Oscar Nominations / Jessie Buckley and First Casting Award

The 98th Academy Awards nominations are out, and it’s a strong year for performance-driven work.

For Irish actors, there’s real momentum to pay attention to, especially with Jessie Buckley earning a Best Actress nomination for Hamnet. Her recognition shows that Irish talent continues to compete at the highest level internationally and that distinctive performances can break through in a crowded field.

This year also marks a landmark change at the Oscars with the introduction of the Best Casting award, the first new competitive category added in more than two decades. This award recognises the creative work of casting directors in assembling the right actors for the right roles, a foundational part of filmmaking that directly shapes performance opportunities and onscreen storytelling. By formally acknowledging casting as its own category, the Academy is shining a spotlight on a craft that helps launch careers and elevate performances.

Below is the full list of nominees - useful for actors tracking what the industry is recognising this year and where opportunities may be shifting for actors.
 

Actor in a Leading Role
• Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
• Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle after Another)
• Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
• Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
• Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)

Actor in a Supporting Role
• Benicio Del Toro (One Battle after Another)
• Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
• Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
• Sean Penn (One Battle after Another)
• Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)

Actress in a Leading Role
• Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
• Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You)
• Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
• Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
• Emma Stone (Bugonia)

Actress in a Supporting Role
• Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
• Amy Madigan (Weapons)
• Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
• Teyana Taylor (One Battle after Another)

Animated Feature Film
• Arco 
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Animated Short Film
• Butterfly
• Forevergreen
• The Girl Who Cried Pearls
• Retirement Plan
• The Three Sisters

Casting
• Hamnet (Nina Gold)
• Marty Supreme (Jennifer Venditti)
• One Battle after Another (Cassandra Kulukundis)
• The Secret Agent (Gabriel Domingues)
• Sinners (Francine Maisler)

Cinematography
• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle after Another
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Costume Design
• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners

Directing
• Hamnet (Chloé Zhao)
• Marty Supreme (Josh Safdie)
• One Battle after Another (Paul Thomas Anderson)
• Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier)
• Sinners (Ryan Coogler)

Documentary Feature Film
• The Alabama Solution
• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cutting through Rocks
• Mr. Nobody against Putin
• The Perfect Neighbor

Documentary Short Film
• All the Empty Rooms
• Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
• Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"
• The Devil Is Busy
• Perfectly a Strangeness

Film Editing
• F1
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle after Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

International Feature Film
• Brazil (The Secret Agent)
• France (It Was Just an Accident)
• Norway (Sentimental Value)
• Spain (Sirat)
• Tunisia (The Voice of Hind Rajab)

Live Action Short Film
• Butcher's Stain
• A Friend of Dorothy
• Jane Austen's Period Drama
• The Singers
• Two People Exchanging Saliva

Makeup and Hairstyling
• Frankenstein
• Kokuho
• Sinners
• The Smashing Machine
• The Ugly Stepsister

Music (Original Score)
• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle after Another
• Sinners

Music (Original Song)
• Dear Me (from Diane Warren)
• Golden (from KPop Demon Hunters)
• I Lied To You (from Sinners)
• Sweet Dreams Of Joy (from Viva Verdi!)
• Train Dreams (from Train Dreams)

Best Picture
• Bugonia
• F1
• Frankenstein 
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle after Another
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Production Design
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle after Another
• Sinners

Sound
• F1
• Frankenstein
• One Battle after Another
• Sinners
• Sirat

Visual Effects
• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Jurassic World Rebirth
• The Lost Bus
• Sinners

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle after Another
• Train Dreams

Writing (Original Screenplay)
• Blue Moon
• It Was Just an Accident
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners