‘Sinners’ Make Oscars History as Most Nominated Film of All Time with 16 Nods

The 2026 Oscar nominations have officially been unveiled, setting the stage for Hollywood’s biggest night just weeks ahead of the ceremony. Hosted by Conan O’Brien for the second consecutive year, the Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, March 15, from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, streaming on ABC and Hulu starting at 4 p.m. PT.

Sinners Dominates the Nominations Race

This year, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners stole the spotlight by making history as the most-nominated film of all time with 16 nominations. The film surpasses a pantheon of previously dominant titles—All About Eve, La La Land, and Titanic—each of which had held the record with 14 nods. The historic achievement places Sinners in a rarefied position among Oscar immortals and signals a transformative moment for Coogler’s acclaimed project.

A Snapshot of the Nods

For a greater snapshot, here is the full list of the formidable names and works in contention:

Best Picture

• Bugonia (Focus Features)
• F1 (Apple)
• Frankenstein (Netflix)
• Hamnet (Focus Features)
• Marty Supreme (A24)
• One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
• The Secret Agent (Neon)
• Sentimental Value (Neon)
• Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Train Dreams (Netflix)

Best Director

• Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
• Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
• Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
• Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
• Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Actor 

• Timothee 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 Adapted Screenplay 

• Will Tracy, Bugonia
• Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein 
• Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet 
• Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
• Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams

Best Original Screenplay

• Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon
• Jafar Panahi & Script Collaborators, It Was Just an Accident
• Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
• Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt, Sentimental Value
• Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Animated Feature 

• Arco
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best International Feature 

• The Secret Agent
• It Was Just an Accident
• Sentimental Value
• Sirât
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Documentary Feature 

• The Alabama Solution
• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cutting Through Rocks
• Mr. Nobody Against Putin
• The Perfect Neighbor

Best Animated Short 

• Butterfly
• Forevergreen
• The Girl Who Cried Pearls
• Retirement Plan
• The Three Sisters

Best Casting 

• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• The Secret Agent
• Sinners

Best Cinematography 

• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Costume Design 

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners

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
• Perfectly a Strangeness

Best Film Editing 

• Stephen Mirrione, F1 
• Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
• Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
• Olivier Bugge Coutté, Sentimental Value
• Michael Shawver, Sinners

Best Live-Action Short 

• Butcher’s Stain
• A Friend of Dorothy
• Jane Austen’s Period Drama
• The Singers
• Two People Exchanging Saliva

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 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 

• Tamara Deverell, Frankenstein
• Fiona Crombie, Hamnet
• Jack Fisk, Marty Supreme
• Florencia Martin, One Battle After Another
• Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne, Sinners

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