With the 98th Academy Awards coming this March, the official Oscar nominations were released this week. Some were no surprise, while others were welcome for actors and actresses not before nominated.
“Black Panther” Director Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” led the nominations this year with 16 nods, including one for ‘Best Picture.’ Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was next in line with 13 nominations, including a nomination for Leonardo DiCaprio for ‘Best Actor.’ ‘ Some surprises also landed, with veteran actor Delroy Lindo earning his first ever Oscar nomination for “Sinners” and International Film “The Secret Agent” from Brazil earning a nod for ‘Best International Feature,’ following up its Golden Globe win for ‘Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language’ and ‘Best Actor in a Drama’ for Wagner Moura.
Below are the full list of nominations. The Oscars are scheduled for Sunday, March 15th, 2026 and will be hosted by Conan O’Brien. The show will be available to stream on Hulu or view on ABC.
Best Picture
- “Bugonia”
- “F1”
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “The Secret Agent”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sinners”
- “Train Dreams”
Performance By a Actor in a Leading Role
- Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
- Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
- Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
- Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
- Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”
Performance By an 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 Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value”
Performance By an 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”
Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”
- Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
- Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”
- Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”
Best Animated Feature Film
- “Arco”
- “Elio”
- “KPop Demon Hunters”
- “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
- “Zootopia 2”
Best Animated Short Film
- “Butterfly”
- “Forevergreen”
- “The Girl Who Cried Pearls”
- “Retirement Plan”
- “The Three Sisters”
Achievement in Cinematography
- “Frankenstein”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
- “Train Dreams”
Achievement in Costume Design
- “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “Sinners”
Achievement in Directing
- Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet”
- Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
- Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
- Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
- Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
Best Documentary Feature Film
- “The Alabama Solution”
- “Come See Me in the Good Light”
- “Cutting Through Rocks”
- “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
- “The Perfect Neighbor”
Best Documentary Short Film
- “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”
Achievement in Film Editing
- “Marty Supreme”
- “F1”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sinners”
Best International Feature Film
- “The Secret Agent” (Brazil)
- “It Was Just an Accident” (France)
- “Sentimental Value” (Norway)
- “Sirāt” (Spain)
- “The Voice of Hind Rajab” (Tunisia)
Achievement in Casting
- “Hamnet,” Nina Gold
- “Marty Supreme” Jennifer Venditti
- “One Battle after Another,” Cassandra Kulukundis
- “The Secret Agent,” Gabriel Domingues
- “Sinners,” Francine Maisler
Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- “Frankenstein,” Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
- “Kokuho, Kyoko Toyokawa,” Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
- “Sinners,” Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
- “The Smashing Machine,” Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
- “The Ugly Stepsister,” Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Original Score
- “Bugonia,” Jerskin Fendrix
- “Frankenstein,” Alexandre Desplat
- “Hamnet,” Max Richter
- “One Battle after Another,” Jonny Greenwood
- “Sinners,” Ludwig Goransson
Original Song
- “Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless;” music and lyrics by Diane Warren
- “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters;” music and lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park
- “I Lied to You” from “Sinners;” music and lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson
- “Sweet Dreams of Joy” from “Viva Verdi!;” music and lyric by Nicholas Pike
- “Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams;” music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; lyric by Nick Cave
Achievement in Production Design
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
Best Live Action Short Film
- “Butcher’s Stain”
- “A Friend of Dorothy”
- “Jane Austen’s Period Drama”
- “The Singers”
- “Two People Exchanging Saliva”
Achievement in Sound
- “F1”
- “Frankenstein”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
- “Sirāt”
Achievement in Visual Effects
- “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- “F1”
- “Jurassic World: Rebirth”
- “The Lost Bus”
- “Sinners”
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- “Bugonia,” screenplay by Will Tracy
- “Frankenstein,” written for the screen by Guillermo del Toro
- “Hamnet,” screenplay by Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
- “One Battle after Another,” written by Paul Thomas Anderson
- “Train Dreams,” screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- “Blue Moon,” written by Robert Kaplow
- “It Was Just an Accident,” written by Jafar Panahi; script collaborators: Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
- “Marty Supreme,” written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
- “Sentimental Value,” written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
- “Sinners,” written by Ryan Coogler
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