From surprise acting victories to a film dominating the night with six awards, the 2026 Academy Awards delivered dramatic moments, unforgettable wins, and a celebration of global cinema that captivated Hollywood and movie fans around the world.
The Oscars 2026, widely regarded as the film industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony, took place in Hollywood amid great excitement and global attention. The annual Academy Awards once again brought together the biggest names in cinema to celebrate outstanding achievements in filmmaking. This year’s ceremony stood out for its dramatic results, surprise victories and recognition of creative excellence across multiple categories.
The film One Battle After Another emerged as the biggest winner of the night, dominating the ceremony with six major awards. The night also celebrated remarkable performances by Jessie Buckley for her role in Hamnet and Michael B Jordan for his performance in Sinners, both of whom secured the top acting honours.
Below is the complete list of winners from the Oscars 2026 awards ceremony.
The film One Battle After Another won the coveted Best Picture award at the Oscars 2026. The category featured strong competition from Bugonia, Frankenstein, F1, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners and Train Dreams, all of which were nominated for the top prize.
Jessie Buckley took home the Best Actress award for her performance in Hamnet. Other nominees in the category included Rose Byrne for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Kate Hudson for Song Sung Blue, Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value and Emma Stone for Bugonia.
The Best Actor award went to Michael B Jordan for his performance in Sinners. The category also included Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme, Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another, Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon and Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent.
Amy Madigan won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Weapons. The category also featured nominations for Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Sentimental Value, Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners and Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another.
Sean Penn won the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in One Battle After Another. Other nominees included Benicio del Toro for One Battle After Another, Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein, Delroy Lindo for Sinners and Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value.
Paul Thomas Anderson, the director of One Battle After Another, won the Best Director award. The category also included Ryan Coogler for Sinners, Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme, Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value and Chloé Zhao for Hamnet.
KPop Demon Hunters secured the award for Best Animated Feature. Other nominated films included Arco, Elio, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain and Zootopia 2.
The award for Best International Feature went to Sentimental Value. The category also included nominations for It Was Just an Accident, Sirât, The Secret Agent and The Voice of Hind Rajab.
Mr Nobody Against Putin won the Best Documentary Feature award. Other nominees included Come See Me in the Good Light, Cutting Through the Rocks, The Alabama Solution and The Perfect Neighbor.
Ryan Coogler won the Best Original Screenplay award for Sinners. Other nominees included Robert Kaplow for Blue Moon, Jafar Panahi for It Was Just an Accident, Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme and Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value.
Paul Thomas Anderson won the Best Adapted Screenplay award for One Battle After Another. The category also featured nominations for Will Tracy for Bugonia, Guillermo del Toro for Frankenstein, Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell for Hamnet and Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar for Train Dreams.
The award for Best Original Song went to Golden from KPop Demon Hunters. Other nominees included Diane Warren: Dear Me from Relentless, I Lied to You from Sinners and Viva Verdi along with the songs Sweet Dreams of Joy and Train Dreams from Train Dreams.
The Best Original Score award went to Ludwig Goransson for Sinners. Other nominees included Jerskin Fendrix for Bugonia, Alexandre Desplat for Frankenstein, Max Richter for Hamnet and Jonny Greenwood for One Battle After Another.
Autumn Durald Arkapaw won the Best Cinematography award for Sinners. Other nominees in the category included Dan Laustsen for Frankenstein, Darius Khondji for Marty Supreme, Michael Bauman for One Battle After Another and Adolpho Veloso for Train Dreams.
Andy Jurgensen won the award for Best Film Editing for One Battle After Another. Other nominees included Stephen Mirrione for F1, Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme, Olivier Bugge Coutté for Sentimental Value and Michael P Shawver for Sinners.
The Best Sound award went to F1. The category also included Frankenstein, One Battle After Another, Sinners and Sirât as nominees.
The Best Visual Effects award went to Avatar: Fire and Ash. Other nominees included F1, Jurassic World Rebirth, Sinners and The Lost Bus.
Frankenstein won the award for Best Production Design. Other nominated films included Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another and Sinners.
The award for Best Casting went to One Battle After Another. The category also featured nominations for Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Sinners and The Secret Agent.
The Best Make Up and Hairstyling award went to Frankenstein. Other nominees included Kokuho, Sinners, The Smashing Machine and The Ugly Stepsister.
Kate Hawley won the Best Costume Design award for Frankenstein. Other nominated films included Avatar: Fire and Ash, Hamnet, Marty Supreme and Sinners.
The award for Best Animated Short went to The Girl Who Cried Pearls. Other nominees included Butterfly, Forevergreen, Retirement Plan and The Three Sisters.
The award for Best Live Action Short was shared between The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva. Other nominated films included A Friend of Dorothy, Butcher’s Stain and Jane Austen’s Period Drama.
The award for Best Documentary Short went to All the Empty Rooms. Other nominated documentary shorts included Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, Children No More: Were and Are Gone, The Devil Is Busy and Perfectly a Strangeness.
