The nominations for Hollywood’s most prestigious award ‘Oscar 2026’ (98th Academy Awards) have been announced. This year, director Ryan Coogler’s supernatural thriller film ‘Sinners’ has achieved a record-breaking performance and received nominations in 16 categories. With this, the film has left behind the old records of ‘Titanic’, ‘All About Eve’ and ‘La La Land’ (14 nominations). Two Warner Bros films are leading this year’s race. While ‘Sinners’ is on top with 16 nominations, Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ is at the second position with 13 nominations.
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This announcement has created a lot of buzz among cinema lovers, and fans online are praising this achievement of the film. Sinners has received nominations in several major categories, including Actress in a Supporting Role, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Screenplay, Actor in a Supporting Role, and more.
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The Hollywood film Sinners was released in theaters in 2025. If you haven’t seen it on the big screen, there’s no need to worry, as the film is now available to stream on OTT platforms.
Sinners breaks Oscar record with 16 nominations
For those who don’t know, Sinners has been nominated in several categories, including:
Actress in supporting role
Make-up and hairstyling
original score
original screenplay
Actor in supporting role
casting
costume design
original song
production design
film editing
sound
visual effects
cinematography
Actor in leading role
Directing
best picture
Where to watch Sinners online?
Sinners, written and directed by Ryan Coogler, is available to stream on the JioHotstar platform. In this film Michael B. Jordan plays the lead role in a double role, alongside Miles Caton, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Saul Williams, Dave Maldonado, Edin Encarled, Helena Hu, Sam Malone and others.
Sinners: Production Details
The film is produced by Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian. The music is composed by Ludwig Goransson, cinematography by Autumn Durald Arkapaugh, and editing by Michael P. Shaver.
Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the “Sinners” cast and crew with a record-setting 16 Academy Award® nominations for the 98th Academy Awards!
*Best Picture – Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler
*Best Director – Ryan Coogler
*Best Original Screenplay – Ryan Coogler… pic.twitter.com/hGhhYeLS3f— SinnersMovie (@SinnersMovie) January 22, 2026