At the 2026 Oscars, the cast of Sinners took the stage to perform the movie’s Oscar-nominated song, “I Lied to You.” Featured in the performance were Miles Caton, Raphael Saadiq, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Shaboozey, Misty Copeland, Eric Gales, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Bobby Rush, and Alice Smith.
Sinners was the nominations leader at this year’s Oscars with 16 nods. In the Best Original Song category, “I Lied to You” is up against “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, the title track from Train Dreams, “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless, and “Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi!
For more, check out our interview with Jerry Cantrell and Ludwig Göransson about creating original music for the Sinners soundtrack, and see where Sinners landed on our Best Movies of 2025 list.
