Oscar Nominations 2026: Have Any Superhero Movies Managed To Score An Academy Award Nod?

Oscar Nominations 2026: Have Any Superhero Movies Managed To Score An Academy Award Nod?

This year's Oscar nominees have been announced, but after mounting FYC campaigns, have the likes of Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps broken through? In short, no.

By JoshWilding - Jan 22, 2026 08:01 AM EST
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The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide (the show moves to YouTube in 2029, beginning with the 101st Oscars).

Twenty-four categories will be awarded at the 98th Oscars, and each category has five nominees, except for Best Picture, which has 10. Best Picture nominations are determined by eligible members from all 19 Academy branches, and all rounds of Oscars voting are conducted by secret online ballot.

This morning, the 2026 Oscar nominees have been revealed. There aren't too many surprises, and not a single superhero has made the cut (even in the technical categories). DC Studios and Marvel Studios mounted ambitious FYC campaigns for movies like Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which, unfortunately, didn't pay off.

While the Oscars are undeniably prestigious, they do little to recognise commercial films and attempts to bring them into the show have typically gone poorly. One or two break through now and again, of course, and this year, Sinners is arguably the big winner in that respect.

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler's vampire movie has received 16 nominations, the most ever, beating the record set by All About Eve and La La Land.

Here's the full list of nominations in the order the Academy announced them:

Best Supporting Actress

Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Frankenstein
The Ugly Stepsister
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Kokuho

Best Original Score

Sinners
One Battle After Another
Hamnet
Frankenstein
Bugonia

Live Action Short Film

Butcher's Stain
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama

Best Animated Short Film

The Girl Who Cried Pearls
The Three Sisters
Butterfly
Forevergreen
Retirement Plan

Best Adapted Screenplay

One Battle After Another
Hamnet
Train Dreams
Frankenstein
Bugonia

Best Original Screenplay

Sinners
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
It Was Just An Accident
Blue Moon

Best Supporting Actor

Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Delroy Lindo, Sinners

Best Casting

One Battle After Another
Sinners
Marty Supreme
Hamnet
The Secret Agent

Best Costume Design

Avatar: Fire And Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Sinners
Marty Supreme

Best Original Song

"Dear Me" – Diane Warren: Relentless
"Golden" – KPop Demon Hunters
"I Lied To You" – Sinners
"Train Dreams" – Train Dreams
"Sweet Dreams Of Joy" – Viva Verdi!

Best Documentary Feature

Come See Me In The Good Light
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Alabama Solution
The Perfect Neighbor
Cutting Through Rocks

Best International Feature Film

Sentimental Value
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Sirât

Best Animated Feature

K-Pop Demon Hunters
Arco 
Zootopia 2
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Elio

Best Production Design

Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Sinners
One Battle After Another
Hamnet

Best Film Editing

F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sentimental Value

Best Sound

Sirat
F1
Sinners
One Battle After Another
Frankenstein

Best Visual Effects

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

Best Cinematography

Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Marty Supreme

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet
Wagner Moura
Ethan Hawke
Leonardo DiCaprio
Michael B. Jordan

Best Actress

Jessie Buckley
Rose Byrne
Renate Reinsve
Emma Stone
Kate Hudson

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson
Chloé Zhao
Ryan Coogler
Joachim Trier
Josh Safdie

Best Picture

One Battle After Another
Sinners
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Frankenstein
Sentimental Value
Train Dreams
Bugonia
The Secret Agent
F1

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MisterBones
MisterBones - 1/22/2026, 9:02 AM
Glad to see Delroy Lindo finally get some recognition. Underrated for so long.

And hilarious too
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vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 1/22/2026, 9:03 AM
Lolz at the nerve to not include Ne Zha 2 for best animated film

And Jurassic World Rebirth for best special effects?

Lolz
TheRevelation
TheRevelation - 1/22/2026, 11:16 AM
@vectorsigma - Ok...I'll give you that one lol.
dragon316
dragon316 - 1/22/2026, 11:21 AM
@vectorsigma - never saw it never saw first one don’t matter how much success movie made at box office doesn’t promise be at award shows no matter what award show it is people say Godzilla minus was best Godzilla movie did that be nominated win ? Maybe not in America Japan maybe
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 1/22/2026, 11:27 AM
@TheRevelation - if I am to wish/hope/guess, China doubles down on their Hollywood movies snub because of this.

