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December 16, 2025:

Several of the 2026 Oscars shortlists have been revealed!

The Oscars have announced the shortlists in 12 categories for the upcoming ceremony, taking place on March 2, hosted by Conan O’Brien.

Oscars voting will start on Monday, January 12, 2026 to determine the official nominees, which will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

The shortlists featured include Original Song, Original Score, Documentary Feature, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound & Visual Effects, Casting, Cinematography and more.

Click through to see all 12 shortlists…

Keep reading to find out more…

Casting

Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle after Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sirât
Weapons
Wicked For Good

Cinematography

Ballad of a Small Player
Bugonia
Die My Love
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Nouvelle Vague
One Battle after Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Sirât
Song Sung Blue
Sound of Falling
Train Dreams
Wicked For Good

Documentary Feature

The Alabama Solution
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Coexistence, My Ass!
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover-Up
Cutting through Rocks
Folktales
Holding Liat
Mr. Nobody against Putin
Mistress Dispeller
My Undesirable Friends Part 1 Last Air in Moscow
The Perfect Neighbor
Seeds
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Yanuni

Documentary Short Film

All the Empty Rooms
All the Walls Came Down
Armed Only with a Camera The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Bad Hostage
Cashing Out
Chasing Time
Children No More Were and Are Gone
Classroom 4
The Devil Is Busy
Heartbeat
Last Days on Lake Trinity
On Healing Land Birds Perch
Perfectly a Strangeness
Rovina’s Choice
We Were the Scenery

International Feature

Argentina, Belén
Brazil, The Secret Agent
France, It Was Just an Accident
Germany, Sound of Falling
India, Homebound
Iraq, The President’s Cake
Japan, Kokuho
Jordan, All That’s Left of You
Norway, Sentimental Value
Palestine, Palestine 36
South Korea, No Other Choice
Spain, Sirât
Switzerland, Late Shift
Taiwan, Left-Handed Girl
Tunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab

Makeup and Hairstyling

The Alto Knights
Frankenstein
Kokuho
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle after Another
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Wicked For Good

Original Score

Avatar Fire and Ash
Bugonia
Captain America Brave New World
Diane Warren Relentless
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Hedda
A House of Dynamite
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle after Another
Sinners
Sirât
Train Dreams
Tron Ares
Truth and Treason
Wake Up Dead Man A Knives Out Mystery
Wicked For Good

Original Song

As Alive As You Need Me To Be from Tron Ares
Dear Me from Diane Warren Relentless
Dream As One from Avatar Fire and Ash
Drive from F1
Dying To Live from Billy Idol Should Be Dead
The Girl In The Bubble from Wicked For Good
Golden from KPop Demon Hunters
Highest 2 Lowest from Highest 2 Lowest
I Lied To You from Sinners
Last Time I Seen The Sun from Sinners
No Place Like Home from Wicked For Good
Our Love from The Ballad of Wallis Island
Salt Then Sour Then Sweet from Come See Me in the Good Light
Sweet Dreams Of Joy from Viva Verdi
Train Dreams from Train Dreams

Animated Short Film

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

Live Action Short Film

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

Sound

Avatar Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning
One Battle after Another
Sinners
Sirât
Springsteen Deliver Me from Nowhere

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