Oscars 2026: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Records With 16 Noms

History has been rewritten with the Oscars 2026 nominations. The 2026 Academy Award nominations dropped with Sinners storming the field, earning an unprecedented 16 nods, the most ever for a single film. That breaks the long-standing 14-nomination record held by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land. While all but one of those titles went on to win Best Picture, Sinners now positions itself as a juggernaut in this year’s race, a feat that cements director Ryan Coogler’s evolution from indie breakout to awards season powerhouse.

The supernatural thriller stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles and Wunmi Mosaku in a supporting turn that has drawn consistent praise across the board. Its nomination tally spans across major and technical categories, including Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Lead Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Editing, Score, and more — a clean sweep in terms of industry recognition. Coogler, who had two previous Oscar nods under his belt as a producer and songwriter, now lands his first directing and writing nominations. That achievement places him among just a handful of Black filmmakers ever nominated for Best Director (the seventh, to be exact) and the first since Spike Lee in 2019.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another trailed just behind with 13 nominations, including acting nods for Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Benicio Del Toro, and Sean Penn. It remains a formidable contender after securing wins at the Critics Choice and Golden Globes. Elsewhere in the Best Picture category, nominees include Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and Train Dreams.

Some surprises emerged. Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good, the sequel to 2024’s Wicked, failed to land a single nomination despite its predecessor earning ten. James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash managed just two nods, a steep drop from the first film’s nine and even less than The Way of Water’s four. Hamnet’s Paul Mescal, a favourite in early forecasts for his portrayal of William Shakespeare, was left off the acting list, as were Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for their reprises in Wicked: For Good.

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein picked up nine nominations, though he was absent from the Best Director field. Norway’s Sentimental Value matched that figure, marking the most Oscar nods ever for a Norwegian film, though curiously it missed out on a Casting nomination — even as four of its actors received individual recognition. Meanwhile, the newly introduced Casting category saw Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, and The Secret Agent take the spotlight.

The complete list of Oscars 2026 nominees is as follows:

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Best Picture

• Bugonia
• F1
• 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

Best Original Screenplay

• Blue Moon
• It Was Just an Accident
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Train Dreams

Best Animated Feature Film

• Arco
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best International Feature Film

• The Secret Agent (Brazil)
• It Was Just an Accident (France)
• Sentimental Value (Norway)
• Sirât (Spain)
• The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

Best Casting

• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• The Secret Agent
• Sinners

Best Cinematography

• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Best Production Design

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Best Editing

• F1
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Original Score

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Best 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 Sound

• F1
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Sirât

Best Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Jurassic World Rebirth
• The Lost Bus
• Sinners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Frankenstein
• Kokuho
• Sinners
• The Smashing Machine
• The Ugly Stepsister

Best Costume Design

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners

Best Animated Short Film

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

Best Live-Action Short Film

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

Best Documentary Feature Film

• The Alabama Solution
• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cutting Through Rocks
• Mr. Nobody Against Putin
• The Perfect Neighbor

Best 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

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The 98th Academy Awards will air 16 March, Monday, 7am SGT.