‘Sinners’ Breaks Oscar Record With 16 Nominations (Complete List)

What a morning it is for “Sinners.” Ryan Coogler’s drama set in the Mississippi Delta broke the record on Thursday, racking up 16 Oscar nominations and easily beating the 14 originally set by “All About Eve” and tied by “Titanic” and “La La Land.”

Prognosticators cautiously expected “Sinners” to beat the record with 15, thanks to new Achievement in Casting category. But it did one better when Delroy Lindo scooped up a Supporting Actor nod, edging out Paul Mescal, who was widely considered a shoo-in for his turn as William Shakespeare in “Hamnet.”

On Thursday at 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET, the Academy will reveal the nominees for the 2026 Oscars. Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman will read the names of the people recognized for the 98th Academy Awards, which take place Sunday, March 15, 2026.

The nomination announcement is available to watch on Oscar.com, Oscar.org, the Academy’s social platforms, GMA, ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. 

As Steve Pond pointed out in his final prediction column, it is all but certain to be a big morning for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners.” Both are likely to earn nominations in the double digits, and Coogler’s drama could even set a new record for 15 nominations,

“Hamnet” and “Frankenstein” are also expected to rack up double-digit nominations. In addition to nominations for picture, director, adapted screenplay, actor and supporting actor, “Hamnet” might also extend Steven Spielberg’s lead as the most nominated producer of Best Picture nominees. He currently sits comfortably at 13, followed by Scott Rudin with nine.

Expect to hear “Sentimental Value” several times — for best picture, best director, original screenplay, international feature, lead actress (Renate Reinsve), supporting actor (Stellan Skarsgård) and supporting actress (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and possibly Elle Fanning). Joachim Trier’s film is one of five strong contenders in the international feature category, all of which are released by Neon. The others are “It Was Just an Accident,” “Sirât,” “No Other Choice” and “The Secret Agent.”

That film’s star, Wagner Moura, is likely to make the history books as the first Brazilian nominated for Best Actor, while writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho is on track to become the first Brazilian to break into the original screenplay category.

More than 10,000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were eligible to cast ballots in the nominating round, with voting taking place between Jan. 12-16. All members are able to vote for Best Picture, with the other categories largely in the hands of the members of each branch.

The complete list of nominees is below. We’ll be updating this list live, so be sure to stick around.

Nominees for the 98th Academy Awards

Picture

“Bugonia”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet” 
“Marty Supreme” 
“One Battle After Another” 
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners” 
“Train Dreams” 

Directing
Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value” 
Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet”  

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”

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”

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”

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”

Animated Feature
“Arco”
“Elio”
“KPop Demon Hunters”

“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
“Zootopia 2” 

International Feature
Brazil, “The Secret Agent”

France, “It Was Just an Accident”

Norway, “Sentimental Value”

Spain, “Sirât”

Tunisia, “The Voice of Hind Rajab”

Documentary Feature Film

Alabama Solution

“Come See Me in the Good Light”
“Cutting Through Rocks”

“Mr Nobody Against Putin”

“The Perfect Neighbor”

Documentary Short Film 
“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 Film 
“The Butterfly”
“Forever Green”
“The Girl Who Cried Pearls” 
“Retirement Plan”
“The Three Sisters”

Live Action Short Film
“Butcher’s Stain”
“A Friend of Dorothy”
“Jane Austen’s Period Drama”
“The Singers”
“Two People Exchanging Saliva”

Adapted Screenplay
“Bugonia,” Will Tracy
“Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro 
“Hamnet,” Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“Train Dreams,” Clint Bentley, Craig Kwedar

Original Screenplay
“Blue Moon,” Robert Kaplow
“It Was Just an Accident,” Jafar Panahi
“Marty Supreme,” Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
“Sentimental Value,” Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt 
“Sinners,” Ryan Coogler

Original Song 
“Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless”
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
“I Lied to You” from “Sinners” 
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from “Viva Verde”
“Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams”

Original Score 
“Bugonia,” Jerskin Fendrix
“Frankenstein,” Alexandre Desplat
“Hamnet,” Max Richter 
“One Battle After Another,” Jonny Greenwood
“Sinners,” Ludwig Göransson

Film Editing

“F1,” Stephen Mirrione
“Marty Supreme,” Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

“One Battle After Another,” Andy Jurgensen
“Sentimental Value,” Oliver Bugge Coutté
“Sinners,” Michael P. Shawver

Production Design 

“Frankenstein,” Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
“Hamnet,” Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton

“Marty Supreme,” Jack Fisk, Adam WIllis
“One Battle After Another,” Florencia Martin

“Sinners,” Hannah Beachler

Casting

“Hamnet,” Nina Gold
“Marty Supreme,” Jennifer Venditti

“One Battle After Another,” Cassandra Kulukundis

The Secret Agent

“Sinners,” Francine Maisler

Cinematography
“Frankenstein,” Dan Lausten
“Marty Supreme,” Darius Khondji
“One Battle After Another,” Michael Bauman
“Sinners,” Autumn Durald Arkapaw 
“Train Dreams,” Adolpho Veloso

Costume Design
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Frankenstein,” Kate Hawley
“Hamnet,” Malgosia Turzanska
“Marty Supreme,” Miyako Bellizzi 
“Sinners,” Ruth E. Carter

Makeup and Hairstyling 
“Frankenstein,” Mike Hill, Cliona Furey, Jordan Samuel
“Kokuho,” Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu 
“Sinners,” Siân Richards and Shunika Terry-Jennings
“The Smashing Machine” 
“The Ugly Stepsister,” Anne Catherine Sauerberg, Thomas Foldberg

Sound
“F1,” Gareth John, Al Nelson, Juan Peralta, Gary A. Rizzo, Gwendowlyn Yates Whittle
“Frankenstein,” Greg Chapman, Christian Cooke, Nelson Ferreira, Nathan Robitaile, Brad Zoern
“One Battle After Another” (Jose Antonio Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor
“Sinners,”  Benny Burt, Steve Boeddeker, David V. Butler, Felipe Pacheco, Chris Welcker
“Sirât,” Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

Visual Effects
“Avatar: Fire and Ash,” Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett
“F1,” Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington, Keith Dawson
“Jurassic World Rebirth”
“The Lost Bus”
“Sinners,” Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean

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