Overview
- AFI’s film honorees are Hamnet, One Battle After Another, Sinners, Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Bugonia, Jay Kelly, Train Dreams and Wicked: For Good.
- Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi received a Special Award for It Was Just an Accident, the Cannes Palme d’Or winner.
- The television list features Adolescence, Andor, Death by Lightning, The Diplomat, The Lowdown, The Pitt, Pluribus, Severance, The Studio and Task.
- Netflix leads distributors with three film selections—Frankenstein, Jay Kelly and Train Dreams—while Universal and Focus Features also notched multiple entries.
- Notable omissions from the film list include F1, A House of Dynamite, Weapons, Wake Up Dead Man and Sentimental Value, with honorees set to be recognized January 9, 2026 at a Four Seasons Los Angeles luncheon.