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'Sinners' makes Oscars history with 16 nominations

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published January 22, 2026 at 12:03 PM EST
Lewis Pullman, left, and Danielle Brooks present the nominees for the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Lewis Pullman, left, and Danielle Brooks present the nominees for the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning in Hollywood. “Sinners” received 16 nods, the most of all time.

We get a report from entertainment reporter John Horn.

Click here for our April 2025 conversation about how “Sinners” fits into the Black horror genre. 

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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