2026 Oscar nominations revealed

The 98th annual Academy Awards will be hosted by Conan O'Brien on March 15

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the full list of nominations for the 98th annual Academy Awards, set to take place on March 15, 2026, in Los Angeles with Conan O’Brien returning as host.

This year’s roster spans 24 competitive categories, including the brand‑new Best Casting award — the first new Oscar category in more than two decades.

The vampire thriller Sinners leads the field with a record‑breaking 16 nominations, including major categories such as Best Picture, Best Director (Ryan Coogler), Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan), Best Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo), and Best Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku).

Best Picture nominees:
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 Skarsgård (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 Original Screenplay:
Blue Moon; Sinners; Sentimental Value; Marty Supreme; It Was Just an Accident.

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

Best Animated Feature:
Arco; Elio; KPop Demon Hunters; Little Amélie or the Character of Rain; Zootopia 2.

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).

Best Casting (new category):
Hamnet; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another; The Secret Agent; 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 Editing:
F1; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another; Sentimental Value; Sinners.

Best Original Score:
Bugonia; Frankenstein; Hamnet; One Battle After Another; Sinners.

Best Original Song:
“Dear Me” (Relentless); “Golden” (KPop Demon Hunters); “I Lied to You” (Sinners); “Sweet Dreams of Joy” (Viva Verdi!); “Train Dreams” (Train Dreams).

Best Sound:
F1; Frankenstein; One Battle After Another; Sinners; Sirāt.

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

Best Costume Design:
Avatar: Fire and Ash; Frankenstein; Hamnet; Marty Supreme; Sinners.

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

Documentary Feature:
The Alabama Solution; Come See Me in the Good Light; Cutting Through Rocks; Mr. Nobody Against Putin; My Undesirable Friends; The Perfect Neighbor.

Documentary Short:
All the Empty Rooms; Armed Only with a Camera; Children No More: Were and Are Gone; The Devil Is Busy; Perfectly a Strangeness.

Live Action Short Film:
Butcher’s Stain; The Singers; Two People Exchanging Saliva; A Friend of Dorothy; Jane Austen’s Period Drama.

Animated Short Film:
The Girl Who Cried Pearls; The Three Sisters; Butterfly; Forevergreen; Retirement Plan.

The 2026 nominations showcase a broad range of films and creative achievements, reflecting a vibrant year in cinema ahead of awards night on March 15.