The 2026 Oscar nominations are officially in, and this year’s list powerfully highlights Black excellence across film. Black actors and creatives earned standout recognition, led by Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending horror film, which shattered records with an impressive 16 nominations.
The film landed nominations in every major category, including Best Picture, Best Director (Coogler), Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan), Best Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo), Best Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku), and Best Original Screenplay. Sinners also dominated across multiple technical categories, underscoring its impact both creatively and cinematically. This is veteran actor Lindo’s first Oscar Nomination.
Golden Globe winner Teyana Taylor earned her first-ever Oscar nomination for her role in One Battle After Another, marking another milestone moment in an already celebrated year.
Nominees were selected by voting members across the Academy’s 19 branches, with each branch voting within its respective discipline—actors nominate actors, costume designers nominate costume designers, and so on. In categories such as Animated Feature Film, Animated Short Film, International Feature Film, and Live Action Short Film, nominees are chosen by members from all branches who opt in and meet eligibility requirements. All active Academy members are eligible to vote for Best Picture nominees.
This year, nomination ballots were submitted by Academy members representing 88 countries.
The 98th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC, streamed on Hulu, and aired in more than 200 territories worldwide.
98th Academy Awards — 2026 Oscar Nominees
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
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
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
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
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- Arco — Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman
- Elio — Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Mary Alice Drumm
- KPop Demon Hunters — Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, Michelle L.M. Wong
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain — Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Henri Magalon
- Zootopia 2 — Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
- Butterfly — Florence Miailhe, Ron Dyens
- Forevergreen — Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears
- The Girl Who Cried Pearls — Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
- Retirement Plan — John Kelly, Andrew Freedman
- The Three Sisters — Konstantin Bronzit
CASTING
- Hamnet — Nina Gold
- Marty Supreme — Jennifer Venditti
- One Battle After Another — Cassandra Kulukundis
- The Secret Agent — Gabriel Domingues
- Sinners — Francine Maisler
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Frankenstein — Dan Laustsen
- Marty Supreme — Darius Khondji
- One Battle After Another — Michael Bauman
- Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw
- Train Dreams — Adolpho Veloso
COSTUME DESIGN
- Avatar: Fire and Ash — Deborah L. Scott
- Frankenstein — Kate Hawley
- Hamnet — Malgosia Turzanska
- Marty Supreme — Miyako Bellizzi
- Sinners — Ruth E. Carter
DIRECTING
- Hamnet — Chloé Zhao
- Marty Supreme — Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
- Sentimental Value — Joachim Trier
- Sinners — Ryan Coogler
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
- The Alabama Solution — Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
- Come See Me in the Good Light — Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen
- Cutting Through Rocks — Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni
- Mr. Nobody Against Putin — Nominees TBD
- The Perfect Neighbor — Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
- All the Empty Rooms — Joshua Seftel, Conall Jones
- Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud — Craig Renaud, Juan Arredondo
- Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” — Hilla Medalia, Sheila Nevins
- The Devil Is Busy — Christalyn Hampton, Geeta Gandbhir
- Perfectly a Strangeness — Alison McAlpine
FILM EDITING
- F1 — Stephen Mirrione
- Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
- One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen
- Sentimental Value — Olivier Bugge Coutté
- Sinners — Michael P. Shawver
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
- Brazil — The Secret Agent
- France — It Was Just an Accident
- Norway — Sentimental Value
- Spain — Sirāt
- Tunisia — The Voice of Hind Rajab
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
- Butcher’s Stain — Meyer Levinson-Blount, Oron Caspi
- A Friend of Dorothy — Lee Knight, James Dean
- Jane Austen’s Period Drama — Julia Aks, Steve Pinder
- The Singers — Sam A. Davis, Jack Piatt
- Two People Exchanging Saliva — Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata
MAKEUP 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
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
- Bugonia — Jerskin Fendrix
- Frankenstein — Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet — Max Richter
- One Battle After Another — Jonny Greenwood
- Sinners — Ludwig Göransson
MUSIC (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
BEST PICTURE
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Frankenstein — Tamara Deverell; Shane Vieau
- Hamnet — Fiona Crombie; Alice Felton
- Marty Supreme — Jack Fisk; Adam Willis
- One Battle After Another — Florencia Martin; Anthony Carlino
- Sinners — Hannah Beachler; Monique Champagne
SOUND
- F1
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Sirāt
VISUAL EFFECTS
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- Jurassic World Rebirth
- The Lost Bus
- Sinners
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
- Bugonia — Will Tracy
- Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro
- Hamnet — Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
- One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
- Train Dreams — Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
- Blue Moon — Robert Kaplow
- It Was Just an Accident — Jafar Panahi
- Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
- Sentimental Value — Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
- Sinners — Ryan Coogler