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Michael B. Jordan accepts the Actor in a Leading Role award for "Sinners" onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.

Michael B. Jordan wins Best Actor for “Sinners” on March 15, 2026.Credit : 

Kevin Winter/Getty

Meet the 2026 Oscar winners!

Conan O’Brien hosted the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 15, live from Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on ABC and Hulu.

When this year’s nominations were announced on Jan. 22, writer-director Ryan Coogler’s Sinners broke the record for the most nominations for a single movie in all of Oscars history, 16 total. Sinners went on to win four Oscars, including Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, who played dual roles.

There were 24 categories, and this year marked the addition of a brand-new one, Best Casting, which went to Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another. One Battle ultimately won six total, including Best Picture.

Read on for the complete list of nominees and winners.

Best Picture

Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another – WINNER
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners – WINNER
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Best Actress

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

Irish actress Jessie Buckley accepts the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Hamnet" onstage during the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026.
Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress for “Hamnet” on March 15, 2026.Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty

Best Supporting Actor

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

Best Supporting Actress

Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons – WINNER
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Amy Madigan accepts the Actress in a Supporting Role award for "Weapons" onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.
Amy Madigan wins Best Supporting Actress for “Weapons” on March 15, 2026.Kevin Winter/Getty

Best Director

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

Ryan Coogler accepts the Writing (Original Screenplay) award for "Sinners" onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.
Ryan Coogler wins Best Original Screenplay for “Sinners” on March 15, 2026.Kevin Winter/Getty

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

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang, and Michelle Wong accept the Animated Feature Film for "KPop Demon Hunters" onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.
Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang, and Michelle Wong win Best Animated Feature Film for ‘KPop Demon Hunters” on March 15, 2026.Kevin Winter/Getty

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 Casting

Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another – WINNER
The Secret Agent
Sinners

Best Cinematography

Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners – WINNER
Train Dreams

Autumn Durald Arkapaw accepts the Cinematography award for "Sinners" onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.
Autumn Durald becomes the first woman to win Best Cinematography at the Oscars, for “Sinners,” on March 15, 2026.Kevin Winter/Getty

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

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