98th Academy Awards: Full List of Nominees

The 98th Academy Awards are taking place on March 15, 2026, in Hollywood, hosted by Conan O’Brien for the second year. The ceremony promises excitement amid a wide-open race highlighted by quirky discussions on ballet disdain and housecat hatred. Frontrunners include Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners,’ a period vampire thriller celebrating Blues music origins and southern Black culture starring Michael B. Jordan, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another,’ featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as a revolutionary protecting his daughter while commenting on the immigrant experience. Both films, from Warner Bros. Discovery (CNN’s parent company), lead nominations. Best Picture contenders are ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Train Dreams,’ ‘F1,’ ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Sentimental Value,’ and ‘The Secret Agent.’ Director nominees include Chloé Zhao for ‘Hamnet,’ Josh Safdie for ‘Marty Supreme,’ Paul Thomas Anderson, Joachim Trier for ‘Sentimental Value,’ and Ryan Coogler. Leading actress nominees feature Jessie Buckley (‘Hamnet’), Rose Byrne (‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’), Kate Hudson (‘Song Sung Blue’), Renate Reinsve (‘Sentimental Value’), and Emma Stone (‘Bugonia’). Leading actor hopefuls are Timothée Chalamet (‘Marty Supreme’), Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke (‘Blue Moon’), Michael B. Jordan, and Wagner Moura (‘The Secret Agent’). Supporting categories highlight Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Amy Madigan (‘Weapons’), Wunmi Mosaku (‘Sinners’), and Teyana Taylor (‘One Battle After Another’) for actresses; Benicio del Toro, Jacob Elordi (‘Frankenstein’), Delroy Lindo (‘Sinners’), Sean Penn, and Stellan Skarsgård for actors. Technical awards cover adapted and original screenplays, casting, songs like ‘I Lied to You’ from ‘Sinners,’ scores, cinematography, editing, international feature, animation, documentary, makeup, sound, visual effects, costumes, production design, and shorts. Iranian-origin films and international entries like ‘Sentimental Value’ add global flair.