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[01/22/26 - 06:16 AM]
98th Oscars Nominations Announced - "The Oscars" Set to Air Live March 15, at 7 P.M. ET/4 P.M. PT, on ABC and Hulu
The Best Picture nominees include "Bugonia," "F1," "Frankenstein," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle after Another," "The Secret Agent," "Sentimental Value," "Sinners," and "Train Dreams."

[via press release from ABC]

98TH OSCARS(R) NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

'THE OSCARS' SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 15, AT 7 P.M. ET/4 P.M. PT, ON ABC AND HULU

Oscar(R)-nominated actor Danielle Brooks and actor Lewis Pullman announced the 98th Oscars(R) nominations today (Thursday, Jan. 22), live from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills via a global livestream on Oscars.org, Oscar.com and the Academy's digital platforms, ABC's "Good Morning America" and ABC News Live, Disney+, Hulu, broadcast media and an international satellite feed.

Brooks and Pullman announced the nominees in two groups starting at 5:30 a.m. PT, followed by the remaining categories at 5:41 a.m. PT. For a complete list of nominees, visit www.oscars.org.

Academy members from each of the 19 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories - actors nominate actors, costume designers nominate costume designers, etc. In the Animated Feature Film, Animated Short Film, International Feature Film and Live Action Short Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of members from all branches who opt in to participate and have met the eligibility requirements. All active members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees. Members submitted nomination ballots from 88 countries.

Twenty-four categories will be awarded at the 98th Oscars. Each category has five nominees, except for Best Picture, which has 10. Active members of the Academy must view all nominated films to be eligible to vote.

Finals voting begins on Thursday, Feb. 26, and concludes on Thursday, March 5. Visit https://www.oscars.org/oscars/voting for more information.

All rounds of Oscars voting are conducted by secret online ballot, tabulated by the independent accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The 98th Oscars will be held Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby(R) Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

To access the complete nominations press kit, visit www.press.oscars.org.

ABOUT THE ACADEMY

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's premier film organization and is home to a global membership of more than 11,000 of the most accomplished film industry artists and leaders. The Academy connects global audiences - its members, the film industry, and film fans - through their shared passion for making and watching films. The Academy does this by recognizing and celebrating the arts and sciences of moviemaking through renowned awards for cinematic achievement, including the Oscars(R), the Governors Awards, and the Scientific and Technical Awards. The Academy's affiliated charitable organization, the Academy Foundation, serves a public benefit through its robust educational, preservation and cultural activities. This includes the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the world's largest global film museum, the Academy Collection, the largest film-related collection in the world, and talent development programs for emerging artists. Year-round, the Academy creates opportunities for all communities to engage with the film world.

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NOMINEES

Actor in a 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

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

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

Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku Sinners
Teyana Taylor One Battle after Another

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, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon
Zootopia 2 Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino

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

Casting
Hamnet Nina Gold
Marty Supreme Jennifer Venditti
One Battle after Another Cassandra Kulukundis
The Secret Agent Gabriel Domingues
Sinners Francine Maisler

Cinematography
Frankenstein Dan Laustsen
Marty Supreme Darius Khondji
One Battle after Another Michael Bauman
Sinners Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Train Dreams Adolpho Veloso

Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash Deborah L. Scott
Frankenstein Kate Hawley
Hamnet Malgosia Turzanska
Marty Supreme Miyako Bellizzi
Sinners Ruth E. Carter

Directing
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
One Battle after Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
Sinners Ryan Coogler

Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
Come See Me in the Good Light Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen
Cutting through Rocks Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
Mr. Nobody against Putin
to be determined
The Perfect Neighbor Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu 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: "Were and Are Gone" Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
The Devil Is Busy Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
Perfectly a Strangeness Alison McAlpine

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

International Feature Film
Brazil The Secret Agent
France It Was Just an Accident
Norway Sentimental Value
Spain Sirāt
Tunisia The Voice of Hind Rajab

Live Action Short Film
Butcher's Stain Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron 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

Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
Kokuho Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
Sinners Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
The Smashing Machine Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
The Ugly Stepsister Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Music (Original Score)
Bugonia Jerskin Fendrix
Frankenstein Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet Max Richter
One Battle after Another Jonny Greenwood
Sinners Ludwig Goransson

Music (Original Song)
Dear Me from Diane Warren: Relentless; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Golden from KPop Demon Hunters; Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park
I Lied To You from Sinners; Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson
Sweet Dreams Of Joy from Viva Verdi!; Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike
Train Dreams from Train Dreams; Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave

Best Picture
Bugonia Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, 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, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, Producers

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

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 Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
Sirāt Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
F1 Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
Jurassic World Rebirth David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
The Lost Bus Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin
Sinners Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Bugonia Screenplay by Will Tracy
Frankenstein Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell
One Battle after Another Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Train Dreams Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Writing (Original Screenplay)
Blue Moon Written by Robert Kaplow
It Was Just an Accident Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators - Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
Marty Supreme Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Sinners Written by Ryan Coogler





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