Oscars Nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ makes history with a record-breaking 16 nods — full breakdown
The Academy unveiled the 98th Oscar nominees today — Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ dominates with a record 16 nominations while a handful of longshots and notable omissions reshuffle the awards season narrative
The Academy’s morning announcement in Los Angeles confirmed what awards-season chatter had hinted at and then some. Sinners swept into history with a record-breaking 16 nominations, the most for any film in Academy history, topping the previous high of 14 held by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land; turning the presumed frontrunner into a statistical behemoth. The tally for Coogler’s film includes Best Picture, directing, multiple acting nods, and a stack of craft and technical categories — a full-court press that will likely reshape how campaigns and pundits measure its momentum.
Trailing right behind it is Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, with 13 nominations. That film’s showing is the season’s other big headline because it piled up acting noms (four performers landed acting nods) and heavyweight craft recognition — the kind of spread that historically converts into Best Picture strength even when another title has a higher raw tally. In short: Sinners leads on paper, but PTA’s picture still looks like the kind voters love to reward.
Published - January 22, 2026 08:51 pm IST
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