Oscars 2026: ‘Sinners’ Dominates With Record 16 Nominations

Sinners will be the film to beat at the 2026 Oscars, after picking up a record 16 nominations, including best picture.

When the nominations were announced early Thursday, Jan. 22, Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller dominated the competition, with Coogler receiving individual nominations for directing and best original screenplay. Michael B. Jordan, who played twin brothers “Smoke” and “Stack” in the film, received a best actor nod.

Wunmi Mosaku picked up a supporting actress nomination for her performance in the thriller.  While Delroy Lindo received a surprise supporting actor nod after being ignored by the Golden Globes and the Actor Awards. Ruth E. Carter received a nomination for best costume design.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another followed with 13 nominations, including best picture.

Anderson received nominations for directing and adapted screenplay. Leonardo DiCaprio picked up a best actor nod. Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn were nominated for best supporting actor and Teyana Taylor received a supporting actress nod.

Frankenstein, Marty Supreme and Sentimental Value followed with nine nominations each. Hamnet received eight nods. Train Dreams, Bugonia, F1, and The Secret Agent picked up four nominations each.

The Secret Agent star Wagner Moura made history as the first lead actor nominee from Brazil.

Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominations live from Beverly Hills.

Winners will be revealed during the 98th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 15, 2026. The ceremony airs live on ABC.

Below is the complete list of 2026 Oscar 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
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 Actor
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value

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 International Feature
The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Sirat
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
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor

Best Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams

Best Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners

Best Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best Costume Design
Deborah L. Scott – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Kate Hawley – Frankenstein
Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet
Miyako Bellizzi – Marty Supreme
Ruth E. Carter – Sinners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister

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 Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat

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

Best Live-Action Short
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best Animated Short
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

Best Documentary Short
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

Honorary Academy Awards
Tom Cruise
Debbie Allen
Wynn Thomas

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Dolly Parton

Nominations by Film
Sinners – Warner Bros. – 16
One Battle after Another – Warner Bros. – 13
Frankenstein – Netflix – 9
Marty Supreme – A24 – 9
Sentimental Value – Neon – 9
Hamnet – Focus Features – 8
Bugonia – Focus Features – 4
F1 – Apple – 4
The Secret Agent – Neon – 4
Train Dreams – Netflix – 4