2026 Oscar Nominations Announced as Sinners Leads With Record 16 Nods

Sinners has emerged as the most-nominated film of the 2026 Academy Awards, earning a record 16 nods. The horror drama, set in 1930s Mississippi, secured major nominations including best picture, directing, and original screenplay. Star Michael B. Jordan received his first-ever acting nomination for his dual role as twins Smoke and Stack, while co-stars Delroy Lindo and Wunmi Mosaku were also recognized.

First-time acting nominees this year also include Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein, Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another, and several performers from the Norwegian drama Sentimental Value, including Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Renate Reinsve, and Stellan Skarsgård.

One Battle After Another followed closely behind with 13 nominations, including best picture and a best actor nod for Leonardo DiCaprio. Timothée Chalamet earned his second consecutive best actor nomination for Marty Supreme, after being recognized last year for A Complete Unknown.

The 2026 Academy Awards will be hosted by Conan O’Brien and air Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on ABC, with streaming available on Hulu.

Below is the complete list of nominations:

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 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

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

Best animated feature film 
Arco 
Elio 
KPop Demon Hunters 
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain 
Zootopia 2

Best animated short film 
Butterfly 
Forevergreen 
The Girl Who Cried Pearls 
Retirement Plan 
The Three Sisters

Achievement in cinematography 
Frankenstein 
Marty Supreme 
One Battle After Another 
Sinners 
Train Dreams

Achievement in costume design 
Avatar: Fire and Ash 
Frankenstein 
Hamnet 
Marty Supreme 
Sinners

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

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 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

Achievement in film editing 
F1 
Marty Supreme 
One Battle After Another 
Sentimental Value 
Sinners

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

Achievement in casting 
Hamnet, Nina Gold 
Marty Supreme, Jennifer Venditti 
One Battle After Another, Cassandra Kulukundis 
The Secret Agent, Gabriel Domingues 
Sinners, Francine Maisler

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling 
Frankenstein, Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey 
Kokuho, Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibin,o and Tadashi Nishimatsu 
Sinners, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontain,e and Shunika Terry 
The Smashing Machine, Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffi,n and Bjoern Rehbein 
The Ugly Stepsister, Thomas Foldberg, and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Original Score 
Bugonia, Jerskin Fendrix 
Frankenstein, Alexandre Desplat 
Hamnet, Max Richter 
One Battle After Another, Jonny Greenwood 
Sinners, Ludwig Göransson

Original Song 
"Dear Me" from Diane Warren: Relentless; music and lyrics by Diane Warren 
"Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters; music and lyrics by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo,n and Teddy Park 
"I Lied to You" from Sinners; music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson 
"Sweet Dreams of Joy" from Viva Verdi!; music and lyrics by Nicholas Pike 
"Train Dreams" from Train Dreams; music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; lyrics by Nick Cave