Vampire film Sinners makes Oscar history with record-breaking nominations
22 January 2026 20:48   23 Jan 2026 02:02 Share

The vampire horror film Sinners has set a new Academy Awards record after securing 16 Oscar nominations, the highest number ever received by a single film in the history of the awards, BBC reported.

The film beat the previous record of 14 nominations, and emerged ahead of its nearest rival this year, Leonardo DiCaprio's thriller One Battle After Another, which is up for 13 awards.

Sinners' contenders include its star Michael B Jordan and his British co-stars Wunmi Mosaku and Delroy Lindo.

Other big names up for trophies include Timothée Chalamet, who is hoping for third time lucky after two previous nominations, and Irish actress Jessie Buckley, who is the frontrunner to win best actress for Hamnet.

However, there was no space for her co-star Paul Mescal, who starred opposite Buckley as William Shakespeare in Hamnet; while Wicked: For Good and its stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande missed out completely.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Hollywood on 15 March.

The leading films:

  • Sinners - 16
  • One Battle After Another - 13
  • Marty Supreme - 9
  • Frankenstein - 9
  • Sentimental Value - 9
  • Hamnet - 8


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