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The Oscars released their nominees for the 98th ceremony, which will announce winners on March 15, 2026. That’s quite some time till then.  The nominations came in with an overwhelming amount for Sinners, which the Michigan Movie Critics Guild gave it the best film and more. In the animation category, two popular anime films were not mentioned: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle and Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc. Both films received high scores here at Cat with Monocle. Wicked‘s second film, Wicked: For Good is another film that was not nominated. It’s first film received awards last year. Which film did you think deserved to be nominated?

Here’s the list of each category and nominees:

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

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

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

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

Animated Feature Film

  • Arco
    Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas and Natalie Portman
  • Elio
    Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina and Mary Alice Drumm
  • KPop Demon Hunters
    Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong
  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
    Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, Nidia Santiago and Henri Magalon
  • Zootopia 2
    Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino

Animated Short Film

  • Butterfly
    Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
  • Forevergreen
    Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
  • The Girl Who Cried Pearls
    Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
  • Retirement Plan
    John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
  • The Three Sisters
    Konstantin Bronzit

Casting

  • Hamnet
    Nina Gold
  • Marty Supreme
    Jennifer Venditti
  • One Battle after Another
    Cassandra Kulukundis
  • The Secret Agent
    Gabriel Domingues
  • Sinners
    Francine Maisler

Cinematography

  • Frankenstein
    Dan Laustsen
  • Marty Supreme
    Darius Khondji
  • One Battle after Another
    Michael Bauman
  • Sinners
    Autumn Durald Arkapaw
  • Train Dreams
    Adolpho Veloso

Costume Design

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash
    Deborah L. Scott
  • Frankenstein
    Kate Hawley
  • Hamnet
    Malgosia Turzanska
  • Marty Supreme
    Miyako Bellizzi
  • Sinners
    Ruth E. Carter

Directing

  • Hamnet
    Chloé Zhao
  • Marty Supreme
    Josh Safdie
  • One Battle after Another
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Sentimental Value
    Joachim Trier
  • Sinners
    Ryan Coogler

Documentary Feature Film

  • The Alabama Solution
    Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
  • Come See Me in the Good Light
    Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen
  • Cutting through Rocks
    Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
  • Mr. Nobody against Putin
    Nominees to be determined
  • The Perfect Neighbor
    Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee

Documentary Short Film

  • All the Empty Rooms
    Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
  • Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
    Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo
  • Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
    Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
  • The Devil Is Busy
    Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
  • Perfectly a Strangeness
    Alison McAlpine

Film Editing

  • F1
    Stephen Mirrione
  • Marty Supreme
    Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
  • One Battle after Another
    Andy Jurgensen
  • Sentimental Value
    Olivier Bugge Coutté
  • Sinners
    Michael P. Shawver

International Feature Film

  • Brazil
    The Secret Agent
  • France
    It Was Just an Accident
  • Norway
    Sentimental Value
  • Spain
    Sirāt
  • Tunisia
    The Voice of Hind Rajab

Live Action Short Film

  • Butcher’s Stain
    Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi
  • A Friend of Dorothy
    Lee Knight and James Dean
  • Jane Austen’s Period Drama
    Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
  • The Singers
    Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt
  • Two People Exchanging Saliva
    Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata

Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Frankenstein
    Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
  • Kokuho
    Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
  • Sinners
    Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
  • The Smashing Machine
    Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
  • The Ugly Stepsister
    Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Music (Original Score)

  • Bugonia
    Jerskin Fendrix
  • Frankenstein
    Alexandre Desplat
  • Hamnet
    Max Richter
  • One Battle after Another
    Jonny Greenwood
  • Sinners
    Ludwig Goransson

Music (Original Song)

  • Dear Me
    from Diane Warren: Relentless; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
  • Golden
    from KPop Demon Hunters; Music and Lyric by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park
  • I Lied To You
    from Sinners; Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson
  • Sweet Dreams Of Joy
    from Viva Verdi!; Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike
  • Train Dreams
    from Train Dreams; Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; Lyric by Nick Cave

Best Picture

  • Bugonia
    Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, Producers
  • F1
    Chad Oman, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
  • Frankenstein
    Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, Producers
  • Hamnet
    Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, Producers
  • Marty Supreme
    Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas and Timothée Chalamet, Producers
  • One Battle after Another
    Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers
  • The Secret Agent
    Emilie Lesclaux, Producer
  • Sentimental Value
    Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Producers
  • Sinners
    Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler, Producers
  • Train Dreams
    Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, Producers

Production Design

  • Frankenstein
    Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
  • Hamnet
    Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
  • Marty Supreme
    Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
  • One Battle after Another
    Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
  • Sinners
    Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Sound

  • F1
    Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta
  • Frankenstein
    Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
  • One Battle after Another
    José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
  • Sinners
    Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
  • Sirāt
    Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas

Visual Effects

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash
    Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
  • F1
    Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
  • Jurassic World Rebirth
    David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
  • The Lost Bus
    Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin
  • Sinners
    Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

  • Bugonia
    Screenplay by Will Tracy
  • Frankenstein
    Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro
  • Hamnet
    Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
  • One Battle after Another
    Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Train Dreams
    Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • Blue Moon
    Written by Robert Kaplow
  • It Was Just an Accident
    Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators – Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
  • Marty Supreme
    Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
  • Sentimental Value
    Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
  • Sinners
    Written by Ryan Coogler

Source: Oscars

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When Seth is not designing or developing, he spends time with his family and his occasional dose of anime, sports and video games.

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