The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the nominations for the 2026 Oscars, with Ryan Coogler’s Sinners emerging as the frontrunner, securing a record-breaking 16 nominations across major categories.
Warner Bros., the studio behind several nominees, leads all studios with 30 nominations this year.
Major categories
Best Picture
Nominees include Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners, and Train Dreams.
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
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
Supporting Roles
Actress: Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value), Amy Madigan (Weapons), Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners), Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Actor: Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another), Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein), Delroy Lindo (Sinners), Sean Penn (One Battle After Another), Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)
Directing & Writing
Best Director: Chloé Zhao (Hamnet), Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme), Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another), Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value), Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Adapted Screenplay: Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, One Battle After Another, Train Dreams
Original Screenplay: Blue Moon, It Was Just an Accident, Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value, Sinners
Other Key Categories
Animated Feature: Arco, Elio, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Zootopia 2
Cinematography: Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Sinners, Train Dreams
Original Score: Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, One Battle After Another, Sinners
Original Song: “Dear Me” (Diane Warren: Relentless), “Golden” (KPop Demon Hunters), “I Lied To You” (Sinners), “Sweet Dreams Of Joy” (Viva Verdi!), “Train Dreams” (Train Dreams)
Casting: Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sinners
