Horror Devours Oscars 2026: ‘Sinners’, ‘Frankenstein’, ‘Weapons’, and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Stake the Competition

The blood ran thick on the red carpet as Horror haunted the 2026 Academy Awards in an historic night.

With a record-breaking 16 nods, Ryan Coogler‘s Sinners staked four essential wins: Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Original Screenplay for writer-director Ryan Coogler; Best Original Score for Ludwig Göransson (his third Oscar win and second with Coogler); and Best Cinematography for Autumn Durald Arkapaw, who became the first woman to win the award and the first woman of color to be nominated.

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein stormed off with three creative wins, specifically Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Hair and Makeup.

Elsewhere, Amy Madigan kicked off the night’s festivities by winning Best Supporting Actress for Weapons in a tough-as-nails category.

While, to no one’s surprise, Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters staked Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song for “Golden,” all in the wake of its recent sequel announcement.

Below is the full slate of the genre’s nominees in bold with winners in red.

Best Picture:

• Bugonia
• F1
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle
• Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Winner: One Battle After Another

Best Director:

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

Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

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

Winner: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

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

Winner:

• Michael B. Jordan, Sinners

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

Winner:

• Amy Madigan, Weapons

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

Winner: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

Adapted Screenplay:

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Train Dreams

Winner: One Battle After Another

Original Screenplay:

• Blue Moon
• It Was Just an Accident
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Winner:

• Sinners

Costume Design:

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners

Winner:

• Frankenstein

Achievement in Casting:

• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• The Secret Agent
• Sinners

Winner: One Battle After Another

Makeup and Hairstyling:

• Frankenstein
• Kokuho
• Sinners
• The Smashing Machine
• The Ugly Stepsister

Winner:

• Frankenstein

Original Score:

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Winner:

• Sinners

Animated Feature Film:

• Arco
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Winner:

• KPop Demon Hunters

Cinematography:

• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Winner:

• Sinners

Film Editing:

• F1
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Winner: One Battle After Another

Original Song:

• “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless
• “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
• “I Lied to You” from Sinners
• “Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi
• “Train Dreams” from Train Dreams

Winner:

• “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters

Production Design:

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Winner:

• Frankenstein

Sound:

• F1
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Sirat

Winner: F1

Visual Effects:

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Jurassic World Rebirth
• The Lost Bus
• Sinners

Winner: Avatar: Fire and Ash