'Sinners' leads Oscars 2026 with record-breaking nominations
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January 22, 2026
'Sinners' leads Oscars 2026 with record-breaking nominations
Oscars 2026 nominations are finally announced, building up anticipation for the much-awaited award show of the season.
The nominees were announced on Thursday, January 22, and Sinners made history with 16 nominations, the most any movie has been nominated in the show.
Making fans' predictions come true, Timothee Chalamet, Jessie Buckley, and Jacob Elordi, all earned an Oscar nod after their critically acclaimed performances this year.
The award ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, on Sunday, March 15, and late-night host Conan O'Brien will be returning as the host.
The nominees list is as follows:
Best Picture
One Battle After Another
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
The Secret Agent
Train Dreams
Sinners
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 Actor
Timothee Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
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
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Best Director
Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coolger, Sinners
Joacim Trier, Sentimental Value
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 Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Song
Dear Me from Diane Warren: Relentless
Golden from KPop Demon Hunters
I Lied To You from Sinners
Sweet Dreams of Joy from Viva Verdi!
Train Dreams from Train Dreams
Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Casting
Hamnet
Sinners
Marty Supreme
The Secret Agent
One Battle After Another
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
One Battle After Another
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Sinners
Kokuho
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
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 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 Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Animated Short
Butterfly
Forever Green
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Best Live-Action Short
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best Documentary Feature
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms
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