US EditionRyan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ leads Oscar nominations with 16, the most of all-time
Ryan Coogler’s horror film Sinners received 16 Oscar nominations, surpassing the previous record of 14, driven by strong craft, direction, and acting performances.
- Jan. 22, 2026: Ryan Coogler's Sinners led the nominations with 16, surpassing the long-standing 14-nomination mark at the 98th Academy Awards announced by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman.
- Introducing the casting award gave films extra paths to accumulate nods, with the Academy adding achievement in casting this year, helping Sinners and One Battle After Another pad their totals.
- Supporting categories highlighted a stacked field of nominees, including Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Amy Madigan, Wunmi Mosaku, Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro, Jacob Elordi, Delroy Lindo, Sean Penn, and Stellan Skarsgård, with 'One Battle After Another' earning 14 nods and 'Marty Supreme' and 'Sentimental Value' each receiving nine.
- The Oscars are set for March 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Conan O'Brien, airing live on ABC and Hulu at 7 p.m. ET/4 PT with ten films nominated for best picture.
- Sinners' acclaim for craft and Coogler's direction positions it as a potential genre landmark, as horror films gain rare Oscar recognition and Michael B. Jordan may earn his first nomination.
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‘Sinners’ breaks record for most Academy Award nominations with 16 nods
Ryan Coogler’s film “Sinners” made history at the 98th Academy Awards with a record-breaking 16 nominations, the most ever for a single movie. The film earned nods for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Michael B. Jordan’s first-ever Best Actor nomination, cementing its place as the leading contender heading into the March 15 Oscars ceremony.
History Tells Us 'Sinners' Isn’t A Lock To Win At The Oscars
Source: Michael B. Jordan in ‘Sinners’ / Courtesy of Warner Bros. Being twice as good and working twice as hard is the baseline, not a guarantee. The Grammys reminded Beyoncé of that lesson, and the last Presidential election echoed that truth through Kamala Harris. Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler seem to get it, but do the rest of us understand the assignment? In a few weeks, we’ll find out. “Ryan Coogler has officially rewritten Oscar histo…
Michael B. Jordan Reveals First Call After Oscar Nomination
Michael B. Jordan woke up Thursday to a milestone: his first Oscar nomination, and a movie that just rewrote the record books. Jordan's film Sinners , a genre-bending gangster vampire musical directed by frequent collaborator Ryan Coogler, scored 16 Academy Award nominations for the 98th Oscars, surpassing the previous high of...
Among the sixteen nominations from records received from the movie Sinners there is also Michael B. Jordan for the best male intepretation. That's all there is to know about the actor
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