‘Project Hail Mary’ Wins Best of Show Prize at 2026 Golden Trailer Awards
The film snatched the top honor for its trailer entitled "Chance" from Amazon MGM Studios and Wild Card Creative.
Project Hail Mary snatched the best of show prize at the 2026 Golden Trailer Awards for its trailer entitled “Chance” from Amazon MGM Studios and Wild Card Creative.
The Golden Trailer Awards celebrate the best in motion picture and digital marketing previews, which includes trailers, commercials and posters. The 2026 awards ceremony was held Thursday night at the Saban Theatre in Beverly, where Morgan Jay served as the night’s host.
“Project Hail Mary’s “Chance” is a master class in everything that can make a trailer effective, from spectacular visuals to arresting sound design to emotional music choices to disarming humor,” said Evelyn Brady, Golden Trailer Awards executive director. “This trailer and the others for Project Hail Mary clearly connected with audiences, helping to make the film a global box office hit. We congratulate the teams from Amazon MGM Studios and Wild Card Creative, as well as all of tonight’s winners and honorees for another fun and very competitive year.”
The agency of the year award went to AV Squad; the agency has won the award three years straight. Between AV Squad and their print arm, AV Print, the agency took home the most wins, with 14.
“Congratulations to AV Squad, who have dominated this top honor and once again showed why with depth, breadth, and the diverse quality of their work this year,” said Monica Brady, the show’s executive producer. “They bring every project a unique and bespoke touch and approach that serves the film and audiences so well.”
Other top winning titles of the night included One Battle After Another, Weapons and Sinners; each film won three awards. In the studio sector, Disney led with 29 wins, and Warner Bros. Discovery followed with 22.
Awards were dished out across 119 categories, though the top 19 categories were presented live during the staged event at the Saban.
A complete list of the 2026 Golden Trailer Awards winners follows.
Best of ShowProject Hail Mary “Chance,” Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Card Creative Group
Best ActionThe Running Man, “What It Takes,” Paramount, BOND
Best Animation/FamilySketch “Creative,” Angel Studios, Wild Card Creative Group
Best ComedyAnaconda, “O.M.G.,” Sony Pictures, Requiem
Best Documentary Bio Pic of an IndividualPee Wee As Himself – Trailer, HBO, Mark Woollen & Associates
Best Documentary SubjectThe Tale of Silyan, National Geographic, Requiem
Best DramaProject Hail Mary “Chance,” Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Card Creative Group
Best Fantasy/AdventureProject Hail Mary, “Message,” Amazon MGM Studios, Buddha Jones
Best HorrorLee Cronin’s The Mummy, “Katie,” Warner Bros., Requiem
Best Independent TrailerGood Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die “Revolution,” Briarcliff Entertainment, AV Squad
Best MusicProject Hail Mary “Chance,” Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Card Creative Group
Best Summer 2026 Blockbuster TrailerDisclosure Day, “Know,” Universal Pictures, Buddha Jones
Best TeaserThe Devil Wears Prada 2, “Catwalk,” 20th Century Studios, Buddha Jones
Best ThrillerWeapons – “Beware,” Warner Bros., Mark Woollen & Associates
Best Video Game TrailerSilent Hill f, Live Action Trailer, Konami Digital America, Create Advertising Group
Most Original TrailerWuthering Heights “Everything,” Warner Bros. Pictures, Wild Card Creative Group
Best Comedy Trailer for a TV/Streaming SeriesNobody Wants This: Season 2, “Lucky,” Netflix, Requiem
Best Drama Trailer for a TV/Streaming SeriesThe Pitt Season 2, Return Trailer, HBO Max, Aspect
Best Faith Based TrailerMidwinter Break “Secret,” Focus Features, ZEALOT
Best Independent Trailer Ultra Low (for film budget shot under $3.2million)If I Go Will They Miss Me, Salaud Morisset, Good Hands
Best Motion/Title GraphicsTron: Ares, “Flynn Lives,” Walt Disney Studios, Create Advertising Group
Best Original ScoreDune: Part 3, Warner Bros., Jax
