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Three Oscar Contenders Shine: Cannes Winners Join Criterion

1/15/2026

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The Criterion Collection added Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent in 2025, distributed by Neon.
The films are considered strong Oscar contenders after acclaim in 2025.
It Was Just an Accident won Cannes’ Palme d’Or and earned four Golden Globe nominations.
Sentimental Value won Cannes’ Grand Prix and eight Golden Globes.
The Secret Agent won two Golden Globes.

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Story summary

The Criterion Collection added Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent in 2025, distributed by Neon.
The films are considered strong Oscar contenders after acclaim in 2025.
It Was Just an Accident won Cannes’ Palme d’Or and earned four Golden Globe nominations.
Sentimental Value won Cannes’ Grand Prix and eight Golden Globes.
The Secret Agent won two Golden Globes.