"The 2026 Oscar nominations continued two recent Academy trends. The Best Picture heavyweights dominated the field like never before, as a whopping six different films scored eight-plus noms. And they were more international than ever before: Four foreign-language performances made it into the acting categories, a new record, and every single category included at least one international title. That made for a whole bunch of unexpected results - some welcome, some not."
"That very thing did happen, and in the best way possible. Had Sinners come away with 15 nominations, its title might have carried an asterisk, given that the Academy added an extra category this year for Achievement in Casting. (Never mind that we've also seen two Sound categories whittled down to one recently.) But Sinners ended the morning with 16 nominations, which means that no one can question its dominance."
"After defying gravity the first time around with a whopping ten nominations, the Wicked sequel fell back to earth: For Good managed zero. Nada. Zilch. It missed in Costume Design and Production Design, the two categories Wicked won Oscars in last year. Despite Ariana Grande showing up in every precursor so far, it missed in Supporting Actress. It even missed in Original Song, losing its place to "Sweet Dreams of Joy" from Viva Verdi, a film that dozens of people have seen."
The 2026 Oscar nominations showed record dominance by several Best Picture frontrunners, with six films receiving eight or more nominations. Sinners set a new high with 16 nominations, benefiting from a new Achievement in Casting category and strong craft and song recognition, securing Ryan Coogler a Best Director nomination. International representation reached unprecedented levels: four foreign-language acting nominations and at least one international title in every category. The Wicked sequel For Good received no nominations, missing previously won craft categories and Original Song, which instead went to 'Sweet Dreams of Joy' from Viva Verdi. The slate produced many surprising snubs and unexpected results.
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