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Oscar statues adorn the stage before the start of the 98th Academy Awards nominations announcement at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, January 22, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)

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98th Academy Awards nominations announcement

Agence France-Presse

Vampire period horror film &quot;Sinners&quot; smashed the all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations, the Academy announced Thursday.The blues-inflected drama set in the 1930s segregated US South from director Ryan Coogler scored nominations in nearly every category possible, including best picture.It blasted past the previous record of 14, jointly held by &quot;All About Eve,&quot; &quot;Titanic&quot; and &quot;La La Land.&quot;The tally included a best actor nomination for Michael B. Jordan, who plays twins battling supernatural forces and racists, as well as nods for everything from screenplay to score.&quot;Sinners&quot; also picked up a nomination for best casting, the first new category to be added to Hollywood&#x27;s most prestigious awards in more than two decades.&quot;One Battle After Another&quot; came second with 13 nods including best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio.The top two films both came from Warner Bros, the movie studio that is currently the target of a bidding war between Netflix and Paramount.&quot;Frankenstein,&quot; &quot;Marty Supreme,&quot; and &quot;Sentimental Value&quot; each bagged nine nominations, while &quot;Hamnet&quot; secured eight.<div> </div><div>LIST OF NOMINEES:</div><div> </div>Best pictureBugoniaFrankensteinF1HamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherThe Secret AgentSentimental ValueSinnersTrain Dreams<div> </div>Best actorTimothée Chalamet - Marty SupremeLeonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After AnotherEthan Hawke - Blue MoonMichael B Jordan - SinnersWagner Moura - The Secret Agent<div> </div>Best actressJessie Buckley - HamnetRose Byrne - If I Had Legs I&#x27;d Kick YouKate Hudson - Song Sung BlueRenate Reinsve - Sentimental ValueEmma Stone - Bugonia<div> </div>Best supporting actressElle Fanning - Sentimental ValueInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental ValueAmy Madigan - WeaponsWunmi Mosaku - SinnersTeyana Taylor - One Battle After Another<div> </div>Best supporting actorBenicio del Toro - One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi - FrankensteinDelroy Lindo - SinnersSean Penn - One Battle After AnotherStellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value<div> </div>Best directorPaul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After AnotherRyan Coogler - SinnersJosh Safdie - Marty SupremeJoachim Trier - Sentimental ValueChloé Zhao - Hamnet<div> </div>Best adapted screenplayBugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherTrain Dreams<div> </div>Best original screenplayBlue MoonIt Was Just an AccidentMarty SupremeSentimental ValueSinners<div> </div>Best original songDear Me - Diane Warren: RelentlessGolden - KPop Demon HuntersI Lied to You - SinnersSweet Dreams of Joy - Viva Verdi!Train Dreams - Train Dreams<div> </div>Best original scoreBugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherSinners<div> </div>Best international featureIt Was Just an AccidentSentimental ValueSirâtThe Secret AgentThe Voice of Hind Rajab<div> </div>Best animated featureArcoElioKPop Demon HuntersLittle Amélie or the Character of RainZootopia 2<div> </div>Best documentary featureCome See Me in the Good LightCutting Through the RocksMr. Nobody Against PutinThe Alabama SolutionThe Perfect Neighbor<div> </div>Best costume designAvatar: Fire and AshFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeSinners<div> </div>Best make-up and hairstylingFrankensteinKokuhoSinnersThe Smashing MachineThe Ugly Stepsister<div> </div>Best production designFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners<div> </div>Best soundFrankensteinF1One Battle After AnotherSinnersSirât<div> </div>Best film editingF1Marty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinners<div> </div>Best cinematographyFrankensteinMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinnersTrain Dreams<div> </div>Best visual effectsAvatar: Fire and AshF1Jurassic World RebirthSinnersThe Lost Bus<div> </div>Best live action shortA Friend of DorothyButcher&#x27;s StainJane Austin&#x27;s Period DramaThe SingersTwo People Exchanging Saliva<div> </div>Best animated shortButterflyForevergreenRetirement PlanThe Girl Who Cried PearlsThe Three Sisters<div> </div>Best documentary shortAll the Empty RoomsArmed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent RenaudChildren No More: Were and Are GoneThe Devil Is BusyPerfectly a Strangeness<div> </div>Best castingHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinnersThe Secret Agent

Vampire period horror film "Sinners" smashed the all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations, the Academy announced Thursday.

Vampire period horror film "Sinners" smashed the all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations, the Academy announced Thursday.

'Sinners' breaks all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations

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'Sinners' breaks all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations

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Published January 22, 2026 10:47 PM PHT

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