Warner Bros. made Oscar history this morning. With the nominations for the 98th Annual Academy Awards officially unveiled, Sinners has become the most nominated film in Academy Awards history, earning 16 nominations and breaking a record that stood for more than seven decades.
Sinners has surpassed the long-held benchmark of 14 nominations previously shared by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land.
Sinners’ nominations span nearly every major and technical category, underscoring its sweeping impact across the Academy’s branches. The film is nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Supporting Actress for Wunmi Mosaku, Best Supporting Actor for Delroy Lindo, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler, as well as Original Score for Ludwig Göransson, Original Song for I Lied To You, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Sound, Film Editing, Makeup & Hair, Casting, and Visual Effects.
Before Sinners, the nomination record had remained stubbornly intact. All About Eve first set the bar in 1950 with 14 nominations, winning six Oscars, including Best Picture. Nearly half a century later, Titanic tied the record in 1997, ultimately winning a staggering 11 Oscars, including Best Picture. In 2016, La La Land joined the club with 14 nominations, winning six awards, but it also entered Oscar lore for the wrong reason, briefly being announced as Best Picture before the infamous envelope mix-up revealed Moonlight as the true winner.
Now, Sinners stands alone, surpassing them all.
The achievement also cements Warner Bros.’ dominance this awards season. In addition to Sinners, the studio’s One Battle After Another earned 13 nominations, making it the second-most nominated film of the year. Together, the two films helped Warner Bros. lead all studios with 30 total nominations, a commanding showing that reflects both scale and ambition.
Of course, nominations don’t guarantee wins. Oscar history is filled with dominant contenders that fell short on the final night. But records like this shift the conversation. They frame Sinners not just as a contender, but as a defining film of its era.
Whether it follows All About Eve and Titanic to Best Picture glory—or carves out a different legacy entirely—Sinners has already secured its place in Oscar history.
Watch the Oscars Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC and streaming live on Hulu for the first time. See the nominations list below.
Best Picture
“Bugonia”
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
“Train Dreams”
Best Director
Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet”
Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”
Actress in a Leading Role
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”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
Delroy Lindo, “Sinners”
Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”
Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”
Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another”
Adapted Screenplay
“Bugonia”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“One Battle After Another”
“Train Dreams”
Original Screenplay
“Blue Moon”
“It Was Just an Accident”
“Marty Supreme”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
Animated Short Film
“Butterfly”
“Forevergreen”
“The Girl Who Cried Pearls”
“Retirement Plan”
“The Three Sisters”
Costume Design
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“Sinners”
Achievement in Casting
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One BatTle After Another”
“The Secret Agent”
“Sinners”
Live Action Short Film
“Butcher’s Stain”
“A Friend of Dorothy”
“Jane Austen’s Period Drama”
“The Singers”
“Two People Exchanging Saliva”
Makeup and Hairstyling
“Frankenstein”
“Kokuho”
“Sinners”
“The Smashing Machine”
“The Ugly Stepsister”
Original Score
“Bugonia”
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
Animated Feature Film
“Arco”
“Elio”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”
“Zootopia 2”
Cinematography
“Frankenstein”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Train Dreams”
Documentary Feature Film
“The Alabama Solution”
“Come See Me in the Good Light”
“Cutting Through Rocks”
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
“The Perfect Neighbor”
Documentary Short Film
“All the Empty Rooms”
“Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud”
“Children No More: Were and Are Gone”
“The Devil Is Busy”
“Perfectly a Strangeness”
Film Editing
“F1”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
International Feature Film
“The Secret Agent”
“It Was Just an Accident”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sirat”
“The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Original Song
“Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless”
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters”
“I Lied to You” from “Sinners”
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from “Viva Verdi”
“Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams”
Production Design
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
Sound
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
“Sirat”
Visual Effects
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
“F1”
“Jurassic World Rebirth”
“The Lost Bus”
“Sinners”
