We’re doing things a little differently today. With the 2026 edition of the Oscars (AKA the 98th Academy Awards) taking place last night – AKA very early this morning for people in African and European time zones – we’re focusing solely on the American film industry’s most prestigious accolades.

The TLDNR version is that there were no real surprises, as results mirrored those of other ceremonies during awards season.

  • Paul Thomas Anderson’s dark comedic actioner One Battle After Another emerged with the most Oscars, winning 6, including Best Picture and Director.
  • Ryan Coogler’s period vampire tale Sinners won 4 awards, with Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan among them.
  • Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, for Netflix, dominated on the production front, earning 3 accolades (for Production Design, Costuming and Make-up and Hairstyling).
  • And KPop Demon Hunters took home 2 Oscars – for Best Song (Golden) and Best Animated Feature.

While there were no real surprises, this year’s Oscars did make history in a few categories.

  • Jessie Buckley became the first Irish performer to win Best Actress – for her work in Hamnet.
  • Sinners’ Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman ever to win an Oscar for Cinematography. She is also a woman of colour.
  • With Golden, by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park, this is the first time a Kpop track has scooped Best Song. As a side note, music started playing over EJAE’s acceptance speech, prompting boos from the audience.
  • The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva tied for Best Live Action Short Film. There have previously only been five ties in Oscar history, in any category.
  • In a brand new category, Best Casting, Cassandra Kulukundis won for One Battle After Another.

Now for the full show results, showing nominees and winners.

Best picture

WINNER: One Battle After Another

Bugonia

Frankenstein

F1

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Train Dreams

Best actress

WINNER: 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

WINNER: Michael B Jordan – Sinners

Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Best supporting actress

WINNER: Amy Madigan – Weapons

Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best supporting actor

WINNER: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Delroy Lindo – Sinners

Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best director

WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best animated feature

WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters

Arco

Elio

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

Best international feature

WINNER: Sentimental Value

It Was Just an Accident

Sirât

The Secret Agent

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best documentary feature

WINNER: Mr Nobody Against Putin

Come See Me in the Good Light

Cutting Through the Rocks

The Alabama Solution

The Perfect Neighbor

Best original screenplay

WINNER: Sinners – Ryan Coogler

Blue Moon – Robert Kaplow

It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi

Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie

Sentimental Value – Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier

Best adapted screenplay

WINNER: One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson

Bugonia – Will Tracy

Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro

Hamnet – Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell

Train Dreams – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best original song

WINNER: Golden – KPop Demon Hunters (by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park)

Dear Me – Diane Warren: Relentless (by Diane Warren)

I Lied to You – Sinners (by by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson)

Sweet Dreams of Joy – Viva Verdi! (by Nicholas Pike)

Train Dreams – Train Dreams (by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner)

Best original score

WINNER: Sinners – Ludwig Goransson

Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix

Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat

Hamnet – Max Richter

One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood

Best cinematography

WINNER: Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen

Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji

One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman

Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

Best film editing

WINNER: 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

WINNER: 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 visual effects

WINNER: 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

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

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

Best production design

WINNER: Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau

Hamnet – Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton

Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk and Adam Willis

One Battle After Another – Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino

Sinners – Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne

Best casting

WINNER: One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis

Hamnet – Nina Gold

Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti

Sinners – Francine Maisler

The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues

Best make-up and hairstyling

WINNER: Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey

Kokuho – Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu

Sinners – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry

The Smashing Machine – Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein

The Ugly Stepsister – Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Best costume design

WINNER: Frankenstein – Kate Hawley

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Deborah L Scott

Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska

Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizz

Sinners – Ruth E Carter

Best animated short

WINNER: The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Butterfly

Forevergreen

Retirement Plan

The Three Sisters

Best live action short

WINNER (TIED): The Singers

WINNER (TIED): Two People Exchanging Saliva

A Friend of Dorothy

Butcher’s Stain

Jane Austen’s Period Drama

Best documentary short

WINNER: All the Empty Rooms

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Children No More: Were and Are Gone

The Devil Is Busy

Perfectly a Strangeness