‘Sinners’ sweeps Oscar nominations, breaking record with 16
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Ryan Coogler’s period vampire drama “Sinners” set an Oscar record Thursday morning, earning 16 nominations, the most ever received by a single film.
The total surpassed the previous high of 14 nominations, a milestone shared by “All About Eve” (1950), “Titanic” (1997) and “La La Land” (2016).
The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, with ‘Sinners’ leading the field with 16 total nominations. Here’s the full list of 2026 Oscar nominees.
“Sinners” scored nominations across the board, including best picture, director for Coogler, lead actor for Michael B. Jordan and supporting acting nods for Delroy Lindo and Wunmi Mosaku. The film was also recognized in a wide range of craft categories, including cinematography, costume design, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, production design, sound and visual effects, as well as original screenplay, original score and original song — every category it was eligible for.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” followed behind with 13 nominations. “Frankenstein,” “Marty Supreme” and “Sentimental Value” notched nine while “Hamnet” earned eight.
Lindo’s supporting actor nod for his turn as a blues musician in “Sinners” emerged as one of the morning’s surprises. While Lindo has been a respected presence on screen for decades, this marks his first Academy Award nomination.
“Sinners” and Wagner Moura made history while “Wicked: For Good” was shut out of the race for the 98th Oscars. We also have the complete list of nominees and where you can stream the movies.
Costume designer Ruth E. Carter earned her fifth career nomination for her work on “Sinners,” setting a new record for the most Oscar nominations by a Black woman in any category. Carter, who won Oscars for her designs on “Black Panther” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” was previously tied at four nominations with Viola Davis. With the new nod, she now ranks behind only Denzel Washington and Quincy Jones among the most-nominated Black creatives in academy history, and is tied with Spike Lee and Morgan Freeman.
Both “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” were nominated in the academy’s new casting category, a first-year addition that helped push each film’s nomination total higher.
At the box office, “Sinners” has also been one of the year’s strongest performers among the best picture contenders, earning $368 million worldwide, trailing only “F1,” which pulled in $632 million globally.
