🏆 Oscars 2026 Nominations: Historic Announcement
The Oscar nominations for 2026 were officially unveiled on January 22, 2026, for the 98th Academy Awards, which will be held on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Iconic host Conan O’Brien returns to lead the ceremony. This year’s nominations include a record‑breaking performance by the film Sinners, as well as celebrated actors like Jessie Buckley, Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne, Elle Fanning, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
🎥 Biggest Nomination Stories
📽 Sinners Makes History
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners set a new Academy Award record with 16 nominations — surpassing classics like Titanic and La La Land. The film earned nods in top categories including:
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan)
- Best Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku)
…and several technical categories.
⭐ Major Films with Multiple Nominations
Several films dominate the nominations list:
- One Battle After Another – 13 noms
- Frankenstein – 9 noms
- Sentimental Value – 9 noms
- Hamnet – 8 noms
- Marty Supreme, Bugonia, The Secret Agent, Train Dreams also received key nods.
🏆 Key Oscar 2026 Nomination Categories
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 Actress
- Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan – Weapons
- Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
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
🌍 International Film & Diversity Highlights
The Best International Feature Film nominations include powerful cinema from around the world:
- It Was Just an Accident (France)
- The Secret Agent (Brazil)
- Sentimental Value (Norway)
- Sirāt (Spain)
- The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia) — a documentary‑infused narrative rooted in real‑life tragedy.
🎬 New Category: Best Casting
For the first time in more than 20 years, the Academy introduced a competitive Best Casting category, recognizing outstanding achievement in assembling cast ensembles in films like Hamnet and One Battle After Another.
📺 When & Where the Oscars Will Air
- 🗓 Ceremony Date: March 15, 2026
- 📍 Location: Dolby Theatre, Hollywood
- 📺 Broadcast: ABC (U.S.) & Hulu (Streaming)
- 📱 International viewers can stream via ABC News Live, Disney+ and other platforms worldwide.
⭐ Notable Nominee Reactions
- Elle Fanning was emotional and overwhelmed after receiving her first Oscar nomination for Sentimental Value.
Rose Byrne earned her first Best Actress nomination, celebrated by partner Bobby Cannavale.
The Voice of Hind Rajab highlights global storytelling and the power of international cinema.
📌 What’s Next
Now that the nominations are out, attention turns to:
- The Oscar ceremony on March 15, 2026
- Campaign buzz and early favorites
- Where to watch nominated films on streaming platforms 📺
- Predictions and preview shows leading up to awards night
