The 2026 Academy Awards saw One Battle After Another dominate the night with multiple wins including Best Picture, while Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners and Jessie Buckley secured Best Actress for Hamnet.
The 98th Academy Awards delivered a spectacular night of celebration, emotional speeches, and historic achievements as Hollywood’s biggest stars gathered at the Dolby Theatre on March 15. The annual ceremony, widely regarded as the most prestigious event in the film industry, honored the best performances and productions of the past year.
This year’s Oscars featured fierce competition among some of the most talked-about films of the year. Director Ryan Coogler’s Sinners entered the night as the most nominated film with a record-breaking 16 nominations, while Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another followed closely with 13 nominations.
As the ceremony unfolded, both films proved their dominance in several major categories. Michael B. Jordan delivered one of the most memorable moments of the night by winning Best Actor for his performance in Sinners, while Jessie Buckley secured Best Actress for her role in Hamnet. Meanwhile, One Battle After Another ultimately emerged as the night’s biggest winner by taking home the coveted Best Picture award along with several other honors.
Another historic milestone came when cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman in Academy Awards history to win the Oscar for Best Cinematography for her work on Sinners. The achievement marked an important step forward for representation in technical filmmaking roles.
Below is the complete list of winners from the 2026 Oscars across the major categories.
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Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another – WINNER
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners – WINNER
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
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
Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another – WINNER
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons – WINNER
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another – WINNER
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners – WINNER
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another – WINNER
Train Dreams
Best Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best International Feature Film
The Secret Agent – Brazil
It Was Just an Accident – France
Sentimental Value – Norway – WINNER
Sirât – Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab – Tunisia
Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners – WINNER
Train Dreams
Best Production Design
Frankenstein – WINNER
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another – WINNER
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners – WINNER
Best 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
Best Sound
F1 – WINNER
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirât
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash – WINNER
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein – WINNER
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein – WINNER
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls – WINNER
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Best Live-Action Short Film
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers – WINNER (TIE)
Two People Exchanging Saliva – WINNER (TIE)
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
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
Source : Gulf News
