Australian actors Jacob Elordi and Rose Byrne have both received Oscars nominations, while Sinners broke the record for Academy Award nods with 16.
The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were officially announced on Thursday, with Byrne up for best actress in a leading role for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and Elordi nominated for his supporting actor role in Frankenstein.
But it was the gothic vampire film Sinners that garnered the most attention, with a historic total of 16 nominations, including for best picture, cinematography and screenplay.
Actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman presented the nominations live from Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California.
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Sinners has received a whopping sixteen nominations. (Warner Bros)
Best Picture
BugoniaF1FrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherThe Secret AgentSentimental ValueSinnersTrain Dreams
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After AnotherRyan Coogler —SinnersJosh Safdie — Marty SupremeJoachim Trier — Sentimental ValueChloé Zhao — Hamnet
Leading Actor
Timothée Chalamet in Marty SupremeLeonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After AnotherEthan Hawke in Blue MoonMichael B. Jordan in SinnersWagner Moura in The Secret Agent
Leonardo DiCaprio is nominated for his role in One Battle After Another. (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Leading Actress
Jessie Buckley in HamnetRose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick YouKate Hudson in Song Sung BlueRenate Reinsve in Sentimental ValueEmma Stone in Bugonia
Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro in One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi in FrankensteinDelroy Lindo in SinnersSean Penn in One Battle After AnotherStellan Skarsgård in Sentimental Value
Jacob Elordi is nominated for best supporting actor for his role in Frankenstein. (ABC News: Mark Blinch)
Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning in Sentimental ValueInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in Sentimental ValueAmy Madigan in WeaponsWunmi Mosaku in SinnersTeyana Taylor in One Battle After Another
Animated Feature Film
ArcoElioKPop Demon HuntersLittle Amélie or the Character of RainZootopia 2
Cinematography
FrankensteinMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinnersTrain Dreams
Costume design
Avatar: Fire and AshFrankensteinHamnetSinners
Jessie Buckley is now nominated for an Oscar nomination, having already won a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice award for her performance as Agnes in Hamnet. (Reuters: Daniel Cole)
Documentary feature film
The Alabama SolutionCome See Me in the Good LightCutting Through RocksMr. Nobody Against PutinThe Perfect Neighbor
Documentary short film
All the Empty RoomsArmed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent RenaudChildren No More: Were and Are GoneThe Devil Is BusyPerfectly a Strangeness
Film editing
F1Marty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinners
International feature film
Brazil: The Secret AgentFrance: It Was Just an AccidentNorway: Sentimental ValueSpain: SirātTunisia: The Voice of Hind Rajab
Makeup and hairstyling
FrankensteinKokuhoSinnersThe Smashing MachineThe Ugly Stepsister
Music (original score)
BugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherSinners
Music (original song)
Dear Me — Diane Warren: RelentlessGolden — KPop Demon HuntersI Lied to You — SinnersSweet Dreams of Joy — Viva Verdi!Train Dreams — Train Dreams
Production design
FrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners
Short film (animated)
ButterflyForever GreenThe Girl Who Cried PearlsRetirement PlanThe Three Sisters
Short film (live action)
Butcher’s StainA Friend of DorothyJane Austen’s Period DramaThe SingersTwo People Exchanging Saliva
Sound
F1FrankensteinOne Battle After AnotherSinnersSirāt
Visual effects
Avatar: Fire and AshF1Jurassic World RebirthThe Lost BusSinners
Adapted screenplay
BugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherTrain Dreams
Original screenplay
Blue MoonIt Was Just an AccidentMarty SupremeSentimental ValueSinners
Casting
HamnetMarty SupremeThe Secret AgentSinners
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