F1 movie gets FOUR Oscars nominations as full 2026 list announced

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F1 movie gets FOUR Oscars nominations as full 2026 list announced

The countdown is on to the prestigious ceremony on March 15.

Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

Digital sports specialist running global brands for 30 years

Thursday 22 January 2026 15:06 Updated: 22:09

The F1 movie has picked up four Oscar nominations - including one for Best Picture - after the contenders for the 98th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday.

At 1.30pm UK time (5.30am in Los Angeles) nominations were officially confirmed for nine of the 24 categories, with the other 15 categories being made public 11 minutes later.

And the Joseph Kosinski epic, starring Brad Pitt and with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton as a producer, has nominations in four categories - including the most prestigious of all, Best Picture. It will face off with other acclaimed hits including ‘Marty Supreme’, Frankenstein’, ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’.

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The movie, which cost a reported $300million to make, was the first real foray into F1 by Apple, and the tech giant has followed up by spending $750million to acquire US broadcast rights for the sport for the next five years.

After being released in cinemas in late June 2025, the movie grossed just over $631million - making it the ninth biggest box office hit of the year.

The F1 movie Oscar nominations in full

So the following categories are where the F1 movie has been handed nominations:

Best Picture

Not surprisingly the competition is red-hot for the biggest prize of the year, and ‘F1’ will face off with ‘Bugonia’, Frankenstein’, ‘Hamnet’, ‘Marty Supreme’, ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘The Secret Agent’, ‘Sentimental Value’, ‘Sinners’ and ‘Train Dreams’.

Film Editing

In this category it is ‘F1’ vs ‘Marty Supreme’, One Battle After Another’, ‘Sentimental Value’ and ‘Sinners’.

Sound

The competition for ‘F1’ here will be ‘Frankenstein’, ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Sinners’ and ‘Sirât’.

Visual effects

‘F1’ will be up against ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’, ‘The Lost Bus’, ‘Sinners’ and Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1 Movie - the cast

With Hamilton behind the camera as a producer, it was Pitt who took the lead role as 60-something racer Sonny Hayes signing for the APXGP team. Damson Idris meanwhile played his talented young British team-mate Joshua Pearce.

The main female lead was APXGP race director Kerry Condon, while Javier Bardem played the team owner.

When are the Oscars in 2026?
The big date for your calendars is Sunday March 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. That is a major clash for Hamilton - who is scheduled to drive in the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai earlier the same day.
We must wait to see if Lewis attempts the mad dash to California to be present on his movie's big, big night in Hollywood.

Can the F1 movie win an Oscar?

It's very very unlikely that the F1 movie is winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. 'One Battle After Another' - starring Leonardo DiCaprio - is a red-hot favourite with 'F1' available at massive odds of 100/1.

If you are looking for a win, expect it in one of the other three categories on Sunday March 15.

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