The 98th Academy Awards, the Oscars 2026, are scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
The nominations are officially being announced on January 22, 2026, by actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman.
This year features the first new casting category since 2001. The nominees are Nina Gold for Hamnet, Jennifer Venditti for Marty Supreme, Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another, Gabriel Domingues for The Secret Agent, and Francine Maisler for Sinners.
Frankenstein dominates Oscar 2026 nominations
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Good news for KPop Demon Hunters fans!
KPop Demon Hunters has officially received two nominations for the 2026 Academy Awards.
The film is nominated in the following categories:
- Best animated feature: Nominees include directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, and producer Michelle L.M. Wong.
- Best original song: For the track “Golden,” performed by the fictional group HUNTR/X.
Full list: Live Oscar nominations 2026
Best picture
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Directing
- Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet”
- Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
- Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
- Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
- Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
Actor in leading role
- Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
- Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
- Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
- Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
- Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”
Actress in 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”
Actor in 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 supporting role
- Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”
- Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
- Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”
- Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”
Original screenplay
- Blue Moon
- It Was Just An Accident
- Marty Supreme
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Adapted screenplay
- Bugonia
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- One Battle After Another
- Train Dreams
Casting
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sinners
Animated feature film
- Arco
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
International feature film
- The Secret Agent
- It Was Just An Accident
- Sentimental Value
- Sirât
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Documentary feature film
- The Alabama Solution
- Come See Me in the Good Light
- Cutting Through Rocks
- Mr Nobody Against Putin
- The Perfect Neighbor
Short film: 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
Short Film: animated
- Butterfly
- Forevergreen
- The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- Retirement Plan
- The Three Sisters
Short film: live action
- Butcher’s Stain
- A Friend of Dorothy
- Jane Austen’s Period Drama
- The Singers
- Two People Exchanging Saliva
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
Sound
- F1
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Sirât
Visual effects
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- Jurassic World Rebirth
- The Lost Bus
- Sinners
Film editing
- F1
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Costume design
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
Production design
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
Makeup and hairstyling
- Frankenstein
- Kokuho
- Sinners
- The Smashing Machine
- The Ugly Stepsister
Cinematography
- Frankenstein
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
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