The 98th Academy Awards (Oscars 2026) are just hours away, set to take place on March 15 at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Hollywood’s biggest night will bring together top stars, directors,
and filmmakers to honour the year’s finest in global cinema. For audiences in India, the live broadcast will air in the early hours of Monday, because of the time difference. Fans can look forward to a night filled with glamorous red-carpet moments, show-stopping performances, and of course, the announcements of the winners across major categories, including Best Picture, acting, and technical awards!
With Oscars 2026 set to begin in just a few hours, it’s the perfect time to check out this year’s most-nominated film and the full list of nominees for the 98th Academy Awards.
Who Leads the 2026 Oscars Nominations?
This year, all eyes are on ‘Sinners’- the film that leads the pack with the most nominations, making it the frontrunner ahead of the prestigious ceremony. The film has bagged 16 nominations at Oscars 2026, setting a new record for the most nods ever received by a single movie in Academy Awards history, surpassing the previous high of 14 shared by films like Titanic, All About Eve and La La Land!
‘Sinners’, directed by Ryan Coogler, has received nominations across several major categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Screenplay. The film is also nominated in technical categories such as Best Casting, Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects. ‘Sinners’ also set another milestone, earning the highest number of nominations for Black individuals for a single film, with ten nominees.
Other Nominated Films
Following closely is One Battle After Another, which secured 13 nominations, positioning it as another strong contender heading into the ceremony scheduled for March 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Other notable nominees include films like Marty Supreme, Frankenstein and Hamnet, each earning multiple nods in key categories.
Meanwhile, take a look at the full list of Oscars 2026 nominees:
Best picture
- “Bugonia”
- “F1”
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “The Secret Agent”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sinners”
- “Train Dreams”
Best Actress
- Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”
- Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
- Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”
- Emma Stone, “Bugonia”
- Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue”
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 Supporting Actress
- Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”
- Inga Ibsdotter LilIeaas, “Sentimental Value”
- Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
- Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”
- Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”
Best Supporting Actor
- Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
- Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
- Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value”
- Benicio del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
- Delroy Lindo, “Sinners”
Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
- Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
- Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet”
- Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
- Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
Original Song
- “Golden” from “Kpop Demon Hunters”
- “Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams”
- “Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless”
- “I Lied To You” from “Sinners”
- “Sweet Dreams Of Joy” from “Viva Verdi!”
Original Score
- “Bugonia,” Jerskin Fendrix
- “Frankenstein,” Alexandre Desplate
- “Hamnet,” Max Richter
- “One Battle After Another,” Jonny Greenwood
- “Sinners,” Ludwig Göransson
Animated Feature Film
- “Arco”
- “Elio”
- “KPop Demon Hunters”
- “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
- “Zootopia 2”
International Feature Film
- “The Secret Agent,” Brazil
- “It Was Just an Accident,” France
- “Sentimental Value,” Norway
- “Sirât,” Spain
- “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Tunisia
Documentary Feature Film
- “The Perfect Neighbor”
- “The Alabama Solution”
- “Come See Me in the Good Light”
- “Cutting Through Rocks”
- “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
Casting
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “The Secret Agent”
- “Sinners”
Best Sound
- “F1”
- “Frankenstein”
- “One Battle after Another”
- “Sinners”
- “Sirāt”
Cinematography
- “Frankenstein”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
- “Train Dreams”
Original Screenplay
- “Blue Moon,” Robert Kaplow
- “It Was Just an Accident,” Jafar Panahi, with script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
- “Marty Supreme,” Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
- “Sentimental Value,” Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
- “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler
Adapted Screenplay
- “Bugonia”; Will Tracy
- “Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro
- “Hamnet,” Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
- “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson
- “Train Dreams,” Clint Bailey and Greg Kwedar
Live Action Short Film
- “Butcher’s Stain”
- “A Friend of Dorothy”
- “Jane Austen’s Period Drama”
- “The Singers”
- “Two People Exchanging Saliva”
Animated Short Film
- “Butterfly”
- “Forevergreen”
- “The Girl Who Cried Pearls”
- “Retirement Plan”
- “The Three Sisters”
Documentary Short Film
- “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”
Visual Effects
- “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- “F1″
- “Jurassic World Rebirth”
- “The Lost Bus”
- “Sinners”
Production Design
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
Film Editing
- “F1”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sinners”
Makeup and Hairstyling
- “Frankenstein”
- “Kokuho”
- “Sinners”
- “The Smashing Machine”
- “The Ugly Stepsister”
Costume Design
- “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “Sinners”
