The Reel World: Oscar Winners
If you haven't watched the 2026 Academy Award-winning films, you can check them out from the library.
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor & Best Casting
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant teenage daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and his daughter goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her. Father and daughter are both battling the consequences of his past.
Paul Thomas Anderson won best director and Sean Penn won best supporting actor for this film.
International Film
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Look for this title to be in the catalog April 24.
After the death of their mother, sisters Nora and Agnes contend with the return to Norway, home of their estranged father, celebrated filmmaker Gustav Borg. He hopes to reconnect by casting Nora in his new film. When she refuses the role, the project both inflicts fresh wounds and reopens old ones.
Documentary Feature
Pavel "Pasha" Talankin is a beloved Russian primary school teacher known as a mentor and prankster who offers students a safe haven in his office. After Russia invades Ukraine, Pasha's role in the school changes dramatically as he is reluctantly drawn into Putin's propaganda machine.
Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay & Best Actor
1930s. Brothers "Smoke" and "Stack" Moore return home to Mississippi after working for the Chicago Mafia. They buy a sawmill and a juke joint, and use their experience as gangsters to ensure their businesses flourish. Things appear to be going well but trouble has just hit town, trouble in supernatural form.
Michael B. Jordan won best actor for his role in this film.
This is my favorite film of the 2026 Oscar winners. It combines the mob, 1930s jazz and vampires, which is a crazy combination that works because of the great writing.
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
William Shakespeare falls for the free-spirited Agnes. Their whirlwind romance leads to marriage and three children. As Will's theatrical ambitions draw him to London, Agnes remains behind to manage the household. When tragedy strikes, their bond is deeply tested.
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Madigan - Weapons
At exactly 2:17am, 17 kids from Miss Gandy's class at Maybrook Elementary School walked into the darkness and disappeared. All but one. Their parents never saw it coming and point the blame against the teacher Miss Gandy.
Best Visual Effects
Jake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief. They encounter a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang. As the conflict on Pandora escalates a new moral focus emerges.
Best Animated Film
K-Pop Demon Hunters
This releases on DVD in December of 2026 and will be at the library soon after.
A world-renowned K-Pop girl group balances their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as bad-ass demon hunters. The film is set against a colorful backdrop of fashion, food, style and the most popular music movement of the current generation.
Happy movie watching!
