The countdown to Hollywood’s biggest night has officially begun, and it is time for cinema lovers everywhere to find out which of their favorite films and performances will get a chance to officially enter the race for the Oscars. 

On Thursday, January 22, the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will officially be unveiled at 8:30 a.m. ET, and fans will witness the celebration of the stories that moved them the most.

This year’s Oscar race has been monumental, and certain names have dominated the ongoing awards season. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners created history with a staggering 16 nominations, while Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another followed closely with 13 nods as the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday, January 22. The previous record of the most nominations was held by Titanic and La La Land, both securing 14 nominations each. 

The horror flick by Coogler garnered nominations in almost every major category, including Best Film, Original Screenplay, and Editing, while Coogler received a Directing nod. Meanwhile, Paul Thomas Anderson will give stiff competition to Coogler in the aforementioned category, as he has been nominated for Best Director as well.

In the acting categories, Timothée Chalamet has been nominated for his impeccable performance in Marty Supreme. However, he will be facing a lot of competition from the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent), and Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon). 

On the other hand, Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You), Emma Stone (Bugonia), and Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue) will be battling it out for the Best Actress statuette. 

The International Feature Film category turned out to be the most shocking one, with Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice not finding a place in the list of nominees. Brazil’s The Secret Agent, Norway’s Sentimental Value, and France’s It Was Just an Accident will be going for the golden statuette. Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind Rajab and Sirat from Spain rounded off the International Film nominees. 

The dust has now settled, and the countdown to the main event begins. Check the full nominations below.

Bugonia

F1

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

Chloé Zhao- Hamnet

Josh Safdie- Marty Supreme

Paul Thomas Anderson- One Battle After Another  

Joachim Trier- Sentimental Value 

Ryan Coogler- Sinners  

Timothée Chalamet- Marty Supreme  

Leonardo DiCaprio- One Battle After Another 

Ethan Hawke- Blue Moon 

Michael B. Jordan- Sinners 

Wagner Moura- The Secret Agent 

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  

Benicio Del Toro- One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi- Frankenstein 

Delroy Lindo- Sinners 

Sean Penn- One Battle After Another

Stellan Skarsgård- Sentimental Value 

Teyana Taylor- One Battle After Another

Amy Madigan- Weapons

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas- Sentimental Value

Elle Fanning- Sentimental Value

Wunmi Mosaku- Sinners

Arco

Elio

KPop Demon Hunters

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sirāt

It Was Just An Accident

The Voice of Hind Rajab

F1

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Sinners

Marty Supreme

Sentimental Value

It Was Just An Accident

Blue Moon

One Battle After Another

Hamnet

Train Dreams

Frankenstein

Bugonia

'Golden'- KPOP Demon Hunters

'I Lied To You'- Sinners

'The Girl in the Bubble'- Wicked: For Good

'Dear Me'- Diane Warren: Relentless

'Sweet Dreams of Joy'- Vivia Verdi!

Sinners

One Battle After Another

Hamnet

Frankenstein

Bugonia

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

Sinners

The Alabama Solution

Come See Me in the Good Light

Cutting Through Rocks

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

The Perfect Neighbor

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

Butcher’s Stain

A Friend of Dorothy

Jane Austen’s Period Drama

The Singers

Two People Exchanging Saliva

Butterfly

Forevergreen

The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Retirement Plan

The Three Sisters

Hamnet

Sinners 

The Secret Agent

One Battle After Another

Marty Supreme

Frankenstein

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Train Dreams

Frankenstein

Kokuho

Sinners

The Smashing Machine

The Ugly Stepsister

F1

Frankenstein

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Sirat

Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1

Jurassic World Rebirth

The Lost Bus

Sinners

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