Hollywood’s biggest night will soon be in full swing at the 2026 Oscars, but first, the nominations for the 98th annual Academy Awards were revealed.
Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks announced the nominees from California on Thursday, January 22.
For the first time, casting will be honored at the Academy Awards, with up to two casting directors per film eligible to win a trophy. Plans are already underway to include another new category for stunt design at the 100th annual Academy Awards for films released in 2027.
The 2026 Oscars will include 24 categories, each of which has five nominees. Best Picture is the exception, with a total of 10 contenders.
Conan O’Brien is set to return as the host of the awards show for the second consecutive year.
Academy CEO Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang said in a March 2025 press release that they are “thrilled to bring back Conan” as well as producers Raj Kapoor, Katy Mullan, Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney to the Oscars after “a hugely entertaining and visually stunning show that celebrated our nominees and the global film community in the most beautiful and impactful way.”
As for O’Brien, Kramer and Yang described him as “the perfect host — skillfully guiding us through the evening with humor, warmth and reverence.”
For his part, O’Brien, 62, joked, “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech.” (After winning Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Brutalist in 2025, Brody, 52, gave the longest acceptance speech in Oscars history, clocking in at five minutes and 40 seconds.)
Before this year’s nominations were announced, the Academy announced in December 2025 that the awards show broadcast will move to YouTube in 2029, with a deal scheduled to extend through 2033.
The 98th annual Oscars will air on ABC Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET. Keep scrolling to see the complete list of this year’s Oscars nominees:
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Actor
Timothee 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 Skarsgard, 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
Chloe 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 Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
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 Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinner
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
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 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
Best International Feature Film
The Secret Agent, Brazil
It Was Just an Accident, France
Sentimental Value, Norway
Sirat, Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab, Tunisia
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