‘Sinners’ Gets Record 16 Oscar Nominations, Leading Race

Sinners, the Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. film about twin brothers fighting vampires in segregated Mississippi in the 1930s, captured a record 16 Academy Award nominations, including best picture and best director, to lead this year’s race for the Oscars.

One Battle After Another, also from Warner Bros., garnered 13 nominations while Sentimental Value, Marty Supreme and Frankenstein each racked up nine, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences said Thursday. The Oscars will be held on March 15 in Los Angeles and hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien for the second straight year.