This year's awards season has been an unsuspecting affair - and who will take home an Oscar win is anyone's guess. Ryan Coogler's horror-thriller Sinners leads with a record-breaking 16 nominations at the 2026 ceremony, held on Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with nods in categories like Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku, and Delroy Lindo also received nominations in their respective acting categories.