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The 2026 Matt Awards (Winners)


Now that the Oscars ceremony has come and again, and most folks have gotten their Monday morning quarterbacking regarding what they liked and didn't like about who won and lost out of their systems, it's now time for the main event!  

Without further aideu, here are the winners of the 2026 Matt Awards...


Best Picture

Nominees

The Ballad of Wallis Island
Marty Supreme
Materialists
Twinless
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Winner: Materialists


Best Director

Nominees

Rian Johnson, for Wake Up Dead Man 
Josh Safdie, for Marty Supreme 
Steven Soderbergh, for Black Bag 
Celine Song, for Materialists
James Sweeney, for Twinless

Winner: Celine Song, for Materialists


Best Actor

Nominees

Timothee Chalamet, for Marty Supreme 
Chris Evans, for Materialists 
Michael B. Jordan, for Sinners  
Dylan O'Brien, for Twinless 
Josh O'Connor, for Wake Up Dead Man 

Winner: Dylan O'Brien, for Twinless 


Best Actress

Nominees

Cate Blanchett, for Black Bag
Jessie Buckley, for Hamnet 
Sally Hawkins, for Bring Her Back
Dakota Johnson, for Materialists 
Amanda Seyfried, for The Housemaid

Winner: Dakota Johnson, for Materialists 


Best Supporting Actor

Nominees

Josh Brolin, for Weapons 
Tyler, the Creator, for Marty Supreme  
Benicio del Toro, for One Battle After Another 
Tim Key, for The Ballad of Wallis Island 
James Sweeney, for Twinless 

Winner: Tim Key, for The Ballad of Wallis Island 


Best Supporting Actress

Nominees

Glenn Close, for Wake Up Dead Man 
Amy Madigan, for Weapons 
Wunmi Mosaku, for Sinners 
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, for Eternity 
Emily Watson, for Hamnet 

Winner: Amy Madigan, for Weapons 


Best Screenplay

Nominees 

Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, for Marty Supreme 
Rian Johnson, for Wake Up Dead Man 
Robert Kaplow, for Blue Moon 
Celine Song, for Materialists
James Sweeney, for Twinless 

Winner: Rian Johnson, for Wake Up Dead Man 


Best Editing

Nominees

Brett W. Bachman and Josh Ethier, for Companion 
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, for Marty Supreme 
Bob Ducsay, for Wake Up Dead Man 
Keith Fraase, for Materialists
Joe Murphy, for Weapons

Winner: Joe Murphy, for Weapons


Best Cinematography

Nominees

G. Magni Agustsson, for The Ballad of Wallis Island 
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, for Sinners
Par M. Ekberg, for Black Phone 2 
Darius Khondji, for Marty Supreme
Shabier Kirchner, for Materialists 

Winner: Par M. Ekberg, for Black Phone 2 


Best Score

Nominees

Zach Cregger, Hays Holladay and Ryan Holladay, for Weapons 
Ludwig Goransson, for Sinners
Nathan Johnson, for Wake Up Dead Man 
John Lunn, for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 
Daniel Pemberton, for Materialists 

Winner: Daniel Pemberton, for Materialists 


Best Special Effects

Nominees

Mickey 17
Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Paddington in Peru 
Predator: Badlands 
Tron: Ares 

Winner: Tron: Ares 


Best Horror Film

Nominees

Black Phone 2
28 Years Later
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Until Dawn
Weapons

Winner: Until Dawn


For those keeping track, there were 12 categories, and here is a breakdown of how many awards each winning movie collected:

Materialists - 4 wins (8 nominations)
Weapons - 2 wins (3 nominations) 
Twinless - 1 win (5 nominations)
Wake Up Dead Man - 1 win (5 nominations)
The Ballad of Wallis Island - 1 win (3 nominations)
Black Phone 2 - 1 win (2 nominations)
Tron: Ares - 1 win (1 nomination)
Until Dawn - 1 win (1 nomination)


And, that's a wrap on another annual awarding of Matt's favorite movies of the year!


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