Awards season has officially hit its biggest moment yet. The Oscars 2026 nominations are in, setting the stage for what is shaping up to be one of the most wide-ranging and conversation-starting Academy Awards races in recent memory.

Leading the charge is ‘Sinners’, the cultural lightning rod that emerged as this year’s most nominated film with a history-making 16 nods. Among them are major acting mentions for Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, alongside Best Picture and Best Director recognition for Ryan Coogler. The film’s dominance positions it as the clear awards-season frontrunner.

Elsewhere, the acting races are stacked with both prestige favorites and mainstream heavy-hitters. ‘One Battle After Another’ scored key nominations, including a Best Supporting Actress nod for Teyana Taylor, while big studio titles like ‘Avatar’, ‘F1’, and ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ made their presence felt across technical categories.

From indie dramas like ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Sentimental Value’ to animated crowd-pleasers such as ‘Zootopia 2’, the nominations reflect a year where artistic ambition and box office muscle comfortably shared the spotlight. The ceremony itself airs live on March 15 on ABC.

Here is the full list of nominees exactly as announced for the 98th Annual Academy Awards.

Oscar Nominations 2026

Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle
Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams

Achievement in Directing
Chloe Zhao
Josh Safdie
Paul Thomas Anderson
Joachim Trier
Ryan Coogler

Actor in a Leading Role
Timothy Chalamet
Leonardo Di Caprio
Ethan Hawke
Michael B Jordan
Wagner Moura

Actress in a Leading Role
Jessie Buckley
Rose Byrne
Kate Hudson
Renata Reinsve
Emma Stone

Actor in a Supporting Role
Benicio Del Toro
Jacob Elordi
Delroy Lindo
Sean Penn
Stellan Skarsgard

Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
Amy Madigan
Wunmi Mosaku
Teyana Taylor

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

Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams

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

Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie
Zootopia 2

Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle
Sinners

Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle
Sinners
Train Dreams

Costume Design
Avatar
Hamnet
Frankenstein
Sinners
Marty Supreme

Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle
Sinners
Sentimental Value

Makeup and Hairstyling
Kokuho
Frankenstein
Sinners
Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister

Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle
Sinners
Sirat

Visual Effects
Avatar
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
Lost Bus
Sinners

Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Original Song
Dear Me
Golden
I Lie To You
Sweet Dreams Of Joy
Train Dreams

Documentary Feature
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me In The Good Light
Mr Nobody Against Putin
Perfect Neighbour
Cutting Through Rocks

International Feature
The Secret Agent
It Was Just An Accident
Sentimental Value
Sirat
The Voice Of Hind Rajab

Animated Short
Butterfly
Forever Green
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

Documentary Short
All The Empty Rooms
Armed Only With A Camera
Children No More
Perfectly A Strangeness
The Devil Is Busy

Live Action Short
Butchers Stain
A Friend Of Dorothy
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Jane Austen’s Period Drama

Casting Credits
Hamnet (Focus Features) – Nina Gold
Marty Supreme (A24) – Jennifer Venditti
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) – Cassandra Kulukundis
The Secret Agent (Neon) – Gabriel Domingues
Sinners (Warner Bros.) – Francine Maisler

Visual Effects Credits
Avatar: Fire and Ash (Walt Disney) – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
F1 (Apple) – Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal) – David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
The Lost Bus (Apple) – Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin
Sinners (Warner Bros.) – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Animated Feature Film Credits
Arco (Neon) – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman
Elio (Walt Disney) – Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) – Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS) – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney) – Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino

Actor In A Supporting Role Credits
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Delroy Lindo – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value (Neon)

Actress In A Supporting Role Credits
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Amy Madigan – Weapons (Warner Bros.)
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

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