Last night, the 98th Academy Awards transformed the Dolby Theatre into a battleground of cinematic titans, and the results are officially in. Hosted by the returning Conan O’Brien, the 2026 Oscars delivered a perfect blend of long-overdue coronations, shocking upsets, and historic firsts. The evening ultimately belonged to Paul Thomas Anderson’s counter-culture epic One Battle After Another, which swept the major categories including Best Picture and Best Director. However, Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller Sinners put up a fierce fight, securing four major trophies and cementing Michael B. Jordan as the Best Actor of the year. From the inaugural Best Casting award to a rare and historic tie in the short film categories, here is the complete breakdown of who took home the gold on Hollywood’s biggest night.

The Big Six

  • Best Picture: One Battle After Another
  • Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
  • Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
  • Best Actress: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
  • Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
  • Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan, Weapons

Writing and Screenplays

  • Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
  • Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Feature Films

  • Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
  • Best International Feature: Sentimental Value (Norway)
  • Best Documentary Feature: Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Music and Sound

  • Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
  • Best Original Song: “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters (by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, and Teddy Park)
  • Best Sound: Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, and Juan Peralta, F1

The Craft and Technical Categories

  • Best Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners (Making history as the first female cinematographer to ever win the award!)
  • Best Casting: Cassandra Kulukundis, One Battle After Another (The first-ever winner in this brand-new Academy category)
  • Best Film Editing: Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another
  • Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Frankenstein
  • Best Costume Design: Kate Hawley, Frankenstein
  • Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey, Frankenstein
  • Best Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett, Avatar: Fire and Ash

The Shorts Categories

  • Best Live Action Short: TIE! The Singers AND Two People Exchanging Saliva
  • Best Animated Short: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
  • Best Documentary Short: All the Empty Rooms