Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman will announce the 98th Oscar nominations on January 22, the Academy announced on Thursday. They will reveal the names of the 2026 nominees in all 24 categories live from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET.
The global live stream will be available on several platforms: Oscar.com, Oscars.org and via the Academy’s TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook; on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “ABC News Live,” Disney+ and Hulu.
Brooks was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 2024 for playing Sofia in
Blitz Bazawule’s big-screen adaptation of “The Color Purple” musical, a role she had previously played in 2015 on Broadway.
Pullman currently costars in Mona Fastvold’s period drama “The Testament of Ann Lee,” playing the supportive brother of Amanda Seyfried’s title character, who became the leader of the Shakers.
Be sure to check out TheWrap’s Awards Tracker, which uses data from precursor awards to predict this year’s Oscar nominees.
Best Picture
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One Battle After Another
Probability: 99% No change: 0%Nominations: Oscars, SAG, BAFTA, PGA, GG, Critics ChoiceWins: BAFTA, PGA, GG, Critics Choice“One Battle After Another” marks the third consecutive Best Picture nominee for director Paul Thomas Anderson following “Licorice Pizza” and “Phantom Thread.” -
Sinners
Probability: 42% Up: 41.00%Nominations: Oscars, SAG, BAFTA, PGA, GG, Critics ChoiceWins: SAGThis century, when a nomination leader also won Best Ensemble at the Actor Awards, it also won Best Picture 89% of the time. The only holdout was “American Hustle.” -
Hamnet
Probability: 33.33% No change: 0%Nominations: Oscars, SAG, BAFTA, PGA, GG, Critics ChoiceWins: GG“Hamnet’s” wins and losses this season resemble three other films this century, including “Moonlight,” which won Best Picture. -
Frankenstein
Probability: 20% Up: 5.71%Nominations: Oscars, SAG, PGA, GG, Critics ChoiceFive other films this century have gotten the same Best Picture nominations and wins as “Frankenstein.” One (“Million Dollar Baby”) won Best Picture. -
Train Dreams
Probability: 1% No change: 0%Nominations: Oscars, PGA, Critics ChoiceJoel Edgerton last starred in a Best Picture nominee in 2012 (“Zero Dark Thirty”) -
Sentimental Value
Probability: 1% No change: 0%Nominations: Oscars, BAFTA, PGA, GG, Critics ChoiceJoachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World” picked up nominations for Best International Feature and Best Original Screenplay, but it was not recognized in Best Picture or any acting categories. -
The Secret Agent
Probability: 1% No change: 0%Nominations: Oscars, GGLast year, “I’m Still Here” became the first Brazilian film and the first Portuguese-speaking film nominated for Best Picture. “The Secret Agent” is now the second. -
Marty Supreme
Probability: 1% No change: 0%Nominations: Oscars, SAG, BAFTA, PGA, GG, Critics ChoiceOnly four films this century have won Best Actor and Best Picture: “Gladiator,” “The King’s Speech,” “The Artist” and “Oppenheimer.” -
F1
Probability: 1% No change: 0%Nominations: Oscars, PGARead TheWrap’s coverage with the team behind “F1” here -
Bugonia
Probability: 1% No change: 0%Nominations: Oscars, PGA, GG, Critics Choice“Bugonia” marks Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone’s third collaboration (following “The Favourite” and “Poor Things”) to get a Best Picture nomination.
The Academy shared the following breakdown of the January 22 announcement:
5:30 a.m. PST
(Not listed in order of presentation and subject to change)
Actor in a Supporting Role
Actress in a Supporting Role
Animated Short Film
Costume Design
Live Action Short Film
Makeup and Hairstyling
Music (Original Score)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Writing (Original Screenplay)
5:41 a.m. PST
(Not listed in order of presentation and subject to change)
Actor in a Leading Role
Actress in a Leading Role
Animated Feature Film
Best Picture
Casting
Cinematography
Directing
Documentary Feature Film
Documentary Short Film
Film Editing
International Feature Film
Music (Original Song)
Production Design
Sound
Visual Effects
