5 takeaways from the 2026 Oscar nominations, where 'Sinners' made history

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The 2026 Oscars nominations were announced Thursday morning. <em>Sinners </em>received a record number of nods. Clockwise from top left: Michael B. Jordan in <em>Sinners</em>, Wagner Moura in <em>The Secret Agent</em>, Brad Pitt in <em>F1 </em>and Teyana Taylor in <em>One Battle After Another</em>.

Sinners landed a record number of nods, while Avatar: Fire and Ash and Wicked: For Good fell short of their franchise predecessors.

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