Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman are revealing the 98th Academy Awards nominations for the best films and performances of the year.
Recent weeks have seen major Hollywood movies waging one battle after another, leading up to the 2026 Oscar nominations, and the big announcement is finally here. Set to be revealed Thursday morning by Academy Award-nominated Color Purple star Danielle Brooks and Emmy nominee Lewis Pullman, the 2026 Oscar nominations fall amid a contentious awards season that has seen major contenders enter — and bow out of — the race at large in recent weeks.
From early box office hits (Sinners) sustaining through the year to underground critical darlings (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You star Rose Byrne) generating major heat at recent awards shows like the Golden Globes, likely nominees have trickled into the race from all corners of the movie industry.
Hot on its tail is Ryan Coogler’s aforementioned vampire blockbuster Sinners, Chloé Zhao’s emotional historical drama Hamnet, and Best Actor frontrunner Timothée Chalamet’s lauded performance at the center of Marty Supreme.
In January, the Golden Globes helped amp up the race to the Oscars, with Chalamet, Byrne, Taylor, Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value), Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) all winning key acting awards ahead of Academy Award nominations.
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As previously announced, the Academy bestowed special awards upon several Hollywood professionals.
Industry icon Dolly Parton accepted her Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award via video message at last year’s Governors Awards for her career dedication to philanthropic efforts with the Dollywood Foundation and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which has given around 285 million books to children.
Actor Tom Cruise, actress and choreographer Debbie Allen, and production designer Wynn Thomas also received Academy Honorary Awards for their careers in Hollywood as well.
The 2026 Oscars, hosted by returning comedian Conan O’Brien, air March 15 on ABC. See the full list of nominees for the 98th Academy Awards below.
Best Picture
TBA
Best Director
TBA
Best Actor
TBA
Best Actress
TBA
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 International Feature
The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Sirat
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Animated Feature
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Documentary Feature
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
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 Film Editing
TBA
Best Cinematography
TBA
Best Production Design
TBA
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Original Song
Diane Warren: Relentless
KPop Demon Hunters
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Sound
TBA
Best Visual Effects
TBA
Best Live-Action Short
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best Animated Short
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Best Documentary Short
TBA
Academy Honorary Awards
Tom Cruise
Debbie Allen
Wynn Thomas
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Dolly Parton
