'Sinners' just smashed an Oscars record

Sorry about it, "Titanic."
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Michael B. Jordan as Smoke, Wunmi Mosaku as Annie, Hailee Steinfeld as Mary, Michael B. Jordan as Stack, Miles Caton as Sammie, and Omar Benson Miller as Cornbread in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Sinners."
Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler's Sinners has just hit an Oscars record out of the park.

The lauded genre-bending vampire film starring Michael B. Jordan has landed a whopping 16 Academy Award nominations, announced in a ceremony on Thursday morning.

Per the New York Times, Sinners beat the three previous record-holders, which held 14 nominations each: All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016).

Fellow nominees One Battle After Another landed 13 nods, Marty Supreme earned nine, and Hamnet got seven nominations.

So, what Oscars is Sinners up for?

Beyond the all-important Best Picture, Coogler is nominated for Best Directing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay).

Jordan is up for Best Actor in a Leading Role alongside Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent).

Also in the acting realm, Delroy Lindo and Wunmi Mosaku are nominated for Best Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role, respectively.

Production and design nominations for Sinners include Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Production Design. The film is also up for Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing.

Plus, Ludwig Göransson is nominated for Best Music (Original Score) and, along with Raphael Saadiq, Best Music (Original Song) for "I Lied to You."

How to watch: The 98th Oscars airs live on March 15 on ABC and Hulu. Check out the whole list of 2026 Oscar nominees — and who got snubbed?

Topics Film Oscars

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.

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