Overview
- The Academy introduced the inaugural Casting shortlist of 10 films and, for the first time, issued a Cinematography shortlist as part of the 12-category reveal.
- Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and Universal’s Wicked: For Good each landed eight mentions across craft categories, with both advancing two songs in Original Song.
- Frankenstein followed with six shortlist spots, while One Battle After Another and Spain’s Sirât earned five each across areas including makeup and hairstyling, sound, and visual effects.
- The International Feature lineup names 15 country submissions, including Spain’s Sirât, Brazil’s The Secret Agent, Germany’s Sound of Falling, Norway’s Sentimental Value, and South Korea’s No Other Choice.
- Nominations voting runs January 12–16, final nominees arrive January 22, and the 98th Oscars air March 15 on ABC hosted by Conan O’Brien.