It’s hard to imagine anyone could have a better year than Sandra Hüller did in 2023. The German actress starred in Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or-winning Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Interest — two best picture Oscar nominees that would catapult her to international fame.

But Hüller’s 2026 might just be giving that year a run for its money. In February, she was awarded the Berlinale’s best actress prize for her performance in Rose . March brought the release of Project Hail Mary , opposite Ryan Gosling, which has become one of the most critically and commercially acclaimed films of the year so far.…