Le nomination della 98ª edizione degli Oscar sono state annunciate giovedì 22 gennaio 2026 dal Samuel Goldwyn Theater di Beverly Hills, con una diretta globale sulle piattaforme digitali dell’Academy e sui canali ABC, Disney+ e Hulu. A svelare i candidati sono stati gli attori Danielle Brooks e Lewis Pullman.
Le nomination sono determinate dai membri delle 19 sezioni dell’Academy, ciascuna per la propria categoria, mentre per alcune sezioni speciali votano gli iscritti che scelgono di partecipare. Tutti i membri attivi selezionano i candidati a Miglior Film, che sono dieci, mentre le altre categorie hanno cinque nominati.
Il voto finale si svolgerà dal 26 febbraio al 5 marzo, con scrutinio elettronico segreto affidato a PricewaterhouseCoopers. La cerimonia si terrà domenica 15 marzo 2026 al Dolby Theatre di Hollywood, con diretta su ABC e streaming su Hulu in oltre 200 territori.
| Categoria | Nominati |
|---|---|
| Miglior attore protagonista | Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme) Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle after Another) Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon) Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) |
| Miglior attore non protagonista | Benicio Del Toro (One Battle after Another) Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein) Delroy Lindo (Sinners) Sean Penn (One Battle after Another) Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value) |
| Miglior attrice protagonista | 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) |
| Miglior attrice non protagonista | Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value) Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value) Amy Madigan (Weapons) Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners) Teyana Taylor (One Battle after Another) |
| Miglior film d’animazione | Arco — Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman Elio — Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Mary Alice Drumm KPop Demon Hunters — Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, Michelle L.M. Wong Little Amélie or the Character of Rain — Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago, Henri Magalon Zootopia 2 — Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino |
| Miglior cortometraggio d’animazione | Butterfly — Florence Miailhe, Ron Dyens Forevergreen — Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears The Girl Who Cried Pearls — Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski Retirement Plan — John Kelly, Andrew Freedman The Three Sisters — Konstantin Bronzit |
| Casting | Hamnet — Nina Gold Marty Supreme — Jennifer Venditti One Battle after Another — Cassandra Kulukundis The Secret Agent — Gabriel Domingues Sinners — Francine Maisler |
| Fotografia | Frankenstein — Dan Laustsen Marty Supreme — Darius Khondji One Battle after Another — Michael Bauman Sinners — Autumn Durald Arkapaw Train Dreams — Adolpho Veloso |
| Costumi | Avatar: Fire and Ash — Deborah L. Scott Frankenstein — Kate Hawley Hamnet — Malgosia Turzanska Marty Supreme — Miyako Bellizzi Sinners — Ruth E. Carter |
| Regia | Hamnet — Chloé Zhao Marty Supreme — Josh Safdie One Battle after Another — Paul Thomas Anderson Sentimental Value — Joachim Trier Sinners — Ryan Coogler |
| Miglior documentario | The Alabama Solution — Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman Come See Me in the Good Light — Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen Cutting through Rocks — Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni Mr. Nobody against Putin — Nominees to be determined The Perfect Neighbor — Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee |
| Miglior cortometraggio documentario | All the Empty Rooms — Joshua Seftel, Conall Jones Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud — Craig Renaud, Juan Arredondo Children No More: "Were and Are Gone" — Hilla Medalia, Sheila Nevins The Devil Is Busy — Christalyn Hampton, Geeta Gandbhir Perfectly a Strangeness — Alison McAlpine |
| Montaggio | F1 — Stephen Mirrione Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie One Battle after Another — Andy Jurgensen Sentimental Value — Olivier Bugge Coutté Sinners — Michael P. Shawver |
| Miglior film internazionale | Brazil — The Secret Agent France — It Was Just an Accident Norway — Sentimental Value Spain — Sir?t Tunisia — The Voice of Hind Rajab |
| Miglior cortometraggio live action | Butcher’s Stain — Meyer Levinson-Blount, Oron Caspi A Friend of Dorothy — Lee Knight, James Dean Jane Austen’s Period Drama — Julia Aks, Steve Pinder The Singers — Sam A. Davis, Jack Piatt Two People Exchanging Saliva — Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata |
| Trucco e acconciature | Frankenstein — Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey Kokuho — Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, Tadashi Nishimatsu Sinners — Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry The Smashing Machine — Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, Bjoern Rehbein The Ugly Stepsister — Thomas Foldberg, Anne Cathrine Sauerberg |
| Musica (Colonna sonora originale) | Bugonia — Jerskin Fendrix Frankenstein — Alexandre Desplat Hamnet — Max Richter One Battle after Another — Jonny Greenwood Sinners — Ludwig Göransson |
| Musica (Canzone originale) | Dear Me — from Diane Warren: Relentless (Diane Warren) Golden — from KPop Demon Hunters (EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon, Teddy Park) I Lied To You — from Sinners (Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson) Sweet Dreams Of Joy — from Viva Verdi! (Nicholas Pike) Train Dreams — from Train Dreams (Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner) |
| Miglior film | Bugonia — Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Lars Knudsen F1 — Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber Hamnet — Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes Marty Supreme — Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet One Battle after Another — Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson The Secret Agent — Emilie Lesclaux Sentimental Value — Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar Sinners — Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler Train Dreams — Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler |
| Scenografia | Frankenstein — Tamara Deverell / Shane Vieau Hamnet — Fiona Crombie / Alice Felton Marty Supreme — Jack Fisk / Adam Willis One Battle after Another — Florencia Martin / Anthony Carlino Sinners — Hannah Beachler / Monique Champagne |
| Suono | F1 — Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta Frankenstein — Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern One Battle after Another — José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Villaflor Sinners — Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker Sir?t — Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, Yasmina Praderas |
| Effetti visivi | Avatar: Fire and Ash — Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett F1 — Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington, Keith Dawson Jurassic World Rebirth — David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, Neil Corbould The Lost Bus — Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen, Brandon K. McLaughlin Sinners — Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean |
| Sceneggiatura adattata | Bugonia — Will Tracy Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro Hamnet — Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell One Battle after Another — Paul Thomas Anderson Train Dreams — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar |
| Sceneggiatura originale | Blue Moon — Robert Kaplow It Was Just an Accident — Jafar Panahi, Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie Sentimental Value — Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier Sinners — Ryan Coogler |