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Oscars 2026: 'Sinners' Makes History As First Film To Earn 16 Nominations

The film's nominations include nods for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.

LAST UPDATED: JAN 23, 2026, 18:17 IST|6 min read
Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'

Director Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed supernatural thriller Sinners has become the first film in history to be nominated for 16 Academy Awards.

Sinners, a haunting story about twin brothers confronting the darkness of their past in their hometown, is rooted in Coogler’s own family history and personal experiences. The film has collected $368m worldwide, and stars Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, and others. The film's nominations include nods for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.

The film has overtaken the record for most nominations, beating the 14 that was shared by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997) and La La Land (2016). Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another closely trails Sinners, with 13 nominations.

The Academy Awards ceremony takes place on 15 March and will again be hosted by Conan O’Brien.

Here is the full list of nominations:

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 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 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

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 film

  • Arco

  • Elio

  • KPop Demon Hunters

  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

  • Zootopia 2

Best International Feature Film

  • The Secret Agent

  • It Was Just an Accident

  • Sentimental Value

  • Sirât

  • The Voice of Hind Rajab

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 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

Best Animated Short Film

  • Butterfly

  • Forevergreen

  • The Girl Who Cried Pearls

  • Retirement Plan

  • The Three Sisters

Best Live Action Short Film

  • Butcher’s Stain

  • A Friend of Dorothy

  • Jane Austen’s Period Drama

  • The Singers

  • Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best Casting

  • Hamnet

  • Marty Supreme

  • One Battle After Another

  • The Secret Agent

  • Sinners

Best Cinematography

  • Frankenstein

  • Marty Supreme

  • One Battle After Another

  • Sinners

  • Train Dreams

Best Costume Design

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • Frankenstein

  • Hamnet

  • Marty Supreme

  • Sinners

Best Film Editing

  • F1

  • Marty Supreme

  • One Battle After Another

  • Sentimental Value

  • Sinners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Frankenstein

  • Kokuho

  • Sinners

  • The Smashing Machine

  • The Ugly Stepsister

Best Production Design

  • Frankenstein

  • Hamnet

  • Marty Supreme

  • One Battle After Another

  • Sinners

Best Original Score

  • Bugonia

  • Frankenstein

  • Hamnet

  • One Battle After Another

  • Sinners

Best Original Song

  • Dear Me, Diane Warren: Relentless

  • Golden, KPop Demon Hunters

  • Highest 2 Lowest, Highest 2 Lowest

  • I Lied To You, Sinners

  • Sweet Dreams of Joy, Viva Verdi!

  • Train Dreams, Train Dreams

Best Sound

  • F1

  • Frankenstein

  • One Battle After Another

  • Sinners

  • Sirât

  • Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • F1

  • Jurassic World Rebirth

  • The Lost Bus

  • Sinners

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