The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) announced the nominees for its 8th annual Latino Entertainment Film Awards.
Leading the nominations is Sinners with 16 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director (Ryan Coogler) and acting nominations for Michael B. Jordan and Wunmi Mosaku. One Battle After Another follows with 15 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson) and acting nominations for Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor.
Frankenstein picked up 14 nominations, and The Secret Agent landed 11 nominations, while the fifth most nominated film was Hamnet with nine. All three films earned Best Picture nods.
The other Best Picture nominees for this year’s LEJA Entertainment Film Awards are Belén, Bob Treviño Likes It, It Was Just an Accident, Marty Supreme and Sentimental Value.
This year’s Breakout Award goes to Tonatiuh for his role in Kiss of the Spider Woman. This year’s Activism Award goes to Diego Luna for championing immigrant rights and for using his platform to amplify immigrant communities and encourage support for organizations helping them.
LEJA is also honoring actor Benicio del Toro with this year’s Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award. Past winners include Rita Moreno (2019); Jennifer Lopez (2020); Rosie Perez (2021); John Leguizamo (2022); Guillermo del Toro (2023); Eugenio Derbez (2024); and Edward James Olmos (2025).
The winners of the 8th annual LEJA Entertainment Film Awards will be announced on February 9. Here is the complete list of nominations.
Best Picture
Belén
Bob Treviño Likes It
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Dolores Fonzi, Belén
Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
John Leguizamo, Bob Treviño Likes It
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Dolores Fonzi, Belén
Luisa Huertas, We Shall Not Be Moved
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Diego Luna, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Tânia Maria, The Secret Agent
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Best Original Screenplay
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Zach Cregger, Weapons
Best Adapted Screenplay
Dolores Fonzi, Laura Paredes, Agustina San Martín, & Nicolás Britos – Belén
Will Tracy, Bugonia
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams
Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Documentary
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Afternoons of Solitude
The Alabama Solution
Apocalypse in the Tropics
The Perfect Neighbor
Selena y Los Dinos
Best Non-English Film
Belén
It Was Just an Accident
A Poet
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirât
Best Ensemble Casting
Bob Treviño Likes It (Kate Geller and Kathy Campbell)
Frankenstein (Robin D. Cook)
One Battle After Another (Cassandra Kulukundis)
The Secret Agent (Gabriel Domingues)
Sentimental Value (Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman)
Sinners (Francine Maisler)
Best Youth Performance (Under 18)
Rebeca Andrade, A Poet
Everett Blunck, The Plague
Cary Christopher, Weapons
Shannon Gorman, Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
Nina Ye, Left-Handed Girl
Best Voice Performance
Yonas Ascunsion Kibreab, Elio
Ke Huy Quan, Zootopia 2
Anthony Ramos, Bad Guys 2
Zoe Saldaña, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Zoe Saldaña, Elio
Shakira, Zootopia 2
Best Cinematography
Dan Laustsen, Frankenstein
Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another
Evgenia Alexandrova, The Secret Agent
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
Mauro Herce, Sirât
Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams
Best Editing
Stephen Mirrione, F1
Evan Schiff, Frankenstein
Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
Matheus Farias and Eduardo Serrano, The Secret Agent
Michael P. Shawver, Sinners
Cristóbal Fernandez, Sirât
Best Production Design
Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Frankenstein
Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton, Hamnet
Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino, One Battle After Another
Thales Junqueira and Mariana Kinker, The Secret Agent
Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne, Sinners
Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales, Wicked: For Good
Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley, Frankenstein
Malgosia Turzanska, Hamnet
Colleen Atwood, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Rita Azevedo, The Secret Agent
Ruth E. Carter, Sinners
Paul Tazewell, Wicked: For Good
Best Hair & Makeup
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Best Score
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Max Richter, Hamnet
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
Kangding Ray, Sirât
Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Bryce Dessner, Train Dreams
Best Song
“Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash
“The Girl in the Bubble” from Wicked: For Good
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams
“Zoo” from Zootopia
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Wicked: For Good
Best Stunts
Ballerina
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Special awards
Latino Breakout Award: Tonatiuh, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Latino Activism Award: Diego Luna
Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award: Benicio del Toro
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