Production Nominations: January 2026

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Best Producer

TBA

Best Original Screenplay

Ajit Mann for Dukh (UK)

Chris Ibanez for Crawling Hour (USA)

LouLou Brazill for Chocolate Birds (USA)

Best Cinematography

Clive Brincat for My Dearest Mother (Malta)

Jean-Michel Poulichot for Max (France)

Natalia Moscoso for Vic and His Nanay (USA)

Best Editing

Genel Mejia for The Redemption of Faust (USA)

Justin Giugno for A World Unaware: When Every Bite Matters (USA)

Remi Gangarossa for Marilyn’s Dark Paradise (USA)

Best Production Design

Angelika Fürstler for Lotus (France)

Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken (Bulgaria)

Mattea Fenech and Nick Theuma for My Dearest Mother (Malta)

Road 21 (USA)

Steven Pedroza for The Vagabond (USA)

Best Sound Design

TBA

Best Sound Editing

TBA

Best Sound Mixing

TBA

Best Visual FX

TBA

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

TBA

Best Original Score

Daniel Jones for The Sanguine (USA)

Jason Pelsey for Marilyn’s Dark Paradise (USA)

LvRod and Máximo Cantón for Character Actor (USA)

Best Original Song

Freedom by Dakota Bear, for Braids (USA)

I Like Green Eyes Too by Music UnLtd. (Ft. Milin) Chitnavis (India)

Lullaby by Anna Khanina and Semen Khanin (Ukraine)

Marilyn’s Dark Paradise by Jason Pelsey, for Marilyn’s Dark Paradise (USA)

Rings of Power by Julia Valerie, Jacob Magdaleno and John Panfili, for The Vagabond (USA)

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