Oscars 2026 Winners List: The 98th Academy Awards ceremony took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles today (Monday, March 16 as per IST). Conan O’Brien returned to host for the second consecutive year. The ceremony was held amid heightened security due to the ongoing attacks by the US and Israel on Iran and escalating political tensions across the globe.

While One Battle After Another bagged the Oscar for Best Picture in a category that witnessed fierce competition. The film’s director Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director award, beating fellow nominees like Ryan Coogler (Sinners), Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another), Chloé Zhao (Hamnet), Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme), and Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value).

Michael B Jordan won Best Actor for Sinners, beating Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B Jordan (Sinners), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent). Meanwhile, in the Best Actress category, which saw a neck-and-neck battle, Jessie Buckley was named the winner for Hamnet, defeating Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), and Emma Stone (Bugonia).

Sinners, which entered this year’s ceremony with a record 16 nominations, won 4 Oscars, while One Battle After Another, which followed closely behind with 13 nods, won 6 Oscars.

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Best Picture:

One Battle After Another

Bugonia

F1

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

Best Actress:

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

Best Actor:

Michael B Jordan – Sinners

Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme

Leonardo Di Caprio – One Battle After Another

Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Best Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Chloe Zhao – Hamnet

Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Best International Feature Film:

Sentimental Value – Norway

The Secret Agent – Brazil

It Was Just an Accident – France

Sirât – Spain

The Voice of Hind Rajab – Tunisia

Best Cinematography:

Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen

Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji

One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman

Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

Best Film Editing:

One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen

F1 – Stephen Mirrione

Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

Sentimental Value – Olivier Bugge Coutté

Sinners – Michael P Shawver

Best Sound:

F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A Rizzo, and Juan Peralta

Frankenstein – Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, and Brad Zoern

One Battle After Another – José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor

Sinners – Chris Welcker, Benjamin A Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, and Steve Boeddeker

Sirât – Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, and Yasmina Praderas

Best Original Score:

Sinners – Ludwig Goransson

Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix

Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat

Hamnet – Max Richter

One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

Best Documentary Feature:

Mr Nobody Against Putin – David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin, Helle Faber and Alžběta Karásková

The Alabama Solution – Andrew Jarecki Andcharlotte Kaufman

Come See Me in the Good Light – Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro and Stef Willen

Cutting Through Rocks – Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni

The Perfect Neighbor – Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee

Best Documentary Short Subject:

All the Empty Rooms – Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones

Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud – Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo

Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” – Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins

The Devil is Busy – Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir

Perfectly a Strangeness – Alison Mcalpine

Best Visual Effects:

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett

F1 – Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson

Jurassic World Rebirth – David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould

The Lost Bus – Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K Mclaughlin

Sinners – Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Best Production Design:

Frankenstein – Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau

Hamnet – Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton

Marty Supreme – Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis

One Battle After Another – Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino

Sinners – Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Best Original Screenplay:

Sinners – Ryan Coogler

Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow

It Was Just an Accident- Jafar Panahi

Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein

Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt

Best Adapted Screenplay:

One Battle After Another – Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

Bugonia – Screenplay by Will Tracy

Frankenstein – Written for the Screen by Guillermo Del Toro

Hamnet – Screenplay by Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’farrell

Train Dreams – Screenplay by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best Supporting Actor:

Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Delroy Lindo – Sinners

Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Short Film (Live Action):

The Singers – Sam A Davis and Jack Piatt

Two People Exchanging Saliva – Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata

Butcher’s Stain – Meyer Levinson-blount and Oron Caspi

A Friend of Dorothy – Lee Knight and James Dean

Jane Austen’s Period Drama – Julia Aks and Steve Pinder

Best Original Song:

Golden From Kpop Demon Hunters – Music and Lyric by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park

Dear Me From Diane Warren: Relentless – Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

I Lied to You From Sinners – Music and Lyric by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson

Sweet Dreams of Joy From Viva Verdi! – Music and Lyric by Nicholas Pike

Train Dreams From Train Dreams – Music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, Lyric by Nick Cave

Best Casting:

One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis

Hamnet – Nina Gold

Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti

The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues

Sinners – Francine Maisler

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Ciona Furey

Kokuho – Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu

Sinners – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry

The Smashing Machine – Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffinand Bjorn Rehbein

The Ugly Stepsister – Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Best Costume Design:

Frankenstein – Kate Hawley

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Deborah L Scott

Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska

Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizzi

Sinners – Ruth E Carter

Best Animated Short Film:

The Girl Who Cried Pearls – Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski

Butterfly – Florence Miaille and Ron Dyens

Forevergreen – Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears

Retirement Plan – John Kelly and Andrew Freedman

The Three Sisters – Konstantin Bronzit

Best Animated Feature Film:

Kpop Demon Hunters – Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, and Michelle LM Wong

Arco – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, and Natalie Portman

Elio – Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, and Mary Alice Drumm

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-cho Han, Nidia Santiago, and Henri Magalon

Zootopia 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Yvett Merino

Best Supporting Actress:

Amy Madigan – Weapons

Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another