1st Reclaim the Gaze Awards 2026
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My favourite season has arrived ... which is of course: AWARD SEASON. Which is also my favourite topic to talk about as I have LOTS of opinions. I find awards ceremonies interesting because they are a reflection of current society's social mores. I contend that awards are, yes incredibly pretentious institutions, but are interesting in the ways that they reveal and produce culture. The process of putting together a jury, choosing the nominations and then the campaigns of the nominees to influence the voting demonstrate the politics that uphold such a system. These awards reveal the institutional politics that are behind what narratives and counter-narratives are legitmised and produced. How many times are stories of racialised suffering is given cultural merit over empowering narratives that are not considered high-brown enough to be awarded. This arrogant notion of what is considered worthy of a nomination is completely biased and historically has been in the hands of white, cis, straight men. Reclaim the Gaze awards focuses on the depth and realisation of the storylines regarding gendered and racialised characters. What was the aim of the film? What was the message and how was it executed? What is this film's contribution to society and why is it relevant today? How is the character's complexity portrayed and how does it serve the wider plot? What is the motive of the director? All these questions, and here are my overall considerations for this year 2025 films that have been released.
1st Reclaim the Gaze Awards 2026
Sinners (USA)
Sorry Baby (USA)
It was Just an Accident (Iran)
Palestine 36 (Palestine)
One Battle after Another (USA)
No Other Choice (South Korea)
Testament of Ann Lee (USA)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Brides (UK)
Sorry Baby (USA)
Die my Love (USA)
Testament of Ann Lee (USA)
If I had legs I'd kick you (USA)
Brides (UK)
Homebound (India)
Love me tender (France)
It was Just an Accident (Iran)
Sorry Baby (USA)
Homebound (India)
Brides (UK)
All that's left of you (Palestine)
The voice of Hind Rajab (Palestine)
Palestine 36 (Palestine)
The President's Cake (Iraq)
My Father's Shadow (Nigeria)
Happyend (Japan)
My Father's Shadow (Nigeria)
Homebound (India)
Brides (UK)
Happyend (Japan)
Love me Tender (France)
All that's left of you (Palestine)
President's Cake (Iraq)
Amanda Seyfried
Jennifer Lawrence
Jesse Buckley
Rose Byrne
Emma Stone
Chase Infiniti
Renate Reinsve
Cynthia Erivo
Eva Victor
Michael B. Jordan
Michael A. Jordan
Jesse Plemons
Ethan Hawke
Lee Byung-Hun
Stellan Skarsgård
Wagner Moura
Saleh Bakri
Ryan Coogler
Chloe Zhao
Jafar Panahi
Paul Thomas Anderson
Eva Victor
Joachim Trier
Richard Linklater
Sinners
Sorry Baby
It was just an accident
Blue Moon
One Battle after Another
Sentimental Value
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