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Jessie Buckley leads hopes for the Brits and Irish at the 2026 Academy Awards as the nominations were announced on Thursday.
The Irish actress has earned an Actress in a Leading Role nomination for her role in Hamnet.
After bagging a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice award this month, Jessie will go into the March 15 ceremony in Los Angeles as a nominee, four years after she earned a nod for The Lost Daughter.
Actress in a Leading Role will be a highly competitive field as Jessie goes up against Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I would Kick You, Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue, Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value, and Emma Stone - Bugonia.
Jessie said she is 'so proud and honoured' to have been nominated for her portrayal of Agatha Shakespeare.
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, she said: 'My baby's screaming in the background, but I am thrilled. 'I'm so proud and honoured to be beside all those extraordinary women and to be there with Hamnet. I'm delighted.'
Jessie Buckley leads hopes for the Brits and Irish at the 2026 Academy Awards as the nominations were announced on Thursday
Hamnet is nominated for a total of eight awards, including the coveted Best Picture accolade and Best Director for Chloe Zhao, but Paul Mescal was a surprise snub in the Best Supporting Actor category.
However, Jessie believes her own recognition 'belongs' to her co-star just as much as it does to herself because of how much she needed him for her own performance.
Asked her reaction to his omission, she said: 'Yeah, look, I think he's extraordinary in this film. I know I've met a partner for life in doing this with him. I don't know what to say apart from he is, to me, my absolute.
'His artistry is something that will continue to grow and be a theme in so many different ways. I know what we created together is something that's so special to us, and I hold that so dearly in my heart, and there's no part of Agnes that exists without Paul.
'There's no part of what I created or what we created in this story which exists without Paul and what he poured into this story. So what is recognised belongs to him as much as him being recognised in his own category would.'
Jessie's Hamnet co-star Paul was amongst the biggest snubs during Thursday's nominations, failing to receive a nod in the Actor in a Supporting Role field.
Irish actor Paul received nods in that category at the Golden Globes and SAGs but the Academy Awards instead features Brit actor Delroy Lindo, for his role in Sinners.
Delroy is up against Benicio Del Toro - One Battle After Another, Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein, Sean Penn - One Battle After Another, and Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value.
After bagging a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice award this month, Jessie will go into the March 15 ceremony as a nominee, four years after she earned a nod for The Lost Daughter (seen at the Critics' Choice Awards)
In another notable snub Wicked For Good star Cynthia Erivo missed out on an acting nomination, shocking fans who expected her to be up for it after her nod a year ago for the first Wicked movie.
In fact the Wicked sequel, including its other leading lady Ariana Grande, was completely shut out of the 2026 Oscar race a year after its predecessor collected 10 nominations, including Best Picture.
British-Nigerian actress Wunmi Mosaku has also earned a nomination, earning a nod in the Best Supporting Actress field for her role as Hoodoo priestess Annie in Sinners.
It is Mosaku's first Academy Award nod, but she also has nominations at the Critics' Choice Awards and Actors Awards.
It was a record-breaking morning as Ryan Coogler's Sinners made history as it earned most Academy Awards nominations ever with 16 including biggest prize of the night Best Picture. It had broken the record previously shared by 1950's All About Eve, 1997's Titanic and 2016's La La Land of 14 nominations.
The horror flick is one of the ten films up for the honour as the field is rounded out by: Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and Train Dreams.
The main battle come March 15 will be Timothee Chalamet vs Leonardo DiCaprio who face off in coveted Best Actor category.
Timothee, 30, received a nod for Marty Supreme while Leo, 51, earned it for One Battle After Another as the A-listers will face off against Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon, Michael B. Jordan, and Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent.
Jessie's Hamnet co-star Paul Mescal was amongst the biggest snubs during Thursday's nominations, failing to receive a nod in the Actor in a Supporting Role field
Brit Delroy Lindo is up against Benicio Del Toro - One Battle After Another, Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein, Sean Penn - One Battle After Another, and Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value
British-Nigerian actress Wunmi Mosaku has also earned a nomination, earning a nod in the Best Supporting Actress field for her role as Hoodoo priestess Annie in Sinners
The 98th annual Academy Awards will take place just under two months from now at its home, The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, on March 15.
Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominees in all 24 categories, including the new casting award, as it could be viewed in a livestream from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
There are just over 11,000 members of the Academy with individuals split into 19 branches.
Those branches are split between directors, writers, costume designers, hair and make-up teams, publicists, and the biggest one of all: actors.
Of those 11,000 members, just under 10,000 end up voting for the Academy Awards as members who don't vote have emeritus status.
The Academy has massively increased its membership over the past 14 years as a Los Angeles Times report published in 2012 revealed the Academy had about 5,800 members at that time.
Nominees were chosen through a ranked-choice ballot, AKA a preferential ballot, as each voter listed their nominees in order of preference.
Then when the ballots are counted, nominees were selected based on the number of votes over a particular threshold as well as the number of overall nominees in that category.
In another notable snub Wicked For Good star Cynthia Erivo missed out on an acting nomination. In fact the Wicked sequel, including its other leading lady Ariana Grande, was completely shut out of the 2026 Oscar race
Timothee Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio will face off in coveted Best Actor category as the full list of nominations for the 2026 Oscars were announced on Thursday (they are seen at the Golden Globe Awards last week)
It was a record-breaking morning as Ryan Coogler's Sinners made history as it earned the most Academy Awards nominations ever with 16, including the biggest prize of the night – Best Picture
However, for those contenders that didn't hit the required threshold, the ranked-choice balloting takes effect.
At the biggest night in film, 24 categories will be awarded as each category features five nominees, except for Best Picture, which has ten.
Best Picture nominations are determined by eligible members from all 19 Academy branches.
All rounds of Oscars voting are conducted by secret online ballot, tabulated by the independent accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Oscar viewers will be seeing a familiar face as Conan O'Brien will be returning to host a year after he helped last year's ceremony draw the biggest audience in five years.
The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Oscar 2026 nominations in fullBest Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Sinners earned most Oscar nominations ever with 16 including Best Picture
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
Timothee Chalamet was recognized for his work in Marty Supreme
Best Actress
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
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another
Delroy Lindo - Sinners
Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan - Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
Amy Madigan earned a nod in the Best Supporting Actress category for Weapons
Best Director
Chloé Zhao - Hamnet
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Best Original Screenplay
Robert Kaplow - Blue Moon
Jafar Panahi - It Was Just an Accident
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Ryan Coogler earned Best Original Screenplay nod for Sinners
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Tracy - Bugonia
Guillermo Del Toro - Frankenstein
Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar - Train Dreams
Best Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best International Feature Film
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
It Was Just an Accident (France)
Sentimental Value (Norway)
Sirât (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Brazilian film The Secret Agent starring Wagner Moura (pictured) is nominated for Best International Feature Film
Best Casting
Nina Gold - Hamnet
Jennifer Venditti - Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis - One Battle After Another
Gabriel Domingues - The Secret Agent
Francine Maisler - Sinners
Best Cinematography
Dan Laustsen - Frankenstein
Darius Khondji - Marty Supreme
Michael Bauman - One Battle After Another
Autumn Durald Arkapaw - Sinners
Adolpho Veloso - Train Dreams
One Battle After Another is up for Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Original Song
"Dear Me" - Diane Warren: Relentless
"Golden" - KPop Demon Hunters
"I Lied to You" - Sinners
"Sweet Dreams of Joy" - Viva Verdi!
"Train Dreams" - Train Dreams
Global hit KPop Demon Hunters received a Best Original Song nod for Golden
Best Sound
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World: Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Avatar: Fire and Ash earned a Best Visual Effects nod
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Frankenstein earned a Best Costume Design nod
Best Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Best Live-Action Short Film
Butcher's Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen's Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Mr. Nobody Against Putin is up for best Documentary Feature Film
Best Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"
The Devil Is Busy