‘Sinners’ Smashes Record With 16 Nominations
Sinners is officially the most Oscar-nominated film of all time.
The nominations for the Academy Awards 2026 were announced on Thursday, January 22.
Ryan Coogler's boundary-pushing drama Sinners broke records with an incredible 16 Oscar nominations, more than any film has ever received.
It eclipses the previous benchmark held together by All about Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), op La La Land (2016). The presence of the film is especially strong in top-tier categories, earning recognition for best picture, leading actor (Michael B. Jordan), supporting actor (Delroy Lindo-his first nomination ever), supporting actress (Wunmi Mosaku), as well as director and original screenplay for Coogler himself.
Upon its release in April 2025, Sinners had already made waves by becoming the highest-grossing domestic film in 15 years, a feat not seen since Christopher Nolan's Inception. Although there was a lot of doubt and controversy in the industry surrounding the film before its release, Sinners finally prepared expectations, emerging as North America's breakout theatrical event of the spring.
by Paul Thomas Anderson One Slaughter After Another follows behind Sinners with 13 nominations, including four for actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro, and Sean Penn, as well as for best film. The other nominees for best film were Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Valueand Train Dreams.
Nominees in the newly added casting category were Sinners, One battle after another, Hamnet, Marty Supremeand The secret agent.
As for snubs, Jon M. Chu's Wicked: For goodthe sequel to 2024's Wickeddid not receive a single Oscar nomination. The original film received 10 nods, won two.
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 15 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT on ABC. Conan O'Brien returns as host for the second year in a row.
Check out the full list of nominees after the flip:
Best picture
Bugonia
F1: The film
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One battle after another
The secret agent
Sentimental value
Sinners
Train Dreams
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 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 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 Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning, sentimental value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One hit after another
Best director
Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier, Sentimental value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Original screenplay
Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon
Jafar Panahi, it was just an accident
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Custom scenario
Will Tracy, Bugonia
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Chloé Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams
Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
Kpop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the character of rain
Zootopia 2
Documentary Feature
Alabama's solution
Come See me in the right light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The perfect neighbor
International Feature
The Secret Agent, Brazil
It was just an accident, France
Sentimental Value, Norway
Sirat, Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab, Tunisia
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Stephen Mirrione, F1: The Movie
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Andy Jurgensen, One battle after another
Olivier Bugge Coutté, sentimental value
Michael P. Shawver, Sinners
Cinematography
Dan Laustsen, Frankenstein
Darius Khondji, Marty Supreme
Michael Bauman, One battle after another
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams
Original Score
Jerskin Fendrix, Bugonia
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Max Richter, Hamnet
Jonny Greenwood, One battle after another
Ludwig Goransson, Sinners
Casting
Nina Gold, Hamnet
Jennifer Venditti, Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis, One battle after another
Gabriel Domingues, The Secret Agent
Francine Maisler, Sinners
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
Costume design
Deborah L. Scott, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Kate Hawley, Frankenstein
Malgosia Turzanska, Hamnet
Miyako Bellizzi, Marty Supreme
Ruth E. Carter, Sinners
Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1: The movie
Jurassic World Rebirth
The lost bus
Sinners
Sound
F1: The movie
Frankenstein
One battle after another
Sinners
Sirat
Make-up and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, & Cliona Furey
Kokuho
Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, & Tadashi Nishimatsu
Sinners
Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, & Shunika Terry
The Smashing Machine
Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, & Bjoern Rehbein
The ugly stepsister
Thomas Foldberg & Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Original Song
“Dear Me”
by 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 Seon and Teddy Park
“I lied to you”
of Sinners; Music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson
“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
Live action short
Butcher's Stain
A friend of Dorothy's
Jane Austen's Period Drama
The singers
Two people exchange saliva
Documentary short
All empty rooms
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children no more: “Were and gone”
The devil is busy
Perfectly A Strangeness
Animated short
Butterfly
Forever green
The girl who called pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
