It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2026? Over the next 3 months we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2026.

• Read on for the nominees for the monsta for Best  TV/Film Actor 2025 winner Benito Skinner (Overcompensating); 2024 Sion Daniel Young (Lost Boys And Fairies) 2023 Mark Gatiss (Nolly), 2022: Kit Connor (Heartstopper); 2021: Omari Douglas (It’s A Sin); 2020: Paul Mescal (Normal People), 2019: Billy Porter (Pose), 2018: Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal), 2017: Sacha Dhawan (Boy With The Topknot), 2016: Jonas Nay (Deutschland ’83), 2015: Sir Anthony Hopkins (The Dresser)