On March 16th, the 98th Academy Awards ceremony was held with comedian Conan O’Brien returning as host. This year was packed with amazing achievements like the supernatural horror movie Sinners, being nominated 16 times, a new record for a film, and Timothée Chalamet, the youngest person to be nominated for both acting and producing in the same year. Below is a complete list of the winners in each category at the 2026 Oscars.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role was given to Amy Madigan – Weapons as Gladys
Best Actor in a Supporting Role was given to Sean Penn – One Battle After Another as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
Best Actress in a Leading Role was given to Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare
Best Actor in a Leading Role given to Michael B. Jordan – Sinners as Elijah “Smoke” Moore / Elias “Stack” Moore
Best Music (Original Score) was given to Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
Best Music (Original Song) was given to “Golden” from K-pop Demon Hunters
Best Sound was given to F1 Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, and Juan Peralta
Best Directing was given to Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Best Production Design was given to Frankenstein
Best Makeup and Hairstyling was given to Frankenstein
Best Costume Design was given to Frankenstein
Best cinematography was given to Sinners
Best Writing (Original Screenplay) was given to Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Best casting was given to One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis
Best Film Editing was given to One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen
Best Visual Effects was given to Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) was given to One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
Best Picture this year was One Battle After Another
Best Animated Feature Film was KPop Demon Hunters
Best International Feature Film was Sentimental Value (Norway)
Best Live Action Short Film was The Singers
Best Animated Short Film was The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Best Documentary Feature Film was Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Best Documentary Short Film was All the Empty Rooms
