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Oscars 2026: 'Sinners' Smashes Record with 16 Nominations, DiCaprio in Race

The 98th Academy Awards nominations have been announced, with the supernatural thriller 'Sinners' leading the pack with a historic 16 nominations, breaking the all-time record. The film, directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, is the seventh ever to be nominated in every technical category. It is closely followed by Leonardo DiCaprio's 'One Battle After Another,' which secured 13 nominations. The Oscars ceremony will be held on March 15, 2026, with Conan O'Brien returning as host.

Key Points: Oscars 2026 Nominations: Record-Breaking 'Sinners' Leads with 16 Nods

  • 'Sinners' earns record 16 Oscar nods
  • Seventh film nominated in every technical category
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's film follows with 13 nominations
  • Michael B. Jordan up for Best Actor
  • Ceremony set for March 2026 hosted by Conan O'Brien
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Oscars 2026: Michael B Jordan's Sinners leads with record-breaking 16 nods, 'One Battle After Another' closely follows

Michael B. Jordan's 'Sinners' sets a new Oscars record with 16 nominations. Leonardo DiCaprio's film follows with 13 nods. See the full list of contenders.

"The film has broken the record for the most nominations for a single film ever - Variety"

Los Angeles, January 22

The nominations for the 98th Academy Award have been announced, with Ryan Coogler's directorial 'Sinners' leading the race, with a record-breaking 16 nods.

Starring Michael B Jordan in the lead, the supernatural thriller received nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Jordan, Best Supporting Actress for Wunmi Mosaku, Best Supporting Actor for Delroy Lindo, Original Screenplay, Casting, Production Design, Cinematography, Costume design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound, Visual Effects, Original Score, and Original Song for 'I Lied to You'.

The film has broken the record for the most nominations for a single film ever, beating previous record holders like 'Titanic', 'La La Land', and 'All About Eve'.

'Sinners' has also emerged as the seventh movie to be nominated in every technical category, reported Variety.

The film has been followed closely by Leonardo DiCaprio's 'One Battle After Another', which picked up 13 nominations, including Best Picture.

Others in the race are 'Frankenstein', 'Bugonia', 'Hamnet', 'Marty Supreme', 'Sentimental Value', 'Train Dreams', 'F1', and 'The Secret Agent'.

Jordan will be vying for the Best Actor trophy against Timothee Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent).

'Sinners' premiered in April last year with a USD 48 million domestic opening, the biggest launch for an original film since Jordan Peele's "Us," which debuted to USD 71 million in 2019, as per Variety.

Michael B. Jordan plays identical twins Smoke and Stack in "Sinners," which takes place in the 1930s as the brothers return home to the South and open a juke joint... only for vampires to descend on the small town.

The nominees were announced on Thursday by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman. The 98th Oscars will be held on March 15, 2026, with Conan O'Brien set to return as the host.

- ANI

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Priya S
Happy for the film, but a bit disappointed no Indian films or artists seem to be in the race this year. Our stories are just as powerful. Maybe next time!
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Vikram M
A supernatural thriller set in the 1930s with vampires? Sounds like a fresh concept. The technical nominations across the board show the crew's hard work. Deserves recognition.
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Rohit P
Record-breaking nominations are great, but let's see how many it actually wins. Titanic had 14 noms and won 11. That's the real benchmark. Tough competition with DiCaprio's film too.
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Sarah B
As someone living in Mumbai and loving global cinema, this is exciting! The diversity in the Best Actor category is good to see. Rooting for Jordan, but Chalamet is always brilliant.
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Karthik V
Interesting to see the mix of big commercial films and smaller ones like 'Hamnet'. The Oscars still have a certain type of taste, but glad original stories are getting this push. Hope it releases soon here!

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