The golden statues are polished, the red carpet is being rolled out, and the countdown to Hollywood’s biggest night is officially on! On January 22, 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the contenders for Oscar 2026: The 98th Academy Awards, and the list is nothing short of electric.
Leading the pack is Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic Sinners with a record-shattering 16 nominations, followed closely by Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another with 13. Late-night icon Conan O’Brien is set to return as host on March 15, and with the first-ever “Best Casting” award up for grabs, history is already being made.
Main Categories
Best Picture
- One Battle After Another [Winner]
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Directing
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another [Winner]
- Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
- Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
- Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Actor in a Leading Role
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners [Winner]
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
- Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Actress in a Leading Role
- Jessie Buckley – Hamnet [Winner]
- 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 Supporting Role
- Sean Penn – One Battle After Another [Winner]
- Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
- Delroy Lindo – Sinners
- Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Amy Madigan – Weapons [Winner]
- Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler [Winner]
- Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow
- It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi (and collaborators)
- Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
- Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson [Winner]
- Bugonia – Will Tracy
- Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
- Hamnet – Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
- Train Dreams – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Animated Feature Film
- KPop Demon Hunters [Winner]
- Arco
- Elio
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
International Feature Film
- Sentimental Value (Norway) [Winner]
- The Secret Agent (Brazil)
- It Was Just an Accident (France)
- Sirât (Spain)
- The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Documentary Feature Film
- Mr. Nobody Against Putin [Winner]
- The Alabama Solution
- Come See Me in the Good Light
- Cutting Through Rocks
- The Perfect Neighbor
Technical & Creative Categories
Best Casting
- One Battle After Another [ Winner]
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- The Secret Agent
- Sinners
Cinematography
- Sinners [ Winner]
- Frankenstein
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Train Dreams
Film Editing
- One Battle After Another [Winner]
- F1
- Marty Supreme
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Production Design
- Frankenstein [Winner]
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
Costume Design
- Frankenstein [Winner]
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
Makeup & Hairstyling
- Frankenstein [Winner]
- Kokuho
- Sinners
- The Smashing Machine
- The Ugly Stepsister
Original Score
- Sinners [Winner]
- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another
Original Song
- “Golden” (KPop Demon Hunters) [Winner]
- “Dear Me” (Relentless)
- “I Lied To You” (Sinners)
- “Sweet Dreams of Joy” (Viva Verdi!)
- “Train Dreams” (Train Dreams)
Sound
- F1 [Winner]
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Sirât
Visual Effects
- Avatar: Fire and Ash [Winner]
- F1
- Jurassic World Rebirth
- The Lost Bus
- Sinners
Short Film Categories
Animated Short
- The Girl Who Cried Pearls [Winner]
- Butterfly
- Forevergreen
- Retirement Plan
- The Three Sisters
Live Action Short
- The Singers [Winner]
- Butcher’s Stain
- A Friend of Dorothy
- Jane Austen’s Period Drama
- Two People Exchanging Saliva
Documentary Short
- All the Empty Rooms [Winner]
- Armed Only with a Camera
- Children No More
- The Devil Is Busy
- Perfectly a Strangeness
