Oscar 2026 nominations: Timothee Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio to battle it out for largest honor in movie as full Academy Awards checklist is revealed
Timothee Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio will face off in coveted Best Actor category as the full list of nominations for the 2026 Oscars were announced on Thursday while Sinners earned the most Academy Awards nominations in history.
Chalamet, 30, received a nod for Marty Supreme while 51-year-old Dicaprio earned it for One Battle Another as the A-listers will face off against Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon, Michael B. Jordan, and Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent.
It was a record-breaking morning as Ryan Coogler’s Sinners made history as it earned most Academy Awards nominations ever with 16 including biggest prize of the night Best Picture. It had broken the record previously shared by 1950’s All About Eve, 1997’s Titanic and 2016’s La La Land.
The horror flick is one of the ten films up for the honor as the field is rounded out by: Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and Train Dreams.
Actress in a Leading Role will be a highly competitive field as Jessie Buckley – Hamnet, Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I would Kick You, Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue, Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value, and Emma Stone – Bugonia, all received nods.
The first award announced was Actress in a Supporting Role as the nominees included Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Amy Madigan – Weapons, Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners, and Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another.
Timothee Chalametand Leonardo DiCapriowill face off in coveted Best Actor category as the full list of nominations for the 2026 Oscars were announced on Thursday (they are seen at the Golden Globe Awards last week)
It was a record-breaking morning as Ryan Coogler’s Sinners made history as it earned most Academy Awards nominations ever with 16 including biggest prize of the night Best Picture
Ariana Grande was a massive snub in the category for Wicked: For Good as she had been nominated the previous year for her work in the first Wicked film. Gwyneth Paltrow was also left off the list for her work in Marty Supreme.
The Actor in a Supporting Role category was star studded as those facing off will include Benecio Del Toro – One Battle After Another, Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein, Delroy Lindo – Sinners, Sean Penn – One Battle After Another, and Stellan Skarsgard – Sentimental Value.
Paul Mescal for Hamnet, Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly, and Jesse Plemons for Bugonia are considered to be major snubs in this category.
The Best Director category is filled with some of the greatest filmmakers of the modern era as Chloé Zhao – Hamnet, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme, Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value, and Ryan Coogler – Sinners, all were recognized.
There was a new award announced this year for Best Casting as the inaugural field includes: Nina Gold – Hamnet, Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme, Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another, Gabriel Domingues – The Secret Agent, and Francine Maisler – Sinners.
Best Animated Feature Film nods went to Arco, Elio, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amelie Or the Character Of Rain, and Zootopia 2.
Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominees in all 24 categories, including the new casting award, as it could be viewed in a livestream from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The 98th annual Academy Awards will take place just under two months from now at its home The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 15.
Chalamet, 30, received a nod for Marty Supreme
Dicaprio, 51, earned it for One Battle Another
Actress in a Leading Role will be a highly competitive field as Jessie Buckley- Hamnet (pictured), Rose Byrne- If I Had Legs I would Kick You, Kate Hudson- Song Sung Blue, Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value, and Emma Stone- Bugonia, all received nods
Ariana Grandewas a massive snub in the Best Supporting Actress category for Wicked: For Good as she had been nominated the previous year for her work in the first Wicked film
There are just over 11,000 members of the Academy with individuals split into 19 branches.
Those branches are split between directors, writers, costume designers, hair and make-up teams, publicists, and the biggest one of all: actors.
Of those 11,000 members, just under 10,000 end up voting for the Academy Awards as members who don’t vote have emeritus status.
The Academy has massively increased its membership over the past 14 years as a Los Angeles Times report published in 2012 revealed the Academy had about 5,800 members at that time.
Nominees were chosen through a ranked-choice ballot, AKA a preferential ballot, as each voter listed their nominees in order of preference.
Then when the ballots are counted, nominees were selected based on the number of votes over a particular threshold as well as the number of overall nominees in that category.
However, for those contenders that didn’t hit the required threshold, the ranked-choice balloting takes effect.
At the biggest night in film, 24 categories will be awarded as each category features five nominees, except for Best Picture, which has ten.
Lewis Pullman(left) and Danielle Brooks announced nominees in all 24 categories, including the new casting award, from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Oscar viewers will be seeing a familiar face as Conan O’Brien will be returning to host a year after he helped last year’s ceremony draw the biggest audience in five years
Best Picture nominations are determined by eligible members from all 19 Academy branches.
All rounds of Oscars voting are conducted by secret online ballot, tabulated by the independent accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers
Oscar viewers will be seeing a familiar face as Conan O’Brien will be returning to host a year after he helped last year’s ceremony draw the biggest audience in five years.
The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Oscar 2026 nominations in full
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Sinners earned most Oscar nominations ever with 16 including Best Picture
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
Timothee Chalamet was recognized for his work in Marty Supreme
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
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
Amy Madigan earned a nod in the Best Supporting Actress category for Weapons
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
Ryan Coogler earned Best Original Screenplay nod for 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 – Brazil
It Was Just an Accident – France
Sentimental Value – Norway
Sirât – Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab – Tunisia
Brazilian film The Secret Agent starring Wager Moura (pictured) is nominated for Best International Feature Film
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
One Battle After Another is up for Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Original Song
“Dear Me” – Diane Warren: Relentless
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – Sinners
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” – Viva Verdi!
“Train Dreams” – Train Dreams
Global hit KPop Demon Hunters received a Best Original Song nod for Golden
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World: Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Avatar: Fire and Ash earned a Best Visual Effects nod
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Frankenstein earned a Best Costume Design nod
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 Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Mr. Nobody Against Putin is up for best Documentary Feature Film
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
