Sinners Dominates 2026 Oscar Nominations With Record 16 Nods

The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards have been unveiled, with vampire period horror film Sinners emerging as the year’s biggest contender.

The film earned a record 16 nominations, setting a new mark for the most nominations in a single year and surpassing One Battle After Another, which secured 13 nods.

Other strong contenders include Frankenstein, Marty Supreme and Sentimental Value, each receiving nine nominations across several categories.

The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Hollywood on Sunday.

Below are nominees in key categories:

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

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

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 Film

The Secret Agent (Brazil)
It Was Just an Accident (France)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirat (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
Kpop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie 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
Films With the Most Nominations
Sinners — 16
One Battle After Another — 13
Frankenstein — 9
Marty Supreme — 9
Sentimental Value — 9
Hamnet — 8