Ryan Coogler’s The Sinners has shattered Oscar nomination records, securing an unprecedented 16 nods—thanks to the newly introduced “casting” category—as the 98th Academy Awards approach on the night between March 15 and 16 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Record-Breaking Nominations and Emerging Frontrunners
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The Sinners’ haul surpasses the previous record of 14 nominations held jointly by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another follows closely with 12 nominations. Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value also garnered significant attention, receiving 6 nominations including best film, acting nods for Renate Reinsve, Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Stellan Skarsgård, original screenplay, direction, international film, and editing.
Timothée Chalamet Makes History
Timothée Chalamet is making Oscar history as the youngest actor to receive three nominations. The 30-year-old earned his latest nod for his role in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, following previous nominations for Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name in 2018 and a 2025 bid for the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown.
International Spotlight and Notable Absences
Italy will not be represented among the nominees this year. Sentimental Value (Norway) leads the international film category, alongside contenders from Spain (Sirat), Brazil (The Secret Agent), Tunisia (The Voice of Hind Rajab), and France (A Simple Accident).
The Full List of Nominees
Best Film
One Battle After Another
The Sinners
Hamnet – In the Name of the Son
Marty Supreme
Frankenstein
Sentimental Value
Train Dreams
Bugonia
The Secret Agent
F1 – The Movie
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – The Sinners
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet – In the Name of the Son
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Best Leading Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Michael B. Jordan – The Sinners
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Best Leading Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet – In the Name of the Son
Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue – A Melody of Love
Rose Byrne – If Only I Could I Would Kick You
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wnumi Mosaku – The Sinners
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Delroy Lindo – The Sinners
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Best International Film
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirat (Spain)
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
A Simple Accident (France)
Best Animated Film
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie
Zootropolis 2
Best Makeup and Hairstyles
Frankenstein
The Sinners
The Smashing Machine
That’s It
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Soundtrack
Bugonia
One Battle After Another
Frankenstein
Hamnet – In the Name of the Son
The Sinners
Best Short Film
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
The Singers
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best Animated Short
Butterfly
Forever Green
Retirement Plan
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
The Three Sisters
Best Adapted Screenplay
Hamnet – In the Name of the Son
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Best Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
A Simple Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
The Sinners
Best Casting
One Battle After Another
Marty Supreme
Hamnet – In the Name of the Son
The Secret Agent
The Sinners
Best Costumes
Frankenstein
Avatar: Fire and Ash
The Sinners
Hamnet – In the Name of the Son
Marty Supreme
Best Photography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Song
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – The Sinners
“Dear Me” – Diane Warren: Relentless
“Train Dreams” – Train Dreams
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” – Viva Verdi
Best Documentary
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor: the perfect neighbor
Best Short Documentary
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 Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
The Sinners
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
The Sinners
Sirat
Best Special Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World – Rebirth
The Lost Bus
The Sinners
Best Scenography
Frankenstein
Hamnet – In the Name of the Son
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Sinners
