The Academy Awards 2026 nominations were announced Friday morning Australian time, and among them there are French films, coproductions and producers. Each category, with the exception of Best Picture, has 5 nominees, and in some categories the French dominate. Read on to find out which French films, coproductions and people are nominated at the Academy Awards 2026, and where you can watch them in Australia.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE NOMINEES
Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent – a French coproduction
Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme – Timothée’s father is French.
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE NOMINEES
Setllan Skasgård in Sentimental Value – a French coproduction
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE NOMINEES
Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value – a French coproduction
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE NOMINEES
Elle Fanning for Sentimental Value – a French coproduction
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value – a French coproduction
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM NOMINEES
Arco – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman – a French film
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon – a French film
CASTING NOMINEE
The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues – a French coproduction
DIRECTING NOMINEE
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier – a French coproduction
FILM EDITING NOMINEE
Sentimental Value – Olivier Bugge Coutté – a French coproduction and Olivier is French-Danish
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM NOMINEES
France has its own film nominated but has a stake in each of the other films that are nominated because it co-produced them.
Brazil: The Secret Agent
France: It Was Just an Accident
Norway: Sentimental Value
Spain: Sirāt
Tunisia: The Voice of Hind Rajab
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM NOMINEE
Two People Exchanging Saliva – Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata – a French coproduction
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE) NOMINEE
Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
BEST PICTURE NOMINEE
Marty Supreme – French-American Timothée Chalamet alongside other cast and Producers
The Secret Agent – Emilie Lesclaux, Producer – a French coproduction, and Emilie Lesclaux is the French producer of the film
Sentimental Value -Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Producers – a French coproduction
SOUND NOMINEE
Sirāt – Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
It Was Just an Accident – Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators – Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian – this is a French coproduction and also the French nominee for Best International Feature.
Sentimental Value – Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – a French coproduction
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WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE ACADEMY AWARDS 2026 NOMINATED FILMS IN AUSTRALIA
Arco – this will be shown at Europa Europa ahead of a national release on 12 March 2026– stay tuned for our Europa Europa article coming soon
Frankenstein – this has already had its cinema season and is now available to stream on Netflix
It Was Just an Accident – Australian cinema release on 29 January 2026
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – no Australian release date yet
Marty Supreme – currently in cinemas
Sentimental Value – currently in cinemas
Sirāt – Australian cinema release on 26 February 2026
The Secret Agent – currently in cinemas
The Voice of Hind Rajab – this is showing at the Palestinian Film Festival with screenings in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney
WHEN WILL THE WINNERS BE ANNOUNCED?
The ceremony for the Academy Awards 2026 will take place Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, 15 March 2026 (early in the morning of Monday 16 March 2026 Australian time).
CÉSAR: THE FRENCH OSCARS
The French equivalent of the Academy Awards is the César. The César 2026 nominations will be announced on Wednesday 28 January. We will talk to you about them once they have been announced.
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
The full Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026 program will also be announced on Wednesday 28 January. We will of course tell you all about it but in the meantime we tell you about the films we’ve decrypted from the trailer most of which have not yet been announced.
