Academy Awards Nominees Announced as Hollywood’s Biggest Night Comes Into Focus With Very Little Surprises [FULL LIST INSIDE]

The nominees for this year’s Academy Awards were officially revealed earlier today, setting the stage for Hollywood’s most prestigious celebration of film. The announcement took place in Beverly Hills, where industry members, press, and fans alike tuned in to see which films, performances, and creative teams rose to the top after a year packed with ambitious storytelling, box office triumphs, and breakout talent. While a few races remain tight, this year’s nominations largely aligned with awards-season expectations, with very few surprise inclusions or omissions.

This year’s Oscars ceremony will take place at the iconic Dolby Theatre, continuing its tradition as the home of the Academy Awards. The event is scheduled for March 15, 2026, when the film world will gather to honor excellence across acting, directing, writing, technical achievements, and more. With awards season momentum already in full swing, the nominations offer a clear snapshot of which films have maintained consistent industry support heading into the final phase.

Hosting the ceremony this year is Conan O’Brien, marking a highly anticipated return to the Oscars stage. Known for his sharp wit and love of film, O’Brien is expected to bring a mix of humor, warmth, and unpredictability to the evening. As anticipation builds toward Oscar night, these nominations officially kick off the final stretch of awards season, and all eyes now turn toward March to see which films will ultimately take home cinema’s highest honors.

FULL LIST of Nominees Below:

Actor in a 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

Actor in a 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 a 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

Actress in a Supporting Role

Elle Fanning

Sentimental Value

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas

Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan

Weapons

Wunmi Mosaku

Sinners

Teyana Taylor

One Battle after Another

Animated Feature Film

Arco

Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman

Elio

Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm

KPop Demon Hunters

Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon

Zootopia 2

Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino

Animated Short Film

Butterfly

Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens

Forevergreen

Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears

The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski

Retirement Plan

John Kelly and Andrew Freedman

The Three Sisters

Konstantin Bronzit

Casting

Hamnet

Nina Gold

Marty Supreme

Jennifer Venditti

One Battle after Another

Cassandra Kulukundis

The Secret Agent

Gabriel Domingues

Sinners

Francine Maisler

Cinematography

Frankenstein

Dan Laustsen

Marty Supreme

Darius Khondji

One Battle after Another

Michael Bauman

Sinners

Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Train Dreams

Adolpho Veloso

Costume Design

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Deborah L. Scott

Frankenstein

Kate Hawley

Hamnet

Malgosia Turzanska

Marty Supreme

Miyako Bellizzi

Sinners

Ruth E. Carter

Directing

Hamnet

Chloé Zhao

Marty Supreme

Josh Safdie

One Battle after Another

Paul Thomas Anderson

Sentimental Value

Joachim Trier

Sinners

Ryan Coogler

Documentary Feature Film

The Alabama Solution

Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman

Come See Me in the Good Light

Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen

Cutting through Rocks

Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni

Mr. Nobody against Putin

Nominees to be determined

The Perfect Neighbor

Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee

Documentary Short Film

All the Empty Rooms

Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo

Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"

Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins

The Devil Is Busy

Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir

Perfectly a Strangeness

Alison McAlpine

Film Editing

F1

Stephen Mirrione

Marty Supreme

Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

One Battle after Another

Andy Jurgensen

Sentimental Value

Olivier Bugge Coutté

Sinners

Michael P. Shawver

International Feature Film

Brazil

The Secret Agent

France

It Was Just an Accident

Norway

Sentimental Value

Spain

Sirāt

Tunisia

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Live Action Short Film

Butcher's Stain

Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi

A Friend of Dorothy

Lee Knight and James Dean

Jane Austen's Period Drama

Julia Aks and Steve Pinder

The Singers

Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt

Two People Exchanging Saliva

Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata

Makeup and Hairstyling

Frankenstein

Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey

Kokuho

Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu

Sinners

Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry

The Smashing Machine

Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein

The Ugly Stepsister

Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Music (Original Score)

Bugonia

Jerskin Fendrix

Frankenstein

Alexandre Desplat

Hamnet

Max Richter

One Battle after Another

Jonny Greenwood

Sinners

Ludwig Goransson

Music (Original Song)

Dear Me

from Diane Warren: Relentless; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

Golden

from KPop Demon Hunters; Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park

I Lied To You

from Sinners; Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson

Sweet Dreams Of Joy

from Viva Verdi!; Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike

Train Dreams

from Train Dreams; Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave

Best Picture

Bugonia

Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, Producers

F1

Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers

Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, Producers

Hamnet

Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers

Marty Supreme

Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet, Producers

One Battle after Another

Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers

The Secret Agent

Emilie Lesclaux, Producer

Sentimental Value

Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Producers

Sinners

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler, Producers

Train Dreams

Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, Producers

Production Design

Frankenstein

Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau

Hamnet

Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton

Marty Supreme

Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis

One Battle after Another

Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino

Sinners

Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Sound

F1

Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta

Frankenstein

Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern

One Battle after Another

José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor

Sinners

Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker

Sirāt

Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

Visual Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett

F1

Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson

Jurassic World Rebirth

David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould

The Lost Bus

Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin

Sinners

Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Bugonia

Screenplay by Will Tracy

Frankenstein

Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro

Hamnet

Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell

One Battle after Another

Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

Train Dreams

Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Blue Moon

Written by Robert Kaplow

It Was Just an Accident

Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators - Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian

Marty Supreme

Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie

Sentimental Value

Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Sinners

Written by Ryan Coogler