2026 Oscars Nominations Announced

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    Author Mia Blakeney

The nominations for the 98th Oscars were announced on Thursday 22 January. Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple) and Lewis Pullman (Thunderbolts*) revealed the nominations for the prestigious film awards via a live broadcast.

The frontrunner for this year’s Academy Awards is Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. The film received 16 nominations, breaking the record for the most nominations in a single year, previously held by All About Eve, La La Land and Titanic at 14.

Sinners’ notable nominations include Best Picture, Directing for Ryan Coogler, Actor in a Leading Role for Michael B. Jordan, Actress in a Supporting Role for Wunmi Mosaku, and Actor in a Supporting Role for Delroy Lindo.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another received an impressive 13 nominations. Anderson was nominated for Directing and Adapted Screenplay, Leonardo DiCaprio for Actor in a Leading Role, Teyana Taylor for Actress in a Supporting Role, and Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn for Actor in a Supporting Role.

Marty Supreme received nine nominations including Best Picture, Directing for Josh Safdie, and Actor in a Leading Role for Timothée Chalamet.

Sentimental Value was also nominated for nine awards, including Best Picture, International Feature Film, Directing for Joachim Trier and Actress in a Leading Role for Renate Reinsve.

The full list of nominees for the Academy Award for Best Picture is as follows: Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners and Train Dreams.

It’s going to be a close call when the winners are announced on Sunday 15 March at The Dolby Theatre in LA.

Read the full list of Oscar nominations here.