Oscars Nominations 2026: Sinners Leads With 16 Nods, One Battle After Another Bags 13

2026 Oscar nominations: Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks announced the nominees in all 24 categories for the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday (January 22) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. This year, for the first time, a new category for Best Casting was introduced.

The nominations ceremony was shared via global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org, and the academy's digital platforms. They were also announced on Good Morning America, Hulu, Disney+, and ABC News Live.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another which was expected to be the major frontrunner won 13 nods. Ryan Coogler's Sinners topped the 2026 Oscar nominations with 16 nods, a record-breaking Oscar nominations. Frankenstein, Marty Supreme and Sentimental Value earned nine noms apiece, followed by Hamnet with eight.

Here's the full list of Ocsars 2026 nominees

Best Picture

Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Director 

Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another  

Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Actor in a Leading Role 

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Best Actress in a Leading Role 

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Emma Stone, Bugonia

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another 
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein 
Delroy Lindo, Sinners  
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another  
Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value  

Best Actress in a Supporting Role 

Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another 

Best Adapted Screenplay

Bugonia, Will Tracy
Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet, Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
Train Dreams, Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Best Original Screenplay

Blue Moon, Robert Kaplow
It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi & Script Collaborators 
Marty Supreme, Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt
Sinners, Ryan Coogler

Best Animated Short Film 

Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

Best Costume Design 

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners

Best Casting

Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners

Best Live Action Short Film

Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best Makeup and Hairstyling 

Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister

Best Original Score

Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best Animated Feature Film 

Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best Cinematography 

Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best Documentary Feature Film 

The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor

Best Documentary Short Film 

All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness

Best Film Editing

F1, Stephen Mirrione
Marty Supreme, Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another, Andy Jurgensen
Sentimental Value, Olivier Bugge Coutté
Sinners, Michael Shawver

Best International Feature Film 

Brazil, The Secret Agent
France, It Was Just an Accident
Norway, Sentimental Value

Spain, Sirât
Tunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Original Song

"Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
“Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest
“I Lied To You” from Sinners
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi!
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams

Best Production Design 

Frankenstein, Tamara Deverell
Hamnet, Fiona Crombie
Marty Supreme, Jack Fisk
One Battle After Another, Florencia Martin
Sinners, Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Best Sound

F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât
Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners

Comedian, writer and producer Conan O’Brien is returning to host 2026 Oscars.

The 98th Academy Awards will be aired live on ABC and Hulu on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.