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“Sinners” broke a longstanding Oscars record with 16 nominations, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” not far behind with 13 nods.

By Kevin Slane

January 22, 2026 | 9:37 AM

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Ryan Coogler’s genre-spanning vampire epic “Sinners” made history at the nominations for the 2026 Oscars on Thursday, leading all films with 16 nominations.

Voters for the 98th Academy Awards pushed “Sinners” into uncharted territory with its 16 nods, besting the previous record of 14 nominations held by “All About Eve,” “Titanic,” and “La La Land.”

AMPAS voters honored “Sinners” in the marquee categories of Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. The film also received acting nods for Michael B. Jordan (Best Actor), Wunmi Mosaku (Best Supporting Actress), and Delroy Lindo (Best Supporting Actor), and a nomination for Best Casting, a new category introduced this year.

Right behind “Sinners” was Paul Thomas Anderson’s decades-spanning revolutionary film “One Battle After Another,” with 13 nominations. Along with Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, “One Battle” earned nods for four of its actors — Leonardo DiCaprio (Best Actor), Teyana Taylor (Best Supporting Actress), Benicio del Toro (Best Supporting Actor), and Sean Penn (Best Supporting Actor).

The 2026 Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m. ET in a ceremony hosted by Brookline native Conan O’Brien.

Here is the full list of nominations for the 2026 Oscars.

2026 Oscars: Full list of nominations

Best Picture

Bugonia

F1

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

Best Actor

Timothee 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 Director

Chloe Zhao, Hamnet

Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

Ryan Coogler, Sinners

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 International Feature

The Secret Agent

It Was Just An Accident

Sentimental Value

Sirât

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Cinematography

Frankenstein

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Train Dreams

Best Sound

F1

Frankenstein

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Sirât

Best Film Editing

F1

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1

Jurassic World Rebirth

The Lost Bus

Sinners

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 Score

Bugonia

Frankenstein

Hamnet

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Best 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 Verdi

Train Dreams, from Train Dreams

Best Animated Feature

Arco

Elio

KPop Demon Hunters

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

Best Animated Short Film

Butterfly

Forevergreen

The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Retirement Plan

The Three Sisters

Best Live Action Short Film

Butcher’s Stain

A Friend of Dorothy

Jane Austen’s Period Drama

The Singers

Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best Documentary Feature

The Alabama Solution

Come See Me in the Good Light

Cutting Through Rocks

Mr Nobody Against Putin

The Perfect Neighbor

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

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