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Oscars 2026 - New & Old Favourites

  • Writer: JoshuaShort
    JoshuaShort
  • Jan 28
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jan 31


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What happened?


With a fresh set of Oscar nominations, there is always disappointment, elation, and shocks for audiences and industry players; this year has brought a range of newbie actors to the table, some returning faces, and a big record-breaker for the industry.


New Nominees


  • Rose Byrne

  • Renate Reinsve

  • Elle Fanning

  • Stellan Skarsgård


Returning Nominees


  • Leonardo DiCaprio (7-time nominee, 1-time winner)

  • Sean Penn (6-time nominee, 2-time winner)

  • Ethan Hawke (5-time nominee)

  • Emma Stone (5-time nominee)

  • Timothy Chalamet (3-time nominee)

  • Benicio del Toro (3-time nominee)

  • Jessie Buckley (2-time nominee)

  • Amy Madigan (2-time nominee)


There were some notable absences from the nominations, including Paul Mescal for his portrayal of William Shakespeare in Hamnet, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for their dual acting and singing roles in Wicked: For Good, which will likely disappoint many fans, and Dwayne Johnson for his role in The Smashing Machine, who received high praise from Director Christopher Nolan who said "I think it’s an incredible performance... I don’t think you’ll see a better performance this year or most other years". 1


The most notable highlight from the nominations comes for Ryan Coogler, a new record breaker. His movie Sinners focused on criminal twin brothers (both portrayed by Michael B Jordan) dealing with vampires in the Mississipi Delta during the 1930s, and has gained a momentus 16 nominations, the most a movie has EVER gained, beating the previous record holders All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997) and La La Land (2016) who all held 14 nominations in their respective years.

The deciding votes will come from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), but WHO do you want to see win? Who deserves that Golden, shiny statue? Cast your votes below...



Votes


Best Director

  • Paul Thomas Anderson - 'One Battle After Another'

  • Ryan Coogler - 'Sinners'

  • Josh Safdie - 'Marty Supreme'

  • Joachim Trier - 'Sentimental Value'



Best Picture

  • 'Bugonia'

  • 'Frankenstein'

  • 'F1'

  • 'Hamnet'


Best Actor

  • Timothée Chalamet - 'Marty Supreme'

  • Leonardo DiCaprio - 'One Battle After Another'

  • Ethan Hawke - 'Blue Moon'

  • Michael B Jordan - 'Sinners'


Best Actress

  • Jessie Buckley - 'Hamnet'

  • Rose Byrne - 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'

  • Kate Hudson - 'Song Sung Blue'

  • Renate Reinsve - 'Sentimental Value'


Best Supporting Actor

  • Benicio del Toro - 'One Battle After Another'

  • Jacob Elordi - 'Frankenstein'

  • Delroy Lindo - 'Sinners'

  • Sean Penn - 'One Battle After Another'


Best Supporting Actress

  • Elle Fanning - 'Sentimental Value'

  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - 'Sentimental Value'

  • Amy Madigan - 'Weapons'

  • Wunmi Mosaku - 'Sinners'


Best Adapted Screenplay

  • 'Bugonia'

  • 'Frankenstein'

  • 'Hamnet'

  • 'One Battle After Another'


Best Original Screenplay

  • 'Blue Moon'

  • 'It Was Just an Accident'

  • 'Marty Supreme'

  • 'Sentimental Value'


Best Original Song

  • 'Dear Me' - Diane Warren: Relentless

  • 'Golden' - KPop Demon Hunters

  • 'I Lied to You' - Sinners

  • 'Sweet Dreams of Joy' - Viva Verdi!


Best Original Score

  • 'Bugonia'

  • 'Frankenstein'

  • 'Hamnet'

  • 'One Battle After Another'


Best International Feature

  • 'It Was Just an Accident'

  • 'Sentimental Value'

  • 'Sirât'

  • 'The Secret Agent'


Best Animated Feature

  • 'Arco'

  • 'Elio'

  • 'KPop Demon Hunters'

  • 'Little Amélie or the Character of Rain'


Best Documentary Feature

  • 'Come See Me in the Good Light'

  • 'Cutting Through the Rocks'

  • 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin'

  • 'The Alabama Solution'


Best Costume Design

  • 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'

  • 'Frankenstein'

  • 'Hamnet'

  • 'Marty Supreme'


Best Make-Up and Hairstyling

  • 'Frankenstein'

  • 'Kokuho'

  • 'Sinners'

  • 'The Smashing Machine'


Best Production Design

  • 'Frankenstein'

  • 'Hamnet'

  • 'Marty Supreme'

  • 'One Battle After Another'


Best Sound

  • 'Frankenstein'

  • 'F1'

  • 'One Battle After Another'

  • 'Sinners'


Best Film Editing

  • 'F1'

  • 'Marty Supreme'

  • 'One Battle After Another'

  • 'Sentimental Value'


Best Cinematography

  • 'Frankenstein'

  • 'Marty Supreme'

  • 'One Battle After Another'

  • 'Sinners'


Best Visual Effects

  • 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'

  • 'F1'

  • 'Jurassic World Rebirth'

  • 'Sinners'


Best Live Action Short

  • 'A Friend of Dorothy'

  • 'Butcher's Stain'

  • 'Jane Austen's Period Drama'

  • 'The Singers'


Best Animated Short

  • 'Butterfly'

  • 'Forevergreen'

  • 'Retirement Plan'

  • 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls'


Best Documentary Short

  • 'All the Empty Rooms'

  • 'Armed Only with a Camera: The Life & Death of Brent Renaud'

  • 'Children No More: Were and Are Gone'

  • 'The Devil Is Busy'


Best Casting

  • 'Hamnet'

  • 'Marty Supreme'

  • 'One Battle After Another'

  • 'Sinners'



Glossary


Academy Award (also known as an 'Oscar') [Culture] [Film]…

an award given annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for what it considers to be the most outstanding film, performance or other creative or technical contribution of the year.


Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (aka 'AMPAS') [Culture] [Film]...

simply called "the Academy," founded in 1927, is a prestigious professional honorary organisation based in Beverly Hills, California, that hosts the annual Academy Awards (aka 'Oscars'), representing thousands of motion picture professionals dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of film.


Oscar Nomination [Culture] [Film]...

represents official recognition by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that a film, actor, or craftsperson is among the year's best, marking a pinnacle of achievement.


Sources


1 nme.com/news/film

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