Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value, winner of the 2025 Grand Prix in Cannes, leads the way with 9 nominations. Kleber Mendonça Filho's The Secret Agent, winner of Best Directing and Best Performance by an actor, totals 4 nominations. Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident, which won the Palme d'or at the 78th Festival de Cannes, received 2 Oscar nominations. Oliver Laxe's Sirāt, winner of the Jury Prize (Ex-æquo), received 2 Oscar nominations. Ugo Bienvenu's Arco and Maylis Vallade and Liane-Cho Han's Little Amelie or The CharacterofRaineach received 1 nomination.
The Festival de Cannes warmly congratulates the nominees and wishes them the success they deserve at the 98th Academy Award ceremony.
