Akademija filmskih umjetnosti i nauka objavila je uži izbor filmova u 12 kategorija za 98. dodjelu Oscara, među kojima su animirani i igrani kratki film, casting, kinematografija, dokumentarni film, međunarodni film, šminka i frizura, muzika, zvuk i vizuelni efekti.
Među naslovima koji se pojavljuju u više kategorija ističu se “Sinners”, “Wicked: For Good”, “Frankenstein”, “One Battle After Another”, “Avatar: Fire and Ash”, “Wicked For Good”, “Hamnet”, “Marty Supreme”, “Sirât”, “Sentimental Value”, “The Secret Agent”, “Weapons”, “F1”, “Bugonia”, “Kokuho”, “Nuremberg”, “The Smashing Machine”, “The Ugly Stepsister”, “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”, “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”, “Avatar: Fire and Ash”, “The Electric State”, “Jurassic World Rebirth”, “The Lost Bus”, “Superman”, “Tron: Ares”, “Captain America: Brave New World”, “Diane Warren: Relentless”, “Hedda”, “A House of Dynamite”, “Jay Kelly”, “Truth and Treason”, “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”, “As Alive As You Need Me To Be”, “Dear Me”, “Dream As One”, “Drive”, “Dying To Live”, “The Girl In The Bubble”, “Golden”, “Highest 2 Lowest”, “I Lied To You”, “Last Time I Seen The Sun”, “No Place Like Home”, “Our Love”, “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet”, “Sweet Dreams Of Joy”, “Train Dreams” i mnogi drugi.
U kategoriji najboljeg međunarodnog dugometražnog filma u užem izboru našlo se 15 naslova iz cijelog svijeta: “Belén” (Argentina), “The Secret Agent” (Brazil), “It Was Just an Accident” (Francuska), “Sound of Falling” (Njemačka), “Homebound” (Indija), “The President’s Cake” (Irak), “Kokuho” (Japan), “All That’s Left of You” (Jordan), “Sentimental Value” (Norveška), “Palestine 36” (Palestina), “No Other Choice” (Južna Koreja), “Sirât” (Španija), “Late Shift” (Švicarska), “Left-Handed Girl” (Tajvan) i “The Voice of Hind Rajab” (Tunis).
Glasanje za nominacije počinje 12. januara 2026., a traje do 16. januara, dok će službene nominacije biti objavljene 22. januara 2026.. Sama dodjela Oscara održat će se 15. marta 2026. u Dolby Theatreu u Los Angelesu, uz direktan prijenos na ABC televiziji.
