2026 in film

2026 in film is an overview of events in the film industry scheduled to occur in 2026. Best Picture Academy Award-winner All Quiet on the Western Front entered the public domain this year. Vitaphone celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Highest-grossing films

See also: Lists of box office number-one films § 2026
† Indicates films currently in theatrical release in the week commencing 6 March 2026.
Highest-grossing films of 2026[1][2]
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross
1 Pegasus 3 [zh] † Maoyan $569,710,000[3]
2 Wuthering Heights † Warner Bros. $202,114,775
3 Blades of the Guardians † Damai $172,120,000[3]
4 Scare Out † $167,860,000[3]
5 Boonie Bears: The Hidden Protector [zh] † Fantawild $142,110,000[3]
6 Goat † Sony $132,362,969
7 Scream 7 † Paramount Pictures $112,649,685
8 Send Help † 20th Century Studios $89,330,878
9 Cheburashka 2 † Central Partnership $79,559,272
10 Crime 101 † Amazon MGM Studios $58,573,792

Events

Scheduled award ceremonies

Date Event Host Location(s) Ref.
January 4 31st Critics' Choice Awards Critics Choice Association California, U.S. [citation needed]
January 11 83rd Golden Globe Awards Golden Globes, LLC Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
January 17 38th European Film Awards European Film Academy Berlin, Germany [4]
January 18 31st Lumière Awards Académie des Lumières Paris, France [5]
January 24 13th Feroz Awards Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain [6]
January 31 5th Carmen Awards Academia de Cine de Andalucía Granada, Andalusia, Spain [7]
February 7 78th Directors Guild of America Awards Directors Guild of America Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
February 8 18th Gaudí Awards Catalan Film Academy Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain [8]
February 21 53rd Annie Awards ASIFA-Hollywood Los Angeles, California, U.S. [9]
February 22 79th British Academy Film Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts London, UK
February 26 51st César Awards Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma Paris, France [10]
February 28 37th Producers Guild of America Awards Producers Guild of America Los Angeles, California, U.S.
40th Goya Awards Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain [11]
March 1 32nd Actor Awards SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, California, U.S. [citation needed]
March 8 53rd Saturn Awards Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Universal City, U.S. [12]
78th Writers Guild of America Awards Writers Guild of America East
Writers Guild of America West
March 14 46th Golden Raspberry Awards Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation Los Angeles, U.S.
March 15 98th Academy Awards Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Los Angeles, California, U.S. [13]
March 16 34th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Actors and Actresses Union Madrid, Spain [14]
May 31 14th Canadian Screen Awards Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Film festivals

Date Event Host Location(s) Ref.
January 2 – 12 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs, California, United States [15]
January 22 – February 1 2026 Sundance Film Festival Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah, United States [16]
January 29 – February 8 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam International Film Festival Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands [17]
February 4 – 14 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival Santa Barbara International Film Festival Santa Barbara, California, United States [18]
February 12 – 22 76th Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival Berlin, Germany [19]
February 25 – March 8 22nd Glasgow Film Festival Glasgow Film Festival Glasgow, United Kingdom [20]
March 6 – 15 29th Málaga Film Festival Málaga Film Festival Málaga, Spain [21]
May 12 – 23 2026 Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival Cannes, France
August 13 – 19 79th Edinburgh International Film Festival Edinburgh International Film Festival Edinburgh, United Kingdom [22]

Awards

Golden Bear (76th Berlin International Film Festival):

