The 98th Academy Awards nominations are out, and history has been made. Ryan Coogler’s supernatural thriller Sinners has stormed the Oscars 2026 race, emerging as the most-nominated film of all time with a record-breaking 16 nods. It is followed by Leonardo DiCaprio’s One Battle After Another, which picked up 13 nominations.

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners bags 16 nominations

The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards have been announced, with Ryan Coogler’s directorial Sinners leading the race with a record-breaking 16 nods. With this, it has broken the record for the most nominations for a single film ever, beating previous record holders like Titanic, La La Land, and All About Eve. Sinners has also emerged as the seventh movie to be nominated in every technical category, reported Variety.