2026 Oscar Nominations Shock: ‘Sinners’ Sweeps While ‘Wicked: For Good’ Gets Zero Nods – See The Full List

It was a huge Thursday morning for movie lovers. The Academy just announced who is up for the 98th Academy Awards, and history has officially been made.

According to the announcement presented by actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman, Ryan Coogler’s vampire blockbuster Sinners shattered the all-time record. The film picked up a massive 16 nominations, which is the most any single movie has ever received.

The nominations came after a very busy few weeks in Hollywood. Many movies were fighting for a spot, but only the best made the cut. Paul Thomas Anderson’s thriller called One Battle After Another was another top competitor. It earned a spot for Best Picture and Best Director. The cast was recognized too, with acting nods going to Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor.

Other films also had a great morning. Chloé Zhao’s drama Hamnet scored big nominations, as did the movie Marty Supreme. Timothée Chalamet is the frontrunner for Best Actor for his role in that film. The list also included critical favorites like If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, which stars Rose Byrne.

However, there was one giant surprise. The sequel Wicked: For Good got zero nominations. The Academy completely shut out the film, meaning stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were left off the list entirely.

During the Golden Globes, several actors took home trophies that helped their chances. Winners included Chalamet, Rose Byrne, Teyana Taylor, Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value, Jessie Buckley for Hamnet, and Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent.

Aside from the competition, the Academy also took time to celebrate legends with special honorary awards. Dolly Parton was given the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her charity work. She has helped give around 285 million books to children through her Imagination Library. Other Hollywood icons like Tom Cruise, Debbie Allen, and production designer Wynn Thomas received honorary awards for their long careers as well.

You can watch the winners accept their statues very soon. The 2026 Oscars are set to air on ABC on March 15. The host will be comedian Conan O’Brien, who is coming back to lead the show.

Best Picture

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

Best Director

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

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 International Feature

The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Sirât
The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Animated Feature

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

Best Documentary Feature

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

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 Casting

Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners

Best Film Editing

F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
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 Costume Design

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister

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 Original Score

Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners

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 Live-Action Short

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

Best Animated Short

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

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

Academy Honorary Awards

Tom Cruise
Debbie Allen
Wynn Thomas

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Dolly Parton