The Oscars 2026: Sinners makes history with record 16 nominations

The full list of Oscar nominations for 2026 is in, and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has made Academy Awards history by leading the field with 16 nominations – the most ever received by a single film. The 98th Academy Awards nominations were revealed today (January 22) in Los Angeles, ahead of the ceremony on March 15.

Sinners breaks Oscar record with 16 nominations

Ryan Coogler’s genre-blending film Sinners topped the Oscar nominations 2026 with 16 nods, surpassing the long-held record of 14 previously achieved by Titanic, La La Land, and All About Eve.

The nominations were announced by actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, with the list streamed globally across the Oscars’ official channels.

Oscar nominations 2026: Best Picture contenders

The Best Picture nominees at the 98th Academy Awards are:

• Bugonia

Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, Producers

• F1

Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers

• Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, Producers

• Hamnet

Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers

• Marty Supreme

Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet, Producers

• One Battle after Another

Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers

• The Secret Agent

Emilie Lesclaux, Producer

• Sentimental Value

Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Producers

• Sinners

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler, Producers

• Train Dreams

Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, Producers

Leading acting and directing nominations

• 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 Director: Chloé Zhao (Hamnet), Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme), Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another), Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value), Ryan Coogler (Sinners).

Snubs and surprises at this year’s Oscar nominations

The 2026 nominations also brought notable talking points:

• Wicked: For Good received zero nominations, despite heavy awards-season buzz.
• Emma Stone achieved multiple nominations for Bugonia, becoming one of the year’s most recognised performers.

When and how to watch the Oscars 2026

The 98th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Conan O’Brien. The broadcast will air on ABC in the US and stream on platforms such as Hulu.

For English-speaking cinema lovers in Spain and across Europe, the 2026 Oscar nominations capture a global mix of storytelling styles. Many nominated films will reach European cinemas and streaming platforms soon, making this awards ceremony a key cultural moment.

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