It’s a Family Affair: All the Related Contenders in the 2026 Oscars Race

Matthew McConaughey starred alongside his son, Levi Alves McConaughey, and his mother, Mary Kathlene McCabe, in The Lost Bus, about the devastating 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California.

After collaborating on films like Good Time and Uncut Gems, this year Josh Safdie wrote and directed Marty Supreme, while Benny Safdie wrote and directed another contender, The Smashing Machine.

Husband-and-wife duo Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig often collaborate, and this year, Gerwig stars as Lois, the wife of Adam Sandler’s Ron Sukenick, in Jay Kelly, which Baumbach co-wrote and directed.

Ron Bronstein co-wrote and co-produced Marty Supreme, while his wife, Mary Bronstein, wrote, directed and starred in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, which Ron also produced. 

Daniel Day-Lewis came out of acting retirement for his son Ronan Day-Lewis’ directorial debut, Anemone, which he also co-wrote with his father. The film marks Daniel’s first appearance in a film since 2017’s Phantom Thread.

Married couple Zinzi Coogler and Ryan Coogler collaborated on their most recent film, Sinners, which Ryan wrote, directed and produced alongside Zinzi and Sev Ohanian.

King Hamlet follows Oscar Isaac — who also stars in Frankenstein — as he prepares for his performance as Shakespeare’s Danish prince at NYC’s Public Theater. His filmmaker wife, Elvira Lind, directed.

Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard has eight children, including actors Alexander, Bill and Valter Skarsgard. This year, Stellan (Sentimental Value), Alexander (Pillion) and Bill (Dead Man’s Wire) are all contenders in the acting categories.

Rose Byrne stars in Mary Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, while her husband, Bobby Cannavale, stars in Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon.

Brothers Noah and Jacobi Jupe star together in Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet.

Marty Supreme production designer Jack Fisk is married to Sissy Spacek, who stars in Die My Love alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson.

Jesse Plemons plays a conspiracy theorist in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, while his wife, Kirsten Dunst, stars in Derek Cianfrance’s Roofman.

An honorable mention goes to James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow, who were married from 1989 to 1991 and have remained friends and collaborators since. Cameron is in the race for directing Avatar: Fire and Ash, while Bigelow is in contention for her film A House of Dynamite.

This story appeared in the Nov. 19 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Click here to subscribe.