2026 Oscar Winners: The Complete List of 98th Academy Awards

Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for One Battle After Another, while Michael B. Jordan took home Best Actor for Sinners. One Battle After Another was the big winner of the night, earning Best Picture and finishing with six awards.

Sean Penn won Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another, and Amy Madigan picked up Best Supporting Actress for Weapons. Ryan Coogler had a strong night, winning Best Original Screenplay for Sinners, with his film finishing with four awards overall.

Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Hamnet, while Frankenstein dominated the craft categories, winning Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Production Design. KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Golden,” while Avatar: Fire and Ash took Best Visual Effects.

Sinners made history as the most nominated film ever with 16 nods, with Autumn Durald Arkapaw becoming the first woman of color to win Best Cinematography. The Best Live Action Short category ended in a rare historic tie, only the seventh in Oscars history, with both The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva winning. Cassandra Kulukundis made history by winning the first-ever Oscar for Best Casting for One Battle After Another.

2026 Oscar Winners

Here is the complete list of winners from the 98th Academy Awards. Winners are marked in bold and underlined.

2026 Oscar Winners – All 24 Categories

CategoryWinner
Best PictureOne Battle After Another
Best DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Best ActorMichael B. Jordan – Sinners
Best ActressJessie Buckley – Hamnet
Best Supporting ActorSean Penn – One Battle After Another
Best Supporting ActressAmy Madigan – Weapons
Best Original ScreenplayRyan Coogler – Sinners
Best Adapted ScreenplayPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Best Animated FeatureKPop Demon Hunters
Best International FeatureSentimental Value (Norway)
Best Documentary FeatureMr. Nobody Against Putin
Best Documentary ShortAll the Empty Rooms
Best Live Action ShortThe Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva (Tie)
Best Animated ShortThe Girl Who Cried Pearls
Best Original ScoreLudwig Göransson – Sinners
Best Original Song“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
Best CinematographyAutumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners
Best Film EditingOne Battle After Another
Best SoundF1
Best Production DesignFrankenstein
Best Costume DesignKate Hawley – Frankenstein
Best Makeup and HairstylingFrankenstein
Best Visual EffectsAvatar: Fire and Ash
Best CastingCassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another

The Complete List of 2026 Oscar Winners and Nominees

Best Picture

Oscars Best Picture Winner One Battle After Another
  • Bugonia
  • F1
  • Frankenstein
  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • The Secret Agent
  • Sentimental Value
  • Sinners
  • Train Dreams

Best Director

  • Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
  • Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
  • Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
  • Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Michael B. Jordan wins Best Actor for 'Sinners'
  • Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
  • Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
  • Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
  • Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress for 'Hamnet'
  • Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
  • Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
  • Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
  • Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
  • Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
  • Delroy Lindo – Sinners
  • Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
  • Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
  • Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow
  • It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi with script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
  • Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
  • Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

  • Bugonia – Will Tracy
  • Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
  • Hamnet – Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
  • Train Dreams – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best Animated Feature Film

Golden KPop Demon Hunters
  • Arco
  • Elio
  • Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  • Zootopia 2

Best International Feature Film

  • It Was Just an Accident (France)
  • The Secret Agent (Brazil)
  • Sirât (Spain)
  • The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

Best Documentary Feature Film

  • The Alabama Solution
  • Come See Me in the Good Light
  • Cutting Through Rocks
  • The Perfect Neighbor

Best Documentary Short Film

  • 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

Best Live Action Short Film

  • Butcher’s Stain
  • A Friend of Dorothy
  • Jane Austen’s Period Drama

Note: The Best Live Action Short Film category ended in a historic tie, only the seventh in Oscars history.

Best Animated Short Film

'The Girl Who Cried Pearls' wins for Best Animated Short
  • Butterfly
  • Forevergreen
  • Retirement Plan
  • The Three Sisters

Best Original Score

  • Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix
  • Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
  • Hamnet – Max Richter
  • One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

Best Original Song

  • “Dear Me” – Diane Warren: Relentless
  • “I Lied to You” – Sinners
  • “Sweet Dreams of Joy” – Viva Verdi!
  • “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams

Best Sound

  • Frankenstein
  • One Battle After Another
  • Sinners
  • Sirât

Best Production Design

  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • One Battle After Another
  • Sinners

Best Cinematography

Autumn Durald Arkapaw
  • Frankenstein
  • Marty Supreme
  • One Battle After Another
  • Train Dreams

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Kokuho
  • Sinners
  • The Smashing Machine
  • The Ugly Stepsister

Best Costume Design

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • Sinners

Best Film Editing

  • F1
  • Marty Supreme
  • Sentimental Value
  • Sinners

Best Visual Effects

'Avatar: Fire and Ash' wins for Best Visual Effects
  • F1
  • Jurassic World Rebirth
  • The Lost Bus
  • Sinners

Best Casting (New Category)

  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • The Secret Agent
  • Sinners

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2026 Oscars: Final Win Count by Film

FilmTotal Wins
One Battle After Another6
Sinners4
Frankenstein3
KPop Demon Hunters2
Avatar: Fire and Ash1
F11
Hamnet1
Mr. Nobody Against Putin1
Sentimental Value1
Weapons1
All the Empty Rooms1
The Girl Who Cried Pearls1
The Singers1 (tie)
Two People Exchanging Saliva1 (tie)

FAQs About the 2026 Oscars

When are the 2026 Oscars?

The 98th Academy Awards took place on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Where can I watch the Oscars?

The ceremony aired live on ABC. You could also stream it on Hulu starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Who is hosting the 2026 Oscars?

Conan O’Brien hosted the ceremony for the second year in a row. He first hosted the 97th Oscars in 2025 and got such a strong response that the Academy brought him back.

Which movie has the most nominations?

Sinners led all films with 16 nominations. That broke the all-time record previously shared by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land at 14 nominations each.

What is the new category at the 2026 Oscars?

Best Casting made its debut at the 98th Oscars as the 24th competitive category. Cassandra Kulukundis won the very first award for her work on One Battle After Another. The Academy first announced this category in February 2024.

Which movie won the most Oscars in 2026?

One Battle After Another won the most Oscars in 2026 with six wins. Those wins were Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Casting.

Did Sinners win any Oscars?

Yes. Sinners won four Oscars. Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor, Ryan Coogler won Best Original Screenplay, Autumn Durald Arkapaw won Best Cinematography and Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score.

Who won Best Actress at the 2026 Oscars?

Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for her performance in Hamnet at the 98th Academy Awards.

Who won Best Actor at the 2026 Oscars?

Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners at the 2026 Academy Awards.

Was there a tie at the 2026 Oscars?

Yes. The Best Live Action Short Film category ended in a historic tie. Both The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva won the award. It was only the seventh tie in Oscars history.

The 98th Academy Awards was one of the most memorable Oscar nights in years. One Battle After Another led with six wins, Sinners punched above its weight with four wins despite a record 16 nominations and Frankenstein swept the craft categories with three.

With historic firsts, a rare tie and a brand new category, the 2026 Oscars gave film fans plenty to talk about. Check back on oscarwinners.net for more awards coverage throughout the year.

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