Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Sinners Leads Oscars Nominations, Chalamet Faces Backlash

Episode Date: March 15, 2026

Ryan Cooglers Sinners leads Oscars nominations with sixteen nods, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan. Timothee Chalamet competes in Best Actor for Marty Supreme. Misty Copeland, set to perform at the ceremony, addresses Chalamets remarks downplaying ballet and operas cultural role. Conan OBrien hosts for the second year, with nine nods each for Frankenstein and Sentimental Value. The show airs live Sunday at seven pm eastern on ABC. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ae7ae1c3aa8f6242

Today is March 15th. Here's what's trending in entertainment. The Academy Awards nominations are out, and Ryan Cougler's Sinners leads with a record, 16 nods, the most in Oster's history. The horror film about twin brothers facing supernatural evil in 1930s, Mississippi is up for best picture, along with nine others like Marty, Supreme, Hamnet, and one battle after another. Michael B. Jordan stars as both brothers and competes in best actor. Timothy Shalameh, is nominated for Best Actor in Marty Supreme, a story of a ping-pong prodigy in 1950s, New York. The race is tight after Jordan's recent win,

with others like Leonardo DiCaprio and Ethan Hawk in the mix. Meanwhile, Jesse Buckley leads Best Actress Predictions for Hamnet, Chloe Zow's take on Shakespeare's family life. Ballerina, Misty Copeland, the 43-year-old star, is set to perform at the ceremony just months after hip replacement surgery. She's teaming up with Senor's actors for the film, track, I lied to you. Tensions are high with Chalamey, as Copeland pushed back on his remarks down playing ballet and opera's cultural role compared to movies. Fans, opera lovers, and even

Steven Spielberg, voice outrage over Chalemay's comments. Copeland highlighted how those arts have lasted over 400 years and opened doors for stars like him. She arrived in glamorous style, owning the spotlight ahead of any awkward run-in. Conan O'Brien hosts for his second year straight. Other buzz includes nine nods each for Frankenstein and sentimental value, snubs for Ariana, Grande and Wicked, for Good, and a new best casting award. The show airs live Sunday at 7 p.m. Eastern on ABC. This D&N story comes to you, thanks to our sponsor. It is a pillow that plays your podcast and music without earbuds, built for listening in bed, sOLI, soli-pillow.com.