The 98th Academy Awards ceremony took place on Sunday 15 March 2026 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Conan O'Brien for a second consecutive year and broadcast on ABC and Hulu. Nominations were announced in January by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman across 24 categories — ten nominees in Best Picture and five in every other category.
The headline: Sinners received 16 nominations, a record for an individual film.
Best Picture
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Directing
- Chloé Zhao — Hamnet
- Josh Safdie — Marty Supreme
- Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
- Joachim Trier — Sentimental Value
- Ryan Coogler — Sinners
Acting Categories
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
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
Writing
Original Screenplay: Blue Moon · It Was Just an Accident · Marty Supreme · Sentimental Value · Sinners
Adapted Screenplay: Bugonia · Frankenstein · Hamnet · One Battle After Another · Train Dreams
Craft Categories
| Category | Nominees |
|---|---|
| Cinematography | Frankenstein · Marty Supreme · One Battle After Another · Sinners · Train Dreams |
| Film Editing | F1 · Marty Supreme · One Battle After Another · Sentimental Value · Sinners |
| Production Design | Frankenstein · Hamnet · Marty Supreme · One Battle After Another · Sinners |
| Costume Design | Avatar: Fire and Ash · Frankenstein · Hamnet · Marty Supreme · Sinners |
| Makeup and Hairstyling | Frankenstein · Kokuho · Sinners · The Smashing Machine · The Ugly Stepsister |
| Sound | F1 · Frankenstein · One Battle After Another · Sinners · Sirāt |
| Visual Effects | Avatar: Fire and Ash · F1 · Jurassic World Rebirth · The Lost Bus · Sinners |
| Original Score | Bugonia · Frankenstein · Hamnet · One Battle After Another · Sinners |
| Achievement in Casting | Hamnet · Marty Supreme · One Battle After Another · The Secret Agent · Sinners |
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)
Feature and Short Categories
Animated Feature: Arco · Elio · KPop Demon Hunters · Little Amélie or the Character of Rain · Zootopia 2
International Feature: The Secret Agent (Brazil) · It Was Just an Accident (France) · Sentimental Value (Norway) · Sirāt (Spain) · The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Documentary Feature: The Alabama Solution · Come See Me in the Good Light · Cutting Through Rocks · Mr. Nobody Against Putin · The Perfect Neighbor
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
Live Action Short: Butcher's Stain · A Friend of Dorothy · Jane Austen's Period Drama · The Singers · Two People Exchanging Saliva
What the List Actually Tells You
The Sinners record
Sixteen nominations for a single film is a record, and the composition is more interesting than the count. Sinners appears across acting, writing, directing, and nearly every craft category — the profile of a film the Academy's branches endorsed independently rather than one carried by a single dominant branch. That breadth is historically the strongest predictor of Best Picture success.
The international crossover
Two International Feature nominees — Sentimental Value (Norway) and The Secret Agent (Brazil) — also landed Best Picture nominations, plus acting and directing recognition. This continues a structural shift driven by the Academy's expanded international membership, and it has made the old assumption that a foreign-language film competes only in its own category increasingly obsolete.
Sentimental Value's double supporting nod
Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas both nominated in Supporting Actress is a vote-splitting risk that historically damages both nominees' chances — a recurring quirk of a preferential system that rewards concentration.
An animated song in contention
"Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters reaching Original Song alongside the film's Animated Feature nomination reflects the crossover commercial performance of animated musicals, and is the kind of nomination that reliably drives ceremony viewership.
For context on how awards-season timing shapes what gets released when, see our piece on why movie release dates keep getting pushed back.
Frequently Asked Questions
When were the 2026 Oscars held?
Sunday 15 March 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, broadcast on ABC and Hulu.
Who hosted the 2026 Oscars?
Conan O'Brien, for a second consecutive year.
Which film received the most 2026 Oscar nominations?
Sinners, with 16 — a record for a single film. The nominations spanned acting, directing, writing and nearly every craft category.
How many films were nominated for Best Picture in 2026?
Ten. Every other category had five nominees, across 24 categories in total.
Which international films crossed over into Best Picture?
Sentimental Value from Norway and The Secret Agent from Brazil were nominated for both International Feature and Best Picture, and also received acting recognition.
When were the 2026 Oscar nominations announced?
In January 2026, announced live in Los Angeles by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman.