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The 98th Academy Award nominations are here, heralding a historic year for cinema and a landmark moment for streaming.
Announced by Oscar-nominated actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman, this year’s nominations unveiled a class of contenders that broke records, celebrated global talent, and introduced a brand-new category: Best Casting.
Leading the charge with an astonishing 16 nominations is Ryan Coogler’s epic Sinners, which has now etched its name in Oscars history. Surpassing the 14-nomination records held by classics like All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land, Sinners dominated across the board. Its nods include Best Picture, Best Director for Coogler, Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, and a historic Best Costume Design nomination for Ruth E. Carter, making her the most nominated Black woman in Oscar history.
Hot on its heels is Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another with 13 nominations, while Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value, and Frankenstein are locked in a compelling tie with 9 nods each.
This year’s Best Picture lineup is a testament to cinematic diversity, ranging from the high-octane drama of F1 and the literary adaptation Hamnet to the fantastical Bugonia and the intimate Norwegian favourite Sentimental Value.
The acting categories are fiercely competitive. The Best Actress race sees Emma Stone (Bugonia) up against Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) and Kate Hudson, making a celebrated return for Song Sung Blue. Best Actor features a showdown between industry titans Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another) and Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), alongside Timothée Chalamet’s transformative turn in Marty Supreme.
A significant shift in the awards landscape is marked by the inaugural Best Casting category, recognising the crucial art of ensemble building, with Sinners, Hamnet, and The Secret Agent among the nominees.
The 98th Academy Awards will be hosted by the legendary Conan O’Brien on March 15, 2026, broadcast live on ABC and Hulu. In a sign of the times, the Academy also announced that from 2029 onwards, the Oscars telecast will move exclusively to live streaming on YouTube, embracing a new digital future.
Key Nominees to Watch:
Record-Breaker: Sinners (16 nominations)
Best Picture Frontrunners: Sinners, One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value
Historic Nominee: Ruth E. Carter, breaking records in Costume Design for Sinners.
New Category: Best Casting, celebrating the architects of on-screen magic.
Global Spotlight: Best International Feature includes films from Tunisia (The Voice of Hind Rajab), Norway, Spain, France, and Brazil.
The Full Nomination List
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
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 Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
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 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
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle after Another
Sinners
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle after Another
Sinners
Sirât
Best Live-Action Short
“Butcher’s Stain”
“A Friend of Dorothy”
“Jane Austen’s Period Drama”
“The Singers”
“Two People Exchanging Saliva”
Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle after Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Documentary Feature
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Documentary Short
“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”
Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
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 International Feature
Brazil, The Secret Agent
France, It Was Just an Accident
Norway, Sentimental Value
Spain, Sirât
Tunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Hair and Makeup
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Best Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Animated Short
“Butterfly”
“Forevergreen”
“The Girl Who Cried Pearls”
“The Three Sisters”
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 Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle after Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners
As we count down to the ceremony on March 15th, the stage is set for a night of potentially historic wins and a celebration of a brilliant, boundary-pushing year in film.
The 98th Academy Awards will air live on March 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. ET on ABC and Hulu.
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