98th Academy Awards


The 98th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will take place on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States. During the gala, the AMPAS will present Academy Awards in 24 categories, honoring films released in 2025. The ceremony will be televised in the United States by ABC and streamed on Hulu. Comedian Conan O'Brien is set to host the show for the second consecutive time, after receiving universal acclaim for hosting the previous year, with Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returning as executive producers for the third consecutive year.
In related events, the Academy held its 16th Governors Awards ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood on November 16, 2025. The Academy Scientific and Technical Awards will be presented on April 28, 2026, in a ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
This year, Best Casting will be presented as a new category, bringing the total number of competitive Oscar categories to 24.

Key dates

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 98th Academy Awards were announced on January 22, 2026, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, by actress Danielle Brooks and actor Lewis Pullman.
The sixteen nominations received by Sinners are the most in Oscar history, surpassing the previous record of fourteen shared by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land. It also broke the record for most Black individuals nominated for a single film at ten. The film's studio, Warner Bros., earned thirty nominations, tying its own record set in 2005.
At the age of 30, Timothée Chalamet became the youngest actor to earn three acting nominations since Marlon Brando. At the age of 37, Emma Stone, nominated for Best Picture and Best Actress in a Leading Role, became the second-youngest person in Oscar history to garner seven career nominations since Walt Disney. Wagner Moura became the first Brazilian nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Stellan Skarsgård became the first actor nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for a non-English-language international film.
The 40-year span between Amy Madigan's first nomination, for her supporting role in Twice in a Lifetime, and her second, for Weapons, set the record for the longest gap between Oscar nominations for an actress. Ruth E. Carter became the most-nominated Black woman, across any category, with her fifth nomination for Best Costume Design. Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman of color nominated for Best Cinematography. Chloé Zhao became the second woman, following Jane Campion, and the first woman of color to be nominated for Best Directing twice. With nine nominations for Best Picture, Dede Gardner became the most nominated female producer, breaking a tie with Kathleen Kennedy.

Awards

Winners will be listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

  • Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
  • Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
  • Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
  • Joachim TrierSentimental Value
  • Ryan Coogler – Sinners
  • Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme as Marty Mauser
  • Leonardo DiCaprioOne Battle After Another as Bob Ferguson
  • Ethan HawkeBlue Moon as Lorenz Hart
  • Michael B. Jordan – Sinners as Elijah "Smoke" Moore / Elias "Stack" Moore
  • Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent as Armando Solimões / Marcelo Alves / Fernando Solimões
  • Jessie BuckleyHamnet as Agnes Shakespeare
  • Rose ByrneIf I Had Legs I'd Kick You as Linda
  • Kate HudsonSong Sung Blue as Claire Sardina
  • Renate ReinsveSentimental Value as Nora Borg
  • Emma Stone – Bugonia as Michelle Fuller
  • Benicio del ToroOne Battle After Another as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
  • Jacob ElordiFrankenstein as The Creature
  • Delroy LindoSinners as Delta Slim
  • Sean PennOne Battle After Another as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
  • Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value as Gustav Borg
  • Elle FanningSentimental Value as Rachel Kemp
  • Inga Ibsdotter LilleaasSentimental Value as Agnes Borg Pettersen
  • Amy MadiganWeapons as Gladys
  • Wunmi MosakuSinners as Annie
  • Teyana TaylorOne Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly Hills
  • Blue MoonRobert Kaplow
  • It Was Just an AccidentJafar Panahi; in collaboration with Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, and Mehdi Mahmoudian
  • Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
  • Sentimental ValueEskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
  • Sinners – Ryan Coogler
  • BugoniaWill Tracy; based on the film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan
  • Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro; based on the novel by Mary Shelley
  • Hamnet – Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell; based on the novel by Maggie O'Farrell
  • One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson; based on the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
  • Train DreamsClint Bentley and Greg Kwedar; based on the novella by Denis Johnson
  • Arco – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, and Natalie Portman
  • ElioMadeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, and Mary Alice Drumm
  • KPop Demon HuntersMaggie 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 2Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Yvett Merino
  • It Was Just an Accident in Persian and Azerbaijani – directed by Jafar Panahi
  • The Secret Agent in Portuguese and German – directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho
  • Sentimental Value in Norwegian and English – directed by Joachim Trier
  • Sirāt in Spanish, French, and Arabic – directed by Oliver Laxe
  • The Voice of Hind Rajab in Arabic – directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
  • The Alabama SolutionAndrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
  • Come See Me in the Good LightRyan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, and Stef Willen
  • Cutting Through Rocks – Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
  • Mr Nobody Against Putin – Nominees to be determined
  • The Perfect NeighborGeeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, and Sam Bisbee
  • All the Empty RoomsJoshua 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 StrangenessAlison McAlpine
  • 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
  • Butterfly – Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
  • Forevergreen – Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
  • The Girl Who Cried PearlsChris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
  • Retirement Plan – John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
  • The Three SistersKonstantin Bronzit
  • BugoniaJerskin Fendrix
  • FrankensteinAlexandre Desplat
  • HamnetMax Richter
  • One Battle After AnotherJonny Greenwood
  • SinnersLudwig Göransson
  • "Dear Me" from Diane Warren: RelentlessMusic and lyrics by Diane Warren
  • "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters – Music and lyrics by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, 24, Ido, and Teddy Park
  • "I Lied to You" from Sinners – Music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson
  • "Sweet Dreams of Joy" from Viva Verdi! – Music and lyrics by Nicholas Pike
  • "Train Dreams" from Train Dreams – Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyrics by Nick Cave
  • HamnetNina Gold
  • Marty SupremeJennifer Venditti
  • One Battle After AnotherCassandra Kulukundis
  • The Secret AgentGabriel Domingues
  • SinnersFrancine Maisler
  • F1Gareth 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 AnotherJosé 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
  • 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
  • FrankensteinDan Laustsen
  • Marty SupremeDarius Khondji
  • One Battle After AnotherMichael Bauman
  • Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw
  • Train DreamsAdolpho Veloso
  • FrankensteinMike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey
  • KokuhoKyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, and Tadashi Nishimatsu
  • SinnersKen Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry
  • The Smashing MachineKazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, and Bjoern Rehbein
  • The Ugly Stepsister – Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash – Deborah L. Scott
  • FrankensteinKate Hawley
  • HamnetMalgosia Turzanska
  • Marty SupremeMiyako Bellizzi
  • Sinners – Ruth E. Carter
  • F1Stephen Mirrione
  • Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
  • One Battle After AnotherAndy Jurgensen
  • Sentimental ValueOlivier Bugge Coutté
  • Sinners – Michael P. Shawver
  • Avatar: Fire and AshJoe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett
  • F1Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington, and Keith Dawson
  • Jurassic World RebirthDavid Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, and Neil Corbould
  • The Lost BusCharlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen, and Brandon K. McLaughlin
  • Sinners – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, and Donnie Dean