The 2026 Academy Award nominations for the 98th Oscars have officially been unveiled, spotlighting the year’s most acclaimed films, performances and creative achievements. 

Announced live on Thursday, 22 January, the nominations span 24 competitive categories including the newly introduced Best Casting, with top contenders emerging in major fields like Best Picture, Best Director and acting honors. 

Here's the complete list of nominees:

Best Picture

• Bugonia

• F1

• Frankenstein

• Hamnet

• Marty Supreme

• One Battle After Another

• The Secret Agent

• Sentimental Value

• Sinners

• Train Dreams

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 Supporting Actor

• Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another

• Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein

• Delroy Lindo, Sinners

• Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

• Stellan Skarsgård, 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

Best Director

• Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

• Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

• Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

• Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

• Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Original Screenplay

• Blue Moon

• It Was Just An Accident

• Marty Supreme

• Sentimental Value

• Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Bugonia

• Frankenstein

• Hamnet

• One Battle After Another

• Train Dreams

Best Animated Feature

• Arco

• Elio

• KPop Demon Hunters

• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

• Zootopia 2

Best Animated Short Film

• Butterfly

• Forevergreen

• The Girl Who Cried Pearls

• Retirement Plan

• The Three Sisters

Best Live Action Short Film

• Butcher’s Stain

• Jane Austen’s Period Drama

• A Friend of Dorothy

• The Singers

• Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best Documentary Feature Film

• The Alabama Solution

• Come See Me in the Good Light

• Cutting Through Rocks

• Mr. Nobody Against Putin

• The Perfect Neighbor

Best Documentary Short Film

• All 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

Best Film Editing

• F1 — Stephen Mirrione

• Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

• One Battle After Another — Andy Jurgensen

• Sentimental Value — Olivier Bugge

• Sinners — Michael P. Shawver

Best Costume Design

• Avatar: Fire and Ash

• Frankenstein

• Hamnet

• Marty Supreme

• Sinners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Frankenstein

• Kokuho

• Sinners

• The Smashing Machine

• The Ugly Stepsister

Best Original Score

• Bugonia

• Frankenstein

• Hamnet

• One Battle After Another

• Sinners

Best Cinematography

• Frankenstein

• Marty Supreme

• One Battle After Another

• Sinners

• Train Dreams

Best International Feature Film

• Brazil, The Secret Agent

• France, It Was Just an Accident

• Norway, Sentimental Value

• Spain, Sirât

• Tunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best 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 Production Design

• Frankenstein

• Hamnet

• Marty Supreme

• One Battle After Another

• Sinners

Best Sound

• F1

• Frankenstein

• One Battle After Another

• Sinners

• Sirāt

Best Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire and Ash

• F1

• Jurassic World Rebirth

• The Lost Bus

• Sinners

The 2026 Oscars will take place on 15 March, with a live broadcast starting at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, and the ceremony will be held at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.