Leading the pack with an unprecedented 16 nominations, Sinners, a Segregation-era thriller starring Michael B Jordan, has cemented its status as the premier contender for this year’s Academy Awards.
The haul positions the Warner Bros production as the frontrunner heading into the March 15 Oscars, where it will compete for best picture against One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme and several other contenders.
The previous record for most nominations in a single year was 14, achieved by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land.
Other films nominated for this year’s best picture award include Bugonia, F1, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value and Train Dreams.
Jordan received a best actor nomination for his dual performance in Sinners, portraying twin brothers who set up a juke joint in 1930s Mississippi.
Additional nominations for the film include best director for Ryan Coogler, supporting actor for Delroy Lindo, supporting actress for Wunmi Mosaku, as well as nods for cinematography, costume design, original screenplay and visual effects.
Jordan will compete in the best actor category against Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another, which secured 13 nominations and Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme.
In the best actress category, Jessie Buckley was nominated for Hamnet, alongside Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue.
Australia’s Rose Byrne also received a best actress nomination for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, following her recent Golden Globe win for the role.
Fellow Australian Jacob Elordi earned a nomination for best supporting actor for his portrayal of the monster in Frankenstein.
Oscar winners will be selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, whose voting body comprises approximately 10,000 actors, producers, directors and film craftspeople.
The ceremony will be broadcast by Walt Disney’s ABC, with comedian Conan O’Brien returning as host for a second consecutive year.
Warner Bros Discovery led all studios with a total of 30 nominations, as the company remains the subject of a bidding war involving Netflix and Paramount Skydance.
Netflix has never managed to snag an Oscar despite nominations for Roma, Emilia Perez and The Irishman,
But it has a chance this year with Frankenstein, which received nine nominations.
The streaming service releases its films in cinemas for a limited period to meet awards eligibility requirements.
Academy Awards 2026 nominations
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 Cinematography
Sinners
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
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 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 Adapted Screenplay
One Battle After Another
Hamnet
Bugonia
Train Dreams
Frankenstein
Best Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Animated Feature Film
KPop Demon Hunters
Zootopia 2
Arco
Elio
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Best International Feature Film
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Sirat
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
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 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 Casting
Nina Gold, Hamnet
Jennifer Venditti, Marty Supreme
Casandra Kulukundis, One Battle After Another
Gabriel Domingues, The Secret Agent
Francine Maisler, 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 Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
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 Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
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