'The Sinner' makes Oscar history with record number of nominations

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sinnerRyan Coogler’s original vampire horror film makes It has received an astonishing 16 nominations in Oscar history.

Lewis Pullman and Academy Award winner Danielle Brooks announced Thursday that the film stars Michael B. Jordan as twin brothers Smoker and Stark, who return home to try to escape their troubled pasts, only to discover a greater evil awaits them. Recognized in several major categories. These include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Jordan), Best Supporting Actor (British actor Delroy Lindo) and Best Supporting Actress (British-Nigerian actor Umi Mosaku).

Before Thursday, no film had received more than 14 nominations — a record set by All about Eve (1950), Titanic (1997) and la la land (2016).

sinnerStarring Hailee Steinfeld, Omar Benson Miller, Jamie Lawson and Li Junli, the film was released in April 2025 and received widespread acclaim. independentClarisse Loughrey makes a bold claim In her four-star review, the genre-bending period thriller “deserves a global sensation.”

There is another There is no denying that it has become a feeling. In addition to the main categories, there will be new competitive awards including Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Casting.

Michael B. Jordan earns first Oscar nomination for performance in 'The Sinner' — Michael B. Jordan earns first Oscar nomination for performance in ‘The Sinner’ (Associated Press)

Lewis Pullman and Oscar winner Danielle Brooks announce 2026 Academy Award nominations (Reuters)

Other films that received multiple nominations this year include Great performance by Paul Thomas Anderson one battle after anotherStarring Leonardo DiCaprio, it received 13 nominations. Performed by Guillermo del Toro frankensteinJoachim Trier’s family drama emotional valuePing Pong with Josh Safdie Marty Supre Earn nine points each, while Zhao Ting’s Shakespeare play Hamnet Locked in eight.

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One of the biggest surprises of the morning was Brad Pitt’s F1 The blockbuster won Best Picture.

There are significant differences between this year’s nominees and last year’s nominees 2026 Golden Globe Awards SelectionA leader long regarded as the ultimate winner. The latter endorsed a variety of films, including Jon M. Chu’s evil: doing goodUFC fighter Mark Cole biopic grinderKorean comedy thriller with Park Chan-wook no choicethe Oscars shut them all out in favor of a handful of contenders.

The 98th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 16 Late night comedian Conan O’Brien serves as host. The awards ceremony will air live on ABC at 7pm ET/4pm PT.