Oscars 2026: Records That Could Be Broken

Tobias Fanta Sports Betting Expert

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Ahead of the 98th Academy Awards, VegasInsider has collected a list of records that could be broken at the 2026 ceremony.

To highlight a few of the records that could be broken:

1. “Sinners”, which already broke the record for the most Oscar nominations received in one year by a film (16 nominations), could also break the record for the most Oscars won in one night, which is currently jointly held with 11 wins each by “Ben-Hur”, “Titanic” & “The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King”; the record for the most wins could also be broken by “One Battle After Another”, which received 13 nominations (however, 2 of those are in one category, so unless a rare occurrence of a tie happens, they can win up to 12 awards).

2. Chloé Zhao (nominated for “Hamnet”) could become the first woman to ever win twice in the Best Director category - Zhao previously won for "Nomadland".

3. Sean Penn (nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for “One Battle After Another”) could become only the fourth male actor to ever win 3 acting Oscars, joining Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson and Walter Brennan - Penn previously won in the Best Actor category for “Milk” & “Mystic River”.

4. Wagner Moura (nominated for “The Secret Agent”) could become the first Brazilian to win in the Best Actor category (or any acting category), Jessie Buckley (nominated for “Hamnet”) could become the first Irish actress to ever win in the Best Actress category while Renate Reinsve (nominated for “Sentimental Value”) could become the first Norwegian actress to ever win in the Best Actress category. Additionally, Wunmi Mosaku (nominated for “Sinners”) could become the first Nigerian actress to ever win in Best Supporting Actress category (and the first Nigerian to win in any Oscar category).

5. Timothée Chalamet (nominated for “Marty Supreme”) could become the first male actor to ever win for acting and producing in the same evening, and only the second individual to ever do so, joining Frances McDormand who won for both acting and producing “Nomadland” in 2021; Emma Stone (nominated for “Bugonia”) could also join Frances McDormand as only the second actress to ever win for producing and acting in one evening.

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Updated on 3/4/26

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Tobias Fanta

Tobias is a Digital PR Manager and he creates research focused on sports and entertainment; his research has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Forbes, The New York Times, Time Magazine & more. More from Tobias Fanta