#OSCARS: “SINNERS” LEADS 2026 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

SINNERS leads the way at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards, with a record 16 nominations, including Best Picture. They are followed closely with Best Picture favourite ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, garnering 13 nominations.

Some surprises among the group include Elle Fanning getting a Best Supporting Actress nomination for international feature SENTIMENTAL VALUE, which got nine nominations total. Noticeable omissions included Ariana Grande for WICKED: FOR GOOD, Chase Infiniti for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, Odessa A’zion for MARTY SUPREME, and AVATAR: FIRE & ASH which has performed exceedingly well commercially, though not recognized for Best Picture.

The Awards are set to take place March 15, 2026 at 7 PM ET.

Complete list of nominees:

Best picture

Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams

Performance by an 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 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

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

Achievement in directing

Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Animated feature film

Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Adapted screenplay

Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams

Original screenplay

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

International feature film

The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Sirât
The Voice of Hind Rajab

Documentary feature film

The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister

Achievement in music: original score

Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Achievement in casting

Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners

Achievement in costume design

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners

Achievement in music 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

Live action short film

Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva

Animated short film

Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

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

Production design

Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Achievement in film editing

F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Achievement in sound

F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât

Achievement in visual effects

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

Achievement in cinematography

Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams