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98th Academy Awards Nominations Thu 22.Jan.26 • Awards Sun 15.Mar.26 Rich's comments: Awards this year have strongly followed the prevailing buzz with very few exceptions, and Oscar is no exception. The one glaring omission is Paul Mescal, and it's also surprising that Wicked: For Good was completely shut out, from acting to design work to the original songs. There also could have been bit more diversity in the craft categories, rather than simply nominating the top contender films over and over again. But a big cheer for The Ugly Stepsister! The winners are somewhat straightforward, not a single big upset (although nice to have a rare tie), but most are solidly deserving. The best winner was Autumn Durald Arkapaw; the best speech came from Jessie Buckley. See also: RICH'S OSCAR 2026 PICKS & PREDICTIONS: OUT ON A LIMB >> SHADOWS SWEEPSTAKES: WHO DESERVED TO WIN >>
W I N N E R S . . . 6/13 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER 4/16 SINNERS 3/9 FRANKENSTEIN 4/2 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS 1/9 SENTIMENTAL VALUE 1/8 HAMNET 1/4 F1 1/2 AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH 1/1 MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN 1/1 WEAPONS N O M I N E E S . . . 9 MARTY SUPREME 4 BUGONIA THE SECRET AGENT TRAIN DREAMS 2 BLUE MOON IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT SIRAT 1 ARCO • COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT • CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS • DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS • ELIO • IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU • JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH • KOKUHO • LITTLE AMELIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN • SONG SUNG BLUE • THE ALABAMA SOLUTION • THE LOST BUS • THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR • THE SMASHING MACHINE • THE UGLY STEPSISTER • THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB • VIVA VERDI! • ZOOTOPIA 2	A L L T H E N O M I N E E S
	P I C T U R E Bugonia F1 Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sinners Train Dreams	I N T E R N A T I O N A L F I L M The Secret Agent - Brazil It Was Just an Accident - France Sentimental Value - Norway Sirat - Spain The Voice of Hind Rajab - Tunisia A N I M A T E D F E A T U R E Arco Elio KPop Demon Hunters Little Amelie or the Character of Rain Zootopia 2
	D I R E C T O R Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler - Sinners Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value Chloe Zhao - Hamnet	D O C U M E N T A R Y The Alabama Solution Come See Me in the Good Light Cutting Through Rocks Mr Nobody Against Putin The Perfect Neighbor
	A C T R E S S 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	A C T O R Timothee Chalamet - Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon Michael B Jordan - Sinners Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
	S U P P O R T I N G A C T R E S S Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value Amy Madigan - Weapons Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another	S U P P O R T I N G A C T O R Benicio Del Toro - One Battle After Another Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein Delroy Lindo - Sinners Sean Penn - One Battle After Another Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value
	O R I G I N A L S C R E E N P L A Y Blue Moon - Robert Kaplow It Was Just an Accident - Jafar Panahi Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie Sentimental Value - Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt Sinners - Ryan Coogler	A D A P T E D S C R E E N P L A Y Bugonia - Will Tracy Frankenstein - Guillermo del Toro Hamnet - Chloe Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson Train Dreams - Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
	S C O R E Bugonia - Jerskin Fendrix Frankenstein - Alexandre Desplat Hamnet - Max Richter One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood Sinners - Ludwig Goransson	S O N G Dear Me - Diane Warren: Relentless Golden - KPop Demon Hunters I Lied To You - Sinners Sweet Dreams of Joy - Viva Verdi! Train Dreams - Train Dreams
	C A S T I N G Hamnet - Nina Gold Marty Supreme - Jennifer Venditti One Battle After Another - Cassandra Kulukundis The Secret Agent - Gabriel Domingues Sinners - Francine Maisler	C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y Frankenstein - Dan Laustsen Marty Supreme - Darius Khondji One Battle After Another - Michael Bauman Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw Train Dreams - Adolpho Veloso
	F I L M E D I T I N G F1 - Stephen Mirrione Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie One Battle After Another - Andy Jurgensen Sentimental Value - Olivier Bugge Coutte Sinners - Michael Shawver	P R O D U C T I O N D E S I G N Frankenstein - Tamara Deverell Hamnet - Fiona Crombie Marty Supreme - Jack Fisk One Battle After Another - Florencia Martin Sinners - Hannah Beachler
	C O S T U M E S Avatar: Fire and Ash - Deborah L Scott Frankenstein - Kate Hawley Hamnet - Malgosia Turzanska Marty Supreme - Miyako Bellizzi Sinners - Ruth E Carter	M A K E - U P & H A I R Frankenstein Kokuho Sinners The Smashing Machine The Ugly Stepsister
	V I S U A L E F F E C T S Avatar: Fire and Ash F1 Jurassic World Rebirth The Lost Bus Sinners	S O U N D F1 Frankenstein One Battle After Another Sinners Sirat
	L I V E - A C T I O N S H O R T Butcher's Stain A Friend of Dorothy Jane Austen's Period Drama The Singers Two People Exchanging Saliva A N I M A T E D S H O R T Butterfly Forevergreen The Girl Who Cried Pearls Retirement Plan The Three Sisters D O C U M E N T A R Y S H O R T 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	S P E C I A L A W A R D S HONORARY OSCARS: Debbie Allen Tom Cruise Wynn Thomas JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD: Dolly Parton S C I - T E C H A W A R D S TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT: Josh Bainbridge, Brent Bell, Jeff Bloom, Edmond Boulet-Gilly, Jeff Budsberg, Marc-Andre Davignon, Paul Debevec, Vincent Dedun, John Ellwood, Luca Fascione, Benjamin Graf, Pav Grochola, Josef Kohler, John Lanz, Michael Losure, Ian Medwell, Jonathan Moulin, Eszter Offertaler, Bret St Clair, Marc Joel Specter, Emmanuel Turquin, Baptiste Van Opstal, Nathan Walster, Justin Webster, Andrea Weidlich SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING: Dyami Caliri, Jamie Caliri


		See also: Official Oscar website Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences website
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