Oscar 2026 nominations: Timothee Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio to battle it out for biggest honor in film as full Academy Awards list is revealed

By JUSTIN ENRIQUEZ, US ASSISTANT SHOWBIZ EDITOR Timothee Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio will face off in the coveted Best Actor category as the full list of nominations for the 2026 Oscars was announced on Thursday while Sinners earned the most Academy Awards nominations in history. Chalamet, 30, received a nod for Marty Supreme while 51-year-old DiCaprio was put forward for One Battle Another, going up against Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, Michael B Jordan for Sinners, and Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent. Ryan Coogler's Sinners made history as it earned the most Academy Awards nominations ever, with 16, including the biggest prize of the night, Best Picture. It broke the record of 14 previously shared by 1950's All About Eve, 1997's Titanic and 2016's La La Land. The horror flick is one of the ten films up for the honor alongside Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value and Train Dreams. Irish star Jessie Buckley will no doubt be the favorite in the Actress in a Leading Role category for her work in Hamnet, facing a star-studded field including Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I would Kick You, Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue, Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value and Emma Stone - Bugonia. However, there was a massive backlash after Ariana Grande was snubbed in the Actress in a Supporting Role category for Wicked: For Good. She had been nominated last year for her work in the first film of the musical franchise. Timothee Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio will face off in the coveted Best Actor category as the full list of nominations for the 2026 Oscars were announced on Thursday It was a record-breaking morning as Ryan Coogler's Sinners made history as it earned 16 nominations, the most ever, including Best Picture Wicked: For Good was completely shut out of nominations. This came despite an acclaimed leading performance by Cynthia Erivo, as well as new songs written for the film, including No Place Like Home and The Girl In The Bubble. Meanwhile, the nominees for Actress in a Supporting role included: Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Amy Madigan - Weapons, Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners and Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another. Gwyneth Paltrow was also left off the list in the category for her work in Marty Supreme. When it came to Actor in a Supporting Role, the star-studded field includes: Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another, Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein, Delroy Lindo - Sinners, Sean Penn - One Battle After Another, and Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value. Paul Mescal for Hamnet, Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly and Jesse Plemons for Bugonia were considered major snubs in this category. The contenders for Best Director are some of the greatest filmmakers of the modern era, as Chloé Zhao (Hamnet), Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme), Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another), Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value) and Coogler (Sinners). There was a new award announced this year for Best Casting as the inaugural field includes: Nina Gold - Hamnet, Jennifer Venditti - Marty Supreme, Cassandra Kulukundis - One Battle After Another, Gabriel Domingues - The Secret Agent, and Francine Maisler - Sinners. Best Animated Feature Film nods went to Arco, Elio, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amelie or the Character of Rain, and Zootopia 2. Chalamet, 30, received a nod for Marty Supreme and may finally have his Oscar moment DiCaprio, 51, earned his nomination for his leading role in One Battle After Another There was fan backlash after Ariana Grande was snubbed for her role in Wicked: For Good Jessie Buckley will be the favorite in the Actress in a Leading Role category for Hamnet Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominees in all 24 categories in a livestream from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The 98th annual Academy Awards will take place at The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 15. There are just over 11,000 members of the Academy, with individuals split into 19 branches. Those branches are divided into directors, writers, costume designers, hair and make-up teams, publicists and the biggest one of all: actors. Of those, just under 10,000 end up voting for the Academy Awards as members who do not vote have emeritus status. The Academy has massively increased its membership over the past 14 years, as a Los Angeles Times report published in 2012 revealed the Academy had about 5,800 members at that time. Nominees were chosen through a ranked-choice ballot, AKA a preferential ballot,  as each voter listed their nominees in order of preference. Then, when the ballots are counted, nominees are selected based on the number of votes over a particular threshold as well as the number of overall nominees in that category. Lewis Pullman (left) and Danielle Brooks announced nominees in all 24 categories, including the new casting award, from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater earlier today Oscar viewers will be seeing a familiar face as Conan O'Brien will be returning to host after he helped last year's ceremony draw the biggest audience in five years However, for those contenders who do not hit the required threshold, the ranked-choice balloting takes effect. At the biggest night in film, 24 gongs will be awarded. Each category features five nominees, except for Best Picture, which has ten. Best Picture nominations are determined by eligible members from all 19 Academy branches. All rounds of Oscars voting are conducted by secret online ballot, looked after by independent accounting firm PwC. Viewers will see a familiar face as Conan O'Brien will return to host after he helped last year's ceremony draw the biggest audience in five years. The 98th Oscars will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide on Sunday March 15. Sinners earned most Oscar nominations ever with 16 including Best Picture Timothee Chalamet - Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent Timothee Chalamet was recognized for his work in Marty Supreme Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another Sean Penn - One Battle After Another Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another Amy Madigan was put forward in the Best Supporting Actress category for Weapons Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value Jafar Panahi - It Was Just an Accident Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value Ryan Coogler was nominated in the Best Original Screenplay field for Sinners Guillermo Del Toro - Frankenstein Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet Paul Thomas Anderson  - One Battle After Another Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar - Train Dreams Little Amelie or the Character of Rain Best International Feature Film It Was Just an Accident (France) The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia) Brazilian film The Secret Agent starring Wagner Moura is nominated for Best International Feature Film Jennifer Venditti - Marty Supreme Cassandra Kulukundis - One Battle After Another Gabriel Domingues - The Secret Agent Michael Bauman - One Battle After Another Autumn Durald Arkapaw - Sinners One Battle After Another is up for Best Cinematography Dear Me - Diane Warren: Relentless Sweet Dreams of Joy - Viva Verdi! Global hit KPop Demon Hunters received a Best Original Song nod for Golden Avatar: Fire and Ash earned a Best Visual Effects nomination Frankenstein earned a Best Costume Design nod Mr Nobody Against Putin is up for best Documentary Feature Film Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud Children No More: Were and Are Gone The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. 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