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Oscar Winners 2026: Complete List of 98th Academy Awards

Oscar Winners 2026 – 98th Academy Awards Complete List
🎬 98th Academy Awards · 2026

Oscar Winners 2026
Complete Guide

Hollywood's biggest night — every winner, every story, every historic moment

πŸ“… March 15, 2026 🎭 Host: Conan O'Brien πŸ“ Dolby Theatre, Hollywood πŸ“Ί Live on ABC & Hulu
The 98th Academy Awards (Oscars 2026) took place on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. One Battle After Another dominated with 6 wins including Best Picture, while Sinners — which set an all-time nominations record with 16 nods — won 4 Oscars. A brand-new category, Best Casting, was introduced for the first time since 2002. Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman of color ever to win Best Cinematography.
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One Battle After Another Wins
4
Sinners Wins
3
Frankenstein Wins
16
Sinners Noms (Record!)
1st
Best Casting Award Ever
πŸ† 98th Academy Awards Oscar Winners 2026 March 15, 2026 · Dolby Theatre, Hollywood Hosted by Conan O'Brien · Broadcast on ABC

98th Academy Awards — March 15, 2026 · Dolby Theatre, Hollywood (Illustration)


πŸ† Best Picture
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πŸ† Winner
One Battle After Another
Warner Bros. · Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
A Depression-era genre drama that swept the ceremony with a leading 6 total wins — Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Casting, and Supporting Actor. One of the most dominant Best Picture wins in recent memory.
  • One Battle After Another
  • Sinners
  • Frankenstein
  • Hamnet
  • Marty Supreme
  • Sentimental Value
  • Bugonia
  • F1
  • The Secret Agent
  • Train Dreams
🎬 Best Director
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πŸ† Winner
Paul Thomas Anderson
One Battle After Another
Anderson won his first-ever Academy Award for directing — a historic moment for one of cinema's most celebrated auteurs. He also won Best Adapted Screenplay for the same film.
  • Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
  • ChloΓ© Zhao — Hamnet
  • Josh Safdie — Marty Supreme
  • Joachim Trier — Sentimental Value
  • Ryan Coogler — Sinners
🎬 Best Picture Winner "One Battle After Another" Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Warner Bros. · 6 Oscar Wins

Best Picture 2026 — "One Battle After Another" | 98th Academy Awards

🌟 Best Actor in a Leading Role
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πŸ† Winner — First Oscar
Michael B. Jordan
Sinners — Playing twins: Smoke & Stack
Jordan won a contentious Best Actor race for his dual performance in Ryan Coogler's vampire thriller set in the 1930s Jim Crow South. His first Oscar win came after years of critically acclaimed work.
  • Michael B. Jordan — Sinners (twins Smoke & Stack)
  • TimothΓ©e Chalamet — Marty Supreme
  • Leonardo DiCaprio — One Battle After Another
  • Ethan Hawke — Blue Moon
  • Wagner Moura — The Secret Agent
🌸 Best Actress in a Leading Role
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πŸ† Winner
Jessie Buckley
Hamnet — as Agnes Shakespeare
Buckley's powerful portrayal of Agnes Shakespeare — William Shakespeare's wife — in this Shakespearean drama earned her Hollywood's most prestigious acting honor.
  • Jessie Buckley — Hamnet
  • Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
  • Kate Hudson — Song Sung Blue
  • Renate Reinsve — Sentimental Value
  • Emma Stone — Bugonia
πŸ₯ˆ Best Supporting Actor
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πŸ† Winner
Sean Penn
One Battle After Another
Penn was absent from the ceremony. His win contributed to One Battle After Another's dominant 6-Oscar night.
  • Sean Penn — One Battle After Another
  • Benicio del Toro — One Battle After Another
  • Jacob Elordi — Frankenstein
  • Delroy Lindo — Sinners
  • Stellan SkarsgΓ₯rd — Sentimental Value
πŸ’« Best Supporting Actress
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πŸ† Winner — First Oscar
Amy Madigan
Weapons — as Aunt Gladys
Madigan was overwhelmed as she thanked her fellow nominees in her acceptance speech, winning her first ever Academy Award.
  • Amy Madigan — Weapons
  • Elle Fanning — Sentimental Value
  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas — Sentimental Value
  • Wunmi Mosaku — Sinners
  • Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another
BEST ACTOR 2026 Michael B. Jordan Sinners — Smoke & Stack First Oscar Win πŸ† BEST ACTRESS 2026 Jessie Buckley Hamnet — Agnes Shakespeare 🎭 Oscar Winner 2026 πŸ†

Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) · Best Actress: Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) | 98th Oscars


✍️ Best Screenplay — Original & Adapted

πŸ† Best Original Screenplay

Ryan Coogler — Sinners
Coogler's vampire-infused period drama set in the 1930s Jim Crow South earned him his first Academy Award for writing. The film went on to be the most-nominated movie in Oscar history with 16 nods.

πŸ† Best Adapted Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
A second win for Anderson on the night, completing a remarkable sweep of the top writing and directing categories.

⭐ Historic First: Best Achievement in Casting
✨ MAKING HISTORY ✨ 🎭 First-Ever Best Casting Oscar Cassandra Kulukundis One Battle After Another · New Category since 2002 · 24th Competitive Oscar

Best Achievement in Casting — first introduced at the 98th Academy Awards, 2026

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πŸ† First Ever Casting Oscar Winner
Cassandra Kulukundis
One Battle After Another
Kulukundis made history as the inaugural recipient of the Best Casting award — the 24th competitive Oscar category, and the first new category introduced since Best Animated Feature in 2002. The Academy first announced this category in February 2024.
  • Cassandra Kulukundis — One Battle After Another
  • Nina Gold — Hamnet
  • Jennifer Venditti — Marty Supreme
  • Gabriel Domingues — The Secret Agent
  • Francine Maisler — Sinners

🎨 Craft & Technical Awards

πŸ“· Best Cinematography — History Made

Autumn Durald Arkapaw — Sinners
Arkapaw became the first woman of color ever to win the Oscar for Best Cinematography — a long-overdue milestone in Hollywood history.

