If the 2027 Oscar season still feels like forever away, the Hollywood Creative Alliance has you covered.
With seven nominations, Project Hail Mary leads the 2026 Astra Midseason Movie Awards, which honor the best films released in the first half of the calendar year.
Announced on Friday, the group also recognized 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple with six nominations; Backrooms, Obsession, and The Invite with five; Disclosure Day, The Drama, and Send Help with four; and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie and Toy Story 5 with two.
Project Hail Mary‘s seven nods are for every category in which it was eligible: Best Picture, Best Actor for Ryan Gosling, Best Supporting Actress for Sandra Hüller, Best Supporting Actor for James Ortiz, Best Screenplay, Best Director for Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and Best Stunts.
Notably, Toy Story 5 is the only animated film to make the group’s Best Picture lineup. The box-office juggernaut is also up for Best Screenplay.
The Astra Midseason Movie Awards spotlight the standout movies from January to June while also offering a glimpse of the most anticipated films from the second half of the year. Winners will be announced June 30 across Astra Awards social media channels starting at 9 a.m. PT.
“This year’s nominees reflect the incredible diversity and creativity that audiences have experienced in theaters during the first half of 2026,” said Astras EVP Matt Weiss. “From groundbreaking blockbusters and acclaimed independent films to emerging talent and visionary filmmakers, these nominations showcase a wide assortment of films released so far as we head into the second half of the year.”
Here is the complete list of nominations for the 2026 Astra Midseason Movie Awards:
BEST PICTURE
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Backrooms
Disclosure Day
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Obsession
Project Hail Mary
Send Help
The Drama
The Invite
Toy Story 5
BEST DIRECTOR
Curry Barker, Obsession
Kane Parsons, Backrooms
Matt Johnson, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nia DaCosta, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Olivia Wilde, The Invite
Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Project Hail Mary
BEST ACTRESS
Emily Blunt, Disclosure Day
Inde Navarrette, Obsession
Keke Palmer, I Love Boosters
Margot Robbie, Wuthering Heights
Rachel McAdams, Send Help
Zendaya, The Drama
BEST ACTOR
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Backrooms
Jaafar Jackson, Michael
Leo Woodall, Tuner
Ralph Fiennes, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Robert Pattinson, The Drama
Ryan Gosling, Project Hail Mary
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alison Oliver, Wuthering Heights
Courtney Grace, Disclosure Day
Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada 2
Penélope Cruz, The Invite
Renate Reinsve, Backrooms
Sandra Hüller, Project Hail Mary
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Colman Domingo, Michael
Dustin Hoffman, Tuner
Dylan O’Brien, Send Help
Edward Norton, The Invite
Jack O’Connell, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
James Ortiz, Project Hail Mary
BEST SCREENPLAY
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Obsession
Project Hail Mary
The Drama
The Invite
Toy Story 5
BEST HORROR FILM
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Backrooms
Hokum
Obsession
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Send Help
BEST INDEPENDENT FILM
Blue Heron
Carolina Caroline
Leviticus
Mile End Kicks
Our Hero, Balthazar
Tuner
BEST STUNTS
Disclosure Day
Masters of the Universe
Mortal Kombat II
Project Hail Mary
The Furious
They Will Kill You
MOST ANTICIPATED FILM (SECOND HALF OF 2026)
Avengers: Doomsday
Digger
Dune: Part Three
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The Odyssey
The Social Reckoning
