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'Sinners' makes Oscars history with 16 nominations

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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)
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 segment aired on January 22, 2026.

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