Record-Breaking Sinners: Ryan Coogler’s Epic Leads the 2026 Oscar Race with 16 Nods

As January draws to a close, the biggest event in cinema has arrived: the nominations for the annual Academy Awards have finally been announced.

The 98th Oscars ceremony will take place on the morning of March 15. This year’s frontrunner is Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, which earned a staggering 16 nominations. This breaks the long-standing record of 14 nominations previously held by films like Titanic and La La Land. Another Warner Bros. heavyweight, One Battle After Another, follows closely with 13 nominations. Having already swept Best Picture, Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), and Best Screenplay (Paul Thomas Anderson) at the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice Awards, it remains the film to beat in the major categories. Meanwhile, Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, and Sentimental Value each secured 9 nominations. Notably, Norway’s Sentimental Value has become the most-nominated international film of the year.

The Best Picture lineup features two international titles: Norway’s Sentimental Value and Brazil’s The Secret Agent (which earned 4 nominations total). Sentimental Value recently dominated the European Film Awards, winning six prizes including Best Film and Best Director, making it the heavy favorite for Best International Feature. In a surprising turn, the Cannes Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident failed to secure a Best Picture slot, though it was nominated for Best International Feature. Conversely, the high-octane F1 surprised pundits by snagging a spot in the top 10 for Best Picture.

Sentimental Value and One Battle After Another lead the acting tallies with four nominations each. Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value) is the current favorite for Best Supporting Actor following his Golden Globe win. Sinners earned three acting nods, including a surprise nomination for Delroy Lindo for Best Supporting Actor—a slot many expected to go to Paul Mescal (Hamnet), who was one of the morning's biggest snubs. For the lead categories, Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme) and Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) are the current favorites after their recent Golden Globe and Critics' Choice victories. The race will likely tighten as the BAFTA and various Guild Awards are handed out in late February and early March.

Full List of Nominees:

Best Picture

Bugonia

F1

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

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 Director

Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay

Bugonia – Will Tracy

Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro

Hamnet – Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell

One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

Train Dreams – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best Original Screenplay

Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow

It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi in collaboration with Shadmehr Rastin, Nader Saïvar and Mehdi Mahmoudian

Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier

Sinners – Ryan Coogler

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 Documentary Feature Film

The Alabama Solution

Come See Me in the Good Light

Cutting Through Rocks

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

The Perfect Neighbor

Best Animated Feature

Arco

Elio

KPop Demon Hunters

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

Best Film Editing

F1 – Stephen Mirrione

Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen

Sentimental Value – Olivier Bugge Coutté

Sinners – Michael P. Shawver

Best Cinematography

Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen

Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji

One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman

Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett

F1 – Ryan Tudhope, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, and Keith Dawson

Jurassic World Rebirth – David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, and Neil Corbould

The Lost Bus – Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin

Sinners – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Best Production Design

Frankenstein – Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau

Hamnet – Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton

Marty Supreme – Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis

One Battle After Another – Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino

Sinners – Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Best Costume Design

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Deborah L. Scott

Frankenstein – Kate Hawley

Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska

Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi

Sinners – Ruth E. Carter

Best Sound

F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary Rizzo and Juan Peralta

Frankenstein – Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern

One Battle After Another – José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor

Sinners – Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, and Steve Boeddeker

Sirāt – Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

Best Original 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 Original Score

Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix

Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat

Hamnet – Max Richter

One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

Sinners – Ludwig Göransson

Best 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

Best Casting

Hamnet – Nina Gold

Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti

One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis

The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues

Sinners – Francine Maisler

Best Live Action Short Film

Butcher's Stain

A Friend of Dorothy

Jane Austen's Period Drama

The Singers

Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best Animated Short Film

Butterfly

Forevergreen

The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Retirement Plan

The Three Sisters

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

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Source: Oscars