Oscar 2026: Full List of Nominees

Oscar 2026: Full List of Nominees Oscar 2026: Full List of Nominees
Oscar 2026: Full List of Nominees. Credit: BBC

The 98th Academy Awards will be held in Hollywood on Sunday. Here are the nominees in major categories:

Actor in a Leading Role

Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle after Another

Advertisement

Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Actor in a Supporting Role

Benicio Del Toro – One Battle after Another

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Delroy Lindo – Sinners

Sean Penn – One Battle after Another

Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Actress in a Leading Role

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

Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’ . Credit: CNN
Actress in a Supporting Role

Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan – Weapons

Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Teyana Taylor – One Battle after Another

Animated Feature Film

Arco – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman

Elio – Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Mary Alice Drumm

KPop Demon Hunters – Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, Michelle L.M. Wong

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Henri Magalon

Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino

Animated Short Film

Butterfly – Florence Miailhe, Ron Dyens

Forevergreen – Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears

The Girl Who Cried Pearls – Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski

Retirement Plan – John Kelly, Andrew Freedman

The Three Sisters – Konstantin Bronzit

Casting

Hamnet – Nina Gold

Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti

One Battle after Another – Cassandra Kulukundis

The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues

Sinners – Francine Maisler

Cinematography

Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen

Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji

One Battle after Another – Michael Bauman

Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

Costume Design

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Deborah L. Scott

Frankenstein – Kate Hawley

Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska

Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi

Sinners – Ruth E. Carter

Sinner. Credit: BBC
Directing

Hamnet – Chloé Zhao

Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie

One Battle after Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier

Sinners – Ryan Coogler

Documentary Feature Film

The Alabama Solution – Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman

Come See Me in the Good Light – Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen

Cutting Through Rocks – Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni

Mr. Nobody Against Putin – David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin, Helle Faber, Alžběta Karásková

The Perfect Neighbor – Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee

Documentary Short Film

All the Empty Rooms – Joshua Seftel, Conall Jones

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud – Craig Renaud, Juan Arredondo

Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” – Hilla Medalia, Sheila Nevins

The Devil Is Busy – Christalyn Hampton, Geeta Gandbhir

Perfectly a Strangeness – Alison McAlpine

Film Editing

F1 – Stephen Mirrione

Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

One Battle after Another – Andy Jurgensen

Sentimental Value – Olivier Bugge Coutté

Sinners – Michael P. Shawver

International Feature Film

Brazil – The Secret Agent

France – It Was Just an Accident

Norway – Sentimental Value

Spain – Sirāt

Tunisia – The Voice of Hind Rajab

Live Action Short Film

Butcher’s Stain – Meyer Levinson-Blount, Oron Caspi

A Friend of Dorothy – Lee Knight, James Dean

Jane Austen’s Period Drama – Julia Aks, Steve Pinder

The Singers – Sam A. Davis, Jack Piatt

Two People Exchanging Saliva – Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata

Makeup and Hairstyling

Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey

Kokuho – Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, Tadashi Nishimatsu

Sinners – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry

The Smashing Machine – Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, Bjoern Rehbein

The Ugly Stepsister – Thomas Foldberg, Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Music (Original Score)

Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix

Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat

Hamnet – Max Richter

One Battle after Another – Jonny Greenwood

Sinners – Ludwig Goransson

Music (Original Song)

Dear Me – Diane Warren (Relentless)

Golden – EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Teddy Park (KPop Demon Hunters)

I Lied To You – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Goransson (Sinners)

Sweet Dreams of Joy – Nicholas Pike (Viva Verdi!)

Train Dreams – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner (Train Dreams)

Best Picture

Bugonia – Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Lars Knudsen

F1 – Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer

Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber

Hamnet – Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes

Marty Supreme – Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet

One Battle after Another – Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson

The Secret Agent – Emilie Lesclaux

Sentimental Value – Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

Sinners – Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler

Train Dreams – Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler

F1. Credit: E news

Production Design

Frankenstein – Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau

Hamnet – Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton

Marty Supreme – Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis

One Battle after Another – Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino

Sinners – Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Sound

F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta

Frankenstein – Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern

One Battle after Another – José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor

Sinners – Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker

Sirāt – Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, Yasmina Praderas

Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett

F1 – Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington, Keith Dawson

Jurassic World Rebirth – David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, Neil Corbould

The Lost Bus – Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen, Brandon K. McLaughlin

Sinners – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Bugonia – Will Tracy

Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro

Hamnet – Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell

One Battle after Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

Train Dreams – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow

It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi, Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian

Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie

Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Sinners – Ryan Coogler

Author

  • Jimisayo Opanuga

    Jimisayo Opanuga is a web writer in the Digital Department at News Central TV, where she covers African and international stories. Her reporting focuses on social issues, health, justice, and the environment, alongside general-interest news. She is passionate about telling stories that inform the public and give voice to underreported communities.

Share the Story
Advertisement

Keep Up to Date with the Most Important News

Weekly roundups. Sharp analysis. Zero noise.
The NewsCentral TV Newsletter delivers the headlines that matter—straight to your inbox, keeping you updated regularly.