Oscars 2026: The nominees for the 98th Academy Awards Ceremony was announced by Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, USA.
Ryan Coogler's Sinners has become the most nominated film in history garnering 16 nominations. Sinners beats the record of 14 nominations set by Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1996), The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King (2003), and La La Land (2016). Coogler has been nominated in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing (Original Screenplay). Composer Ludwig Goransson has been nominted in the Best Music (Original Score) for the second time for Sinners. He is also nominated for Bes Michael B Jordan, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku have all garnered their first Oscar nominations.
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another has been nominated in 13 categories, with Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme and Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value garnering 9 nominations each. Meanwhile, Chloe Zhao's Hamnet has been nominated in 8 categories.
A new category has been added to the roster this year. For the first time casting directors will receive an Oscar for Best Casting.
List of Nominees:
Best Picture:
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Directing:
Chloe 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:
Timothee 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 Illeas (Sentimental Value)
Amy Madigan (Weapons)
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Best Writing (Original Screenplay):
Robert Kaplow (Blue Moon)
Jafar Panahi; Script Collaborators: Nader Saiver, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian (It Was Just An Accident)
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Eskil Vogt, Jochaim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
Will Tracy (Bugonia)
Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet)
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Train Dreams)
Best Animated Feature Film:
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie or The Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best International Feature Film:
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
It Was Just An Accident (France)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirat (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Music (Original Score):
Justin Fendrix (Bugonia)
Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein)
Max Richter (Hamnet)
Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another)
Ludwig Gorannson (Sinners)
Best Music (Original Song):
'Dear Me' (Diane Warren: Relentless) - Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
'Golden' (KPop Demon Hunters) - Music and Lyrics by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon, and Teddy Park
'I Lied To You' (Sinners) - Music and Lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson
'Sweet Dreams of Joy' (Viva Verdi!) - Music and Lyrics by Nicholas Pike
'Train Dreams' (Train Dreams)
Best Cinematography:
Dan Lausten (Frankenstein)
Darius Khondji (Marty Supreme)
Michael Bauman (One Battle After Another)
Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners)
Adolpho Veloso (Train Dreams)
Best Film Editing:
Stephen Mirrione (F1)
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Andy Jurgensen (One Battle After Another)
Olivier Bugge Coutte (Sentimental Value)
Michael P Shawver (Sinners)
Best Visual Effects:
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Best Casting:
Nina Gold (Hamnet)
Jennifer Venditti (Marty Supreme)
Cassandra Kulikundis (One Battle After Another)
Gabriel Domingues (The Secret Agent)
Francine Maisler (Sinners)