Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed supernatural thriller, has made the Academy Awards history by becoming the first film ever to receive 16 Oscar nominations.
The Warner Bros release stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual role as twin brothers who open a blues club in 1930s Mississippi, only to find themselves battling entrenched racism and a rising threat of vampires. Directed by Ryan Coogler, the film blends horror, historical drama and music culture, and has emerged as one of the most culturally significant releases of the decade.
Sinners has already grossed $368m worldwide, marking a major box office milestone and cementing Coogler’s unprecedented lifetime deal with the studio following the film’s success. At the 2026 Oscars, it is nominated for major prizes including best picture, best director (Coogler), leading actor (Jordan), supporting actor (Delroy Lindo), supporting actress (Wunmi Mosaku), and the Academy’s inaugural casting award.
The film also broke barriers across multiple craft categories. Costume designer Ruth E. Carter, now a five-time nominee, becomes the most-nominated Black woman in the Academy’s 97-year history, while cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw earns just the fourth-ever Oscar nomination for a woman in the category. With 16 nods, Sinners surpasses the long-standing record of 14 nominations previously shared by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997) and La La Land (2016).
Oscar nominations race: the closest challengers
So far this awards season, ramshackle countercultural comedy One Battle After Another has dominated much of the conversation, and at the Oscars it trails Sinners closely with 13 nominations. The film’s ensemble cast performed strongly with the Academy, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro all receiving acting nominations. Supporting actress Teyana Taylor is also tipped as the favourite in her category.
Meanwhile, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet also performed strongly, earning eight nominations, including one for Jessie Buckley, now widely viewed as the frontrunner in the best actress race.
Oscar nominations win for Warner Bros
Thursday’s Oscar nominations represent a significant victory for Warner Bros, currently the subject of a potential takeover by Netflix. The studio’s slate this year included Sinners and One Battle After Another, alongside Superman and Weapons. Warner Bros leads all studios with 30 nominations, finishing well ahead of its closest competitors Netflix and Neon, which each secured 18 nods.
When are the Oscars 2026?
The Academy Awards ceremony takes place on 15 March, where Sinners will attempt to convert its historic Oscar nominations haul into wins.
Here’s the full list of Oscar nominations for 2026.
Nominees for Best Picture
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Nominees for Best Actress
- Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
- Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
- Emma Stone, Bugonia
- Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
Nominees for 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
Nominees for Best Supporting Actress
- Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
- Inga Ibsdotter LilIeaas, Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan, Weapons
- Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
- Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Nominees for Best Supporting Actor
- Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
- Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
- Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
- Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
- Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Nominees for Best Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
- Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
- Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
- Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Nominees for Original Song
- Golden from Kpop Demon Hunters
- Train Dreams from Train Dreams
- Dear Me from Diane Warren: Relentless
- I Lied To You from Sinners
- Sweet Dreams Of Joy from Viva Verdi!
Nominees for Original Score
- Bugonia, Jerskin Fendrix
- Frankenstein, Alexandre Desplate
- Hamnet, Max Richter
- One Battle After Another, Jonny Greenwood
- Sinners, Ludwig Göransson
Nominees for Animated Film
- Arco
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Nominees for International Film
- The Secret Agent, Brazil
- It Was Just an Accident, France
- Sentimental Value, Norway
- Sirât, Spain
- The Voice of Hind Rajab, Tunisia
Nominees for Documentary Feature
- The Perfect Neighbor
- The Alabama Solution
- Come See Me in the Good Light
- Cutting Through Rocks
- Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Nominees for Casting
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- The Secret Agent
- Sinners
Nominees for Best Sound
- F1
- Frankenstein
- One Battle after Another
- Sinners
- Sirāt
Nominees for Cinematography
- Frankenstein
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Nominees for Original Screenplay
- Blue Moon, Robert Kaplow
- It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi, with script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
- Marty Supreme, Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
- Sentimental Value, Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
- Sinners, Ryan Coogler
Nominees for Adapted Screenplay
- Bugonia; Will Tracy
- Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro
- Hamnet, Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
- One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
- Train Dreams, Clint Bailey and Greg Kwedar
Nominees for Live Action Short Film
- Butcher’s Stain
- A Friend of Dorothy
- Jane Austen’s Period Drama
- The Singers
- Two People Exchanging Saliva
Nominees for Animated Short Film
- Butterfly
- Forevergreen
- The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- Retirement Plan
- The Three Sisters
Nominees for Documentary Short Film
- 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
Nominees for Visual Effects
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- Jurassic World Rebirth
- The Lost Bus
- Sinners
Nominees for Production Design
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
Nominees for Film Editing
- F1
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Nominees for Makeup and Hairstyling
- Frankenstein
- Kokuho
- Sinners
- The Smashing Machine
- The Ugly Stepsister
Nominees for Costume Design
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
