Oscars 2026 - The Academy Awards

Shortlist Announcements – 2026 Oscars

98th Oscars® Shortlists in 12 Award Categories

Shortlists announced December 16, 2025 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Animated Short Film

15 films shortlisted (in alphabetical order):

  • Autokar

  • Butterfly

  • Cardboard

  • Éiru

  • Forevergreen

  • The Girl Who Cried Pearls

  • Hurikán

  • I Died in Irpin

  • The Night Boots

  • Playing God

  • The Quinta’s Ghost

  • Retirement Plan

  • The Shyness of Trees

  • Snow Bear

  • The Three Sisters

Casting

10 films shortlisted:

  • Frankenstein

  • Hamnet

  • Marty Supreme

  • One Battle after Another

  • The Secret Agent

  • Sentimental Value

  • Sinners

  • Sirât

  • Weapons

  • Wicked: For Good

Cinematography

16 films shortlisted:

  • Ballad of a Small Player

  • Bugonia

  • Die My Love

  • F1

  • Frankenstein

  • Hamnet

  • Marty Supreme

  • Nouvelle Vague

  • One Battle after Another

  • Sentimental Value

  • Sinners

  • Sirât

  • Song Sung Blue

  • Sound of Falling

  • Train Dreams

  • Wicked: For Good

Documentary Feature Film

15 films shortlisted:

  • The Alabama Solution

  • Apocalypse in the Tropics

  • Coexistence, My Ass!

  • Come See Me in the Good Light

  • Cover-Up

  • Cutting Through Rocks

  • Folktales

  • Holding Liat

  • Mr. Nobody against Putin

  • Mistress Dispeller

  • My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 – Last Air in Moscow

  • The Perfect Neighbor

  • Seeds

  • 2000 Meters to Andriivka

  • Yanuni

Documentary Short Film

15 films shortlisted:

  • All the Empty Rooms

  • All the Walls Came Down

  • Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

  • Bad Hostage

  • Cashing Out

  • Chasing Time

  • Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”

  • Classroom 4

  • The Devil Is Busy

  • Heartbeat

  • Last Days on Lake Trinity

  • On Healing Land, Birds Perch

  • Perfectly a Strangeness

  • Rovina’s Choice

  • We Were the Scenery

 International Feature Film

15 films shortlisted (by country alphabetical):

  • Argentina – Belén

  • Brazil – The Secret Agent

  • France – It Was Just an Accident

  • Germany – Sound of Falling

  • India – Homebound

  • Iraq – The President’s Cake

  • Japan – Kokuho

  • Jordan – All That’s Left of You

  • Norway – Sentimental Value

  • Palestine – Palestine 36

  • South Korea – No Other Choice

  • Spain – Sirât

  • Switzerland – Late Shift

  • Taiwan – Left-Handed Girl

  • Tunisia – The Voice of Hind Rajab

Live Action Short Film

15 films shortlisted:

  • Ado

  • Amarela

  • Beyond Silence

  • The Boy with White Skin

  • Butcher’s Stain

  • Butterfly on a Wheel

  • Dad’s Not Home

  • Extremist

  • A Friend of Dorothy

  • Jane Austen’s Period Drama

  • Pantyhose

  • The Pearl Comb

  • Rock, Paper, Scissors

  • The Singers

  • Two People Exchanging Saliva

Makeup and Hairstyling

10 films shortlisted:

  • The Alto Knights

  • Frankenstein

  • Kokuho

  • Marty Supreme

  • Nuremberg

  • One Battle after Another

  • Sinners

  • The Smashing Machine

  • The Ugly Stepsister

  • Wicked: For Good

Music (Original Score)

20 scores shortlisted:

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • Bugonia

  • Captain America: Brave New World

  • Diane Warren: Relentless

  • F1

  • Frankenstein

  • Hamnet

  • Hedda

  • A House of Dynamite

  • Jay Kelly

  • Marty Supreme

  • Nuremberg

  • One Battle after Another

  • Sinners

  • Sirât

  • Train Dreams

  • Tron: Ares

  • Truth and Treason

  • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Wicked: For Good

Music (Original Song)

15 songs shortlisted (song • film):

  • “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” – Tron: Ares

  • “Dear Me” – Diane Warren: Relentless

  • “Dream As One” – Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • “Drive” – F1

  • “Dying To Live” – Billy Idol Should Be Dead

  • “The Girl In The Bubble” – Wicked: For Good

  • “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters

  • “Highest 2 Lowest” – Highest 2 Lowest

  • “I Lied To You” – Sinners

  • “Last Time (I Seen The Sun)” – Sinners

  • “No Place Like Home” – Wicked: For Good

  • “Our Love” – The Ballad of Wallis Island

  • “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” – Come See Me in the Good Light

  • “Sweet Dreams Of Joy” – Viva Verdi!

  • “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams

Sound

10 films shortlisted for Sound:

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • F1

  • Frankenstein

  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

  • One Battle after Another

  • Sinners

  • Sirât

  • Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

  • Superman

  • Wicked: For Good

Visual Effects

10 films shortlisted:

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • The Electric State

  • F1

  • Frankenstein

  • Jurassic World Rebirth

  • The Lost Bus

  • Sinners

  • Superman

  • Tron: Ares

  • Wicked: For Good

 Next Steps

  • Nominations voting: January 12–16, 2026

  • Nominations announced: January 22, 2026

  • 98th Oscars Ceremony: March 15, 2026