The Complete List Of All The Winners At The Oscars 2026

The 98th edition of the Academy Awards is underway at the Dolby Theatre, where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is honouring the year’s standout achievements in cinema across 24 categories. This year’s ceremony also marks a structural shift for the awards, introducing Best Casting, the first new competitive category added in 25 years. Comedian Conan O’Brien returns to host the ceremony for the second consecutive year after making his Oscars hosting debut in 2025.

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The nominations were led by Sinners with a record-setting 16 nods, followed by One Battle After Another, which won the award for best picture with 13 nominations. Close behind were Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, and Sentimental Value with nine nominations each, while Hamnet secured eight. The ceremony also delivered one of the rarest moments in Oscars history. The Best Live Action Short Film category ended in a tie, with both The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva taking home the award. It marks only the seventh tie in the Academy’s nearly century-long history and the first in the category since 1995. Meanwhile, Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the only woman ever to win an Oscar in the Best Cinematography category for Sinners.

That being said, here are the full list of winners and nominees from this year's Oscars ceremony.

Best Picture – One Battle After Another

Producers Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson received the Oscar for Best Picture for One Battle After Another. The win brought the film’s total tally at the 98th Academy Awards to five awards.
Nominees were: Bugonia; F1; Frankenstein; Hamnet; Marty Supreme; The Secret Agent; Sentimental Value; Sinners; and Train Dreams.

Best Actress – Jessie Buckley for Hamnet

Jessie Buckley received the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Hamnet. The win marked her first Academy Award and second nomination, following her 2022 Best Supporting Actress nod for The Lost Daughter. The film, directed by Chloé Zhao, follows William Shakespeare’s family as they grapple with grief after the death of his young son, Hamnet.
Nominees were: Emma Stone for Bugonia; Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value; Jennifer Lawrence for Marty Supreme; and Tessa Thompson for Sinners.

Best Actor – Michael B. Jordan for Sinners

Michael B. Jordan received the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in Sinners. The win marked his first Academy Award as well as his first nomination for his role in Ryan Coogler’s film.
Nominees were: Joaquin Phoenix for Bugonia; Oscar Isaac for Frankenstein; Paul Mescal for Hamnet; and Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another.

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Best Director – Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another

Paul Thomas Anderson received the Oscar for Best Director for One Battle After Another. The veteran auteur secured his first Academy Award this evening in the category after a long run of 14 previous nominations across films including Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread, and Licorice Pizza.
Nominees were: Bugonia; Frankenstein; Hamnet; and Sinners.

Best Original Song – KPop Demon Hunters

EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park received the Oscar for Best Original Song for “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters. The track appears in the animated film about a global K-pop group that secretly fights supernatural threats while balancing fame and performance.
Nominees were: Bugonia; Frankenstein; Hamnet; and Sinners.

Best International Feature Film – Sentimental Value

Joachim Trier received the Oscar for Best International Feature Film for his Norwegian drama Sentimental Value. The win marked Trier’s first Academy Award in the category.
Nominees were: The Secret Agent; It Was Just an Accident; Sirât; and The Voice of Hind Rajab.

Best Cinematography – Autumn Durald Arkapaw for Sinners

Autumn Durald Arkapaw received the Oscar for Best Cinematography for her work on Sinners. She became the first woman to ever win the Academy Award in the category for her collaboration with Ryan Coogler.
Nominees were: Bugonia; Frankenstein; Hamnet; and Marty Supreme.

Best Film Editing – Andy Jurgensen for One Battle After Another

Andy Jurgensen received the Oscar for Best Film Editing for his work on One Battle After Another. The award marked Jurgensen’s first Academy Award win for editing Paul Thomas Anderson’s film.
Nominees were: Bugonia; Frankenstein; Marty Supreme; and Sinners.

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Best Sound – F1

F1 won Best Sound. The film follows a veteran Formula One driver who returns to the grid to mentor a rising star, with the roar of engines and trackside intensity driving the story.
Nominees were: Frankenstein; One Battle After Another; Sinners; and Sirât.

Best Original Score – Ludwig Göransson forSinners

Composer Ludwig Göransson received the Oscar for his score for Sinners. Göransson secured his second Academy Award after previously winning for Black Panther.
Nominees were: Bugonia; Frankenstein; Hamnet; and One Battle After Another.

