{"id":328302,"date":"2026-01-22T06:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/?p=328302"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:17:06","slug":"sinners-one-battle-after-another-lead-98th-academy-award-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/sinners-one-battle-after-another-lead-98th-academy-award-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Sinners,\u2019 \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019 Lead 98th Academy Award Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Jan. 22 nominations for the 98th Academy Awards saw Sinners<\/em> set a record for most nominations for a film with 16, while early awards-season favorite One Battle After Another<\/em> nabbed 13.<\/p>\n

In addition to Best Picture, Sinners<\/em> was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler, Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Supporting Actor for Delroy Lindo, Best Supporting Actress for Wunmi Mosaku, Best Original Song for “I Lied to You,” Best Original Score for Ludwig G\u00f6ransson, as well as Cinematography, Costume Design, Film editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Production Design, Sound, Visual Effects, and for the new category of Achievement in Casting.<\/p>\n

Many industry pundits had been predicting Sinners<\/em>, released by Warner Bros., could set the record with at least 15 noms thanks to the new Casting category, but the film managed to reset the bar without needing it, thanks to the nom for Lindo, which was considered a bit of a surprise.<\/p>\n

The previous record had been 14 nominations, shared by 1950’s All About Eve<\/em>, 1997’s\u00a0Titanic and <\/em>2016’s La La Land<\/em>. The record for most wins is 11, shared by Titanic<\/em>, 1959’s Ben-Hur<\/em> and 2003’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The 13 nominations for\u00a0One Battle After Another<\/em>, also from Warner, came in 12 categories, and include Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro, Best Supporting Actress for Teyana Taylor, Original Score for Jonny Greenwood, as well as Casting, Cinematography, Film editing, Production Design and Sound.<\/p>\n

The film is coming off Best Picture wins at the Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globes and is the heavy favorite to take the Academy Award as well, with Anderson also expected to win his first directing Oscar.<\/p>\n

The other Best Picture nominees are\u00a0Hamnet, Marty Supreme, F1: The Movie<\/em>,\u00a0Frankenstein, <\/em>Bugonia, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value<\/em> and\u00a0Train Dreams<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Three films scored nine nominations: Netflix’s Frankenstein<\/em> from director Guillermo del Toro’s; A24’s Mary Supreme <\/em>starring Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet; and Neon’s Sentimental Value<\/em>, which also scored a Best International Feature nomination. Focus Features’ Hamnet<\/em>, directed by Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, earned eight nominations. No other picture had more than four.<\/p>\n

In the studio tally, Warner led with 30 total nominations, followed by Neon with 18, Netflix with 16, Focus Features with 13, A24 with 11, Apple with six, and Disney with four. No other distributor had more than two.<\/p>\n

Winners will be announced March 15 at the Oscars ceremony hosted by Conan O’Brien, taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, airing on ABC and live-streaming on Hulu.<\/p>\n

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