This is outright disrespect.
RockReigns
RockReigns - 1/22/2026, 9:05 AM
It was a long shot in the dark for any CBM. lol
theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 1/22/2026, 11:30 AM
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SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 1/22/2026, 9:05 AM
Let me save you some time, No.
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 1/22/2026, 9:06 AM
Sinners will probably walk away with best original score.

Best actor is a toss up between Chalamet and Dicaprio.

The supporting roles l, nobody stumped me, but may Teyanah. If Sean Penn wins i'll be surprised.

Best movie???? Probably one battle after another.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 1/22/2026, 10:06 AM
@UnderBelly - i can't remember a single bit of the Sinners score. so you're probably right.
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 1/22/2026, 9:07 AM
Let's go Sinners!
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HelloBoysImBack
HelloBoysImBack - 1/22/2026, 9:09 AM
Thought Gunn was a shoe-in for all of them
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/22/2026, 9:09 AM
I hope Jacob Elordi wins best supporting actor since he was truly next level in Frankenstein as “The Creature (I also liked the movie overall)…

He exuded such pure innocence , pain & humanity into the character while also could play the brutality and rage of the character well also so he’s got my vote atleast.

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In regards to Best Song , I would love if “I Lied To You” from Sinners won but it will likely be “Golden” from K-Pop Demon Hunters which I expect to win best animated feature aswell.

Also I thought F1 was solid but Best Picture , really?.

Anyway , I hope Frankenstein also wins Best Costume & Production Design!!.
Moriakum
Moriakum - 1/22/2026, 9:16 AM
F1 Best Picture? Yeah, sure.

Glad to see some love for Delroy Lindo and Train Dreams.
JackDeth
JackDeth - 1/22/2026, 9:21 AM
'SINNERS' getting a TON of love, but I don't see it winning BEST PICTURE. Coogler might get DIRECTOR though.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/22/2026, 9:22 AM
@JackDeth - I think Best Director is a toss up between PTA and Chloe Zhao.
JackDeth
JackDeth - 1/22/2026, 9:57 AM
@TheVisionary25 - Never been a fan of either. This is why I don't like awards shows.
hainesy
hainesy - 1/22/2026, 10:16 AM
@JackDeth - I would love to see Michael B. Jordan win best actor. Great movie and he was awesome in it. The music was insane too.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/22/2026, 9:34 AM

The Oscars? It will just be another pathetic Hollywood group cock sucking crapfest of mostly movies that almost nobody saw with the notable exceptions of Zootopia 2 and Sinners. That big earthquake that's gonna drop LA and Hollywood into the ocean can't come soon enough.




mattythedredd
mattythedredd - 1/23/2026, 4:27 AM
@DocSpock - then what would you moan about? You might actually have to get a personality and some friends in this scenario you have created
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 1/22/2026, 9:42 AM
I ended up seeing 9 of the 10 Best Picture nominees throughout the year. Shouldn’t be hard at all to watch all the above the line movies now.
MasterMix
MasterMix - 1/22/2026, 1:38 PM
@TheUnworthyThor - Which one didn't you see?
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 1/22/2026, 4:34 PM
@MasterMix - The Secret Agent.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 1/22/2026, 9:49 AM
If Gunn's Superman gets ANY noms, it'll be for the third movie.

It's what they did for LOTR.
It's what they did for TDKR.
GarthRanzz
GarthRanzz - 1/22/2026, 10:32 AM
@UltimaRex - Yep and dont forgot Snyder got recognized for the greatest scene in cinema history for his 3rd film.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 1/22/2026, 12:32 PM
@GarthRanzz - ZSJL didn't get a theatrical release.
GarthRanzz
GarthRanzz - 1/22/2026, 5:21 PM
@UltimaRex - The Oscars still honored the great scene involving Flash entering the Speed Force.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 1/22/2026, 10:07 AM
Timothy should be a lock for best actor. Marty Supreme is far and above all the other films in those lists this year.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 1/22/2026, 10:08 AM
Is Best Casting a category that was added this year?
grif
grif - 1/22/2026, 10:18 AM
oscars are shit and useless now


MarvelousMarty
MarvelousMarty - 1/22/2026, 10:25 AM
Literally no one cares about the Oscars anymore.
dragon316
dragon316 - 1/22/2026, 11:18 AM
@MarvelousMarty - never cared about entertainment award shows Oscar’s golden globes Emmy’s and others don’t watch them don’t follow them even movie reviews rotten tomatoes scores and critics
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 1/22/2026, 10:27 AM
Just a reminder... ]:)

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