New Delhi: The 2026 Oscar nominations fever is here. Hollywood stars and fans worldwide are buzzing as the big reveal kicks off today, Thursday, January 22, 2026.
This exciting moment launches the final countdown to the 98th Academy Awards, shining a light on the top films and talents from the past year. Get ready for drama, surprises, and the start of awards season magic.
Announcement details
The nominations drop at 8:30 a.m. EST (5:30 a.m. PST), which is 6:30 p.m. IST for Indian viewers—a perfect evening slot. The 98th Oscars Nominations have been announced by actors Danielle Brooks & Lewis Pullman.
Oscar nominations 2026
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Elle Fanning — Sentimental Value
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value
- Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners
- Amy Madigan — Weapons
- Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another
Original Score
- Bugonia — Jerskin Fendrix
- Frankenstein — Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet — Max Richter
- One Battle After Another — Jonny Greenwood
- Sinners — Ludwig Göransson
Live Action Short Film
- Butcher’s Stain — Merle Levinsohn Blount and Or 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
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
Adapted Screenplay
- Bugonia — Screenplay by Will Tracy
- Frankenstein — Written for the screen by Guillermo del Toro
- Hamnet — Screenplay by Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
- One Battle After Another — Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
- Train Dreams — Screenplay by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Original Screenplay
- Blue Moon — Written by Robert Kaplow
- It Was Just an Accident — Written by Jafar Panahi
- Marty Supreme — Written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
- Sentimental Value — Written by Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
- Sinners — Written by Ryan Coogler
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
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Frankenstein — Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Ciotina Furey
- Kokuhaku — Kyoko Yokoyama, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
- Sinners — Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
- The Smashing Machine — Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bojer Rhenin
- The Ugly Stepsister — Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Casting
- Hamnet — Nina Gold
- Marty Supreme — Jennifer Venditti
- One Battle After Another — Cassandra Kulukundis
- The Secret Agent — Gabriel Domingues
- Sinners — Francine Maisler
Costume Design
- Avatar: Fire and Ash — Deborah L. Scott
- Frankenstein — Kate Hawley
- Hamnet — Malgosia Turzanska
- Marty Supreme — Miyako Bellizzi
- Sinners — Ruth E. Carter
Original Song
- Dear Me from Diane Warren: Relentless — Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
- Golden from KPop Demon Hunters — Music and lyrics by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Jong Gyu Wak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Jeon and Teddy Park
- I Lied to You from Sinners — Music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson
- Sweet Dreams of Joy from Viva Verdi! — Music and lyrics by Nicholas Pike
- Train Dreams” from Train Dreams — Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, lyrics by Nick Cave
Documentary Feature Film
- The Alabama Solution — Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
- Come See Me in the Good Light — Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave and Tig Notaro
- Cutting Through Rocks — Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
- Mr Nobody Against Putin — Nominees to be determined
- The Perfect Neighbour — Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Niko Kwan 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: “We’re and Are Gone” — Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
- The Devil Is Busy — Christian Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
- Perfectly a Stranger — Alison McAlpine
International Feature Film
- The Secret Agent — Brazil
- It Was Just an Accident — France
- Sentimental Value — Norway
- Sirât — Spain
- The Voice of Hind Rajab — Tunisia
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, Mida Saniago and Henri Magalon
- Zootopia 2 — Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino
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
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
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 Wecklein, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
- Sirât — Amanda Villavieja, Tata Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas
Cinematography
- Frankenstein — Dan Laustsen
- Marty Supreme — Darius Khondji
- One Battle After Another — Michael Bauman
- Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw
- Train Dreams — Adolpho Veloso
Actor in 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
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
Directing
- Chloé Zhao — Hamnet
- Josh Safdie — Marty Supreme
- Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
- Joachim Trier — Sentimental Value
- Ryan Coogler — Sinners
Best Picture
- Bugonia — Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, producers; 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, Ashley Schlaifer, Will Janowitz, Ashley Walker and Michael Heimler, producers
Where to watch live
Tune in to ABC’s Good Morning America, the go-to spot for these reveals. Stream on Hulu, Disney+, or ABC News Live. Free views are at Oscar.com, Oscar.org, and Academy social media on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. The global stream lets everyone join the chat easily.
Awards night ahead
The main ceremony is March 15, 2026, with Conan O’Brien hosting again after last year’s success.