2026 Oscar nominations: Full list of nominees
When it came to movies, 2025 was outstanding. Critics and audiences alike were awed by such sensational films as Sinners, Hamnet, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, and No Other Choice — just to name a few. But which of these will earn a coveted Oscar nod? Today's the day we find out.
Academy Award nominee Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards in a live presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. So how many of our favorites made the list? And who didn't?
Sinners got a record-breaking 16 Oscar nominations, One Battle After Another scored 13, Marty Supreme earned 9, and Hamnet received seven nominations, but nothing for our favorite sad boy, Paul Mescal.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Best 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
Best 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
Best Animated Short Film
"Butterfly"
"Forevergreen"
"The Girl Who Cried Pearls"
"Retirement Plan"
"The Three Sisters"
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best Live Action Short Film
"Butchers Stain"
"A Friend of Dorothy"
"Jane Austen's Period Drama"
"The Singers"
"Two People Exchanging Saliva"
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Music (Original Score)
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Will Tracy – Bugonia
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell – Hamnet
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Robert Kaplow - Blue Moon
Jafar Panahi - It was Just an Accident
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best 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
Best 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
Best Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
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 Directing
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
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 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"
Best Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best International Feature Film
The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Music (Original Song)
"Dear Me" - Dianne Warren: Relentless
"Golden - Kpop Demon Hunters
"I Lied to You" – Sinners
"Sweet Dreams of Joy" – Viva Verdi!
"Train Dreams" – Train Dreams
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
How to watch: The 98th Oscars airs live on March 15 on ABC and Hulu.