The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced on January 22 by actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman, marking a historic moment for the Oscars with the introduction of a new competitive category: Best casting.
The new award will recognise casting directors for their role in selecting performers who bring films to life. Although more than 200 films were considered, only a select few made the final nominations list.
The winners will be unveiled during the main ceremony on Sunday, March 15, with popular comedian Conan O’Brien set to host the event.
Below is the full list of nominees:
Best 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
Best adapted screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Best original screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best 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
Best live action short film
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
Two People Exchanging Saliva
The Singers
Best animated short film
Butterfly
Forever Green
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Best casting
Nina Gold and Lucy Amos, Hamnet
Jennifer Venditti, Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis, One Battle After Another
Gabriel Domingues, The Secret Agent
Francine Maisler, Sinners
Best 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
Best 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
Best original song
“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless
“Golden” from K-Pop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi!
“Train Dreams” from 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
Best picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best international feature film
The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
Sentimental Value
Sirât
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best animated feature film
Arco
Elio
K-Pop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2