Oscars 2026: Discover the full winners list

By Violaine Schütz, 

and The Editorial Team.

Published on 18 September 2025. Updated on 16 March 2026.

A flat, lengthy ceremony

The 98th Academy Awards took place on the night of March 15th–16th, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Conan O’Brien, who had already hosted the ceremony in 2025, once again took the microphone. Known for his ironic tone, he notably joked about the criticism Timothée Chalamet had made about ballet and opera. He also addressed the case of Jeffrey Epstein.

Overall, the ceremony was long, fairly flat, and not particularly exciting. It was barely political, which is somewhat surprising given the current events. Javier Bardem was one of the few figures to openly criticize Trump and Netanyahu for “another illegal war.”

However, there were some major innovations this year, such as a new award: Best Casting of the Year. As The Hollywood Reporter reminds us, this is a first in the history of the Oscars. That decision, widely welcomed by industry professionals, finally acknowledges the central role casting directors play in the making of a film. The initiative could shift the perception of certain genres, especially comedies and independent films, often overlooked during award ceremonies.

This year, the awards were handed out by Nicole Kidman, Pedro Pascal, Ewan McGregor, Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldana, Kieran Culkin, Wagner Moura, Sigourney Weaver, Channing Tatum, Rose Byrne, Lewis Pullman and Bill Pullman. All of them added a dose of glamour and humour to the evening.

One Battle After Another and Sinners won big

Regarding the list of nominees, it included features like Marty Supreme (2025) by Josh Safdie, Hamnet (2025) by Chloé Zhao starring Paul Mescal, and One Battle After Another (2025) by Paul Thomas Anderson. Sentimental Value and Frankenstein were also among the favorites. NOt to forget Ryan Coogler‘s phenomenal film Sinners (2025), which made a clean sweep with 16 nominations in total, thus becoming the most nominated film of all time.

In the end, it was One Battle After Another by Paul Thomas Anderson that won big, racking up six Oscars – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Casting, and Best Editing. Sinners by Ryan Coogler received four awards, while Frankenstein received three and KPop Demon Hunters two. As for Marty Supreme, the feature didn’t receive any distinction. Was the overly aggressive marketing campaign to blame?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ8M4zxr7Cc

Jessie Buckley and Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor

As for the actors nominated at the 2026 Oscars, Timothée Chalamet was considered the favorite for Best Actor for his role as a table tennis champion in Marty Supreme (2025). However, his latest public comments about the state of opera and ballet worked against him. Michael B. Jordan eventually stole the show with his dual performance in Sinners. In a heartfelt speech, he emphasized the black actors that came before him: Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whitaker and Will Smith. The star is only the sixth black artist to receive the award for Best Actor in history.

Jessie Buckley took home the award for Best Actress for her deeply inhabited performance as a grieving mother in the harrowing Hamnet (2025). It was the first time that an Irish actress won this prize. Clearly moved, she delivered an emotional speech as she accepted her award: “Thank you so much, this is really something. (…) Thank you to the incredible women that I stand beside. I am inspired by your heart and your act, and I want to work with every single one of you.  (…) It’s is Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom today. So I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWZKuueumJE

And the award goes to Tom Cruise and Dolly Parton…

American actor Tom Cruise received an Honorary Oscar Award for lifetime achievement at the Governors Awards on November 16th, 2025. “I was this little kid in this darkened theater. I remember that beam of light cut across the room. I looked up, and it seemed it just exploded on the screen. Suddenly, the world was so much larger than the one that I knew.” Iconic singer Dolly Parton was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian prize for “outstanding contribution to humanitarian causes” that same night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2s5hRjblDQ

The full winners list of the 2026 Oscar ceremony

Best Picture

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

Best International Feature

• The Secret Agent (Brazil)
• It Was Just An Accident (France)
• Sentimental Value (Norway)
• Sirat (Spain)
• The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

Best Director

• Chloé Zhao for Hamnet 
• Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
• Ryan Coogler for Sinners
• Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme
• Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value

Best actors and actresses

Best Actor

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

Best Actress

• Jessie Buckley in Hamnet 
• Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue
• Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value
• Emma Stone in Bugonia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vaKPbwCfrQ

Best Supporting Actor

• Benicio Del Toro in One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein 
• Delroy Lindo in Sinners 
• Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
• Stellan Skarsgard in Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress

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

Other awards

Casting casting

• Hamnet by Chloé Zhao
• Marty Supreme by Josh Safdie
• Sinners by Ryan Coogler
• One Battle After Another by Paul Thomas Anderson
• The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEf-cLMkwwQ

Best Original Score

• Frankenstein by Alexandre Desplat
• Sinners by Ludwig Göransson
• One Battle After Another by Jonny Greenwood
• Hamnet by Max Richter
• Bugonia by Jerskin Fendrix

Best Original Song

• I Lied To You by Miles Caton | Sinners
• Golden by Huntrix | KPop Demon Hunters
• Dear Me by Kesha | Diane Warren: Relentless
• Sweet Dreams of Joy by Ana María Martínez | Viva Verdi!
• Train Dreams by Nick Cave | Train Dreams

Best Original Screenplay

• Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon
• Jafar Panahi, It Was Just An Accident
• Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
• Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
• Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Adaptated Screenplay

• Will Tracy, Bugonia
• Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
• Chloe Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet
• Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
• Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams

Best Animated Feature Film

• Arco
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Amélie or The Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best Cinematography

• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Best Costumes Design

• Avatar: Fire And Ash
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Frankenstein
• Kokuho
• Sinners
• The Smashing Machine
• The Ugly Stepsister

Best Production Design

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Best Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire And Ash
• F1
• Jurassic World Rebirth
• The Lost Bus
• Sinners

Best Film Editing

• F1
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Sound

• F1
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Sirāt

Best Documentary Feature Film

• The Alabama Solution
• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cutting through Rocks
• Mr. Nobody against Putin
• The Perfect Neighbor