Oscars 2026: Sinners Makes History With Record 16 Nominations as Full Academy Awards List Is Unveiled

Hollywood has unveiled the official nominations for this year’s Academy Awards (Oscars), honouring the most celebrated films and performances of the past year, with one standout production making history in the process.

Sinners emerged as the clear frontrunner after securing an unprecedented 16 Oscar nominations, setting a new Academy Awards record. The feat eclipses the previous high jointly shared by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016), each of which received 14 nods. PulseNets learnt that the milestone firmly establishes Sinners as the defining film of this awards season.

Trailing closely behind is One Battle After Another with 13 nominations, while Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, and Sentimental Value each collected nine nominations. Hamnet also delivered a notable performance, earning eight nods across key categories.

PulseNets reported that the 97th Academy Awards ceremony will hold on 15 March, with popular U.S. comedian Conan O’Brien confirmed as host for the globally anticipated event.

Best Picture Nominees

• Bugonia

• F1: The Movie

• Frankenstein

• Hamnet

• Marty Supreme

• One Battle After Another

• The Secret Agent

• Sentimental Value

• Sinners

• Train Dreams

Acting Categories

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)

Directing and Screenwriting

Best Director

• Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)

• Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)

• Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)

• Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)

• Ryan Coogler (Sinners)

Original Screenplay

• Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow

• It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi

• Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie

• Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier

• Sinners – Ryan Coogler

Adapted Screenplay

• Bugonia – Will Tracy

• Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro

• Hamnet – Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell

• One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

• Train Dreams – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Other Major Categories

Animated Feature

• Arco

• Elio

• KPop Demon Hunters

• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

• Zootopia 2

Documentary Feature

• The Alabama Solution

• Come See Me in the Good Light

• Cutting Through Rocks

• Mr Nobody Against Putin

• The Perfect Neighbor

International Feature

• The Secret Agent (Brazil)

• It Was Just an Accident (France)

• Sentimental Value (Norway)

• Sirāt (Spain)

• The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

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PulseNets learnt that anticipation is already building ahead of the March ceremony, as industry watchers and film audiences alike await what could be one of the most competitive Oscar nights in recent memory.