“Sinners,” a bold and bloody vampire saga set in the American South, earned a record-breaking 16 Oscar nominations. It was followed closely by “One Battle After Another,” a searing examination of radical politics, which picked up 13 nods. Both films were nominated for best picture at the 2026 Academy Awards, along with “Frankenstein,” “Bugonia,” “Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme,” “Sentimental Value,” “Train Dreams,” “F1” and “The Secret Agent.”
“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” were produced by Warner Bros., which led the competition with 30 nods. It caps a remarkable turnaround at the studio, which started the year with flops such as “Mickey 17” and “The Alto Knights” and rumors that Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, the executives who greenlit “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another,” would be ousted for spending too much money on films that were seen as risky bets. Instead, “Sinners’ became a box office phenomenon, and though “One Battle After Another” failed to recoup its massive $135 million budget, its awards dominance makes it a valuable addition to Warner’s library.
Netflix, which had been the top Oscar player in recent years, scored with “Frankenstein,” an operatic retelling of the Mary Shelley chiller from Guillermo del Toro, and “Train Dreams,” a lyrical drama about a railroad worker, which earned nine and four nominations, respectively. The streaming giant has upended the Hollywood order with its $82.7 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. — a pact that has left many industry figures concerned that the sale will result in the production of fewer movies, particularly theatrical releases. Netflix picked up 18 nominations, while Neon, the indie producer behind several foreign language films like “Sentimental Value” and “The Secret Agent,” also racked up 18 nominations despite its much smaller size.
Chloé Zhao, a previous best director winner for her work on “Nomadland,” was nominated for “Hamnet.” The other nominees include Ryan Coogler (“Sinners”), Paul Thomas Anderson (“One Battle After Another), Joachim Trier (“Sentimental Value”) and Josh Safdie (“Marty Supreme”).
Best actor will be a contest between Timothée Chalamet, whose promotional antics helped turn “Marty Supreme” into A24’s biggest ticket seller, and “One Battle After Another’s” Leonardo DiCaprio, one of Hollywood’s few consistent box office draws. Other nominees include Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”), Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”) and Wagner Moura, who recently won a Golden Globe for “The Secret Agent.”
“Hamnet’s” Jessie Buckley and “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’s” Rose Byrne, who have dominated the early awards conversation for their portraits of mothers struggling with unimaginable challenges, earned best actress nominations. They will face off against two-time winner Emma Stone (“Bugonia”), as well as Kate Hudson (“Song Sung Blue”) and Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value”).
Best supporting actor contenders include two performers from “One Battle After Another,” Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn. Both men are prior acting award winners, with del Toro earning a prize for “Traffic” and Penn picking up statues for “Milk” and “Mystic River.” They will compete against Delroy Lindo (“Sinners”), Stellan Skarsgard (“Sentimental Value”) and Jacob Elordi (“Frankenstein”).
Best supporting actress includes two nominees from “Sentimental Value,” Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. Their fellow nominees include Amy Madigan (“Weapons”), Wunmi Mosaku (“Sinners”) and Teyana Taylor (“One Battle After Another”).
With its 16 nods, “Sinners” has toppled the previous record of 14 nominations, which was held by “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land.” All but “La La Land” went on to capture best picture.
There were some notable snubs and surprises. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who earned nominations for “Wicked,” were passed over for reprising their roles in “Wicked: For Good,” while Paul Mescal, who earned raves for his performance as William Shakespeare in “Hamnet,” was also overlooked. At the same time, “F1,” an action film set in the world of car racing, scored an upset best picture nomination.
This year is the first that casting directors will be recognized for their work. The inaugural class of nominees include Nina Gold (“Hamnet”), Jennifer Venditti (“Marty Supreme”), Cassandra Kulukundis (“One Battle After Another”), Francine Maisler (“Sinners”) and Gabriel Domingues (“The Secret Agent”).
The Oscars will air on ABC and will stream on Hulu on March 15. Conan O’Brien will return for his second stint as host. This year’s awards will take place as the business is struggling with the impact of corporate consolidation, one that’s seen legendary studios like MGM, 20th Century Fox and now Warner Bros. sold off to bigger players. It also unfolds as the box office has failed to recapture its pre-pandemic stride. Then there’s the looming threat of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, which are expected to lead to job losses in a sector that’s already suffering from cutbacks. Before nominations were announced on Thursday, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Lynette Howell Taylor alluded to these sweeping changes.
“Our profound belief is that the heartbeat of film is and will always remain unmistakably human,” she said.
See the nominations below.
