Hollywood unveils 2026 Oscar nominations

Hollywood has officially revealed the nominations for this year’s Oscars, celebrating the most outstanding films and performances of the past year.

Sinners dominates the awards with a record-breaking 16 nominations, surpassing the previous record set by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016).

Following closely is One Battle After Another with 13 nominations, while Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, and Sentimental Value each earned nine nods, and Hamnet secured eight.

The star-studded ceremony will take place on March 15, with US comedian Conan O’Brien set to host.

Highlights and Surprises:

• Sinners makes history with the most nominations in Oscar history.

• One Battle After Another and Marty Supreme are strong contenders across major categories, signaling intense competition.

Categories

Best Picture:

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

Best Actor:

• 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:

• 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 Supporting Actress:

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

Best Supporting Actor:

• Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
• Delroy Lindo – Sinners
• Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
• Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Director:

• Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
• Ryan Coogler – Sinners
• Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
• Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
• Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best Adapted Screenplay:

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Train Dreams

Best Original Screenplay:

• Blue Moon
• It Was Just an Accident
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Original Song:

• “Dear Me” – Diane Warren: Relentless
• “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
• “I Lied to You” – Sinners
• “Sweet Dreams of Joy” – Viva Verdi!
• “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams

Best Original Score:

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Best International Feature:

• It Was Just an Accident,
• Sentimental Value,
• Sirât,
• The Secret Agent,
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Animated Feature:

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

Best Documentary Feature:

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

Technical Categories:

• Best Costume Design:

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash,
2. rankenstein,
3. Hamnet,
4. Marty Supreme,
5. Sinners

• Best Makeup & Hairstyling:

1. Frankenstein,
2. Kokuho,
3. Sinners,
4. The Smashing Machine,
5. The Ugly Stepsister

• Best Production Design:

1. Frankenstein,
2. Hamnet,
3. Marty Supreme,
4. One Battle After Another,
5. Sinners

• Best Sound:

1. Frankenstein
2. F1
3. One Battle After Another
4. Sinners
5. Sirât

• Best Film Editing:

1. F1
2. Marty Supreme
3. One Battle After Another
4. Sentimental Value
5. Sinners

• Best Cinematography:

1. Frankenstein
2. Marty Supreme
3. One Battle After Another
4. Sinners
5. Train Dreams

• Best Visual Effects:

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash
2. F1
3. Jurassic World Rebirth
4. Sinners
5. The Lost Bus

Short Film Categories:

• Live Action:

1. A Friend of Dorothy,
2. Butcher’s Stain,
3. Jane Austen’s Period Drama,
4. The Singers,
5. Two People Exchanging Saliva

• Animated:

1. Butterfly,
2. Forevergreen,
3. Retirement Plan,
4. The Girl Who Cried Pearls,
5. The Three Sisters

• Documentary:

1. All the Empty Rooms,
2. Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud,
3. Children No More: Were and Are Gone,
4. The Devil Is Busy,
5. Perfectly a Strangeness

• Best Casting:

1. Hamnet
2. Marty Supreme
3. One Battle After Another
4. Sinners
5. The Secret Agent