The 2026 Academy Award nominations, recognizing a year of achievement in film, are out, with Guillermo del Toro’s intricately crafted Frankenstein receiving nine nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Picture, and Best Supporting Actor for Jacob Elordi. “I wanted the movie to test the capabilities of every single craft in moviemaking,” the writer-director of the Mary Shelley adaptation says of his latest feature, his third to receive a Best Picture nomination.   

Train Dreams, Clint Bentley’s meditation on early 20th-century life, also earned a Best Picture nomination. The film has touched audiences through its poetic story of a life filled with love and loss. “I think at the end of the day, it’s about how life is worth living, with all the beautiful moments and the sad moments and the darkness and the light that we encounter,” says Bentley.  “It’s all worth it in the end for the experience of it.” Bentley and his crew were further recognized with nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Song for “Train Dreams.” 

The music-filled, animated phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters continues its run of accolades, receiving nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for the chart-topping “Golden.”  Oscar voters are not the only group to recognize KPop Demon Hunters; the film recently won Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture - Animation, and for Best Song. 

Documentary feature The Perfect Neighbor and the documentary short All the Empty Rooms also earned nominations, marking a year of moving nonfiction storytelling on screen. 

With 18 nominations across 6 films, read on for the full list of Netflix’s 2026 Academy Awards nominations, and tune in on March 15 for the winners to be announced. 

BEST PICTURE

Frankenstein

Train Dreams

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro

Train Dreams, Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Frankenstein, Dan Laustsen

Train Dreams, Adolpho Veloso

COSTUME DESIGN

Frankenstein

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Frankenstein

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Frankenstein

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE) 

Frankenstein, Alexandre Desplat 

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG) 

KPop Demon Hunters, “Golden”

Train Dreams, “Train Dreams”

SOUND

Frankenstein

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

KPop Demon Hunters

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

The Perfect Neighbor

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

All the Empty Rooms

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

The Singers

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Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein: “Frankenstein has been a companion — a guardian angel — to me since childhood. It taught me to see tenderness in darkness and humanity in all those cast aside. To have this film recognized with nine nominations is deeply emotional and personal. This honor belongs to all the artists who gave themselves completely to this work, in front and behind the camera, and to the prodigious heart and mind of one Mary Shelley, a teenager whose story has always reminded the world that in the absence of love, compassion, or responsibility, monsters are born or absolved. Thank you all for embracing our film so generously."

Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein: “I have been enamored by actors and this craft of acting for as long as I can remember, remembering. It’s a great pleasure to share a stage with all of my heroes past and present. I must thank my dear friend Guillermo del Toro and my partners, Oscar and Mia, and our whole creative team. I love this Creature and I love the movies. Thank you to everyone at the Academy and to everyone out there watching movies.”

Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein: “I thank my peers at the music branch of the Academy for this nomination, which goes straight to my heart. And I thank Guillermo del Toro, for taking me and his artistic team through his operatic masterpiece.”

Clint Bentley, Train Dreams: "I’m honestly still trying to process what a dream come true this all is. I’m excited, grateful, and overwhelmed with emotions. I’m eternally grateful to our cast and crew who poured their hearts and souls into bringing this film to life and to our producers who trusted me and supported me along the way. I’m so proud of Greg, Adolpho, Bryce, and Nick for their recognition. And I’m forever grateful to Joel. The movie only works in large part because of his beautiful, resonant performance at the center of i,t and I could have never made this film without him. I’m so proud that our little indie is being recognized alongside films by my heroe,s and I’m excited for more people to find their way to this film. I could go o,n but I’m crying again.

Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams: “It’s a dream come true. One of those dreams that feels so distant it almost lives in utopia. I still can’t believe it. I’m incredibly happy and deeply honored. This nomination belongs to the entire crew who brought this film to life, and to my family and friends for their endless support. I’m so proud to represent Brazil in such a special moment for our cinema. Vai Brasil, vai Corinthians!”

Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams: “It’s been a beautiful and surreal morning to see our work on Train Dreams recognized by the Academy. And to join some of our writing heroes across Oscars history by returning for a second year in a row is very humbling and breathtaking. We’ve been doing this together long enough (over 15 years!!) to recognize that a script is nothing without the artists that bring it to life. And so to my best friend and filmmaking partner, Clint, who directed with such vision and grace, to Joel, who led our cast with such a towering yet intimately profound performance, and to our producers and fellow artisans… we share this with you.”

Bryce Dessner, Train Dreams: “It’s a huge honor to be nominated for an Oscar this year with the incredible Nick Cave for our song “Train Dreams” from Clint Bentley’s beautiful film.  It was an honor to collaborate with Nick on this song, who is one of our longtime musical heroes and whose deep humanity and empathy as a songwriter are a close relative to the heart and soul of this film. We want to thank director Clint Bentley for his incredible vision and his trust in us to make a song (and score) we are deeply proud of.  And thank you to all the producers and Netflix for believing in the project. In a time of such intense human suffering and conflict, Train Dreams is a film about human empathy and loss, which is something that we all can relate to.” 

Geeta Gandbhir, The Perfect Neighbor: “Ajike Owens was a bright young mother of four with big dreams - one of the last things she said to her mother was, “one day the whole world will know my name.” We made The Perfect Neighbor to honor Ajike's and mitigate our grief around her senseless murder. We are so honored to be nominated, and hope this incredible recognition will further Ajike’s legacy and create real change.”

Joshua Seftel, All The Empty Rooms: “We’re humbled by the recognition All the Empty Rooms has received, and by the people who made this film possible. The empty bedrooms in our film belong to four children: Dominic, 14; Hallie, 9; Jackie, 9; and Gracie, 14. Each of these lives was ended far too soon by a crisis that is wholly preventable. Our hope is that this film helps us see gun violence first through a human lens. No matter where we come from, we can agree on one thing: our children deserve to be safe at school. Thank you to the families who opened their lives to us and trusted us to help carry their children’s memories forward. To our team, collaborators, partners, and everyone who has taken the time to watch, listen, and feel, we’re grateful for you.”

Sam Davis, The Singers: "A year and a half after filming we reconvened where it all began—at the La Habra Moose Lodge, which graciously opened its doors at 4:30 this morning… I want to dedicate this moment to the hundreds of friends who trusted and poured into a vision that was frankly very unlikely to succeed. We challenged ourselves to pack 18 minutes with humor, heart, and humanity; to give an oddball cast of brilliant first-timers the sort of spotlight they deserved but never had before. And to make something risky, unconventional, and handmade in the age of automation. The Singers is about a lot of things, but at its core, it’s a testament to the power of art and vulnerability to create compassion and community. I hope that the exposure that comes with this incredible honor will help that message reverberate well beyond the walls of the Moose. Cheers to the Academy."