Excitement builds for the 98th Academy Awards
The countdown to the film world’s most prestigious prizes, the Oscars, has officially begun. The nominees for the Academy Awards, being held for the 98th time this year, were announced today. The eagerly awaited list also signals just how fierce the 2026 Oscar race is set to be.
Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1929, the Oscars will be handed out this year on 15 March 2026. The night will be hosted by the celebrated talk-show host and comedian Conan O’Brien.
Let’s take a look together at the films and names leading the way at the 2026 Oscars.
Best Picture
- Bugonia (Focus Features)
- F1 (Apple Original Films / Warner Bros.)
- Frankenstein (Netflix)
- Hamnet (Focus Features)
- Marty Supreme (A24)
- One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
- The Secret Agent (Neon)
- Sentimental Value (Neon)
- Sinners (Warner Bros.)
- Train Dreams (Netflix)
Best Director
Strong auteurs stand out in the director’s chair at the 2026 Oscars:
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Chloe Zhao (Hamnet)
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Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
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Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
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Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
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Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Best Actor
The acting categories are especially competitive this year:
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Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
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Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
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Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
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Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
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Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
Best Actress
The Best Actress category is full of performances that are as moving as they are powerful:
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Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
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Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
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Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
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Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
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Emma Stone (Bugonia)
Best Supporting Actor
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Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)
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Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
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Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
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Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
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Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)
Best Supporting Actress
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Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
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Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
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Amy Madigan (Weapons)
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Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
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Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Best Original Screenplay
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Blue Moon
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It Was Just An Accident
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Marty Supreme
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Sentimental Value
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Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Bugonia
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Frankenstein
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Hamnet
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One Battle After Another
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Train Dreams
Best Casting
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Hamnet
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Marty Supreme
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One Battle After Another
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The Secret Agent
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Sinners
Best Animated Feature
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Arco
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Elio
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KPop Demon Hunters
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Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
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Zootopia 2
Best International Feature
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The Secret Agent
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It Was Just An Accident
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Sentimental Value
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Sirat
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The Voice of Hind Rajab
Towards Oscar Night
The 2026 Oscar nominees show just how much room cinema has made this year for both grand stories and deeply emotional storytelling. Now all eyes are on the night of 15 March, to see which films and performances will take home an Oscar.
