Oscars 2026: Battle After Another Wins Best Picture

The 98th annual Academy Awards, aka the Oscars, aired on Sunday, March 15, with 2025’s best films competing.

One of the biggest nights in Hollywood is back, with some hot films duking it out on the biggest stage. The 89th Academy Awards or Oscars 2026 began on Sunday, March 15th, at 7:00 pm ET, honouring films like Sinners, One Battle After Another, and The Secret Agent. The two frontrunners in nominations were director Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Tonight’s award race was hosted by Conan O’Brien at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The full nominee list will be updated here as they are announced.

The vampire thriller film that debuted in theatres almost a year ago set the record for the most Oscar nominations with a historic 16 nominations. It also contained the most individual Black nominees that have come from one single movie in history. Among the 50 nominated films tonight, all eyes are on the Best Picture noms, which include the ones above: Marty Supreme, Hamnet, F1, Frankenstein, Sentimental Value, Train Dreams, and Bugonia. International films The Secret Agent and The Voice of Hind Rajab set an Oscars trend with each respective movie tackling real-world issues of genocide and dictatorship.

Not including O’Brien and Josh Groban’s musical-comedy bit, there were two big music performances for the night. One of the two major musical performances of the night included Rei Ami, EJAE and Audrey Nuna taking the stage to perform the hit-sensational song Golden from the Oscar-nominated film KPOP Demon Hunters. This is the first time K-pop music graced the award stage, and it is a great Asian representation moment—but also opening the genre to a wider audience!

The second was Sinners’ Miles Caton singing I Lied to You, alongside Raphael Saadiq. The Sinners musical performance also served as a tribute to Black artistry across generations and genres. The performance highlighted a variety of artists, from ballerina Misty Copeland to rocker Brittany Howard to blues and jazz musicians like Eric Gales, Bobby Rush and Alice Smith, among others.

Crazily enough, 11 of the acting nominees are making their Oscars debut, four of the five directing nominees have yet to win, and this year’s new category celebrated casting. Cassandra Kulukundis made history by winning the first award in this category. The last added category was back at the 2002 award ceremony, when Best Animated Feature Film was first awarded to Shrek. Finally, casting directors in charge of casting audience’s favourite actors in each year’s biggest movies got their big recognition.

Autumn Durald Arkapaw made monumental history in the Best Cinematography category, being the first woman and Black-Filipina-American to win the award. Rachel Morrison was the first woman to be nominated for the award back in 2018. Only three female cinematographers had been nominated since: Ari Wegner, Mandy Walker and, now, Arkapaw.

More history was made with KPop Demon Hunters not only was the first K-pop song to be nominated for an Oscar, but won the award tonight. It was very sad to see their speech cut short, though. Anderson won his first two Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for One Battle After Another, even though he had been making films for 30 years. Sinners’ dual role lead actor Michael B. Jordon had his first nomination and win tonight, thanking everybody who believed in him.

Some highlights included a big surprise that came from the Live Action Short Film section that had two Oscar winners, for The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva. Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans presented the Best Adapted Screenplay award, poking some Marvel fun, as One Battle After Another won. Even Baby Grogu made an appearance during Segurney Weaver and Pedro Pascal’s Oscar presentation for Production Design.

Billy Crystal honoured the late Rob and Michelle Reiner, leading into the obituary portion dedicated to those who passed away in the past year from the industry. Rachel McAdams also paid honour to many female actresses who passed away, including Canadian legend Catherine O’Hara and Diane Keaton. Barbra Streisand shared her favourite memories with the late Robert Redford, her fellow co-star in The Way We Were, and sang the iconic title song.

Unfortunately, some names were missing in the In Memorium reel. Video game industry leader and host of The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley, expressed on X his disappointment with the Academy not including his father: David Keighley. David Keighley was IMAX’s first chief quality officer, and a major film industry pioneer. Additionally, Varsity Blues and TV star, James Van Der Beek was not included. More people are reporting some missing names, leading to the possibility that there was a potential submission deadline.

Here were tonight’s Oscars 2026 nominees and winners:

Best Picture

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• F1
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another – WINNER
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Best Actor

• Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
• Michael B Jordan – Sinners – WINNER
• Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Best Actress

• Jessie Buckley – Hamnet – WINNER
• Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
• Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
• Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best Supporting Actor

• Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
• Delroy Lindo – Sinners
• Sean Penn – One Battle After Another – WINNER
• Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress

• Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
• Amy Madigan – Weapons – WINNER
• Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
• Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Director

• Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another – WINNER
• Ryan Coogler – Sinners
• Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
• Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
• Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best International Feature

• It Was Just an Accident
• Sentimental Value – WINNER
• Sirât
• The Secret Agent
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Animated Feature

• Arco
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best Documentary Feature

• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cutting Through the Rocks
• Mr. Nobody Against Putin – WINNER
• The Alabama Solution
• The Perfect Neighbor

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Bugonia – Will Tracy
• Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro
• Hamnet – Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell
• One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson – WINNER
• Train Dreams – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best Original Screenplay

• 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
• Sinners – Ryan Coogler – WINNER

Best Original Song

• Dear Me – Diane Warren: Relentless (by Diane Warren)
• Golden – KPop Demon Hunters (by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park) – WINNER
• I Lied to You – Sinners (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

• Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix
• Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
• Hamnet – Max Richter
• One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
• Sinners – Ludwig Goransson – WINNER

Best Costume Design

• Avatar: Fire and Ash – Deborah L Scott
• Frankenstein – Kate Hawley – WINNER
• Hamnet – Malgosia Turzanska
• Marty Supreme – Miyako Bellizz
• Sinners – Ruth E Carter

Best Make-up and Hairstyling

• Frankenstein – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey – WINNER
• 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 Production Design

• Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau – WINNER
• 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 Sound

• Frankenstein – Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
• F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A Rizzo and Juan Peralta – WINNER
• 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 Film Editing

• F1 – Stephen Mirrione
• Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
• One Battle After Another – Andy Jurgensen – WINNER
• Sentimental Value – Olivier Bugge Coutté
• Sinners – Michael P Shawver

Best Cinematography

• Frankenstein – Dan Laustsen
• Marty Supreme – Darius Khondji
• One Battle After Another – Michael Bauman
• Sinners – Autumn Durald Arkapaw – WINNER
• Train Dreams – Adolpho Veloso

Best Visual Effects

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

• Hamnet – Nina Gold
• Marty Supreme – Jennifer Venditti
• One Battle After Another – Cassandra Kulukundis – WINNER
• Sinners – Francine Maisler
• The Secret Agent – Gabriel Domingues

Best Live Action Short

• A Friend of Dorothy
• Butcher’s Stain
• Jane Austen’s Period Drama
• The Singers – CO-WINNER
• Two People Exchanging Saliva – CO-WINNER

Best Animated Short

• Butterfly
• Forevergreen
• Retirement Plan
• The Girl Who Cried Pearls – WINNER
• The Three Sisters

Best Documentary Short

• All the Empty Rooms – WINNER
• 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