Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has just made history in the awards world.
The film not only leads the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards, but sets a new Oscars record with 16 nominations.
It beats the previous record of 14 nominations, shared by ground-breaking films like All About Eve (1940), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016).
Keep reading to learn more about Coogler’s film and the other Oscar nominees.
Sinners Making History
Ryan Coogler and his film are having a huge Oscars moment.
The film earned 16 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Costume Design.
The supernatural thriller centers around Michael B. Jordan playing two brothers in 1930s Mississippi.
Even without the new category of Best Casting, Sinners would have earned the record of most nominations. Now, it will be interesting to see how many awards the film can win during the event.
Other Films to Watch Out For
Coming up next after Sinners in terms of nominations was Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, which swiped up 13 nominations.
The next group up all had nine nominations, with the films being Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, and Sentimental Value. Hamnet garnered a highly respectable eight nominations.
Finally, films with four nominations each include Bugonia, F1, The Secret Agent, and Train Dreams.
The Use of AI in Film
Before the nominees were announced, AMPAS president Lynette Howell Taylor commented about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in cinema.
“We live in a time of limitless technology that enables us to push the boundaries of our cinematic experience and our profound belief is that the heartbeat of film is and will always remain unmistakably human,” she said.
When are the Oscars?
This year’s Oscars ceremony will take place on March 15th at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The event will start at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT on ABC and streaming on Hulu. Conan O’Brien returns to host the event.
2026 Oscars Nominees
Here are all the nominees for the 2026 Oscars:
Best Picture
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
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 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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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