Topline
“Sinners” shattered a 75-year-old record for the most Academy Award nominations for a movie, earning 16 nominations including in top categories like Best Picture, Director and Actor for Michael B. Jordan, while “One Battle After Another” followed with 13.
Michael B. Jordan earned a Best Actor nomination for “Sinners,” which shattered the record for most nominations ever. (Photo by Jesse Grant/2026GG/Penske Media via Getty Images)
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Key Facts
“Sinners” shattered the previous all-time record of 14 nominations, which was jointly held by “All About Eve” (1950), “Titanic” (1997) and “La La Land” (2016).
Other leading nominees are “One Battle After Another,” which earned 13 nods, and “Frankenstein,” “Marty Supreme” and “Sentimental Value,” which earned nine each.
The Oscars will take place on March 15 at 7 p.m. EST, airing simultaneously on ABC and Hulu, as Conan O’Brien returns as host.
Best Picture
- “Bugonia”
- “F1”
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “The Secret Agent”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sinners”
- “Train Dreams”
Best Director
- Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet”
- Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
- Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
- Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
- Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
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 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 Actor
- Benicio del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
- Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
- Delroy Lindo, “Sinners”
- Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
- Stellan Skarsgard, “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”
Original Screenplay
- “Blue Moon”
- “It Was Just An Accident”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sinners”
Adapted Screenplay
- “Bugonia”
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Train Dreams”
Makeup And Hairstyling
- “Frankenstein”
- “Kokuho”
- “Sinners”
- “The Smashing Machine”
- “The Ugly Stepsister”
Original Score
- “Bugonia”
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
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”
Best Casting
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “The Secret Agent”
- “Sinners”
Costume Design
- “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “Sinners”
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”
Best Documentary Feature
- “The Alabama Solution”
- “Come See Me In The Good Light”
- “Cutting Through Rocks”
- “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
- “The Perfect Neighbor”
Best Documentary Short
- “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”
International Feature
- “The Secret Agent,” Brazil
- “It Was Just An Accident,” France
- “Sentimental Value,” Norway
- “Sirat,” Spain
- “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Tunisia
Animated Feature
- “Arco”
- “Elio”
- “KPop Demon Hunters”
- “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
- “Zootopia 2”
Production Design
- “Frankenstein”
- “Hamnet”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
Film Editing
- “F1”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sinners”
Sound
- “F1”
- “Frankenstein”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
- “Sirat”
Visual Effects
- “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- “F1”
- “Jurassic World Rebirth”
- “The Lost Bus”
- “Sinners”
Cinematography
- “Frankenstein”
- “Marty Supreme”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sinners”
- “Train Dreams”
What Were The Biggest Snubs And Surprises?
Though the first film earned 10 nominations, sequel “Wicked: For Good”—which had more lackluster reviews than its predecessor—was not nominated in any category at this year’s Academy Awards. Ariana Grande was considered a contender for Best Supporting Actress, as she had already earned nominations at the Golden Globes and Actor Awards, but she was passed over by the Academy. “Wicked: For Good” was also considered a top contender for Best Original Song for its two new songs, though neither made it in. Kate Hudson’s Best Actress nomination for “Song Sung Blue” was considered a surprise, while Chase Infiniti was not nominated for her leading performance in “One Battle After Another” despite the movie racking up 13 nominations. Delroy Lindo earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for “Sinners,” despite not being nominated at any other major awards show this season, while Paul Mescal was passed over in that category for his performance in “Hamnet.” Racing drama “F1” earned a surprise Best Picture nomination, despite prediction markets not expecting a nod—both Polymarket and Kalshi expected “It Was Just An Accident” to earn a Best Picture nomination instead. Prediction markets also did not expect Elle Fanning to earn a Supporting Actress nod for “Sentimental Value,” though both she and her co-star Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas made it in.
Further Reading
What Oscar Nominations Prediction Markets Got Wrong: Elle Fanning, But No Ariana Grande (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/01/22/oscar-nominations-sinners-hits-all-time-record-of-16-one-battle-follows-with-13/
