The much-anticipated 2026 Oscars nominations were revealed Thursday morning by Lewis Pullman, who starred in The Testament of Ann Lee, and The Color Purple star Danielle Brooks.
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners led all films with 16 nominations for the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.
Sinners broke the 14-nomination mark set by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land. Along with best picture, Coogler was nominated for best director and best screenplay, and star Michael B. Jordan was rewarded with his first Oscar nomination for best actor.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another came in second with 13 nominations. Four of its actors — Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn — were nominated.
Ten films are nominated for best picture, as read by presenters Brooks and Pullman: Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners and Train Dreams.
The Oscars also announced that they’re making room for one more award on their live broadcast in 2026. The new prize for achievement in casting will be part of the 98th Academy Awards in March.
That brings the total award count to 24 for the Oscars broadcast, where statuettes for best picture and best actor and actress will be among the others awarded.
Conan O’Brien is slated to host the 98th Oscars for the second year in a row, taking place on March 15 at the Dolby Theatre, with a live television broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
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Best Picture
FrankensteinHamnetThe Secret AgentSentimental ValueSinnersBugoniaMarty SupremeF1Train DreamsOne Battle After Another
Actor in a Leading Role
Michael B. Jordan, SinnersWagner Moura, The Secret AgentTimothée Chalamet, Marty SupremeLeonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After AnotherEthan Hawke, Blue Moon
Actress in a Leading Role
Jessie Buckley, HamnetRenate Reinsve, Sentimental ValueRose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick YouKate Hudson, Song Sung BlueEmma Stone, Bugonia
Actor in a Supporting Role
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi, FrankensteinDelroy Lindo, SinnersSean Penn, One Battle After AnotherStellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value
Actress in a Supporting Role
Wunmi Mosaku, SinnersElle Fanning, Sentimental ValueInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental ValueAmy Madigan, WeaponsTeyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Directing
Chloé Zhao, HamnetJosh Safdie, Marty SupremePaul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After AnotherJoachim Trier, Sentimental ValueRyan Coogler, Sinners
Cinematography
FrankensteinMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinnersTrain Dreams
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
BugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherTrain Dreams
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Blue MoonIt Was Just An AccidentMarty SupremeSentimental ValueSinners
Film Editing
F1Marty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinnersSentimental Value
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International Feature Film
The Secret Agent, BrazilSentimental Value, NorwayIt Was Just An Accident, FranceSirāt, SpainThe Voice of Hind Rajab, Tunisia
Animated Feature Film
ArcoElioKpop Demon HuntersLittle Amélie or The Character of RainZootopia 2
Animated Short Film
ButterflyForevergreenThe Girl Who Cried PearlsRetirement PlanThe Three Sisters
Live-Action Short Film
Butcher’s StainA Friend of Dorothy Jane Austen’s Period DramaThe SingersTwo People Exchanging Saliva
Music (Original Song)
Diane Warren: Relentless — Dear Me by Diane WarrenKPop Demon Hunters — Golden by Huntr/xSinners — I Lied to You by Miles CatonViva Verdi! — Sweet Dreams of Joy by Nicholas PikeTrain Dreams — Train Dreams by Nick Cave
Music (Original Score)
Alexandre Desplat, FrankensteinLudwig Göransson, SinnersJonny Greenwood, One Battle After AnotherJerskin Fendrix, BugoniaMax Richter, Hamnet
Sound
F1FrankensteinOne Battle After AnotherSinnersSirāt
Documentary Feature
The Alabama SolutionCome See Me In The Good LightCutting Through RocksMr. Nobody Against PutinThe Perfect Neighbor
Documentary Short Film
All The Empty RoomsArmed Only With A Camera: The Life and Death of Brent RenaudChildren No More: Were and Are GoneThe Devil Is BusyPerfectly A Strangeness
Makeup and Hairstyling
FrankensteinKokuhoSinnersThe Smashing MachineThe Ugly Stepsister
Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and AshFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeSinners
Production Design
FrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners
Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and AshF1Jurassic World RebirthThe Lost BusSinners
Casting
HamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherThe Secret AgentSinners
— with files from The Associated Press
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