sang-il
Special Presentations
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Smashing Machine
dir. Benny Safdie
dir. Benny Safdie
Special Presentations
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
dir. Mary Bronstein
dir. Mary Bronstein
Special Presentations
Best Actress (Rose Byrne)
The Lost Bus
dir. Paul Greengrass
dir. Paul Greengrass
Special Presentations
Best Visual Effects
All The Empty Rooms
dir. Joshua Seftel
dir. Joshua Seftel
Short Cuts
Best Documentary Short Film
perfectly a strangeness
dir. Alison McAlpine
dir. Alison McAlpine
Short Cuts
Best Documentary Short Film
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
dirs. Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
dirs. Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Short Cuts
Best Animated Short Film