Hollywood woke up early this Thursday for one of its big days: the nominations for the 2026 Oscars. At 5:30 in the morning (2:30 p.m. Spanish peninsular time) the names of those competing for the statuettes that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will award on March 15, in its 98th edition, have been announced. The Spanish Sirât It has achieved two nominations, both for best international film and best sound. For its part, The sinners o Sinners, in Latin America), a bloody horror drama set in the 1930s in the southern United States and directed by Ryan Coogler, achieves no less than 16, making history as the highest nominee in the 98 years of the Oscars. One battle after another, by Paul Thomas Anderson, takes 13. The two most nominated films are also from Warner, the studio whose purchase Netflix and Paramount are currently fighting over. The Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro achieves nine, although the filmmaker does not win best director. Nine also achieve Marty Supremewhile Hamnet and the norwegian Valor sentimental They are left with eight.
Up to 10 titles compete for the jackpot prize, best film. Are One battle after another, Hamnet, Frankenstein, The secret agent, Sentimental value, The sinners, Marty Supreme, Bugonia, F1 y Train dreams. It is surprising that blockbusters of the season like Avatar y Wicked: parte 2 they don’t make the cut; In fact, the Witches of Oz movie does not achieve a single nomination. James Cameron’s, although not for best film or director, gets two more technical nominations (costume design and visual effects). The secret agent (which is done with four) makes Brazil manage to be among the 10 best films of the year for the second consecutive year, after I’m still here last year.
Many of their directors are also nominated: Chloé Zhao for HamnetPaul Thomas Anderson by One battle after anotherJoachim Trier por Valor sentimentalRyan Coogler for Sinners and Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme. In this case, the Mexican Del Toro is left out. With her nomination, Chinese director Zhao becomes the 11th woman to be a candidate in this category.
As for the actors, some surprises. In the category of best leading actress, Jessie Buckley is the favorite for her heartbreaking performance as Agnes in Hamnetand shares the category with Rose Byrne (who won the Golden Globe for best comedy actress) for If I could, I would kick you. They are accompanied by Renate Reinsve by Valor sentimental and Emma Stone for Bugonia, as well as the surprise of the candidacy, Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue. Therefore, they are not even the young Chase Infiniti for One battle after another nor cyntia erivo por Wicked: parte 2.
Among the actors, at 30 years old Timothée Chalamet repeats for the second consecutive year, this time for Marty Supreme (the third in total; he was already nominated in 2018 with Call me by your name). This year also starts with good prospects. Shares category with veterans like Leonardo DiCaprio (One battle after another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B. Jordan (The sinners) y Wagner Moura (The secret agent), who follows in the footsteps of her compatriot Fernanda Torres last year. She won the Golden Globe in 2025 for I’m still herejust as he has achieved this year, but Torres could not beat Mickey Madison by Anora. Moura also has a difficult time this year against the Hollywood giants.
Among the supporting actors, the battle is expected to be tough between the Swede Stellan Skarsgard for Valor sentimental and Sean Penn (with his sixth nomination) for One battle after anotherfor which Benicio del Toro is also nominated. Along with them, the creature that Jacob Elordi embodies in Frankensteinnew to the Academy club, and the entry of Delroy Lindo for The sinners. On the other hand, Paul Mescal’s Shakespeare is left out in Hamnet.
The supporting actresses are led by Teyana Taylor and her role as Perfidy Beverly Hills in One battle after another. Along with them, two actresses from Valor sentimental: the American Elle Fanning (who, at just 28 years old, has been acting for more than 20 years, but for which this is her first nomination) and the Norwegian Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. The quintet is completed by the oldest, Amy Madigan, for her role as the very disturbing Aunt Gladys in the horror film. The time of disappearance (Weapons), and Wunmi Mosaku, British-Nigerian actress of The sinners. Therefore, the not-so-sweet Glinda is left out. Wicked: parte 2performed by Ariana Grande and Odesa A’Zion by Marty Supreme.
As for foreign films, Sirât will have to compete against Valor Sentimental (the Norwegian, who starts as favorite), The secret agent (from Brazil, which won the Golden Globe), a simple accident (directed by Iranian Jafar Panahi, but competing for France, the 40th time that this country has managed to win the nomination) and the exciting story of a Palestinian girl in Hind’s voice (for Tunisia).
As for animated film, an interesting battle: the enormous viral phenomenon that they are The K-pop warriors will have to deal with the highest-grossing animated film in history, the fun sequel about the fox Nick and the bunny Judy that is Zootropolis 2, from Disney. The animation giant also brings the little astronaut to the quintet Eliowhile in terms of more independent productions there is the French Arco and the Belgian Little Amélie.
The Korean queens of animation are also present in another category, where they start as favorites: best song, for its catchy Golden. There they will compete against I Lied to youof The sinners; Train Dreamsfrom the homonymous Dreams of trains, that Nick Cave sings; and Dear Mefrom the documentary Diane Warren: Relentlessabout the prolific songwriter of the same name, and performed by Kesha; and Sweet Dreams of Joyfrom the documentary Long live Verdi!
This is the first year in which there is a best casting category. Sirât was on the short list of 10 nominations, but has not made it. Yes they have Hamnet, The Sinners, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another y The secret agent.
As for the best scripts, as usual, there are two categories. In the original script they are The Sinners, Marty Supreme, Blue Moon and two foreign films: Valor sentimental y a simple accident. It seems that Hollywood is looking outside its borders to search for original stories. As for adapted scripts, they compete Frankenstein, One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Bugonia y Train dreams.
In mid-December, when the pre-candidates were known – some categories make short lists, in which the 10 or 15 films that will reach the final phase are already known -, Sirât He managed to pass in no less than five. Therefore, it was eligible to be nominated for best international film, but also for best original soundtrack, best sound, best photography and best castingin the first year of this candidacy. For its part, the animated short The ghost of the villa, directed, co-produced and co-written by Madrid-born James Castillo and his production company, Martirio Films, which also entered the previous lists, will finally not be on March 15 at the Dolby Theater. In 17 minutes, it recounts the last years that the painter Francisco de Goya spent in his house, his country house, in Carabanchel. The Argentine film Belén Nor has it managed to place itself among the five for best foreign film.
The performers Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman, accompanied by the president of the Academy, Lynette Howell Taylor — who highlighted that this is the first year that the category of casting—, they read the nominations at 5:30, but we still have to wait almost two months to know the result. The doubts will be resolved next Sunday, March 15 in a great gala broadcast from the Dolby theater, in the heart of Los Angeles, and presented for the second consecutive year by comedian Conan O’Brien. Until then, place your bets.
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