Oscar 2026 Nominees: Full List of Films and Key Contenders
The 98th Academy Awards nominations are officially announced. Sinners leads the pack with a record-breaking 16 nominations, while One Battle After Another, Frankenstein and Hamnet emerge as major contenders.
The race for the 2026 Academy Awards is officially underway. This year's nominations reflect a broad and sometimes surprising snapshot of the film industry, blending large-scale studio productions with intimate auteur-driven projects.
Key Takeaways
- Sinners leads with record 16 nominations
- One Battle After Another, Frankenstein and Hamnet follow as multi-category contenders
- Ceremony will be held March 15, 2026 at the Dolby Theatre
- Starting 2029, the Academy Awards will stream on YouTube
Best Picture
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners (16 nominations)
- 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 Actor
- Timothee Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
- Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
- Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
- Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
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 Supporting Actor
- Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)
- Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
- Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
- Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
- Stellan Skarsgard (Sentimental Value)
Best Director
- Chloe Zhao (Hamnet)
- Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
- Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
- Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
- Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Best Original Screenplay
- Blue Moon
- It Was Just an Accident
- Marty Supreme
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another
- Train Dreams
Best International Feature
- The Secret Agent (Brazil)
- It Was Just an Accident (France)
- Sentimental Value (Norway)
- Sirat (Spain)
- The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Animated Feature
- Arco
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best Visual Effects
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- Jurassic World Rebirth
- The Lost Bus
- Sinners
Ceremony Details
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The event will be broadcast live on ABC, with additional digital coverage available via Hulu.
Notably, starting in 2029, the Academy Awards will begin streaming on YouTube, marking a significant shift in how the prestigious ceremony reaches global audiences.