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Congratulations to all the nominees!

Nominations Announced For The 2026 Austin Theatre Critics Awards The 2025–2026 Austin theatre season was bold, adventurous, thought-provoking, and funny as heck. I haven’t cried in public as much as I did this past season!

Bill Wise, a Constant Presence in Austin’s Film Scene, Dies at 61 • The Austin Chronicle When people talk about memorable actors, their default thinking is A-listers, or maybe the big-name supporting actors. But often just as important are the bit part players who add that undefinable something to a movie. Austinite Bill Wise was one of those actors, the definitional “I know that guy!...

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That’s a wrap on the 2026 Texas Film Awards! Across two days, we celebrated reunions, community, and film as we inducted a new class of honorees into the Texas Film Hall of Fame, all while raising funds to support filmmakers throughout the state.

2026 Honorees:
🏆 Sonny Carl Davis, presented by Richard Linklater and Mike Blizzard
🏆 Rising Star Award: Sydney Chandler, presented by Kyle Chandler and Noah Hawley (by video)
🏆 Julian Schnabel, presented by Richard Linklater and a tribute by Benicio del Toro (by video)
🏆 Star of Texas Award: SPY KIDS, presented by Gabriel Luna, Accepted by Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellán, Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara, and Antonio Banderas (by video)

Thanks to our sponsors!
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Thanks to our hosts, chairs, and committee!

💫 Honorary Hosts: Noah and Kyle Hawley ( )

💖 Chairs: Celeste & Adrian Quesada ( )

🎹 Music Director: JaRon Marshall ( of )

Nightcap Music: Joshy Soul ()

COMMITTEE

💃🏻 Kathy Blackwell and Steve Scheibal ( )

🪩 Donna Blair and Tamara Carlisle ( )

🌟 Noël and Will Bridges ( )

🎉 Polly and Lonnie Cooper ()

✨ Maddi and Connor Oman ( )

🥳 Masha Poloskova and Jarod Harmeier ( )

🍾 Rachel and Christopher Rios ()

🎊 Irene & Alexander Shoghi

⭐ Aurora and Charlie Tames ()

Photos by Daniel Cavazos, John Pesina, and Lauren Slusher