The 98th Annual Academy Award Nominations
From left to right: Chloe Zhao, RyAN cOOGLER, Saja Kilani, AND Wagner Moura - Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/John Nacion/Kevin Winter/GA/ Arnold Jerocki/Stringer
The 98th Annual Academy Awards nominations have been revealed. The Ryan Coogler hit Sinners was the leading film nominee with sixteen nominations. Meanwhile, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein garnered nine nominations, and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent garnered four nominations.
The Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on March 15, 2026. The ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC and streamed on Hulu.
PEOPLE OF COLOR NOMINATION BREAKDOWN
Asian: For people of Central, East, South, and Southeast Asian heritage, there were 4 nominees.
Arab: For people of Arab heritage, there were 6 nominees.
Black: There were 12 nominees for people from within the Black diaspora.
Hispanic: There were 6 nominees for people of Latin American heritage.
Indigenous: There were 0 nominees for people of Native American, First Nation, Maori, or Aboriginal heritage.
Multiracial: For persons of a multiracial background, there was 1 nomination.
Diverse: There were 11 films featuring diversity in front of and behind the lens.
View the live nominations.
See the full list of nominees below.
Special Note: POC and diverse nominees are highlighted in bold text below.
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Actress in a Leading Role
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
Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Actor in a Supporting Role
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Directing
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
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
Sirāt, Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab, Tunisia
Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Music (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
Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Music (Original Score)
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Live Action Short Film
Butcher's Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen's Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
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

