On January 22, 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the list of nominees for the 2026 Academy Awards. The list honors the best and boldest in film, including ten nominations for GreenSlate client projects.

The competition was fierce this year, with 201 films up for ‘Best Picture’ consideration and a brand-new category announced (‘Best Casting’).

The full list of nominees and winners for the 98th Annual Academy Awards are below, with GreenSlate client projects represented by a green heart. 💚 GreenSlate is a proud partner of the cast and crew on these projects, bringing important stories to the big screen around the world. 

🏆Best Picture Winner: 

One Battle After Another

Nominated
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
💚Marty Supreme
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams

🏆Best Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Nominated
Hamnet (Focus Features), Chloé Zhao
💚Marty Supreme (A24), Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value (Neon), Joachim Trier
Sinners (Warner Bros.), Ryan Coogler

🏆Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan in Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Nominated
💚Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent (Neon)

🏆Best Actress: Jessie Buckley in Hamnet (Focus Features)

Nominated
💚Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue (Focus Features)
Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value (Neon)
Emma Stone in Bugonia (Focus Features)

🏆Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn in One Battle after Another (Warner Bros.)

Nominated
Benicio Del Toro in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein (Netflix)
Delroy Lindo in Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Stellan Skarsgård in Sentimental Value (Neon)

🏆Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan in Weapons (Warner Bros.)

Nominated
Elle Fanning in Sentimental Value (Neon)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in Sentimental Value (Neon)
Wunmi Mosaku in Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Teyana Taylor in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

🏆Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein

Nominated
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister

🏆Best Original Score: Sinners

Nominated
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another

🏆Best Live-Action Short: TIE - The Singers and 
Two People Exchanging Saliva

Nominated
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama

🏆Best Animated Short: The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Nominated
Butterfly
Forevergreen
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

🏆Best Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson

Nominated
Bugonia, Will Tracy
Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet, Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
Train Dreams, Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

🏆Best Original Screenplay: Sinners, Ryan Coogler

Nominated
Blue Moon, Robert Kaplow
It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi & Script Collaborators 
💚Marty Supreme, Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt

🏆Best Casting: One Battle After Another

Nominated
Hamnet
💚Marty Supreme
The Secret Agent
Sinners

🏆Best Costume Design: Frankenstein

Nominated
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Hamnet
💚Marty Supreme
Sinners

🏆Best Original Song: “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters

Nominated
“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless
“Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest
“I Lied To You” from Sinners
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi!
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams

🏆Best Documentary Feature: Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Nominated
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
The Perfect Neighbor

🏆Best Documentary Short: All the Empty Rooms

Nominated
Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness

🏆Best International Feature: Norway, Sentimental Value

Nominated
Brazil, The Secret Agent
France, It Was Just an Accident
Spain, Sirât
Tunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab

🏆Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters

Nominated
Arco
Elio
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

🏆Best Film Editing: One Battle After Another, Andy Jurgensen

Nominated
F1, Stephen Mirrione
💚Marty Supreme, Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value, Olivier Bugge Coutté
Sinners, Michael Shawver

🏆Best Production Design: Frankenstein, Tamara Deverell

Nominated
Hamnet, Fiona Crombie
💚Marty Supreme, Jack Fisk
One Battle After Another, Florencia Martin
Sinners, Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

🏆Best Cinematography: Sinners (Warner Bros.), Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Nominated
Frankenstein (Netflix), Dan Laustsen
💚Marty Supreme (A24), Darius Khondji
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.), Michael Bauman
Train Dreams (Netflix), Adolpho Veloso

🏆Best Sound

Nominated
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât
Train Dreams

🏆Best Visual Effects: F1

Nominated
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners

The 2026 Academy Awards in Los Angeles

The 98th Academy Awards took place on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 4:00pm Pacific Standard Time. Conan O’Brien, comedian and talk show host, returned to host the 2026 Oscars at the Dolby Theater in Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. 

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