Elle Fanning's Acclaimed 2025 Hidden Gem Is Officially Winning Over HBO Max

Elle Fanning is one of the most talented young actors in Hollywood. In 2026, she's taken her talent to new heights, in part thanks to an incredible starring role in one of the year's best streaming arrivals. Fanning starred as the titular character in Apple TV's Margo's Got Money Troubles, an adaptation of Rufi Thorpe's bestseller of the same name, which has already been renewed for a second outing. The series received a total of 8 Emmy nominations for its freshman season, including an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nod for Fanning.

But this wasn't her biggest awards nod of the year, with Fanning achieving a rare "double nomination" in 2026. Alongside her Emmy nod, Fanning earned a place among the nominees for Best Supporting Actress at this year's Academy Awards for her role in Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value. Trier's follow-up to The Worst Person in the World, which also starred Renate Reinsve, is a beautifully quiet exploration of generational trauma and earned widespread acclaim from critics.

"Trier's movie is emotional and cuts to the heart of something deeply relatable," wrote Therese Lacson in her review of the movie for Collider, with this one of countless gushing reactions to the film. The film scored a huge nine nominations at the Academy Awards, walking away from the ceremony with the prize for Best International Feature Film. A year later, the film is still proving popular. At the time of writing, Sentimental Value is one of the ten most-streamed movies on HBO Max worldwide.

What Is Elle Fanning Making Next?

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After an impressive 2026 so far, Fanning is topping it off with a role in one of the year's biggest sci-fi movies. On November 20, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters and is set several decades before Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss first volunteered as tribute. The film is based on the latest entry in Suzanne Collins' dystopian book series, which sold over 1.5 million copies sold globally in its first week, setting a franchise record in the process. Fanning stars alongside an eye-catching cast, including Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Whitney Peak, Kieran Culkin, and others.