Best Picture
“Bugonia” (Focus Features) An Element Pictures/Square Peg/CJ ENM in association with Pith/Fruit Tree Enterprises Production; Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, Producers
“F1” (Apple) An Apple Original Films/Monolith Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer/Plan B Entertainment/Dawn Apollo Films Production; Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) A Netflix/Double Dare You/Demilo Films/Bluegrass 7 Production; Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, Producers
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) A Hera Pictures/Neal Street/Amblin Entertainment in association with Book of Shadows Production; Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers
“Marty Supreme” (A24) An A24/Central Group Production; Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet, Producers
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) A Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers
“The Secret Agent” (Neon) A CinemaScópio/MK/Lemming Film/One Two Films Production; Emilie Lesclaux, Producer
“Sentimental Value” (Neon) A Mer Film/Eye Eye Pictures/MK/Lumen/Zentropa/ Komplizen Film/BBC Film Production; Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Producers
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) A Proximity Media Production; Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler, Producers
“Train Dreams” (Netflix) A Black Bear/Kamala Films Production; Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, Producers
Best Director
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Chloé Zhao
“Marty Supreme” (A24) Josh Safdie
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Paul Thomas Anderson
“Sentimental Value” (Neon) Joachim Trier
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Ryan Coogler
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet in “Marty Supreme” (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio in “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Ethan Hawke in “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan in “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Wagner Moura in “The Secret Agent” (Neon)
Actress in a Leading Role
Jessie Buckley in “Hamnet” (Focus Features)
Rose Byrne in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24)
Kate Hudson in “Song Sung Blue” (Focus Features)
Renate Reinsve in “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Emma Stone in “Bugonia” (Focus Features)
Actor in a Supporting Role
Benicio del Toro in “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Jacob Elordi in “Frankenstein” (Netflix)
Delroy Lindo in “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Sean Penn in “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Stellan Skarsgård in “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning in “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
Amy Madigan in “Weapons” (Warner Bros.)
Wunmi Mosaku in “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Teyana Taylor in “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Adapted Screenplay
“Bugonia” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Will Tracy
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
“Train Dreams” (Netflix) Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Original Screenplay
“Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics) Written by Robert Kaplow
“It Was Just an Accident” (Neon) Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators – Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
“Marty Supreme” (A24) Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
“Sentimental Value” (Neon) Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Written by Ryan Coogler
Animated Short Film
“Butterfly” (Sacrebleu Productions) Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
“Forevergreen”; Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
“The Girl Who Cried Pearls” (National Film Board of Canada) Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
“Retirement Plan”; John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
“The Three Sisters” (Polydont Films/Rymanco Ventures) Konstantin Bronzit
Costume Design
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” (Walt Disney) Deborah L. Scott
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) Kate Hawley
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Malgosia Turzanska
“Marty Supreme” (A24) Miyako Bellizzi
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Ruth E. Carter
Achievement in Casting
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Nina Gold
“Marty Supreme” (A24) Jennifer Venditti
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Cassandra Kulukundis
“The Secret Agent” (Neon) Gabriel Domingues
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Francine Maisler
Live Action Short Film
“Butcher’s Stain” (Tel Aviv University Steve Tisch School of Film and Television) Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi
“A Friend of Dorothy”; Lee Knight and James Dean
“Jane Austen’s Period Drama”; Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
“The Singers” (Netflix) Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt
“Two People Exchanging Saliva” (Canal+/The New Yorker) Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata
Makeup and Hairstyling
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
“Kokuho” (GKIDS) Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
“The Smashing Machine” (A24) Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
“The Ugly Stepsister” (Independent Film Company/Shudder) Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Original Score
“Bugonia” (Focus Features) Jerskin Fendrix
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) Alexandre Desplat
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Max Richter
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Jonny Greenwood
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Ludwig Goransson
Animated Feature Film
“Arco” (Neon) Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman
“Elio” (Walt Disney) Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm
“KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix) Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” (GKIDS) Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon
“Zootopia 2” (Walt Disney) Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino
Cinematography
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) Dan Laustsen
“Marty Supreme” (A24) Darius Khondji
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Michael Bauman
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Autumn Durald Arkapaw
“Train Dreams” (Netflix) Adolpho Veloso
Documentary Feature Film
“The Alabama Solution” (HBO Documentary Films) An HBO Documentary Films/Alabama Film Project
Production Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
“Come See Me in the Good Light” (Apple)An Apple Original Films/Tripod Media/Amplify Pictures in association with Treat Media/Something Fierce Production; Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen
“Cutting Through Rocks” A Gandom Films Production; Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin” (PINK) A PINK Production; Nominees to be determined
“The Perfect Neighbor” (Netflix) A Netflix Documentary/Message Pictures in association with SO’B/Park Pictures Production; Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee
Documentary Short Film
“All the Empty Rooms” (Netflix) Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
“Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud” (HBO) Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo
“Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”” (Sky) Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
“The Devil Is Busy” (HBO) Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
“Perfectly a Strangeness” (Second Sight Pictures) Alison McAlpine
Film Editing
“F1” (Apple) Stephen Mirrione
“Marty Supreme” (A24) Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Andy Jurgensen
“Sentimental Value” (Neon) Olivier Bugge Coutté
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Michael P. Shawver
International Feature Film
“The Secret Agent”; A CinemaScópio Production; Brazil
“It Was Just an Accident”; A Les Films Pelléas Production; France
“Sentimental Value”; A Mer Film/Eye Eye Pictures Production; Norway
“Sirāt”; An El Deseo Production; Spain
“The Voice of Hind Rajab”; A Mime Films Production; Tunisia
Original Song
“Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless” (MasterClass/ Greenwich Entertainment) Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix) Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park
“I Lied To You” from “Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson
“Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from “Viva Verdi!” (Viva Verdi!) Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike
“Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams” (Netflix) Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave
Production Design
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
“Marty Supreme” (A24) Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne
Sound
“F1” (Apple) Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
“Sirāt” (Neon) Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas
Visual Effects
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” (Walt Disney) Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
“F1” (Apple) Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
“Jurassic World Rebirth” (Universal) David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
“The Lost Bus” (Apple) Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean
