Oscars 2026: Sinners Breaks Records with Unprecedented Nominations

The 98th Academy Awards have shaken up the film world, with a line-up that’s got everyone talking. This year, the horror flick Sinners has managed to do what few could have predicted, dominating the nominations and setting a new benchmark for recognition at the Oscars. The Academy has clearly broadened its scope, giving a nod to films that push boundaries and tell stories that hit home for audiences everywhere.

Let’s take a look at the full list of contenders for this year’s awards, and see just how Sinners has managed to make such a splash in the industry.

Full List of 2026 Oscar Nominations

Here are the films and talent up for the top gongs at the 98th Academy Awards:

Best Picture

• Bugonia
• F1: The Movie
• 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 Battle After Another

Best Director

• Chloé 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

Adapted Screenplay

• 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

• The Alabama Solution
• Come See Me in the Good 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
• Sirāt, Spain
• The Voice of Hind Rajab, Tunisia

Editing

• 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 – 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

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
• Sirāt

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

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

Live-Action Short

• Butcher’s Stain
• A Friend of Dorothy
• Jane Austen’s Period Drama
• The Singers
• Two People Exchanging Saliva

Documentary Short

• All the Empty Rooms
• Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
• Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
• The Devil Is Busy
• Perfectly A Strangeness

Animated Short

• Butterfly
• Forevergreen
• The Girl Who Cried Pearls
• Retirement Plan
• The Three Sisters

Sinners Sets a New Oscars Record

Sinners has become the standout of 2025, racking up 16 nominations and officially taking the crown as the most-nominated film in the history of the Academy Awards. It’s outdone previous heavyweights like La La Land, Titanic, and All About Eve, each of which had 14 nods.

This puts Ryan Coogler’s work in a class of its own, with recognition across nearly every major category, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and a Best Actor nomination for Michael B. Jordan, who delivered a dual role. The film’s technical achievements haven’t gone unnoticed either, with nominations for Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, and more.

With such a strong showing, punters are keen to see just how many trophies Sinners will take home on the night. For those wanting to catch up, Sinners is available to stream on HBO Max in the US.