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
