The glitz and glamour of Hollywood are set to shine once more as the 2026 Oscars approach. Ahead of the grand event, the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards have been unveiled.

Actors Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks took to the stage in California on Thursday, January 22, to announce this year’s nominees.

This year marks a significant milestone for the Oscars as the awards introduce a category honoring casting. For the first time, up to two casting directors per film will have the chance to take home a coveted trophy. Additionally, the Academy is gearing up for the 100th awards ceremony set for 2027, where a new category for stunt design will be introduced.

The 2026 Oscars will showcase 24 categories, with each featuring five nominees. However, the Best Picture category will stand out with 10 nominees vying for the top honor.

The excitement of the 2026 awards season is palpable, with major events like the Golden Globes, Oscars, and Grammy Awards looming on the horizon. The season will officially commence with the Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes in January, hosted by comedians Chelsea Handler and Nikki Glaser, respectively, promising a star-studded start to the year.

Conan O’Brien is set to return as the host of the awards show for the second consecutive year.

Academy CEO Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang said in a March 2025 press release that they are “thrilled to bring back Conan” as well as producers Raj Kapoor, Katy Mullan, Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney to the Oscars after “a hugely entertaining and visually stunning show that celebrated our nominees and the global film community in the most beautiful and impactful way.”

As for O’Brien, Kramer and Yang described him as “the perfect host — skillfully guiding us through the evening with humor, warmth and reverence.”

For his part, O’Brien, 62, joked, “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech.” (After winning Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Brutalist in 2025, Brody, 52, gave the longest acceptance speech in Oscars history, clocking in at five minutes and 40 seconds.)

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Before this year’s nominations were announced, the Academy announced in December 2025 that the awards show broadcast will move to YouTube in 2029, with a deal scheduled to extend through 2033.

The 98th annual Oscars will air on ABC Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET. Keep scrolling to see the complete list of this year’s Oscars nominees:

Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Actor
Timothee Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Best Actress
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

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo, Sinners
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Director
Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams

Best Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners

Best Original Song
“Dear Me,” Diane Warren: Relentless
“Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You,” Sinners
“Sweet Dreams of Joy,” Viva Verdi!
“Train Dreams,” Train Dreams

Best Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinner
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister

Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners

Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat

Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

Best Live Action Short Film
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor

Best Documentary Short Film
All the Empty Rooms
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 Film
The Secret Agent, Brazil
It Was Just an Accident, France
Sentimental Value, Norway
Sirat, Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab, Tunisia