Best Documentary Feature Film – Mr Nobody Against Putin

Mr Nobody Against Putin received the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. The film follows an ordinary citizen who challenges state power and propaganda in modern Russia, documenting the risks and consequences of speaking out.
Nominees were: The Alabama Solution; Come See Me in the Good Light; Cutting Through Rocks; and The Perfect Neighbor.

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Best Documentary Short Film – All the Empty Rooms

All the Empty Rooms won the Oscar in this category. The film examines the lingering emotional impact of loss as families revisit abandoned homes and memories tied to people who once lived there.
Nominees were: Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud; Children No More: Were and Are Gone; The Devil Is Busy; and Perfectly a Strangeness.

Best Visual Effects – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash won Best Visual Effects. The film continues the saga on Pandora as new clans and environments are explored while tensions rise between the Na’vi and human forces seeking control of the planet’s resources.
Nominees were: F1; Jurassic World Rebirth; The Lost Bus; and Sinners.

Best Production Design – Frankenstein

The production design team of Frankenstein received the Oscar for building the film’s haunting gothic world, from shadowy laboratories to storm-struck landscapes. The film follows a scientist whose dangerous experiment creates a living being that forces him to confront the ethics of creation.
Nominees were: Hamnet; Marty Supreme; One Battle After Another; and Sinners.

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Best Original Screenplay – Sinners

Ryan Coogler received the Oscar for writing Sinners, marking his first Academy Award win. The film follows a group of morally conflicted characters whose lives intersect as they confront guilt, redemption, and the consequences of past choices.
Nominees were: Blue Moon; It Was Just an Accident; Marty Supreme; and Sentimental Value.

Best Adapted Screenplay – One Battle After Another

Paul Thomas Anderson received his first Academy Award for writing the screenplay of One Battle After Another.
Nominees were: Bugonia; Frankenstein; Hamnet; and Train Dreams.

Best Supporting Actor – One Battle After Another

Sean Penn received the Oscar for his performance in One Battle After Another. Penn secured his third Academy Award after previously winning Best Actor for Mystic River and Milk.
Nominees were: Benicio del Toro for One Battle After Another; Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein; Delroy Lindo for Sinners; and Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value.

Best Live Action Short Film – The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva

The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva shared the Oscar in a rare tie. The former follows a group of performers whose shared love for music brings them together as they navigate personal struggles and artistic ambition. Meanwhile, the latter explores intimacy and vulnerability through a minimalist story centred on two strangers whose unexpected encounter evolves into an emotional connection.
Nominees were: Butcher’s Stain; A Friend of Dorothy; and Jane Austen’s Period Drama.

Best Casting – Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another

Casting director Cassandra Kulukundis received the Oscar for her work on One Battle After Another, marking her first Academy Award.
Nominees were: Hamnet (Nina Gold); Marty Supreme (Jennifer Venditti); The Secret Agent (Gabriel Domingues); and Sinners (Francine Maisler).

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Best Makeup and Hairstyling – Frankenstein

The makeup and hairstyling team of Frankenstein received the Oscar for transforming the film’s cast into the gothic world of Mary Shelley’s classic monster tale. The film follows a scientist who creates life through a radical experiment, only to confront the consequences of playing god.
Nominees were: Kokuho; Sinners; The Smashing Machine; and The Ugly Stepsister.

Best Costume Design – Kate Hawley for Frankenstein

Costume designer Kate Hawley received the Oscar for her work on Frankenstein. Hawley, known for her collaborations with major fantasy and sci-fi productions, secured her first Academy Award with the win.
Nominees were: Avatar: Fire and Ash; Hamnet; Marty Supreme; and Sinners.

Best Animated Short Film – The Girl Who Cried Pearls

The Girl Who Cried Pearls won the Oscar in this category. The short tells the story of a young girl whose tears mysteriously transform into pearls, drawing both wonder and danger as people seek to exploit her unusual gift.
Nominees were: Butterfly; Forevergreen; Retirement Plan; and The Three Sisters.

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Best Animated Feature Film – KPop Demon Hunters

KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature. The film follows a globally famous K-pop girl group who secretly protect the world by battling supernatural threats between concerts and fan events.
Nominees were: Arco; Elio; Little Amélie or The Character of Rain; and Zootopia 2.

Best Supporting Actress – Amy Madigan for Weapons

Amy Madigan received the Oscar for her performance in Weapons. Madigan, a veteran character actor with decades of film and television work, secured her first Academy Award with the win.
Nominees were: Elle Fanning for Sentimental Value; Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value; Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners; and Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another.