Following months of campaigning, online theories and preceding award shows, the 2026 Oscar nominations have finally been revealed. While the announcement was certainly filled with plenty of surprises — RIP Ariana Grande’s Best Supporting Actress nod — three Aussies have become first-time nominees.
Rose Byrne is up for Best Actress for her role in the psychological comedy-drama If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Jacob Elordi is gunning for Best Supporting Actor in Frankenstein, and Nick Cave is hoping to win Best Original Song for writing the title track for the film Train Dreams.
Adelaide-born costume and production designer Fiona Crombie has also received a nomination for Best Production Design for her work on Hamnet, marking the second time she and her colleague Alice Felton have been nominated together after The Favourite in 2019.
Aussie nominees react to their 2026 Oscars nominations
Byrne, who is only the eighth Aussie ever to be nominated in her category, told The Hollywood Reporter following the nominations announcement that she “can’t believe it”.
“I feel like I’ve snuck into the back of the bus. I can’t believe we got in this extraordinary group of women,” she said. “And, you know, this movie’s so small, it’s so surreal, and means so much. This movie’s so incredible and special and a true artistic expression, it’s just wild.”
She added that the Oscar nomination is hugely important to her, and it “definitely feels like a monumental moment to have this acknowledgement”.
“I love the Oscars. [When I was a] little girl from Sydney, Australia, I used to watch [the show]. The pageantry of it is so fun and theatrical,” she continued.
Elordi also told The Hollywood Reporter that he was equally thrilled to be up for Best Supporting Actor — making him the fifth Aussie nominated in the category.
“I am beside myself,” he said. “I am so excited. I mean, I’m 28 years old. It’s wind in the sails.”
The Euphoria star added in a statement that he has been “enamoured by actors and this craft of acting for as long as [he] can remember”.
“It’s a great pleasure to share a stage with all of my heroes past and present,” he continued. “I must thank my dear friend Guillermo del Toro and my partners, Oscar and Mia, and our whole creative team. I love this creature and I love the movies. Thank you to everyone at the Academy and to everyone out there watching movies.”
Cave has yet to speak out about his first Oscar nomination, but he collaborated on an Instagram post from the official Train Dreams account acknowledging the film’s four nods. Crombie also shared a series of Instagram Stories acknowledging Hamnet’s nominations and the fact that she is now a two-time nominee.
What are the chances of our Aussies winning an Oscar?
If we get down to the nitty-gritty, all four categories our Aussies have been nominated in are insanely tough.
Byrne is up for Best Actress alongside Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), Emma Stone (Bugonia) and Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue).
While she has won a string of awards for her performance in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You — including Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes last week — Buckley is the clear favourite to win Best Actress. Gold Derby, which tracks award show nominations, currently has Buckley’s odds of winning at 90.14 per cent, while Byrne trails behind in second place on 7.02 per cent.
It’s a similar story for Best Supporting Actor, where Elordi is nominated alongside Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value), Bennicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another), Sean Penn (One Battle After Another) and Delroy Lindo (Sinners). Skarsgård’s odds are currently listed at 81.39 per cent while Elordi is in second place on 6.09 per cent.
As for Best Original Song, “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters is all but confirmed to win against Cave’s “Train Dreams”. The song has a 90.74 per cent chance of taking home the golden statue after previously winning at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice and Astra Film Awards. Best Production Design is also tipped to go to Frankenstein, which has an 85.66 per cent chance of winning, while Hamnet is sitting on 2.14 per cent.
It’s important to point out, however, that truly anything can happen at the Oscars — just ask the producers of La La Land.
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