The 98th Academy Awards, widely known as The Oscars 2026, was a stunning night dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the biggest movies from 2025 and the incredible people who brought them to the big screen.
One Battle After Another was the big winner of the night, taking home six awards, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Sean Penn), Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Casting (Cassandra Kulukundis), Film Editing (Andy Jurgensen), and Adapted Screenplay.
Sinners, who led the night with 16 nominations, took home four Oscars, including Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan), Cinematography (Autumn Durald Arkapaw), Original Score, and Original Screenplay. Furthermore, Arkapaw was the first woman to win the award for Cinematography.
Frankenstein was nominated in nine categories and took home three wins, including Achievement in Production Design (Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau), Costume Design (Kate Hawley), and Makeup and Hairstyling (Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey).
There were also some other big moments during the night, as KPop Demon Hunters’ ‘Golden’ won Best Original Song as the first KPop song to do so in the history of the Academy Awards, and there was the first tie in the Oscars since 2013, thanks to Best Live-Action Short Film (The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva).
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2026 Oscars Nominations and Winners List:
Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Bugonia
- F1
- Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle after Another – WINNER
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle after Another)
- Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
- Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) – WINNER
- Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Benicio Del Toro (One Battle after Another)
- Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
- Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
- Sean Penn (One Battle after Another) – WINNER
- Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) – WINNER
- Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
- Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
- Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
- Emma Stone (Bugonia)
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
- Amy Madigan (Weapons) – WINNER
- Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
- Teyana Taylor (One Battle after Another)
Achievement in Directing
- Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)
- Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
- Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle after Another) – WINNER
- Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
- Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
- Arco
- Elio
- KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best Animated Short Film
- Butterfly
- Forevergreen
- The Girl Who Cried Pearls – WINNER
- Retirement Plan
- The Three Sisters
Achievement in Casting
- Nina Gold (Hamnet)
- Jennifer Venditti (Marty Supreme)
- Cassandra Kulukundis (One Battle after Another) – WINNER
- Gabriel Domingues (The Secret Agent)
- Francine Maisler (Sinners)
Achievement in Cinematography
- Dan Laustsen (Frankenstein)
- Darius Khondji (Marty Supreme)
- Michael Bauman (One Battle after Another)
- Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners) – WINNER
- Adolpho Veloso (Train Dreams)
Achievement in Costume Design
- Deborah L. Scott (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
- Kate Hawley (Frankenstein) – WINNER
- Malgosia Turzanska (Hamnet)
- Miyako Bellizzi (Marty Supreme)
- Ruth E. Carter (Sinners)
Best Documentary Feature Film
- The Alabama Solution
- Come See Me in the Good Light
- Cutting through Rocks
- Mr. Nobody Against Putin – WINNER
- The Perfect Neighbor
Best Documentary Short Film
- All the Empty Rooms – WINNER
- Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
- Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
- The Devil Is Busy
- Perfectly a Strangeness
Achievement in Film Editing
- Stephen Mirrione (F1)
- Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
- Andy Jurgensen (One Battle after Another) – WINNER
- Olivier Bugge Coutté (Sentimental Value)
- Michael P. Shawver (Sinners)
Best International Feature Film of the Year
- The Secret Agent
- It Was Just an Accident
- Sentimental Value – WINNER
- Sirāt
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Live Action Short Film
- Butcher’s Stain
- A Friend of Dorothy
- Jane Austen’s Period Drama
- The Singers – WINNER
- Two People Exchanging Saliva – WINNER
Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey (Frankenstein) – WINNER
- Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu (Kokuho)
- Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry (Sinners)
- Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein (The Smashing Machine)
- Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg (The Ugly Stepsister)
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia)
- Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein)
- Max Richter (Hamnet)
- Jonny Greenwood (One Battle after Another)
- Ludwig Goransson (Sinners) – WINNER
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- “Dear Me” (Diane Warren: Relentless)
- “Golden” (KPop Demon Hunters) – WINNER
- “I Lied To You” (Sinners)
- “Sweet Dreams Of Joy” (Viva Verdi!)
- “Train Dreams” (Train Dreams)
Achievement in Production Design
- Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau (Frankenstein) – WINNER
- Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton (Hamnet)
- Jack Fisk, Adam Willis (Marty Supreme)
- Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino (One Battle after Another)
- Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne (Sinners)
Achievement in Sound
- Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta (F1) – WINNER
- Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern (Frankenstein)
- José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor (One Battle after Another)
- Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker (Sinners)
- Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas (Sirāt)
Achievement in Visual Effects
- Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett (Avatar: Fire and Ash) – WINNER
- Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson (F1)
- David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould (Jurassic World Rebirth)
- Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin (The Lost Bus)
- Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean (Sinners)
Adapted Screenplay
- Will Tracy (Bugonia)
- Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
- Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell (Hamnet)
- Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle after Another) – WINNER
- Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar (Train Dreams)
Original Screenplay
- Robert Kaplow (Blue Moon)
- Jafar Panahi, Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian (It Was Just an Accident)
- Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
- Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
- Ryan Coogler (Sinners) – WINNER
For more on the Oscars 2026, check out details about the Best Live Action Short Film winners becoming the seventh tie in Academy Awards history, as well as our reviews for One Battle After Another, Sinners, Frankenstein, Kpop Demon Hunters, Weapons, Hamnet, and F1.