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πŸ† Best Film Editing
Andy Jurgensen
One Battle After Another
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πŸ† Best Original Score — 3rd Career Oscar
Ludwig GΓΆransson
Sinners
His third Academy Award, following wins for Black Panther and Oppenheimer. He paid tribute to his father in his acceptance speech.
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πŸ† Best Original Song
"Golden" — KPop Demon Hunters
Songwriter: Ejae (Korean-American artist)
Ejae performed the song live at the ceremony. KPop Demon Hunters also won Best Animated Feature on the same night.
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πŸ† Best Sound
F1
Apple Original Films
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πŸ† Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Frankenstein
Netflix · Guillermo del Toro's film
One of three craft Oscars for Frankenstein on the night.
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πŸ† Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Netflix
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πŸ† Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Netflix — swept all 3 major craft categories
πŸ† Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Walt Disney — Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett
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πŸ† Best Animated Feature Film
KPop Demon Hunters
Dir. Chris Appelhans — "Keep telling your story. The world is waiting."
πŸ“· ✂️ 🎡 πŸ’„ Cinematography Film Editing Original Score Makeup Visual Effects 🎨 Craft Awards — 98th Oscars Frankenstein (3 wins) · Sinners · Avatar: Fire & Ash · F1 Autumn Durald Arkapaw — first woman of color to win Best Cinematography

Craft & Technical Oscar Winners 2026 | 98th Academy Awards


🌍 Best International Feature Film
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πŸ† Winner
Sentimental Value
Norway — Directed by Joachim Trier
  • Sentimental Value — Norway
  • The Secret Agent — Brazil
  • It Was Just an Accident — France (dir. Jafar Panahi)
  • Sirāt — Spain
  • The Voice of Hind Rajab — Tunisia
πŸ“½️ Best Documentary Feature Film
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πŸ† Winner
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Documentary Feature Film
🎞️ Short Films — Historic Tie!

⚡ 7th Tie in Oscar History

The Best Live Action Short Film category ended in a rare historic tie — only the seventh in Oscars history — with both The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva winning simultaneously.


πŸ”₯ The Big Stories of the Night

πŸ† PTA's Long-Awaited First Oscar

Paul Thomas Anderson — director of Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, The Master — won his first-ever Academy Award (Best Director), sweeping with One Battle After Another. One of the most celebrated directors in cinema history finally has his Oscar.

🎬 Sinners — Most Nominated Film Ever (16 Noms)

Ryan Coogler's Sinners broke the all-time nominations record, surpassing All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land at 14 each. Despite the record noms, it won 4 Oscars including Actor, Original Screenplay, Score, and Cinematography.

🎡 Ludwig GΓΆransson — 3rd Career Oscar (Sinners)

After Black Panther and Oppenheimer, GΓΆransson's win for Sinners cements him as one of the most awarded film composers of his generation. He paid tribute to his father in an emotional speech.

🎞️ KPop Demon Hunters — Double Winner

The animated film won both Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Golden"). Director Chris Appelhans' speech became a highlight of the evening: "Keep telling your story. The world is waiting."

πŸ•―️ In Memoriam: Barbra Streisand Tribute

Billy Crystal opened the In Memoriam segment with a tribute to his longtime friend Rob Reiner. Barbra Streisand paid tribute to co-star Robert Redford from "The Way We Were," performing a passage from the film's Oscar-winning theme.

BEST PICTURE One Battle After Another (6 wins) BEST DIRECTOR Paul Thomas Anderson BEST ACTOR Michael B. Jordan BEST ACTRESS Jessie Buckley 🎬 A Night to Remember 98th Oscars · March 15, 2026 · Hollywood Historic firsts · Record nominations · Brand new category · Rare tie

The Biggest Moments of Oscar Night 2026 | 98th Academy Awards Recap


πŸ“‹ Complete Winners List — Quick Reference
# Category Winner Film
1Best PictureOne Battle After AnotherWarner Bros.
2Best DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonOne Battle After Another
3Best ActorMichael B. JordanSinners
4Best ActressJessie BuckleyHamnet
5Best Supporting ActorSean PennOne Battle After Another
6Best Supporting ActressAmy MadiganWeapons
7Best Original ScreenplayRyan CooglerSinners
8Best Adapted ScreenplayPaul Thomas AndersonOne Battle After Another
9Best CinematographyAutumn Durald Arkapaw ⭐Sinners
10Best Film EditingAndy JurgensenOne Battle After Another
11Best Original ScoreLudwig GΓΆranssonSinners
12Best Original Song"Golden" — EjaeKPop Demon Hunters
13Best SoundF1Apple Original Films
14Best Makeup & HairstylingFrankensteinNetflix
15Best Costume DesignFrankensteinNetflix
16Best Production DesignFrankensteinNetflix
17Best Visual EffectsAvatar: Fire and AshWalt Disney
18Best Animated FeatureKPop Demon Hunters
19Best International FilmSentimental ValueNorway
20Best Documentary FeatureMr. Nobody Against Putin
21Best Live Action ShortThe Singers + Two People…Historic Tie! (7th ever)
22Best Casting (NEW ⭐)Cassandra KulukundisOne Battle After Another

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