<I>Sinners</I> leads Oscars with 16  nominations
January 22, 2026

Sinners leads Oscars with 16 nominations

LOS ANGELES - The 98th Oscar nominations (www.oscars.org) were announced this morning, representing excellence in film in 24 categories. Each category has five nominees, with the exception of Best Picture, which has 10. Voting among Academy members begins on Thursday, February 26th and concludes on Thursday, March 5th.

Sinners leads the list of nominees with 16 nominations, including those for Best Picture, Directing (Ryan Coogler), Lead Actor (Micheal B. Jordan), Film Editing (Michael P. Shawver), Original Score (Ludwig Goransson) and Original Song (I Lied to You; Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson). The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and streamed live on Hulu.

The following is a complete list of nominees.

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

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

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

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

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
 
ARCO
Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman
 
ELIO
Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm
 
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong
 
LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN
Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon
 
ZOOTOPIA 2
Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
 
BUTTERFLY
Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
 
FOREVERGREEN
Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
 
THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
 
RETIREMENT PLAN
John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
 
THE THREE SISTERS
Konstantin Bronzit

CASTING
 
HAMNET
Nina Gold
 
MARTY SUPREME
Jennifer Venditti
 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Cassandra Kulukundis
 
THE SECRET AGENT
Gabriel Domingues
 
SINNERS
Francine Maisler

CINEMATOGRAPHY
 
FRANKENSTEIN
Dan Laustsen
 
MARTY SUPREME
Darius Khondji
 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Michael Bauman
 
SINNERS
Autumn Durald Arkapaw
 
TRAIN DREAMS
Adolpho Veloso

COSTUME DESIGN
 
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
Deborah L. Scott
 
FRANKENSTEIN
Kate Hawley
 
HAMNET
Malgosia Turzanska
 
MARTY SUPREME
Miyako Bellizzi
 
SINNERS
Ruth E. Carter

DIRECTING
 
HAMNET
Chloé Zhao
 
MARTY SUPREME
Josh Safdie
 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Joachim Trier
 
SINNERS
Ryan Coogler

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
 
THE ALABAMA SOLUTION
Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
 
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT
Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen
 
CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS
Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
 
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
  to be determined
 
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
 
ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS
Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
 
ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD
Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo
 
CHILDREN NO MORE: "WERE AND ARE GONE"
Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
 
THE DEVIL IS BUSY
Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
 
PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS
Alison McAlpine

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

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
 
BRAZIL
The Secret Agent
 
FRANCE
It Was Just an Accident
 
NORWAY
Sentimental Value
 
SPAIN
Sirāt
 
TUNISIA
The Voice of Hind Rajab

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
 
BUTCHER'S STAIN
Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi
 
A FRIEND OF DOROTHY
Lee Knight and James Dean
 
JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA
Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
 
THE SINGERS
Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt
 
TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA
Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata

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

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
 
BUGONIA
Jerskin Fendrix
 
FRANKENSTEIN
Alexandre Desplat
 
HAMNET
Max Richter
 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Jonny Greenwood
 
SINNERS
Ludwig Goransson

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
 
DEAR ME
from Diane Warren: Relentless; Music and Lyric 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

BEST PICTURE
 
BUGONIA
Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, Producers
 
F1
Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
 
FRANKENSTEIN
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, Producers
 
HAMNET
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers
 
MARTY SUPREME
Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet, Producers
 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers
 
THE SECRET AGENT
Emilie Lesclaux, Producer
 
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Producers
 
SINNERS
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler, Producers
 
TRAIN DREAMS
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, Producers

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

SOUND
 
F1
Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. 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

VISUAL EFFECTS
 
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
 
F1
Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington 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

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
 
BUGONIA
Screenplay by Will Tracy
 
FRANKENSTEIN
Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro
 
HAMNET
Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & 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 & Josh Safdie
 
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
 
SINNERS
Written by Ryan Coogler