Yellow Letters, directed by İlker Çatak, Germany & Turkey

2026 films

By country/region

By genre

Deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films Ref.
January 1 Arno Liiver 71 Estonia Actor
[23]
2 Con Pederson 91 US Visual Effects Artist
[24]
4 Sverre Anker Ousdal 81 Norway Actor
[25]
5 Ahn Sung-ki 74 South Korea Actor
[26]
6 John Cunningham 93 US Actor
[27]
6 Saeid Pirdoost 85 Iran Actor
[28]
6 Béla Tarr 70 Hungary Director, Screenwriter
[29]
8 Guy Moon 63 US Composer
[30]
9 T. K. Carter 69 US Actor
[31]
9 Nessa Hyams 84 US Casting Director
[32]
9 Bill Millar 79 UK Visual Effects Artist
[33]
11 Thomas Causey 76 US Sound Mixer
[34]
11 Marcus Gilbert 67 UK Actor
[35]
12 Sheila Bernette 94 UK Actress, Singer
[36]
12 Catherine Samie 92 France Actress
[37]
14 Donald Douglas 92 UK Actor
[38]
14 Bruce Leung 77 Hong Kong Actor
[39]
14 Igor Zolotovitskiy 64 Russia Actor
[40]
16 Bruce Bilson 97 US Director, Assistant Director
[41]
16 Mark Jones 72 US Director, Screenwriter
[42]
17 Roger Allers 76 US Director, Animator, Storyboard Artist
[43]
20 Kōzō Shioya 70 Japan Actor, Voice Actor
[44]
21 Reza Rooygari 79 Iran Actor
[45]
22 Floyd Vivino 74 US Actor
[46]
22 Raoul Aragon 78 Philippines Actor
[47]
23 Yvonne Lime 90 US Actress
[48]
23 Carlo Cecchi 86 Italy Actor
[49]
29 João Canijo 68 Portugal Director
[50]
29 Kenneth Hyman 97 US Producer
[51]
30 Christa Lang 82 Germany Actress, Producer
[52]
30 Catherine O'Hara 71 Canada Actress, Screenwriter
[53]
30 Demond Wilson 79 US Actor
[54]
31 Gerardo Taracena 55 Mexico Actor
[55]
February 1 Fernando Esteso 80 Spain Actor
[56]
4 Tomàs Pladevall 79 Spain Cinematographer
[57]
5 Alan Trustman 95 US Screenwriter
[58]
6 Jana Brejchová 86 Czech Republic Actress
[59]
6 John Wheeler 95 US Actor
[60]
8 Edward Linde-Lubaszenko 86 Poland Actor
[61]
9 Giancarlo Dettori 93 Italy Actor
[62]
10 Shelly Desai 90 US Actor
[63]
11 Bud Cort 77 US Actor
[64]
11 James Van Der Beek 48 US Actor
[65]
12 Vangie Labalan 83 Philippines Actress
[66]
12 Esa Pakarinen Jr. 78 Finland Actor
[67]
12 Joe Simon 78 India Director
[68]
14 Tom Noonan 74 US Actor, Director, Screenwriter
[69]
15 Pino Colizzi 88 Italy Actor
[70]
15 Enayatollah Bakhshi 80 Iran Actor
[71]
15 Robert Duvall 95 US Actor, Director
[72]
16 Jane Baer 91 Canada Animator
[73]
16 Linda Seger 80 US Script Consultant
[74]
16 Frederick Wiseman 96 US Documentarian, Film Editor
[75]
19 Eric Dane 53 US Actor
[76]
20 Angela Luce 88 Italy Actress, Singer
[77]
21 Raymond Bouchard 80 Canada Actor
[78]
23 Robert Carradine 71 US Actor
[79]
24 Jeremy Larner 88 US Screenwriter
[80]
24 Maria O'Brien 75 US Actress
[81]
25 Bobby J. Brown 62 US Actor
[82]
25 Natalya Klimova 87 Russia Actress
[83]
26 Ahmed Nimal 62 Maldive Islands Actor, Director
[84]
March 1 Andrew Gunn 56 Canada Producer
[85]
1 Kenith Trodd 90 UK Producer
[86]
2 Stephen Hibbert 68 US Actor, Screenwriter
[87]
2 Slava Tsukerman 85 Russia Director, Screenwriter, Producer
[88]
4 Ana Luisa Peluffo 96 Mexico Actress
[89]
5 Corey Parker 60 US Actor
[90]
6 Antonio Marsina 80 Italy Actor
[91]

Film debuts

Notes

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